Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-23
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 16.-The
financial discussion was resumed in the
House to-day. Representative Bryan,
Of Nebraska, made telling speech in
favor of the free coinage of silver.
Other speakers were Mccall, of Massa-
chusetts; Mr.. Coombs, of New York;
Mr.. Anderson, of Iowa, and Mr.. Moses,
of Georgia.
In the Senate Mr.. Cockrell offered an
amendment to Mr.. Voorhees, bill, di-
recting the secretary of the treasury to
pay to the holders of per cent. bonds
who may present them for redemp-
ton their face value with accrued inter-
est in United States legal tender notes.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the amendment,
saying he regarded it as most danger
GUS financial proposition. Mr.. Cockrell
replied to Mr.. Sherman. Many ques-
tons were asked by Messrs. Mitchell,
Mcpherson, PETER, Aldrich and Gray.
They were all replied to by Mr. Cockrell,
who expressed his amazement and NOR
LITIGATION at the objections made to his
proposition by the friends of the ma
tional banks. Finally the bill and the
amendment went over until tomorrow
and Mr.. Berry addressed the Senate in
favor of the double standard of gold
and silver. Mr.. Allen gave notice of
an amendment to the national bank cir
culation bill to the effect that interest
shall cease on the bonds on W hich the
additional circulation shall be based.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. I'm the
Senate to-day petitions were presented
for and against the repeal of the Sher-
man act and against the extension of the
whisky tax. A resolution was presented
for report on the note circulation of
all national banks; also for a report
as to whether the dropping Of pension
ers from the rolls as now practiced is
lawful. The Montana Senate seat con.
test was discussed by Messrs. Pasco,
Dubois, Mitchell (Ore.) and Chandler
On. H.. The joint resolution for the
payment Of Senate and House extra
session salaries was passed. Adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Daniels, Of New
York, spoke for the repeal of the
silver purchase clause of the Sher-
man act. Mr.. Cooper, of Florida, spoke
for the Wilson bill. Mr., Goldzier, of
Illinois, also spoke against silver. Mr..
the death Of Representative Chapman,
and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 1.-TWO sill
yer bills were introduced in the Senate
yesterday by the committee on
finance. One was presented by SEN
atOr Voorhees,, representing the mai r-
ity, providing for bimetalism, and one by
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, from the minor
Hy, fixing the number of grains of sill
yer in the silver coins of the United
States-464.4 grains of pure silver per
dollar, and opOrtiOnately for half dol
lars, quarters and dimes. The bill and
substitute were placed on the calendar,
and Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice that he
would call up the bill and address the
Senate upon it on Tuesday next.
MIR. Sibley DEM, of Pennsylvania.
spoke in the House on the silver bill,
advocating bimetalism. The report Of
the committee on rules, adding seven
teen members to several committees was
adopted. Mr.. Haines (Dem.) of New
York, then resumed the silver debate.
He was amazed, he said, at
the attacks made on Wall Street. and
Mr.. English Dem.) of New Jersey,
took the same ground. Mr.. Everett
Dem.) of Massachusetts, spoke in favor
of the repeal of the Sherman act. Mr..
coinage. Before Mr.. Simpson had fin
ished the House adjourned to
s P NJ, at which hour Mr.. Simpson re-
sumed his argument. He denounced
the gold standard and predicted that
such standard would produce revo-
luton that would shake the government
to its very foundation. He was opposed
to compromise on any ratio. Mr..
Morgan and Mr.. Talbert spoke for free
coinage, and at 1915 o'clock the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 19-The
Senate WAS not in session to-day. In
the House Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky,
a member of the recent monetary con-
ference, and Mr.. Catchings, of Missis-
sippi, of the committee on rules, both
took the floor in support of the uncon-
ditional repeal of the Sherman
purchasing act. Mr.. Livingstone, of
Georgia, made one of his character
istic speeches in support of free coinage
and against unconditional repeal assert
ingthat every prediction Of the Farmers
Alliance of three years ago had been
realized and that the bankers and brOk-
ORG mf Wall Street Iyarn tO-dau tke. 1lriO-