The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-09-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


Tuesday. August atsh
sxSArs.-senator Allen gave notice Of an
amendment TO the repeal Bill which Will per
nit the free coinage Of Silver ~ ITO !. Mr..
Voorhees, Of the finance committee then took
the floor aud addressed the Senate In advocacy
Of the bill reported by. him disseminating the
purchase Of silver bullion. Mr.. Voorhees,,
while emphatically declaring that he favored
bi-metallism, argued that tho purchasing
clause of the Sherman bill should be al once
repealed Internationally He expressed
views Of very contradictory nature and the
speech WAS Unsatisfactory TO both aides. Tho
Senate chamber and the galleries were
crowded and a large humber Of representa-;
lives were present. The speech occupied an
hour and thirty.fvc minutes. After Mr.
| Voorhees, took his seat he was congratulated
| by many senators, The galleries then began
TO thin out and majority Of the senators
left tho chamber.
Debate was continued by Mr.. Dubois In OPP
position to the bill. What vote Of the peo-
| pie, he asked, had instructed Congress to
abandon bi-metallism' There was not a SEN
ator on the floor, he said who had not been
elected on platform which pledged him TO
bi-metall!sm. No party had declared 1t ant
convention In favor o. mono-mctallisni and
none ever would. He Insisted, most earnestly;
that no representative OF tho people had a
moral right by his vote, or on his own judy
| 1t would be n betrayal Of the people.
Mr.. Dubois was followed by Mr.. Palmer
who supported the bill. The bill to Increase
national bank circulation was then taken up.
Mr. Stewart was the first senator TO take the
| floor, and he set out to antagonze some Of
the positions taken In Mr.. Voorhees, speech.
| He compared the position Of the Indiana SEN
ator to that Of q Missouri judge, who, 10
| decision In fugitive slave case before the
war, was said TO have given the law y the
| North and the negro 10 the SOUTH After
brief debate the bill and amendment went
over without action.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. PETER and
went over until tomorrow, calling on the
secretary Of the treasury for report as to
whether national banks In Boston, New York
and Philadelphia were being conducted In
violation Of law; whether they were paying
depositors checks promptly In lawful money
| and whether they were demanding rates 81
interest higher than Those provided by law
for loans Of money, or for the discounting Of
notes.
| Housg.-On motion OF Mr.. Loud Of Cali
fornIa, Senate bill was passed, admitting
free Of duty all articles intended for eyhibl.
ton at the California M!dwlnter international
Exposition. Mr.. McRae asked the unanimous
| consent for the passage OF n joint resolution
extending to the Cherokee outlet the provi
sions Of the act providing for townsite en-
| tries of land In Oklahoma. There was no OBJ
lection and the joint resolution was passed.
The silver debate was then resumed and
Mr.. Ruckner 81 Wisconsin addressed the
| House IN favor OF the repeal Of the purchas-
Ing clause. lie was followed by Mr.. Mallory
Of Florida in opposition To unconditional re-
peal. Unconditional repeal was supported In
speeches by Hopkins OF Illinois, Bynum, Kaig
and DeForest. The free coinage OF silver
was urged by Lane Of Illinois, Newlands Of
nevada, Hepbaru, Jones, Ellis, Cooper, Ar
I ...I Ma. to-
lasted until II 40,
! wednesdavI August :3rd.
| SlNATE.-The resolution offered yesterday
by Mr. PETER inquiring Of the secretary Of the
| treasury rs to the conduct Of national banks
In refusing to pay promptly In currency, the
checks OF their depo.torsI vas taken up, and
molten 10 tefer 1t 10 the committee on
hnance was made by Mr.. lloar who said that
in time Of popular distress and panic the
| comptroller OF currency should not be COM
| PEELED TO drive the national banks up TO the
strict letter OF the law. lie thought II well
to walt week or ten days before 'poklng
into that question too much. A lively dis.
cussion OF the question ensuea. Nj. llill ~
New York opposed It's reference to a commit
tee and insisted upon Its adoption by the SEN
| ate. Mr.. Wolcott opposed the reference Of
| the resolution because he thought the finance
committee would report that II was OF the ut
most Importance To have The information, but
that, -wiGg 10 the condition Of affairs and the
| necessity OF Inspiring confidence the Senate
should not have It.
| Mes-rs. German, Washburn and OF hers eS-
pressed the opinion that the banks should not
| be compelled 10 obey the law as II would
cause n tremendous crash throughout the
country. Mr.. I'M undertook TO draft some
notifications, but before he completed them
the morning hour expired and the resolution
| went over with out action.
Mr., Stewart gave notice, as he was dsap-
pointed In getting the noor to-day TO address
| the Senate on the Bill disseminating the put-
MAKE ms ndure-s fo.mv, Nm .-xntr ssfr-h NJ,
gave similar notice for Friday next
Mr.. Hoar made an argument against Mr.
Buffers amendment TO the national bank cir
cnlation act lie said he was opposed TO re.
| storing 10 state banks the power ef i.suirs,
clrcul-tlng and furnishing currency
Al the close OF Mr.. Hosr's remarks the m.
tional bank circulation blu was laid aside
without action and the report OF the commit
tee on privileges and election In favor Of seat
Ing Mr.. Mantle rs senator from Wyoming was
taken up. The debate closed by Mr.. lioar In
favor OF the majority report Then, at 5il5,
the vote was taken on the substitute offered
by Nj. Vance deelarlng Mr.. Mantle rot Ell.
titled to seat The vote was, yeas rs, nays
The following 10 the vote 10 detail: Yeas
Cuilom, Dixon. Faulkner, Gallinger, George,
Gibson, GRAY, Harris. Kyle, Lindsay, McMn.
lau. Mcpherson. Mnnder.on, Mills Mitchell
Oregon, Mitchell tWisconsinj, Murphy,
PALMER, p~vo, PETER plai,, Proctor, hal.
,oni, smith, s,oekbriigc, Vance, Vest, Villas,
Washburn, White California;, White
U.ouisiana.)-
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Butler, Cameron,
Carey, Daniel, Davis, Du Bots, Frye, Hans
brongh, Hawlry. lliggins, Hale, lloar, Hun.
ter, Irby, Jones lArkansas), Jones (Nevadn),
Lodge, Martin, Perkins, Power, Pugh, Roach,
shorr, sauitoi s.ewnft Teller furpie
Walthall, Woleolt-3l,
Mr.. Msndrr,on, who had changed his vote
from nay TO yea 10 order 10 make motion to
reconsider. made that motion. A motion 10
lay the motion TO reconsider on the table WA
made by Mr.. Vance, but without action on II
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, leay-
Ing the Mantle Gaze -till open.
Hors..--The advocates 81 unconditional
repeal occupied the attention Of the House
during the larger part Of the day. They
were Me,srs, stone, Covert, Fitch, Daiseli,
Cummings Walker, Dunn aud Hall. The
Tree coinage advocates who spoke were
Mes.rs. Hatch, Colleen, Cannoo, Bell, Hunter,
lkert, Dearmond, Harris and Boil Of Colorado,
Mr.. Bell gave statistics and fact. that proved
eoncinsiyely the need Of moro nopry and the
foolishness OF the sia,eincn, that the Sherman
law was responsible for tho present panic.
Thursday. August asth.
srNArr.-Mr. PETER addressed the Senate
upon the financial situation and was followed
on the same line by Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska.
No business was transacted.
llorsr,-rhc financial discussion wa. 10.
sumed. The silver forces were represented
by Mcs.rs. Fieklcr, Lucas, Heard, Swanson,
Maddox, Grady. KEN and Murray icolorcdl.
Mr. Flicker Of south Dakota asked unnni.
nous consent that on Monday NEXT, when the
bill wns taken up for action, he be permitted
70 Offer an amendment II the substitute Of
Mr.. Bland Ia defeated, providing for the FREE
coinage 81 the American product nj the ratios
Indicated In the substitute, but Mr. Wilson
objected.
Unconditional repeal was supported by
Mr.sfs. Waugh, komers, Bartbold, IIsuk,
cnrutb, Dingiey, Wilson, johnson aud Mlll
ken,
The event Of the day WAS n speech by Mr.