The Red Cloud chief., 1893-10-06
CONGRESSIONAL

Ida.) to postpone Legislation r~espcct1agi
federal election laws, finance and tsld
antil Jan. 10. 1904, because ~ tho 49,
.orial vacancies In the senatorial rerpH
,entation Of Washington, Montana Qd
Wyoming, was taken MP and Mr.. Du-
bois addressed tho senate In advocacy OF
Is adoption. He detailed the import
ance of tho questions involved and tho
interests OF tho states mentioned. q
said those states fclt there was . 0ooe
spiracy to rob thern Of o part Of thAl1R
representation. He bad no doubt W.
II the resolution passed the eeisaatusp
would be assembled and sepators Slec6s\
In the house Lawson lpoks for IL
Daniels against tho election repeal huA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18th tuso{@
ton offered by Senator Teller calling fb
information rs to the anticipation d
terest on tho government bonds dhQ
July, 1880, was laid before the senate
and gave riso to a discussion which
lasted three.quarters Of an hour. Oppo.
sition was made by Senator VoorheW,
on the ground that Il would require .
financial history Of the country for The
last 10 years, but after explanation By
Mr.. Teller Of tho scope and object Of
tho resolution Senator Voorhees, oh.
lection was withdrawn. After still
further discussion. u which Senator
Teller beratcd his Republican colleagues
for asking tho Democrats to stihe In
quiry, the resolution was agreed to.
The lie was passed at tho session OF The
house between Morse Of Massachusetts,
and Fithian Of Illinois, but no blows
were struck and no blood will DO spilled
WASHINGTON, Sept. e0.--In the course
Of the morning business In thS sena0o
Mr.. Cameron (Rep.. Pa.) presented ~
petition of Mr.. Wharton Barker a
Philadelphia and many business 6rno
asking for legislation % preserve
protection and the integrity Of silver -
a money metal. The repeal bin Va
then taken up and Mr.. Harris Oem..
TENN addressed the senate, ~contending
that the Sherman act has nothing TO do
with this trouble.
He was followed by Mr.. Morgan
(Dem., Ala.). who argued against the
bill and ridiculed the proposed informs
tional agreement rs an idle dream.
The house resumed the consideration
Of the federal election repeal bill, Lacey
(Rep., Ia.) taking the floor against IT.
At tho conclusion OF MI. Laccy'1
speech Mr.. Dearmond (Dem.. No. took
the floor in advocacy Of tho bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80.--Notces Of
two important amendments to the ~
yer purchase bill were given In the ssR.
ate. Ono was by Mr.. Wolcott (RsD.s
Colo.) and 1t provides for the return y
the states interested of the amount Of oot'
ton tax collected from Thorn during tAe
|, war. The other was by Mr.. PerktnsR Rep,
Call and 1t provides for tho coinage oR
silver OF American production, ct The
: existing ratio. the treasury TO retain Z
seigniorage of 20 per cent. II also pro
vides that hereafter there shall b "a
gold coins minted Of less than 90 e@d
no bank notes " treasury notes tssUsl
, of less than 8, and for . monetary 90.
, mission OK five experts.
, The house met with a worry msagfs -
tendance and Immediately resumed 81
discussion Of the federal election repeal
bill. This measure was advocated b
Mr.. Patterson (Dem., Tenn.)
O Representative Cooper (Dem., Tex.)
r introduced n resolution providing fol
v the submission of the question Of fred
s silver coinage to n popular vote.
o WASHINGTON. Oct. Ain the senate
o bill to give settlers on public lands ID
Oklahoma Territory another year ID
which to make their first payments o.
land was reported from the committed
on public lands, and was passed. Thl
o silver purchase repeal bill was taken ~
: and Mr.. Kyle Pop. S. d. addressed thu
! senate in opposition to the bill. Mr.
. Kyle took tho ground that the Sherman
. law was not in any way responsible fcl
. the business trouble of tho country and
i that, consequently, Its repeal could hav'
no such effect as the friends Of repeal
claimed that 1t should have.
y Mcmillan (Rep., Mich.) made an o.
o gument in favor Of the repeal bill
!. Teller then took the floor to continu'
a his speech begun last week, but h
y yielded to Dolph (Rep., Orr who ~
. pressed the belief that the cause Of Til
present business depression In the conn
try was the fear Of hostile tarif meaa
ures. At the close Of Mr.. Dolph's RI
marks the repeal bill went over and th
4 senate proceeded to executive business
The federal election bill was taken q
before a very small audience, and Nj
!, Dinsmore (Dem., Ark took the floor I
ats advocacy. He was followed BY MI
h benson Dem, Ala.) in flavor Of repea
Cooper (Dom., Fla opposed the fed
) eral election laws. They were produC
tive of nothing but evil and ought to b
wiped ont with all the speed that coul
. be given to legislative proceeding
Is Clark Dem, Mo- said that one OF th
is reasons why the people had hurled Il
10 Republican party from power was thu
m that party was the inveterate enemy
3. free elections.
Is WASHINGTON. Oct. 8.-After u
Of routine morning business an amend
~ ment to the silver purchase repeal bi
o was offered by Mr.. Morgan Oem,