The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.



Mr.. Cockrell objected to It's Immediate CON
sdcratlOn. He said There Is objection,
because there are number OF senators who
desire to be heard on this proposition and
who will have amendments to offer to give to
the masses OF the people the same rights as
are conferred on the national banks and TO
pat stop TO iayoritism and pro.criptlve leg
islation. shall never give ms vote to any
bill! that tends to recognize the rights OF ma
tlonal banks TO Issue and control the paper
money Of the country
Mr., PETER objected to the Immediate con-
sldcrailun Of the bill 10 pay mileage TO sena-
tors and Representatives.
The Lee Mantle case, involving the question
OF the rights of governors OF states TO appoint
Senators under certain circumstaccesJ was
then taken up. and Mr.. Hunton of Virginia
addressed the Senate briefly in support of Mr..
Nantes right to the seat.
The resolution offered last Tuesday By Mr..
Lodge directing the committee on finance TO
report nj once bin TO repeal the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act and that n vote be
taken on such repeal on Tuesday, the END
Inst, was laid before the Senate, and Mr..
Lodge made an argument In advocacy of II.
He vas replied To 10y MIR. Wocott who made
fun Of Mr. Lodge and his arguments. He
said the sherman law had nothing whatever
10 do With the hard times.
Mr. Hoar addressed the Senate upon the bi-
metallic rc,oluilun Of Mr.. Vest He argued
HAT we could not maintain hi-mctalllc
standard without the cooperation OF the rest
uf the world, At the close OF Mr.. Hoar's
-pcceh discussion started Us to the other
question OF respou ,ibllity Tor the demonetiza-
ton Of silver and was carried on for some
time hy Senators Stewart and COckrell, Aid
itch, Hoar and sherman
llorsE-The silver debate was continued.
Messrs blanchard, Hall and snodgrass spoke
tho Is Republican, spoke in opposition to
free coinage,
Wednesday. August 10th.
sESATg In Difference TO the wishes of
.e5c Eu Senators. Senator voorhees, said he
would not cali up the bill to increase national
hank circulation, Mr. Cockrell offered an
amendment directing the treasury To pay to
q q holder u . per cent. bonds, who present
IhHm for redemption, their face value with
uicttrt This amendment was objected 10
Boy senator Sherman. Mr.. Cockretl ridlculed
tle objection by Mr.. Sherman, whom he
spoke ui as the great friend and patron of the
national banks and as the great monometal-
ll-t. Why, he asked, should the national
hauk- bee allowed to Increase their circulation
los el1,toJuDJ on their bonds now deposited,
while the government could not Issue green
back. IN redeem it, . per cent. bonds. Mr..
81 Ga iad an amendment TO the national
an, circulation bill to the effect that interest
Should cease on the bonds on which the add
Ioual circulation shall be issued.
Finally rho bill went over until tomorrow,
rnI Nr Berry addressed the senate In favor
ul the double standard Of gold and silver.
Tho Lodge resolution was taken up, with
the Gailingcr amendment 10 IT, TO the effect
ihar 10 would be uuNluc and iuctpcdcnt to
make any change IN the tariff prior to March,
1877, and MIR. Gnlllngcr addressed the senate.
Hor-E.-Ihc silver question was opened by
Mr. Nc NIL. Of Massachusetts, fayoring re-
peal. and h. was followed hy Mr.. Coombs on
thr same side Mr. Bryan, of Nebraska, then
addressed the House, and In a most eloquent
speech Of three hour. duration, advocated
thu cause Of free coinage. Mr.. Henderson
wits he last speaker and urged repeal.
Ihur,day, August nm.
SrNArE.-A number OF petitions were pre-
,culcl.
y resolution wa, offered by Mr.. Gallingcr
and sent over until tomorrow, calling for o
report A. to whether tho secretary OF the iG-
ter.Gr aud the commissioner Of pensions have
soaformed 10 the law in suspendiug aud drop
ping pensioners from the roll.
The Montana senatorial case wac taken up,
and Mr. rascu addressed the Senate In oppo-
.i'iou 10 the right OF MI Mantle to a seat IN
der the governors appointment Mr.. Dubois
spoke on the other side. This was followed
by colioquy between Senators Mitchell OF
0Ees2q agd G9agaffs ala My tHtAHF1ssfg
The admission Of Mr. Mantle. 1t was agreed
to vote uu the question next Monday.
The discussion was followed by an amend
mcut by Mr. Gormau to the national bank
cir, ulntlne bill The amendment provides
THAI any national bank wishing TO Withdraw
any part of is circulating notes shall In
writing, At least sixty days before the time Of
proposed withdrawal. make application u the
comptroller Of the currency, and that no such
withdrawal shall be made unless such appll-
cation be approved, Ia whole or In part, by
the secretary OF The treasury; but no more
than ;3.OUl.pVO OF national bank clrculatlons
shall he withdrawn within one month.
The resolution to pay members their mile
age was adopted after a brief debate. Several
senator led by fciicr and Vest voted against
It. committee Wa appointed TO attend the
funeral 81 Representative Chapman Of Michl-
gan.
HousE.-Thc attendance was small and the
debate not at alt lively, Mossrs. Daniels OF
New York, Cooper and Goldzier were the
speakers.
Mr. Wcdoek OF Michigan announced the
death OF his colleague, Mr.. Chapman, and the
formal resolutions were agreed TO and the
speaker appointed the following committee
to take action; Messr.. Wedock, MeMlilin,
German, Caruth Cannon, Powers, Haughen
and Akin.
Friday. August 18th.