The Red Cloud chief., 1893-09-01
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Doings In the Senate and House Of lsopss
ssntatives.

Doings In the Senate and House Of Iscpss.
ssntstives.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The principal
event at the senate's session was the rejec-
tion Of Lee Mantle o. q senator from Wy
oming. The vote was non-partisan, and
stood IS to 30. PETERS resolution for an
inquiry whether the banks Of the east are
cashing depositors' checks or refusing to
do so was sent to the calendar, where 1t 10
likely to stay.
In the house the whole session was &C.
cupied with the debate on silver, but the
only two speeches that reused any inter.
est wore those Of Cummings Of New York
and Cannon Of Illinois. Tie house held
an evening session. The feature OF Can
mons speech was q defense Of the Shsr-
man act and opposition to its repeal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-In the senate the
commemoration Of the Tooth anniversary
Of tho laying of the cornerstone Of the
Capitol. Voorhees, IL chairman. The mo.
ton TO reconsider the vote declaring Lee
Mantle not entitled to a seat In tho senate
was taken up. but postponed for the day.
PETER aud Allen made free silver speeches.
The house devoted the whole day to five
minute speeches-the time being extend
ell In individual cases-on the Wilson bill.
The free silver men rallied those on the
other side who had apparently changed
their views. notably McCreary, Cooper and
Bynum, and there was q good deal Of fun
In the house.
WASHINGTON Aug. 23.-The speech made
by Hill Of New York In the senate was re-
markable in many respects. One OF these
was the hostility to President Cleveland
shown all through IL; another was that
the senator came out fatty as a free coin.
| age man and even said the ratio should
DO 1874 to l instead Of 10 to /. The
fiat theory was fully Endorsed. The gold
dollar was worth 100 cents because II waa
coined to be worth that much; SO would
the silver dollar lie under similar circum'
stances. Coming and purchase were two
different things. Purchase implied price
and that made q thing a commodity
Free coinage made money. He had u big
audience. Stewart spoke next to q score OF
senators. Some uninteresting legislati01
was passed and the senate adjourned Il
Monday.
Nothing sensational t~ranspired In thu
house. Aside from the speeches delivered
by Burrows and Springer there were nom
that commanded the attention of the mem
bers and, indeed these two speeches wer,
not listened to with the interest they do
served.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-The senate VA
not in session Saturday. In the HOUSE th,
party leaders had a field day. Reed mad,
q speech In which no said that at the bot
tom ct the present eituatiOn was tn,
threatened change In the tariff policy. H,
did not argue In favor Of one system O
tariff or another. hut claimed that In tn
nature Of things his claim must DO correct
lie would vote for repeal ~ a partia
remedy OF the troubles existing. Bourk'
Cochran made the best speech Of the ses
sion on the anti. silver aide. Both he an,
Reed were loudly applauded. Bland re
piled to Cochran, and Wilson closed tn
day debate with q defense of tho bill. A
night there was q session which enabled
large number Of members to say how the,
would vote.
WARRINGTON. Aug. @.-In the senat
Stewart offered . resolution asking tn
treasury whether there will be a deficienc
for the year and Its probable AMOUNT. Tn
amendment to tho Voorhees, bank bill 10
the redemption Of 8 per cent. bonds va
defeated--29 to %. The motion to recor
slider the vote refusing Lee Mantle a sea
was laid on the table-3l to $50 Mantl
cannot get into the senate. The voorhee,
bank bill was again taken up on an amend
ment by Cockrell allowing citizens to d,
post bonds with the treasury and obtai
greenbacks for them, with the privilege
rcRaining the bonds by paying back tn
g%reenbacks, interest on the bonds to csss
meanwhile. No action, and the senate &C
5ourned.
In the house the votes on the Wilson bi
took all day. Every proposition Of silvs
men was defeated by majorities svsragin
over 100 and the Wilson bill passed-24O {