Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-10-26

dents thirty days ana are over Il years
Of age, to vote and hold office at nlu-
nicipal sections for the organization
Of city, village and town governments.
The debate on repeal, which was
characterized by growing discomfort,
was continued all the afternoon.
The silver senators clogged the
wheels effectually for about two hours
and would probably have continued
to do SO but for an understanding
brought about between the opposing
forces to check fillibustering on the
promise from some of the leaders OF
the repeal side to attempt TO arrange
ma alters so as not to make another
effort to secure night sessions
In the house debate on the McCreary
bill to extend the provisions of the
Geary Chinese exclusion act six months
was resumed. Blair (Rep. n. h, who
was nominated to the Chinese mission
by Harrison, but whose eXecquatur.
was not granted by the Chinese gov
eminent on account Of his hostile ex-
pressions towards the Chinese when
Tie eAcluSlOu act was piSSC1 III ICCO.
spoke in favor of the bill.
The Chinese exclusion bill passed
the house with Geary's amendment
as to photograp hing Cinnamon and de-
filming Chinese merchants, 167 to 9.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The whole of
the day was spent by the senate in
a discussion of the rules. Technically
the repeal bill was not under discus
sion at all. the pending question being
on the approval of the journal, Mr..
Dolph having raised the question that
the record was not correct in that it
failed to show the vice president had
not counted as present two senators
who sat i'll their seats and refused
to respond to their names on one OF
the many roll calls last evening.
Mr.. Hill said that he would venture
to contribute a word or two to the
discussion. In his judgment the chair
should exercise his own sense, and il
| a senator sitting in front of him re
fused to answer, his name should be
recorded as present. Who was WrOngeG
! by that? 1t only ran counter to some
old traditions from past ages. There
was no sentiment in it; no reason il
it. and there never had been. Was
any harm done by counting senators
who were present and did not vote
Whose rights would be invaded by it
If it was the duty of senators to re
main in their seats, it was their duty
to take part in the transaction of public
business. The art Of ''HOW not to dI
it, seemed to be the effort Of the sen
ate. The proper way, he suggested
was whenever a senator declined II
vote. although he was present, to rais'
a point upon it and to present it t.
the regular presiding officer of thu
senate. He would not do Indirect!
what he would not do directly, anC
therefore he was not in favor of add
ing to the rules or making any new
decision by Il correction Of the journal
The question, he said, should come III
squarely. If the regular presiding Off
Ger, the vice president, decided tina
the senator should be entered on tn
journal as present, the other side Nigh
+ take an appeal. But if he decided diff
ferently. following the reasoning o
the senator from West Virginia, MI
Faulkner. the other side which pre-
scented the question might take an ap
peal and have the question decided
by the senate. That was the ordinar,
and proper method Of dispOsing Of il
Mr.. Sherman then called attention
70 no l.,
to be disposed of. The senate he said
had been in session. over three month
and not Il single measure of import
ance had been passed. The house O
representatives performed it's duty, bl
the senate was staggering along lnabl
to have a single vote on any importan
question. He added: eff this conti1
ues the senate will be a marked body
1t will no longer command the respec
of an Intelligent and active people
We must decide this silver question
some way or other. If you meanin
the demOcrats) cannot do it and will
retire from the senate chamber, w
will fix it on this side of the chamber
and do the best we can with our Silve
friends who belong to us and who ar
blood of our blood and bone of ou
bone. But yours is the proper duty
and, therefore, / beg Of you, not il
reproach or in anger, to perform it
You have the supreme honor of bein:
able to settle this question now, ant
! you ought to do it That is all that
can say"
toll
senate adjourned.
Washington, Oct. 17.-While the storm
is raging in the senate, there is grea
calm in the house. Today bills wer.
passed dispensing with proof of loyalt!
= in the case of persons who before tn,
war We're entitled to county lands
and the Cox bill for the better contro
/ of national banks. After further dis
cussiOn the bill was passed without di
vision. 1t provides that no natona
t banking association shall make any
; loan to its president, it's vice president
its cashier, directors, or any of it
clerks, tellers, booEkeepers, agents
servants or other persons in it's employ
until the proposition to make such {
loan, stating the amount, terms ant
security offered therefor, shall have
been submitted in writing by the per
son desiring the same to a meetins
of the board Of directors Of such bank
ing association, or of the executive
committee of such board, if any, anG
accepted and approved by majority
of those present constituting a quorum
but only TO the amount now allowed hy