The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-08-26
DOINGS OF CONGRESS

financial discussion was resumed in the
flouse to-day. Representative BRYAN.
Ut Nebraska, made a telling speecb in
faEor OF the free coinage of silver.
other speakers were Mccall, of Massa-
chusetts; Mr.. Coombs, of New York.
Mr.. Anderson, Of Iowa. and Mr.. Moses.
OF Georgia.
In the Senate Mr. Cockrell offered an
amendment 10 Mr.. Voorhees, bill. di-
fectlnZ the secretary of the treasury to
pay 10 the holders of > per cent. bonds
who may present them for redemp-
t"n their face value with accrued inter
est in United States legal tender notes.
Mr.: Sherman opposed the amendment,
saving hc regarded it as most danger
ouS financial proposition. Mr.. C0ckrelI
replied To Mr.. Sherman. Many uuts-
tons were asked hv Me>srs. Mitchell
Mcpherson, PETER, Aldrich and GRAY.
They were all replied to by Mr.. Cockrei,
who expressed his amazcment and NOR
ttlcatIon at the objections made to his
proposition by the friends of the ma
uonai banks. Finally the bill and the
amendment went over until Tomorrow
and Mr. Berry addressed the Senate in
favor of the double standard of cold
and silver. Mr. Allen gave notice OF
IN amendment to the national bank cir
shall cease on the bonds on which the
additional circulation shall be based.
WNSHINGroN, u. C., Aug. lin the
Senate to-day petitions were presented
1or and against the repeal of the Shcr-
man act and against the extension of the
whisky tax. \ resolution was presented
tor report on the note circulation of
all national banks; also for report
as to whether the dropping Of pension
ers from the rolls as now practiced is
lawful. The Montana Senate seat con-
test was discussed bv Messrs. Pasco.
Dubois Mitchell lOre.) and Chandler
q. H.. The Ioint resolution for the
payment OF Senate and House extra
session salaries was passed. Adjourned.
In the House Mr. Daniels. of New
York. spoke for the repeal Of the
silver purchase clause of the Sher-
man act. Mr.. Cooper, of Florida, spoke
for the Wilson bill. Mr.. Goldzier, of
illinois, also spoke against silver. Mr..
Ncadlock, of Michigan, then announced
the death of Representative Chapman,
and the House adjourned.
w AsHGNGToN, II. g., Aug. 19.-Two sill
yer bills were introduced in the Senate
Yesterday bv the committee on
finance. one was presented by Son
at"r Voorhees,, representing the major
ity, providing for himctalism, and one by
Nr. Vest, of Missouri, from the minor
lily, tiNiuG the number of grains of sill
Yer in the silver coins of the United
States -l6l.4 grains of pure silver per
dollar, and proporrionatcIy for half dol
lars, quarters and dimes The bill and
substitute were placed on the calendar,
and Mr. Voorhees, gave notice that he
would call up the bill and address the
senate upon it on Tuesday npNt.
Nir. ~iDlcv tDcm.I, of PENNSYLVANIA.
spoke in the House on the silver bill,
advocating bimctalism The report of
the committee on rules, adding seven
teen members to several committees WIS
adopted Mr.. ITaincs Dem.) of New
York, then resumed the silver debate.
He WAS amazed, he said, at
the attacks made on Wall Street, and
Mr. English Dcm.l of New Jersey,
took the same ground. Mr.. Everett
Dem. of Massachusetts, spoke in favor
OF the repeal Of the Sherman act. MIR.
Simpson spoke in favor of free
iShcd the House adjourned to
81 w., at which hour Mr. simpson re-
sumcd his argument He denounced
the gold standard and predicted that
such standard would produce n rcYo-
lutiou that would shake the government
to its very foundation. He was opposed
to compromise on any ratio. Mr..
Morgan and Mr. Talbert spoke for free
coinage. ana at lo.i' 'l"th 'i'' ii"''H'
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