The Meeker herald., 1893-09-02

a provision for the free coinage OF silver al
ratio of 10 TO he would vote Tor us repeal.
To maintain gold standard meant 70 ue
moneiize silver and to lover the price Oh iaoor'
Tb,, Wilson bill asked the United states Con
,,ress 10 % legl.late as to add TO the prosperity
Of England aud Australia and 10 the dl-tfe-.
and adversely of the farmers and MINER OF
America. lie had not advocated the shefiiah
law lie had voted against 1t, but II was 20"
the last bulwark Of silver. 1t was now TO
posed 10 detnonetlzc silver. Now was me
,i,,a ia let the country sec who were he
friends of silver and bmetalli-m IN M,
UDn-e. 70 strike down silver would .meil
political revolution that would strlhe Ho"h
both great political parties For one ne 81
willing TO i,in the people. even though ~
mooracy would have to 60 to the wall.
Monday, August 2sth'
ssSATR.-.The Senate to-day by the vote OF
30 to % decided MIR Mantle OF Montana ahu
Mr. Allen of Washington are not entlNcd u
seats and that gofernor OF -, ii ma, ~.
the right to appoint senator 10 MI 'Ae'"tts4
caused by the expiration OF rega. ar t't"
not happening by resignation
The House Bill TO repeal the sherman aet
was laid before the Senate and reieftei 10
the committee on lnance. Hr. Nourhtes an
nonnccd there would be prompt action W :"
committee tomorrow.
Notice was given by Mr., Sherman tnat he
would address the Senate next "Wednesday ."
the silver questions. and by Mr.. Woleolt To-
Thursday Mr.. Plat, from the committee o B
Indian affairs reported a bill authorizing Ger
tain Cherokee allottccs or claimants 10 pun
chase land held by them. lie explained tha'
under the recent agreement With the thero
] Ees- seventy of those Indians had occupied
and made improvements on the land crded
In the Cherokee outlet II had turned oui
I that more than seventy Of them had equities
L L.. a. u.1 he
| the secretary Of the interior 10 allo" those
who have such equities right, to purchase
/ their holdings, not over eighty acres, paying
the satnc price therefor as white people pay
/ fhe bill was passed,
The bill allowing the banks TO increase
| their circulation up 10 the par value OF The
bonds deposited By them was taken up, W
question being on the amendment OF MT
! Cockrell, redemption of such -per cent boud
as may be made aud the payment thcfeiorcr =
| ceiseJ Ia a new issue of treasury noie-. Inc
vote was taken without discussion and the
amendment was rejected; yeas y, nays %
Mr. Cockrcll then offered amendment
/ authorizing holders OF any nltcd states
/ bonds TO deposit and receive in exchange lcga
tender note. equal 10 the face value ui Inc
bonds The bonds are to be held In the trra'
sury, subject to redemption In the same
amount of legal tender uotc-, which ARE then
] 10 be DESTROYED. No interest Is TO be paid op
/ the bonds while they are held IA the treasury
[ but when they are again @ithtrtwn the lnieF'
est to he paddles cents per aunum
! Discussion on the amendment occupied ihr
] rest OF the Session.
/ HousE.-A large attendance Of ylsltols a.
present to witness the final struggle on tho
silver bill
The Wilson bill having been read, Mr.
Rand Democrat, Of Mi~souii offered hi
ir-t nmcudment-th of free coinage at th'
present ratio Of i6 to and II wa defeated
mil ann IaI A
frum the aptl-sllvcr mcus who received oh'
more majority than they expected The yea
included 100 Democrats, - Republicans anu
II Populists The nay. Included 10 Demo
crps and III Republicans. Net nearly "a
much Interest wa, taken in the second vote
which wa on the ratio OF Il TO l. Tie dc
cl-lyc vote on the ID TO ! ratio seemed to dis
hearteu the silver men and ia tue place ol
the attention which was paid 10 the first va
substituted ll-tlc--uc-. which spread
throughout the vote TIE vote resulted u
the defeat Of the Amendment Yeas 100
nays 2io. The Popuiist mcmbcrs dld no
vote.
The Is to standard was defeated by q yot
OF. yeas l02, nay- 2H.
The House then voted Immediately on III
10 to I amendment, and 1t was defeated
yeas 1903. nay- 23s.
Thcu came the % to ratio, aud this va
In turn defeated though 1t showed NOR
strength the vote being yeas l2l, nnys .!
The proposition TO ro-cnaci She Baud'All
son act rs provision 10 the repeal hll nc
ecl,ed the strongest support, tut cScn iha
wns defeated by a majority of -, the sou
standing yea- 1886 nay. sia ..,...-.,.- ....-
passage OF tie Wilson bill, and 1t VA paslrd
yeas 30, nays no
The announcement OF the vote on ia
amendment 10 the Wilson hlll, providing 70
the coinage OF silver at The ratio Of IL 10
was received with applause and some -urprl-
At the majority against free coinage, It be
ing nearly double the largest estimate made b
the anti-silycr committee. Nj. Bland, from
scat AT the extreme left OF the speaker, smtlc
ErImly as he heard the result, nervoa-ly chcs
Ing aud rocking to and fro Ia his pivot chaii
The figures show that a majority of the Demo
Gratis voted against free coinage. Mr. Bnn
asked sea and may vote on the question o
free coinage at the ratio Of IL To /, aud sccur
ed Il. n the clerk began calling the rol
and grave around to where the silver leader
.ai. They at In consultation some time an
then Mr.. Bryan by easy stages made hi, wa
back 10 his seat.
The vote on the second ratio amendmeu
made slightly better showing for The silye
men, not because of n considerable increas
in their vote but by a falling OIL IN the mum
Der of their adyer,arcs By the time tn
third vote was called Mr.. Bland had recoyerc
his wind enough 10 make the demand for tn
yeas and nays himself. although he did no
stay IN his seat long enough to see how thing
were going The anti-siycr men also, VIII
had united their efforts to prevent further ro
call, concluded to let the thing go and pu
everybody on record on every phase of til
question.