Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-04-06
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In the United States Senate, Tues
day, March 28th, Mr.. Stewart, of Neva
da gave notice that he would on Mon
day move to take up Senate bill to pro-
vide for the free coinage of silver and
gold.
In the House the free wool bill was
under discussion.
In the Senate Wednesday, Hon.
Roger Q. Mills appeared and was sworn
in as a Senator from Texas. A large
number of Senators, Representatives
and others extended their congratula-
tions. Mr.. Stanford spoke at length in
support of his bill to determine the
value of the legal-tender dollar.
The House spent the session in de-
bate ON the wool bill, Mr.. Butler, of
Iowa, making the leading speech
againft the bill.
In the Senate Thursday, Mr.. Morgan
of Alabama, introduced some free sill
yer resolutions, and announced his
purpose to urge free discussion of
question, regardless of the feelings of
democratic and republican presiden-
tial candidates. The resolutions went
over.
In the House the session was spent
in debate on the free wool bill.
In the Senate Friday, the resolutions
on the silver question tibet were offer
ed Thursday by Mr.. Morgan having
been laid before the Senate by the
Vice President, Mr.. Morgan said that
he did not wish to have them taken up
for action then and would prefer that
they should go over till Monday. They
were accordingly allowed to remain on
the table. The consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill was then re-
sumed. After debate, the bill was re-
ported to therSenate from the commit
tee of the wlf6ie Mr.. Dawes moved tC
strike out of the bill the provision for
| the assignment of army officers to the
to the duties of Indian agents, an6
consented that motion should go Ovel
till Monday.
| The House adopted a resolution in
structing the committee on the elev
enth census to investigate charges
made against the census bureau. Al
the suggestion of Mr. McMillin it wa!
ordered that the general debate on the
| free-wool bill clause close with today
session. The debate on the free-woo
bill was resumed. Mr.. Watson, the
third party member from Georgia, at
tackled the tariff and, incidentally, the
internal revenue laws. He created
much amusement by reviewing the ex
penditures Of the various collection
districts of the country, and compar
ing them with the amount collected
At St. Augustine, Fla, he said it haG
cost 81 800 to collect fifteen cents. II
Annapolis, Md, the collection offic,
had cost 1858 and there had not beer
collected one Gods blessed cent. Ii
Cherrystone, Va, it had cost $3.50 tt
collect nothing. Mr.. Cox. of Tennes
see, spoke in favor of the bill, and Mr.
Dalzell, of Penn, in opposition. Tht
House then took a recess until 8 O'clOcE
the evening session being for the con
sideration of pension bills, but no quo
rum was present, and after futile eff
fort to secure the attendance of mem
bers the House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session Satur
day.
In the House, Mr.. O'Ferrall present
ed the report prepared by him in be
half of the majority of the committee
on elections, recommending the seat
ing of Noyes in the contested election
case of Henry T. Noyes Republican,
contestant, VS. Hosea H. Rock we'll (dem
ocrat) from the twenty-eighth district
of New York. Mr.. Cobb presented a
minority report in favor of Mr.. Rock
we'll. The free-wool bill was then tax
EN- up, and Messrs. McKenny Cum
mings, Brickner, Wilson of Missouri,
and DeArmand favored the bill, and
Mr.. Burrows opposed it.
On Monday the entire session of the
Senate was occupied in debate on Mr..
Morgan's silver resolutions. The reso-
lutions then took their place on the
calendar and can be called up whenev-
er any Senator asks the privilege OF
speaking upon them.
The House, by vote of 179 to 43,
passed stringent Chinese exclusion
bill. Representative Springer made
his appearance in the House, but being
forbidden by his physician to speak,
his speech, concluding the general de
bate on the free WOOL bill, was read by
Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska.