The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-09-01

their bonds, instead of 90 per cent. as now
still hangs in the senate, though voorhees, u
resolved to push II 10 decision. There wa
some debate on 1t Tuesday and a vote on al
amendment offered by Cockreli to allow any
holder OF 2 per cent. bonds to deposit then
In the treasury and receive government notes
on them, and when he again exchanges the
notes for bonds to receive One.half OF pei
cent. interest for the time they have been dc
posted. His idea, be said, was to give other
people the same chance as national banks
but the amendment was defeated.
Senator Sherman made two hours speech
Wcdne sday. holding that the law .'misnamed
for him" should be repealed, but protesting
against the financial trouble being attribute
to lack of confidence on account of 1t. He
| claimed that the gold Withdrawals were
caused by the unfavo.able trade balance and
England's necessity Of supplying her losses
In Argentina. He excused the law as COM
promise not to avoid free silver, bat to escape
the Window bill. He created some amuse.
ment by quoting from Senator Stewards
speech In 1873 when silver was dem0netized
favorlng that act. He also made IN effective
point by showing how the Democrats In the
last congress voted against repeal.
There was another tilt In the Senate Tues
day over resolution by Stewart calling on
Secretary Carlisle to report whether there Is
danger of deficiency In the revenues. 1t
was smotbered by reference to committee
for fear of injury to business by reawaken-
Ing distrust. But Hill came to S.ewart's
support, protested against such unususl
methods and insisted that the best way was
always the open way.
The new rules for tie house were reported
Tuesday. They are decided improvement
upon those of the last session, although the
changes have been few, but important. and
all with one object In view-the lessening OF
the power Of tilibusterers to do mischief.
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is that which makes 100 quorum when the
house is sitting IS committee of the whole
and gives this committee authority to limit
debate, an authority which under the rules
of the last congress had to be obtained from
the house, which could pot act without the
presence of q constitutional quorum. Ex-
Speaker Reed was prompt after the report
ing adopted bis Scar" methods land brought
Speaker Crisp to the floor in reply. Crisp
said part of the Reed rules were oil right
and had been adopted, and part were all
wrong. so condemned by the country and had
been rejected. The action In the fifty.
first congress, which was most odious
under any rule. but 1t was the arbitrary high
handed action on the part of the speaker
without authority of rules, without authority
of any one. Mr. Crisp denied that the United
States Supreme court had justified Mr. Reeds
course as speaker. He said the new system
OF rules placed business under the control of
the majority of the house.
Reed In reply modified his statement to
say that the Democrats had came half way to
hts rules and they wou d get there yet.
The House Ways and Means committee or
ganized Tuesday and decided to give daily
bearings on the tariff question for few
weeks and then proceed to the preparation OF
q bill.
Chairman Springer of the house committee
on banking and currency, comes out against
The repeal of the tax or state bank bills and
he believes the majority Of the committee Is
against II. He says:
favor stable currency, good alike In all
The states adopted without question every |
where, familiar TO the people and printed upon /
such paper that cOunterfets can be readily de- |
Iected. ANY other currency is obstruction to |
business, aud shall oppose IL.
Mr.. Cleveland telegraphed Judge Wilson |
Tuesday:
Please accept for yourself and your associates
n today's achievement my hearty congratu!a
ions and sincere thanks.
(signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
Senator Hunton of Virginia, has introd
iced an incO me tax bill.
Senator Hill introduced bill Monday for
he repeal Of the Federal election law.
The presit ent has returned to Washington
his week, and will remain until the close Of
he session.