The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House Passes the Wilson Repeal
Bill-The Bill Before the Senate.

| Bill-The Bill Before the Senate.
TIE battle OF giants characterized the pro-
| ceedings in the house on the 26th, ft being the
! closing of the debate on silver. The heavy ora
torical artillery had been held in reserve to be
| brought up ut the close OF the contest and the
hall and galleries were crowded TO witness the
final onslaught Ex-Speaker Reed opened the
debate OF the day in an impassionate appeal that
| was listened 10 with intense interest. He did
| not regard the present crisis us "a result OF the
| Sherman act, but one OF those periodical occur
rences that go in cycles. He declared that the
| democratic party would be responsible for
| what might or might not occur in the future.
| He was willing to aid in repeating the obnox-
ious Sherman law. but did not think such re-
| peal would bring immediate relief. He said
that republicans could be relied upon in the mi
nority as well as when In the majority as cham
| pions OF true and sound finance. Mr.. Reed spoke
| for exactly an hour, and was followed by Mr.
| De Almond (Mo), who opposed repeal and
| favored free silver. Bourke Cochran IN. W
| said the democratic platform did not declare
| for free coinage. and he stood upon that plat
form He deprecated anything like sectional
ism and all appeals to the west and south as
against the east, and spoke eloquently in favor
of repeal Mr. Bland (Mo) and Mr. Allen
(Miss.) spoke for free coinage, and Mr.. Wilson
CIV Va) closed the debate in a brilliant speech
in favor of the repeal bill
THE senate on the 2sth, by vote of 3, TO g.
utClueu tndt MI Vi nlOHtdudr anu
Allen, of Washington, were not entitled to
seats. and that the governor of state had not
the right to appoint senator TO fill the va
cancies caused by the expiration of regular
term. The house bill to repeal the Sherman
act was laid before the senate. Mr.. Hill re-
ported bill to repeal the federal election law,
and the national bank circulation bill was de-
bated until adjournment. -. In the house all in
terest conferred in the vote on the Wilson bill
repeating the Sherman act The amendment for
free silver at a ratio OF is to wGs defeated by
12i yeas to 2!6 nays. The second amendment,
IL to ], was defeated by yeas 100, NAYS "a; Is to
| by 102 yeas to 239 nays; 10 TO by Il 5 yeas to
2S7 navs, and 20 to by III yeas to DBL nays
| The bill was then passed By yeas "a J, nays 10,
| and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the Goth Mr.. Voorhees,. OF
| the finance committee, reported the house bill
| repeating part OF the Sherman act with an
| amendment in the nature of a substitute, the
| substitute being the senate bill offered by Mr.
| Voorhees,. Mr.. Stewards resolution directing
the secretary of the treasury to inform the SEM
| ate whether there is danger of a deficiency in
| revenue for the current year gave rise to a
| lengthy debate but was finally referred Sem
| ator Gordon then spoke in favor Of the uncon-
ditional repeal bill and Senator Teller spoke on
| the financial situation -. The house was en-
| gagged considering the report of the committee
| on rules during which Ex-SDeaker Reed and
| Speaker Crisp had little tilt that So mewhat
| relieved the monotouy of the proceedings. Mr.
| Springer introduced bill to provide for the
coinage of the sei-norage silver in the treasury
and the house adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the senate on the
30th the repeal Of the Sherman act was taken
up and Mr. Sherman proceeded to address the
senate. He said on one thing congress and the
people were agreed, and that was that both
gold and silver should be continued in use rs
money. Monometallism. pure and simple, had
never gained a foothod in the United States.
II senators wanted cheap money and an ad-
vance in prices. free coinage OF silver was the
wav to do IT; but they should not call it bimet-
allism. Mr. Sherman then proceeded to dis
cuss the history of the act that bears his name.
lie was not in favor OF the free coinage of silver
and regarded it as another name for tie mono
metallism of silver and was only in favor Of the
purchase of silver for purposes Of coming. He
believed the best thing TO do was to suspend
the purchase of silver and devote attention to
the needs of the hour. -. The house was engaged
all day in discussing the new rules
IN the senate on the 3lst the repeal bill was
taken up and Mr.. Wolcott (Col) spoke against
the bill and in favor of silver. Mr.. Gallery
(La.) made his first speech in the senate. 1t
in favor of unconditional repeal Mr..
Cockrell introduced concurrent resolution di-
rectinS the secretary of the treasury TO issue
certificates not to exceed - per cent OF the
amount of gold coin and bullion in the treasury.
and to use and spend the same in payment of
the interest on the public debt, or for anything
else needed. Tabled The death OF Mr.. Mulch
ler member of the house from Pennsylvania.
announced and the senate adjourned. In
the house consideration OF The rules was re-
sumed The silver men got thu better of the
fight by securing rule which will enable them
to call up silver legislation at any time. Mr..
Flynn (Ok.) introduced bill extending the
time of payment for certain settlers in that
territory. Pending consideration OF the rules
the house adjourned.
AFTER adopting resolution, offered By Mr..
Teller calling upon the secretary Of the treas
ury for Information as to the amount of silver
bullion purchased during August, the senate
on September l resumed debate on the repeal
bill Senator Vance spoke at length against
the bill AT the conclusion OF his REMARKS Mr..
Voorhees, sprung a surprise by calling for a
vote on the substitute. Mr.. Cockrell objected
and made spirited speech in defense of his
position The senate finally went into execu-
tive session and then adjourned-... The fight
over the rules continued vigorously in the
house. the battle being of little inter est to TIE
public Pending the squabSle the house aa-
journed