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

by Day.
Washington, Aug. 23.-1n the senate
Mr.. Allen pop. Neb.) offered an amend
ment to the voorhees, repeal bill i'll the
form of a provision for the coinage OF
silver ut the present rate of IL TO !, UNI
der the same conditions enforced as to
the coinage of gold, and directing the
coinage without unnecessary delay OF
the silver bullion now in the treasury.
1t was referred to the finance committee,
rs was also a bill introduced by MIR.
PETER Pop. Kan.) for the reduction OF
the salaries of all the government officers
from $1,000 upwards, by Is and ~ per
cent. Mr.. Voorhees, dem. Ind.), chair
man of the finance committee, addressed
the senate in advocacy of the bill report
ed by him last Friday disseminating the
purchase of silver bullion. Senator Noor-
hecs' speech was listened to with great
attention. Nearly every senator was in
his seat, nan members OF the house oc-
cupying seats in the rear, and the CALLER
les contained the largest crowd of the
session. The presiding officer was obliged
to threaten to clear the galleries in order
to repress the applause called forth by
| Mr.. Voorhees, affirmation of allegiance to
Cleveland, and other strong points.
The house passed the senate bill in
aid of the California mid-winter interna-
tional exposition. Mr.. johnson Oem.
| Ohio introduced his interconvertible bond
bill and had it referred to the banking
and currency committee with leave to re-
port at any time after the silver debate.
The silver debate was then resumed, and
NJ. VD.O--. /H.-. N.Y.. ooo1~o So, Eov.o,
of the repeal of the purchasing clause.
| Mr.. Mallory Dem. Fla.) made a speech
III opposition to the unconditional repeal
of the purchasing clause of the Sherman
law. He did not believe that this repeal
would restore confidence or remedy the
evils which now existed. Mr.. Hopkins
Nep. Ill., charged the Democrats with
partisanship in mapping out the plan of
great question and then proceeded to
speak in favor of the Wilson. bill. MIR.
Lane Dem. 1ll.) was in favor of free
silver and denied that the silver dollar
was a false dollar. At no place in this
country was it worth less than 100 cents.
The next speaker was Mr.. Bynum Oem.
Ind.), who advocated the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman bill.
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Washington, Aug. 24.-Lee Nantes
claim to a seat in the senate from the
State of Montana has been rejected
ayes, IS; nays, 30. Mr.. Henderson
(J3tp. Neb.), who charged his vote-nay
to aye-in order to mike a motion to re-
consider, made that motion. A motion
to lay the motion to reconsider on the
table was made by Mr.. Vance, but, with
o,,% on%:,, M, r. tho Ca,GfA 2d1NllrN4I.
leaving the Mantle Ease still open. Among
the bills introduced in the senate was one
by Mr.. Pascoe dem. Ma$s.) Il substitute
for the minority bill of the finance COM
mittee (proposing silver coinage at 20 to
u. The substitute proposes a commits
sion of three citizens of the United States
to ascertain and report before January,
1894, the intrinsic relative value of
gold and silver, and that on that report
the secretary of the treasury shall fix
and determine the ratio. A resolution
offered yesterday by Mr.. PETER (Pop.
Kan.) as to the violation of the law by
the national banks in declining to pay
dcpositors' checks in currency was taken
up to-day, and a motion to refer it to
the committee on, fnanc, made by
Mr.. Hoer (Itep. Mcss.) gave rise to a
long and somewhat excited discussion.
The resolution went to the foot of the
calendar. where it can be reached only
by an affirmative vote.
The house met at 10 o'clock and the
silver debate was opened.at once by Mr..
G. w. Stone (Rep. Pa, who spoke for
repeal and adjured members to dlsre-
gard partisan feeling in dealing with the
subject. Mr.. Covert (Dcm. N. W plead
cd for unconditional repeal, and eompar-
ing silver. to a faithful servant fallen into
bad habits, held that nothing would sui
fee to restore it but the gold cure. Mr..
Fitch dem. N. W followed in the same
lire. Mr.. Dslzell (Rep. Pa.) contended
for the repeal of the purchase act, and
ascribed the difficulties of the present sit
uation to Democratic hostility to the
tariff. Mr.. Hatch Q)em. Mo- spoke in
favor of free coinage.
Washington, Aug: 25.-Ihe fve-minute
debate in the house on the Wilson bill
began will, q speech by Mr.. Waugh
(ltep. Ind.), who spoke fer repeal as in
the interest of bimetullism. MI. Somers
(Dem. Wis., favored bimetallism, but
would not vote for unconditional repeal.
Mr.. johnson (Rep. N. d. spoke for sill
yer. Mr.. Picker (Rcp. s. d. asked
unanimous consent t o change the ex-
istipg order SO as to take u vote Oh Mon
day OH an amendment confirming the free
coinage to the American product. This
was objected to by Mr.. Wilson. in charge
of the administration bill. Mr.. Picker
then tried to arrange for a vote on the
American product free coinage proposition
after the Wilson bill had been passed,
hut again objection was made. He
thcn proceeded to c~riticise President
Cleveland as being under English in
%tiuence. Mr.. Lucas tRep. S. d. and Mr..
Hartman tRep. MONTY spoke for free
coinage, the latter intimating that has
people would not remain pro%tectionists If