The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-09-01
CONGRESS.


The Senate Getting Warmed Up-Sllve
Debate Continued In tho House.
The great event in the senate on the ed wa
the speech Of Senator Voorhees, He made &
strong appeal for the repeal Of the Sherman
act but declared in favor OF bimetallism as the
policy Of the country He severely denounced
national banks, defended the state bank sys
TEN and advocated system Of limited
states notes for general use and state bant
notes for home circulation ss the best possible
solution of the present problems because II
would give sufhcient volume of currency, on q
practical specie basis, guaranteed also by pub
lie honor and would destroy all power in the
hands OF individuals, corporations or syndicates
to cause fluctuations in the amount OF circula
| tion, rendering panics and business distress i'm
possible. He also favored carefully adjusted
and graded fncome tax. Mr.. voorhees, spoke
for over one hour and half and was followed
BY Mr.. Palmer In favor Of repeal The national
bank bill was taken up but went over without
action. Mr.. PETER offered q resolution calling
for information as ts tho conduct Of national
banks in New York, Boston and Phfladelphia,
which went over. Debate on silver continued
in the house. Mr.. Hopkins Qll) favored un-
conditional repeal Mr. Hepburn date comp
troller Of the treasury created . surprise by
disagreeing with his party colleagues and de.
claring against the repeal Of the Sherman act,
A joint resolution passed extending to tho
Cherokee outlet the provisions of the act pro-
viding for townsite entries in Oklahoma The
silver debate was then continued until ad-
journtnent
IN the senate on the ed Mr. PETERS resolu
tion calling on the secretary OF the treasury to
explain why the banks Of New York, Philadel.
phia and Boston were permitted TO pay depos-
itors in certificates was taken up and long de-
bate followed which developed much opposition
to national banks. The resolution finally went
over. The Montana senatorial case then came
up and resolution declaring Mr. Mantle not
o. Cd IN n cd v a IA
but q motion TO reconsider left the question un-
decided at adjournment. -. The debate cor
tinued in the house on the silver question but
was dull and uninteresting The only thing Of
interest being the surprise created by Mr. Can
non UlL), who spoke against the repeal of the
Sherman act
IN the senate on the-24th the vice president
announced Senators voorhees,, Sherman, Ran
som. Chandler. White, Squire and Martin as
committee on the commemoration of the
Tooth anniversary of the laying OF the corner
stone OF the capitol The house joint resolu-
tion making the act Of May II. 1870. as TO town
sites, applicable to the Cherokee outlet was
reported with an amendment requiring the
trustees appointed TO be residents OF Oklahoma
and placed on the calendar Mr. PETER then
addressed the senate on the financial situation
He held that the trouble has not been caused
by any want OF confidence on the part Of tbs
people, but by practical treason on the part of
class which he hoped would be relieved from
the responsibility of stealing from tn, people
He was followed by MT Allen, who. spoke in
support Of his amendment to add to tho Voor-
hees bill provision for free coinage at the
ratio OF 16 to and for the coinage. without un.
necessary delay Of the silver bullion owned by
the government. -. The silver debate in the
house was continued but without any particu-
lar interest except an amusing tilt between
Messrs Pence Coll and Bynum Qnd).
WHEN the senate met on the 18Th there was
good attendance the event OF the sitting be-
ing the speech Of Senator Hill IN W, who ad-
dressed the senate. He declared himself Q bi-
mctallist and for free coinage at proper ratio
He favored the repeal of the Sherman act Mr.
Stewart also spoke. The house joint resolution
extending to the Cherokee outlet the provisions
OF the Oklahoma townsite act passed without
amendment Adjourned until Monday. :. Tho
silver debate was resumed in the house. Mr.
Dockery (Mo) favored free silver. Messra
Pendleton and Bowers also favored free silver
Mr. Burrows (Mich) declared the money strin-
gency was due to tho fear that the democratic
party would disturb the tariff. He had no hest
fancy in voting for the repeal OF the Sherman
law as 1t was unsound in principle, its practica
workings were a disappointment and II con-
tinued would result disastrously 10 the country.
Mr. Springer attributed tho financial trouble to
the tariff legislation since the war: over pro-
duction, over r-borrowing and over trading caused
by this stimulant, and the decentralization of
silver. He favored the repeal of the Sherman
favored going to work to fnves tigate thorough
ly and formulate properly such o measure as
would fully meet the expectations OF the peo-
pie The debate continued until adjournment
The battle OF giants characterized the pro-
ceedings in the house on the 23th. it being the
closing OF the debate on silver. The heavy ora.
torical artillery had been held in reserve to be
brought up at the close Of the contest and the
hall and galleries were crowded to witness the
final onslaught Ex-Speaker Reed opened the
6nba a,ff d,v tn ,fvv,y>
was listened TO with intense interest He did
not regard the present crisis as . result Of the
Sherman act but one Of those periodical occur
rences that go in cycles He declared that tho
democratic party would be responsible for
what might or might not occur In the future.
He was willing to aid in repeating the obnox-
ious Sherman law, but did not think such re-
peal would bring immediate relief. He said
that republicans could be relied upon in the mi.
nority well as whom in the majority rs cham
pions Of true and sound finance. Mr. Reed spoke
for exactly an hour, and was followed by Mr.
De Armond (Mo), who opposed repeal and
favored free silver. Bourke Cochran IN. W
said the democratic platform did not declare
for free coinage and he stood upon that plst
form He deprecated anything like sectional
ism and all appeals to the west and south as
against the east, and spoke eloquently in favor
OF repeal Mr. Bland tMo) and Mr. Allen
(Miss) spoke for free coinage, and Mr.. Wilson
(W Va) closed the debate in a brilliant speech
in favor Of the repeal bill
THE senate on the esth, by a vote of 8, to 20.
decided that Mr.. Mantle, OF Montana, and Mr..
Allen, of Washington, were not entitled h
seats, and that the governor Of q state had moi
the right to appoint q senator TO fll the va
cancies caused by the expiration Of . regular
term. The house bill to repeal the Sherman
act was laid before the senate Mr.. Hill
ported bill to repeal the federal election law.
and the national bank circulation bill was de.
bated until adjournment. In the house all In.
terest centered in the vote on the Wilson bill
repeating the Sherman act The amendment for
free silver at a ratio of I6 to 1 was defeated by
l2l yeas TO 2.5 nays. The second amendment,
II to I, defeated By yeas 100. nays 24,: Is TO
b. l0e yeas to 239 nays; 10 TO by ic5 yeas to
sS7 nars, and 20 to By l2i yeas to 222 nays
The bill was then passed b. yeas e4). nays 10,
and the house adjourned