The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-29
NANTLES CASE SETTLED.
Final Decision Is Reached in the
Senate.
NOT ENTITLED TO A SEAT.
The Case OF Allen of Washington
Disposed Of in Like Manner.
No Action Taken in the Wyoming Case
MIR. BeckwIth Having Resigned
The Wilson Bill Presented and
Referred in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-There was
but small attendance in the Senate, the
opening OF the other end of the Capitol
being the point of interest.
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that he would
address the Senate on silver on Wednes-
day, and Mr.. Wolcott on Thursday.
Mr.. Platt reported from the Committee
on Indian Affairs a bill to allow certain
Cherokees having equities in the Chero-
kee strip to purchase their holdings at
the same price as the white settlers,
which was passed.
Mr.. Hill reported from the Judiciary
| committee a bill to repeal the federal
election law. Placed on the calendar.
The bill allowing banks to increase
their circulation up to the par value OF
bonds deposited by them was taken up,
the question being on the amendment Of
| fered by Mr.. Cockrell for the redemption
of such 2 per cent. bonds as may be made
and payment therefor in new issue of
| treasury notes. The amendment was re-
| jected, yeas %, nays 20.
| Mr.. Cockrell then offered an amend
ment authorizing holders of any United
States bonds to deposit and to receive in
exchange legal tender notes equal to the
value of bonds to be held in the treasury
| subject to redemption in the same
amount of legal tender notes which are
! then to be destroyed, no interest to be
paid on bonds while they are held in the
treasury, but when they are again with
cent. per annum.
| Discussion on this amendment was in
terrupted at o clock. when the bill was
laid aside and the Lee Mantle case laid
before the Senate, the question being on
Mr.. Vance's motion to lay on the table
| Mr.. Manderson's motion to reconsider
the vote whereby the Senate decided last
week that Mantle was not entitled to a
seat. The vote resulted: yeas 81, nays %.
So the motion to lay on the table was
agreed to. The vote was then taken on
the original resolution as amended and it
was agreed to-yeas 80, nays 90. The eff
| feet of the vote is a declaration that Man
| tie is not entitled to seat.
| A uote was then taken on the right of
John B. Allen to n seat from the state of
! Washington (claimed under similar cir
cumstances) and it was also decided in
the negative by exactly the same vote.
No action was taken on the third case
| from the state of Wyoming, Mr.. Beck
with having resigned.
Consideration of the national bank cir
culation bill was then resumed, the ques-
ton being on Mr.. Cockrell's amendment.
While discussing the subject, the
House bill to repeal part of the Sherman
act was presented and Immediately ire
ferred to the committee on finance, Mr..
Voorhees, stating that there would be a
meeting OF the finance committee tomor-
row, when there would be very prompt
action in connection with the House bill
and with the measure already reported
from the finance committee.
Discussion on Mr.. Cockrells amend
ment was then resumed but without
action on it the Senate proceeded to ex-
ecutive business and soon adjourned.