Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 2S.-The
senate today by a vote of 81 to %
decided that Mr.. Mantle Mont) and
Mr.. Allen OWash.) are not entitled to
seats and that a governor Of a state
has not the right to appoint a senator
to fill the vacancies caused by the eX
piration of regular term, not happen
ing by resignation or otherwise.
The consideration of the National
bank circulation bill was then resumed,
the question being ON Mr.. CockrelfS
amendment, permitting the deposit
of United States bonds and the with
drawal of their face value in green
backs. Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman of the
committee on finance, advised the
friends of the bill to vote down all
amendments, and said that tomorrow
the senate would be engaged in other
business and then this bill, as minor
feature Of the extraordinary session,
would have to take IA subordinate
place and give way to the great and
major proposition that had brought
congress together. He intended that
the country should understand that he
pressed the national bank bill and
asked vote upon it and deplored the
delay that had taken place. If it fell,
it's fall should not be laid at his door.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 2S.-The
house of representative S today rejected
every amendment offered by the silver
men to the Wilson bill repeating the sill
yer purchase law and passed the repeal
bill by the overwhelming vote of 24O to
100.
According to the prearranged pro-
CRANE, the votes are to be taken first
on the different ratios-16 to 1, IL to
1, Is to 1, 10 to 1, and 20 to las
amendments to the Wilson repeal bill.
Then upon substituting the Bland-Alli-
son limited silver coinage act for the
Sherman silver purchasing act Then
when all these propositions have been
rejected the vote was to be on the
adoption of the Wilson bill without
amendment for the unconditional repeal
of the purchasing clause of the Sher
man act requiring the monthly pur-
chase by the United States of 1900
600 ounces Of fine silver.
Every proposition of the free silver
ties was successfully beaten by nearly
the same large majority in each case
after which the Wilson bill was pass
ed. 1t was a crushing defeat for free
silver. The bill now goes to the senate.
Washington, Aug. 29.-The senate
committee on finance reported the Will
son repeal bill, with the recommends
tons that the VOORHEES, bill be SubSti-
tuted for it.
The committee also reported in favor
of setting aside the national bank cir
culation bill which is now unfinished
business in the senate, in favor Of the
Voorhees, bill. The difference between
the house bill and the Voorhees, bill is
found in the attachment to the latter
of a paragraph declaring that it is the
policy of the United States to use both
gold and silver as money metals.
Mr. Gordon, democrat, Of Georgia,
addressed the senate in advocacy of the
unconditional repeal of the Sherman
act.
There are indications that the senate
program will meet with prolonged re-
sistance, and the silver men say they
will fight repeal at every step.
In the house the proposed rules were
considered.
Washington, Aug. 3O.-The bill for
the repeal of the Sherman act was
taken up in the senate. Mr.. Sher-
man said if the repeal of the act was
the only reason for an extra session it
seemed to him insufficient 1t was
justified, however, by the existing
financial stringency. 1t is strange
said Sherman, that On the vote on the
1873 bill, the disguised senator from
Nevada (StewarD, voted for it and 1,
this devil fish voted against it, The
last remark was in reference to an
epithet applied to Sherman during the
debate in the house last week.
Washington, Aug. 30.-The house dis
cussed the proposed code Of rules with
out result. The session was dull and
except for spat between
Crisp and Reed.
In the commons Dillon declared the