Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Extra Session Mt Work Debate On
the Silver OueAtIOn.

the silver Question.
THE senate was In session only few minutes
on the 9th, the only business transacted being
IN agreement TO the house resolution for the
payment OF employees motion TO adjourn
carried by IS 10 Il. .... hing was done In tie
house, the members all being In attendance ut
caucus meetings The speaker was busy In his
room working upon the standing committees
THE senate was only In session about twenty
minutes on the 10Th and adjourned until Mon
day =. When the house met Mr.. Bland, us IL
had been expected was not ready TO carry out
previous arrangements by introducing his sill
yer bill, and after the speaker announced the
committee on rules the house adjourned. The
committee on rules IS composed OF the speaker
Crisp, dem). Catchings (dem), Outhwaite
(dem }, Reed (rep) and Burrows trep).
WHEN the house met on the 18th the bill for
the unconditional repeal OF the Sherman silver
purchase law was introduced by Mr. Wilson, Of
West Virginia, in accordance with an agree
ment reached by the conference OF silver and
anti.silver leaders. This agreement provides
that there shall be general debate on the bill
for the repeal OF the purchase clause OF the
Sherman law for eleven DAYS TO be followed
by debate for three DAYS under The five minute
rule, when voting will begin on the bill and
various silver amendments. Mr. Raynor
opened the debate in favor OF unconditional re-
peal ut :05 O'Clock, after the house had ratified
the agreement by u vote OF 2i7 TO l0) Mr..
Bland followed In an earnest speech In favor OF
free coinage. Mr.. Pence (Cal) spoke In favor
OF silver and the debate for the day was closed
by Mr.. Wheeler (Ala) with u plea for larger
volume OF currency
THE silver debate was resumed In the house
on the 18th, very small number OF members
being present Mr.. Wheeler concluded his re.
marks Mr. Morse rep Mass followed and
heartily approved the views expressed by the
president Mr. Hartcr t0) favored the repeal
OF the Sherman law. and Mr.. Hendrix dem.
\. W advised congress TO repeal the law and
adjourn
WHEN the senate met on the lth Mr. Voor-
hecs introduced bill authorizing national
banks TO issue notes to the full value OF bonds
deposited, measure recommended By Secre.
tary Carlisle, who SAYS II will ad $4,000 90 10
the circulation. The house joint resolution for
the payment OF session employees was passed.
and numerous bills on silver were introduced
and referred as was also one for the annexation
OF the Hawaiian island Mr.. Vest called up the
resolution offered by himself in favor OF bimet.
allism and the free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver, and addressed the senate
on the subj ,ct. 80. The silver debate was re-
sumed in the house Mr.. Boatncr la spoke
in favor OF free coinage followed by Mr.. Layton
(OJ in favor OF the repeal OF the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman act and relying upon the
Judgment OF congress 70 subsequently pass
law which would bring permanent relief MT
Patterson (Ten) smoke In favor Of repeal and,
Mr.. Bailey (Tex) favored free coinage
IN the senate on the 18th Mr. VOORHEES, re-
ported back from the finance committee the
national bank bill introduced by him allowing
banks 10 issue bills for the iull amount Of bonds
deposited This bill went over and the senate
took up the resolution for the payment OF
employees Of ths senate and house. which
(under objections from Mr. Pefer) went TO the
calendar The Montana senatorial case was
considered for u time and Mr.. Lodges bill re-
pealing the Sherman act was taken up for de-
bate. Mr. Lodge spoke In favor OF II and was
replied to By Senator Wocott (Col), who
favored free silver. The resolution was laid
aside and Mr.. Hoar Mass spoke against Mr..
Vests bimetallic resolution. The question was
the cause OF desultory discussion until I'D
journment g. In the house Mr. Burrows (Mich)
offered o resolution giving Charles + Belknap
the right to contest the seat Of George f. Rich
ardson from the Fifth Michigan district which
was laid over The silver debate was then re-
sumed Mr.. Hutchinson (Tex.) concluding his
speech In favor OF free silver. Mr.. Grosvenor
rep, o. spoke against free silver. and tir.
Blanchard favored it. MI. Hall mo spoke in
favor OF greater volume OF currency and OF
free coinage. The debate continued until ad-
iournmcnt