The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-09-07
THE CONGRESS-.


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Mantle, of Montana, and Mr.. Allen, OF Wash
ington are not entitled to seats and that gov
ernor OF a state has not the right TO appoint a
senator to fill vacancy caused by the expira-
tion Of O regular term not happening by resig-
nation or otherwise The house bill to repeal
the Sherman act was laid before the senate and
referred to the committee on finance, Mr. Voor.
hees, chairman of the committee, announcing
that there would be prompt action by the COM
mittee Tuesday.
HousE-The Wilson bill having been read
Monday, Mr.. Bland d., MOI offered his first
amendment--that Of free coinage at the present
ratio Of 16 to land 1t was defeated, yeas 124,
nays 226. The second vote was on the IL to 1
ratio, and it was defeated-yeas 200, nays 240.
The is to standard was defeated by a vote OF,
yeas l02 nays 239 Then came the % to 1
amendment, and this in turn was defeated,
though it showed more strength, the vote stand
ing-yeas 12l, nays 222; the proposition to re-
enact the Bland-Allison act as proviso to the
repeal bill received the strongest support, but
even that was defeated by a majority of "a.
The Wilson bill to repeal the Sherman law was
then voted on and resulted: Yeas 2iO, nays iU9.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Extraordinarily
the bill for the repeal of the purchase clause OF
the Sherman act came before that body and 1t
illAafter Wednesday, be the regular business
of the senate every day until its final passage
except when informally set aside. Mr. Voor-
hees brought the subject up by presenting the
report of the finance committee on the Wilson
bill, which that committee had considered
at Its session Tuesday morning be-
fore the meeting of the senate. Quite
q commotion was raised in the senate
when Mr.. Stewards resolution OF Monday was
laid before that body. 1t directs the secretary
of the treasury to inform the senate whether
there is danger of a deficiency in the revenues
of the government in the fiscal year, and to
supply all needed information in regard to the
necessity for legislation to supply such deh-
cheney.
HoUsE-Tuesday the house had the rules up
for consideration. The new rules are suosia an
TALLY the same as those of the last congress,
although in providing for limitation of the de-
bate under certain circums tances they are
still further advance toward the Reed rules OF
the Fifty-frst congress. In the debate that
followed there was lively tilt between ex-
Speaker Reed and Speaker Crisp The latter
left the chair to reply to the former.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-SENATE-Senato
Sherman Wednesday addressed the senate on
the silver question. In his speech Mr. Sherman
expressed his regret that MIR. voorhees,, of In
diana, chairman of the financial committee,
should have used such word as stealthy in
speaking of the act of 1873, and said that the
expression had caused him personal distress.
Mr.. Voorhees, interrupted Mr.. Sherman at this
point long enough to make most earnest and
emphatic apology declaring that he was sorry
that he had used the word, inasmuch as it was
not necessary in his argument, and furthermore
SIatlUR lUat ne Hdu NOT lne SpnulOT from ONO
in his mind at all when he spoke.
HoUsE.-Mr. Talbot asked unanimous con-
sent to introduce bill repeating the statute
|. authorizing the appointment of marshals and
supervisors of elections Mr.. Dingiey objected.
| Mr. Breckenridge (ky) \, from the committee
on appropriati tons reported the urgent de-
hciency appropriation bill (Which appropriates
,30J00J) and it was pas ed The items are:
$3.50 for bank note paper, $780, 0Oj for recoin-
age of subsidiary coins, and l75,0o0 for clerks to
representatives Mr.. Bowers asked consent for
the immediate consideration of resolution,
calling on the attorney general for informa tion
as to whether any action has been taken in the
cases now pending in which the Southern Pa
ciic Railroad Co. has begun action to dis
possess settlers on the public lands. Mr.. By
mum objected. The house then resumed the
consideration of the new code OF rules.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-SENATE-Senator
Cockrell introduced Thursday a concurrent
resolution, directing the secretary of the treas
ury tunder the provision of section :54 of the
Revised Statutes) TO issue certificates, not to
exceed 20 per cent of the amount of gold coin
and bullion in the treasury, and to and ex-
pend the same in payment of interest on the
public debt, or any other demand liability obli-
CATION of the United States. He said that the
passage of the concurrent resolution would al.
low the issue of from 25,00o,000 to 81, 900 in
gold certificates. The resolution was laid on
the table for the present
HoUSE-The house spent Thursday In consid-
ering the rules. BY amendments giving the
banking and currency and coinage com mittees
leave to report at any time, the silver men, un-
der the leadership of Springer and Kilgore,
gained a victory, which makes it impossible for
the gold men to impede the consideration of bi-
metallic OF other financial legislation that may
be reported by the committee. An amendment
was adopted giving the committee on ways and
me ans jurisdiction over all measures purport-
ing 20 raise revenue The purpose of the amend.
10 10 oh %ha 81,
option bill and the oleo-margarine act from be-
ing referred by the speaker to the committee
on agriculture as has been done heretofore.
WASHINGTON. Sept 2-SENATE-Friday was
dull day in congress, it's only relief being the
speech delivered by that national humorist Mr..
cause of silver. Mr.. Vance criticised the ad-
ministration freely, declaring that the presi-
dents interference by patronage was unwar-
ranted and saying that II it had been known
last year that Mr.. Cleveland would favor such
measure as the unconditional repeal Of the
silver-puchasing clause of the Sherman act the
democratic presidential ticket wonld not have
carried a single electoral vote south Of the Po-
tomac river. Mr.. Vances speech abounded in
other sensational statements and was filed
with his characteristic humor.
HousE-The house spent another day discus
sing the rules and made 80 little progress that
the final settlement OF the matter seems irtie
nearer than II was Thursday Two hearings
have already been arranged for the ways and
means committee at the meeting TO be held
Monday Representative Harter will be heard
at 10 O'Clock in plea for removing The duty on
agricultural implements and -four when IL is
removed by other countries, reducing it to
the level fixed by other countries The delega-
tion which is in town from Bermuda viii be
given hearing at II O'Clock on the promotion
Of more cordial trade relations
WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-SENATE-Mr Voor-
hees Saturday, rather spologettcslly consented
TO allow the repeal bill TO be temporarily laid
aside, so as TO accommodate Ar Dolph, OF
Oregon, 10 make . speech, in which he mani
tested his hatred OF the despised Chinaman,
and found fault with the government for not
having rightly enforced the Geary Chinese ex-
clusion act Chairman Voorhees, gave notice
that With Monday next he intends toinaugurate
IN era Gd business In the senate, and he &C
cepted fiss suggestion OF Mr.. Hale, OF Maine
that It would be we'll TO have longer daily ses-
sions in order that the inevitable long-drawn-
out debate may be sooner exhausted
HoUsE-The debate over the house rules is
develOpfnR considerable feeling betveen the