The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-09-16
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Condemned Record of the Businesa
Being Transacted by our National
Observation-Disclosures Report Day
by Day.

udu were pulCeU, Tue lOrluCr III FAVOR OF
free coinage.
The II TO 1 amendment was defeated
100 to 21O. Besides the loss Of Populist
votes, the members of the party with
holding their votes, there were several
negative votes from those who voted in
favor of a ratio of 16 to /.
The IS to 1 free coinage amendment
was rejected-1O2 to $50.
The 10 to 1 amendment was rejected
los to 237.
The 20 to 1 amendment was likewise
rejected-119 to 800.
The amendment to rc-enact the Bland
Allison act was defeated-13G to 213.
All amendments being rejected, the re-
peal bill wa read a third time and or
dered cngrossed, and the house voted on
its final passage. The Wilson repeal bill
passed-24O to 100.
Boon pop. Minn.), Lucas Rep. S. d.,
Picker (ltep. S. d. ,oted for free silver.
Baldwin dem. MIMI voted for II to 1,
tut against otEer propositions, and finally
IL favor of repeal.
In the senate the Lee Mantle case
came up. The first vote was ON laying
on tie table the motion to reconsider the
vote of last week declaring Mantle not
entitled to the seat. The motion to lay
on the table was agreed to-31 to %.
This finally defeats Mantle. The parlia-
mentary rule required the final vote in
the Lee Mantle case to be taken on the
original resolution as amended, II it
was agreed to-32 to 80. The vote on the
right of j. B. Allen of Washington, un-
der like circumstances, was precisely the
same--32 to 20. The result Of the vote
is that thosI senators are declared not
entitled to their seats. The house bill
to repeal the Sherman act was reported
to the senate at $50 and was referred
to the fintnce committee-Mr. Voorhees,
stating that there would be a meeting of
that committee to-day, and that there
would be prompt action on the bill in
connection with the measure already re-
ported from the finance committee.
Washington, Aug. Bottle senate COM
mittee on finance decided to report back
to the senate the Wilson repeal bill, with
bill, already on the senate calendar, be
substituted for it. The committee also
resolved to set aside the national bank
circulation hill which is now unfinished
business in the senate, in favor of the
voorhees, bill, and to pass the latter
measure as rapidly as the temper of the
senate will permit. The difference be-
tween the house bill and the voorhees,
bill is found in the attachment to the
latter of a paragraph declaring that it
is the policy IF the United States to use
both gold and silver as money metals,
and t, preserve p:.lity. Chairman Vcor-
hees reported the Voorhees, bill to the SEN
ate as a substitute for the house bill at
1915 p. M. Mr.. Teller Rep.% Colo.) OBJ
jectcd to immediate consideration of the
repeal bill and it went over until, to-day.
MI. German dem. Md addressed the
senate in ad, ocacy of the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman act. After n lit
tie routine business in the house Mr..
Catchings (Dem. Miss.) called up the re-
port of the committee on rules, reporting
the rules to govern the house of the
Fifty-third congress which the house pro-
ceeded to consider under general de-
bate, but without action the house ad-
jOurned.
Washington, Aug. 31.-Mr. Sherman
Rep. Ohio held the close attention of
the senate and of a large audience in
the galleries for over two hours as he
set forth in tcrse and vigorous language
very rapidly 4elivered-the reasons why
he supported the bill to repeal the pur-
chasing clause of the act of July, 1890,
and why it should be passed with as
little delay as possible. incidentally he
recommended giving authority to the pres
ident or to the secretary of the treas
ury to issue bonds, bearing not over 4
,,,, .o,A Ao,,,t g., o,,1nr IN rroo,,,o
gold with which to maintain a sufficient
reserve; and he commented upon the
fact that while he had proposed such a
measure at the last session, the opposi-
ton to it came from the Democratic
senators, although it was to their own
administration that the power was to be
confided. He also alluded to the re-
markable attitude of Democratic senator's
in opposing the repeal of the act of July,
1890, although they had voted against
it and still denounced it; whilst the Re
publicans, by whose votes exclusive that
law was passed, were now anxious to
vote for it's repeal. He vas followed by
Mr.. Teller (Rep. Colo).
The session of the house was devoid of
interest. The proposed code of rules was
debated pro and con, both unded the
hour rule and the fve-minute rule, but
little attention was paid to the speeches.
Without disposing o6the rules the house
adjourned. : .t';t.%t
Washington, Sept. 2.-Aftcr the read
ing of the journal in the house Mr..
Weadock dem. Mich.) offered n resolu-
ton p%ostponing until Sept. Is the de-
livery of eulogies upon the late ]. Logan
Chapman of Michigan. The resolution
was adopted. The consideration of the
rules was then resumed, The Boatner
amendment providing for cloture was re-
jected-0G to 131. After some twenty
minutes spent in the ordinary routine
morning business of the senate none of
which was of public Importance the
house bill to repeal part of the Sherman
act was taken up and Mr.. Vance Oem.
N. c.. one of the minority members of
the finance committee, addressed the
senate in opposition to the bill. The
day was devoted to discussion.
Washington, Sept. fin tho senate tho
entire week will in NIL probability be con-
sumed in the consideration of the bill
for the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act. The bill for the ex-
tension of bank circulation IL still OF
the calendar rs the regular order, but
there can be little question that 1t will
liz sidG-tracked by its author in the inter
est Of the repeal bill. There ia beginning
to be some Talk of closure. and already
T. IL announced that some of the senators