The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-08-19
The House.


| WASHINGTON, Aug. 10-Aftcr the read
ing and approval of thursdays journal
Mr.. Bailey, dem, Texas, moved that tht
house take Il recess until o'clock. Th.
motion WAS declared defeated. Mr.. Ba;le,
then demanded division and again ht
met with defeat, the vote standing 16 I,
l-7. On tellcrs being appointed he was
more successful and the recess was taken
WASHINGTON, Aug. ll--Mr Wilson
dem, Virginia, introduced the repea,
bill Immediately after the reading of the
journal.
Representative Bland offered the agree
ment made this morning governing the
course of debate. it limits debate
to fourteen days, the sessions con
timing from II a. M. to 5 p m and
with night sessions for debate only il dc,
sired, the vote first to be taken on the bill
to be presented as substitute for the
Wilson bill providing for free coinage at
the ratio of lG to L. If that fail, then II;
ratios running from II to Is up to 20 to |.
If they fail then on the revival OF the
Bland-Allison net of 1878, and then on the
original measure.
The substitute bill of the free coinage
caucus was called for and presented by
Mr.. Bland. Mr.. Bland demanded the pre-
vious question on his nrGer, but this was
antagoniled by the republicans under the
leadership of Mn Cannon, who wanted
time to debate the question. Under the
ruling of the speaker in the absence of
rules an agreement ordering the pre-
vious question would cut off debate
by tie operation of voting by tellers Mr..
Cannon secured sufficient support to Sc
cure vote by yeas and nays, and at l2 3i
the calling of the roll began. The vote
resulted-yeas, 2l7; nays, 100 20 the
previous question was ordered The re
publicans generally voted with the demo-
Gratis i'll support of the motion. The reso-
luton was then adopted. at LOS Mr..
Rnynor, dem, Maryland, began the de-
bate
The Wilson bill provides that SO much
OF the act approved July "a, 1890 as di-
rects the secretary of the treasury to pur-
chase from time to time silver bullion to
the aggregate amount of 100000 ounces,
or so much thereof as may be offered
in each month, the market price
thereon not exceeding u for 31ll1 grains
of pure silver, and to issue in payment
for such purchase treasury notes OF the
United States, he and the same is hereby
repealed. But this repeal shall not i'm
pair nor in any manner affect the
legal tender quality of the standard
silver dollars heretofore coined, and
the fnitl and creili: of the
United States are hereby pledged 10
maintain the parity of the gold and silver
coins OF the United States ut the present
legal ration or such other ratio as may be
established by law.
WAsHIN6ToN, Ahg. Fin the house
this morning. before n small audience of
business members and spectators, the
silver debate WAS resumed at II O'Clock
and Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, continued
his speech
Mr.. Morse, rep, Mass fol-
lowed Mr.. Wheeler. He gave his hearty
approval of the views of the prcsi-
dent relative TO the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the sherman bill, but he be-
lieved that the present business depression
was not attributable entirely to the
Sherman bill. 1t came from the threat of
the democrats to pass tariff legislation
Mr.. Harter, dem, Ohio, in speaking in
favor Of the repeal proposition, likened
Uncle Sam to n man in the last stages of
alcoholism. a drun5eu man taken to an
emergency hospital would receive treat
ment by the doctors, who would agree
upon the treatment, but Uncle Sam's doc
tors did not seem to asvee in the dag
nosis
Mr. Harter had some little controver-
sizes with the republicans, in which he
charged the republican party with re-
sponsibility for ihc present situation. but
at the same neurological Senator Sher-
-snap for his attitude 1T the tine Of the,
passage of the law which beurs his name.
Instead of being abused. he said. senator