Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-19
The House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-After the rea.
Eng and approval Of Thursdays journal
Mr.. Bailey, dem, Texas, moved that the
house take n recess until / o'clock. The
motion was declared defeated. Mr.. Bailey
then demanded a division and again he
met with defeat, the vote standing 10 to
l27. On tcllers being appointed he was
more successful! and the recess was taken.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ll.-Mr. Wilson,
dem, Virginia, introduced the repeal
bin immediately after the reading Of the
journal.
Representative Bland offered the agree
ment made this morning governing the
course of debate. IL limits debate
to fourteen days, the sessions con-
tinuing from IL a. m. to 8 p. m. and
with night sessions for debate only X de-
sired. the vote first to be taken on the bill
to be presented as a substitute for the
Wilson bill providing for free coinage at
the ratio of 10 to /. II that fail, then at
ratios running from IL TO Is up TO 20 TO l.
III they fail then on the revival Of the
Bland-Allison act Of 1873, and then on the
original measure.
The substitute bill of the free coinage
caucus was called for and presented by
Mr.. Bland. Mr.. Bland demanded the pre-
vious question on his order, but this was
a~ntagonized by the republicans under the
leadership OF Mr.. Cannon, who wanted
time to debate the question. Under the
ruling OF the speaker In the absence OF
rules an agreement ordering the pre-
vious question would cut of debate.
BY the operation Of voting by tellers Mr..
Cannon secured sufficient support To Sc
cure "a vote by yea and nays, and at IL :35
the calling OF the roll began. The vote
resulted-yeas. 2l7; nays, 100. 20 the
previous question was ordered. The re-
publicans generally voted with the demo
Gratis in support of the motion. The reso.
luton was then adopted. At ;05 Mr..
Raynor, dem, Maryland, began the de-
bate.
The Wilson bill provides that so much
OF the act approved July IA, 1890. as di-
reefs the secretary OF the treasury Ia pur-
chase from time to time silver bullion to
the aggregate amount of $500, 900 ounces,
or so much thereof as may DO offered
in each month, the market price
thereon not exceeding 81 for 37l4 grains
OF pure silver, and to issue in payment
for such purchase treasury notes OF the
United States, be and the same is hereby
repealed. But this repeal shall not i'm
pair nor In any manner affect the
silver dollars heretofore coined, and
the faith and credit of the
United States are hereby pledged to
maintain the parity OF the gold and silver
COINS OF the Cnlteu CtatcS NJ the present
legal ration or such other ratio Ms may be
established by law.
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and Mr.. Wheeler, OF Alabama, continued
his speech.
Mr.. Morse, rep, Mass, fol-
owed Mr.. Wheeler. He gave his hearty
approval OF the views of the presi-
dent relative to the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause OF the sherman bill, but he be-
lieved that the present business depression
was not attributable entirely to the
Sherman bill. Ii came from the threat of
the democrats to pass tariff legislation.
Mr.. Harter, dem, Ohio, in speaking in
favor of the repeal proposition, likened
Uncle Sam to a man in the last stages OF
alcoholism. 4 drunken man taken 70 an
emergency hospital would receive treat
ment by the doctors, who would agree
upon the treatment, but Uncle Sans doe
tors did not seem to agree in the dag
nosis.
Mr.. Harter had some little c0ntrover-
sizes with the republicans, In which he
charged the republican party with re-
sponsibility for the present situation, but
at the same time ~eulogized Senator Shcr-
man for his attitude rat the time of the
passage of the law which bears his name.
Instead of being abused, he said. Senator
sherman should receive the grateful
thanks of the whole people.
Mr.. Harter was followed by Mr.. Hen
dirk, dem, New York, who advised con.
gress to repeal the sherman law, to ad
journ and to go home.