Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-09-07
THE NATIONS SOL ONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE oF REpRes
oENTATivES.


The Houoe met ~ 10 o'clock Wodnes6AY
mcrnine and the silver debate wae 0panea
e. once y 9 Y. Stone tRen) e rssnsyl.
(Ror.) OF Pennsylvania ard M Ooysst
Dem. of New YORK pleaded fof uncondl-
tfonal ropesl Nh Fitch (Dom. y or New
York followed In the ssme lime Nh Hatch
DEM OF Missouri fn speL king IN favor 0f
free cuinage. advocated = cAucas At the
Democrsts Of the Hoase and senAts 70 ~
"a xAeu NNsad s1ks - NJ a tnees
and his sacred h0norp ~ Studs " mo a.
cision. Among tho bills introduced ia the
Senate was ono BY Mr. Pasco (Dem.) Of
Florida as y substitute for che minority
bill Of tho Finance Committee (proposing
proposes . commission Of three citizens
Of tho United states to ascertain
and report tefore January. 1894.
tho intrinsic relative value OF
gold and silver. and that on such report
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall AZ
sent to the fsnato the following nomina-
tions: Joshua + Dodge, of Wisconsin. to
be Assistant Attorney General. vice w.
N. Maury. resigned; G. H. Brumby, OF
Louisiana, to be Register OF the Land Of
Ace At New Orleans; G. p. Johnston. OF
Louisiaua. 10 be Recsiyer Of Public Nom
cyA New Orleans; William D. O'Toole. OF
Washington, 10 be Register Of the Land
Once at Seattle, Washington; ]. J. Wooten.
of Delaware. TO be Agent for the Indians
OF tho Nevada Agency In Nevada. Also a
number OF recess appointments. Including
tho Collector Of Customs Ut New Orleans
and half dozen PostmasterA
The vico President announced In tho
Senate Thursday tho appointment Of the
Committee on tho Conmemoration of the
One Hundredth Anniversary OF the laying
OF the Corner stone OF the Capitol
as follows: ecnat0rs Voorhees,. Sherman
Ransom. Chandler. White, Squire and
Martin. Tho House tofnt resolution. maxi
Ing the act OF May IA. 1890. as TO tcxn
sites. applicable 70 tho Cherokee Out
let. was reported back to the Com.
mittee on Public Lands with an an,end-
ment requiring the trustees Who are
20 be appointed to to residents OF the ter.
ritory Of Oklahoma at tho time OF their ap.
pointmcnt, and IN effort was made by Mr.
Berry (Dem) Of Arkansas to have IL passed.
but objection was made By Mr. Henderson
(Rep) of Nebraska and the bill was placed
in tho calender The silver debate was
then resumed in the Senate. % also In tho
House
Saturday. In The House. sx-speaker Reed
repeal OF the sherman law. Mr. Bland
followed Mr.. Cochran. advocating free
silver. and was followed by Mr. McMillin.
OF TENNESSEE; Mr.. Gear. OF Iowa: aud Mr..
Wilson. author of tho Wilson reEeal bill,
who all oppose the Sherman Law. Tho dee
bate In the House was ended. Tho Senate
will probably go right along talking silver.
~ II has been doing for several dAyA II
will do this for two weeks. and probably
longer. before the 6nsl vote will be taken.
The House Was occupied Monday alto
Eether with tho silver question Tho Zen.
ate. BY vote Of 32 70 20. decided that Mn
Mantle. OF Montana, and Mr.. Allen. oi
Washington, are not entitled 70 se8ts ia
State has no right TO appoint . Senator y
All vacancy CAUSED by the expirAti0n 0i
regular term not happening by fesigna-
tion or otherwise Tho House bill to repeal
tho Sherman act was laid before the eepata
aud referred to the committee on finance.
The bill allowing the banks TO increase
their circulation up to the par value Of ths
bonds deposited by them was taken up, the
question being on the amendment offered
by Mr.. Cockreli for the redemption Of suct
swo o. cent bonds as may be made and
the payment therefor 10 nav issue o
treasury notes. The amendment wss re-
jected-yeas 20. nays 90 Mr. Cockrel
then offered an amendment auth0Ptz-
ing the holders OF any Unitcd States binds
70 deposit and receive Ia exchange lexa
tender notes equal to the face value o'
the bonds. the bonds TO be held ID HI
treasury subject to redemption In thu
same amount of legal tender notes, which
arc then 70 be destroyed. and no fnteres
to be paid on the bonds while no held Il
the treasury. but when again withdraw
the interest Il to Be paid, less ~ per cent
proceeded TO executive business and soos
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