Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-08-26
CONGRESS-.
The senate Getting Warmed 'P-siise'
Debate Continued In the House.

The senate Getting Warmed 'P-shVe'
Debate Continued In the House.
WHEN the senate met on the tn Mr. Noor'
hees introduced bill autf or, zing national
hanks 10 issue notes to the full value oil bonds
deposited, measure recommended by Secre'
tary Carlisle who saws II Ill ad S',A'lo" 70
the circulation he house j)int resolution iof
the payment OF session emp.oycs was passed.
and numerous bills on silver were introduceu
and referred. as was also one for the anne1itioh |
of the Hawaiian island Mr. Vest called up 'he
resolution offered by himself in FAVOR OF D'met |
allism and the free and unlimited coinage oi
both gold and silver, and addressed the senate
on the subj ct .. The silver debate was re-
sufned In the house Mr.. Boatner la spoke
in favor OF free coinage followed by Mr.. Layton
(O.) in favor OF the repeal Of the purchasing
clause OF the Sherman act and relying upon the
Judgment Of congress to subsequently pass
law which would bring permanent reliel. MT
Patterson fren SPOKE in favor of repeal anu,
Mr. Bailey TEX favored free coinage
In The senate on the 18th Mr. VOORHEES, re-
ported back from the finance committee lhe
national bank bill introduced by him allowing
banks 10 issue bills for the full amount of ponos
| deposited The hill went over and The senate
| took up the resolution for the payment OF
| employees Of the senate and house, wnlch
l
| calendar The Montana senatorial case was
considered for a time and Mr. Lodges bill re-
| pealiny the Sherman act was taken UP Tor de'
| hate. Mr.. Lodge spoke In favor OF 1t ana was
| replied to by Senator Wolcott (Col J. VINO
| favor ed free silver The resolution was lald
aside and Mr. Hoir MISS spoke against Mr.
| Vests bimetallic resolution The question was
the cause Of a desultory discussion until ad'
iournment. In the house Mr. Burrows (Mich)
| offered resolution giving Charles beiknap
the right to con es, the seat oil George i. h'cn
ardson from the Fifth Michigan district whica
was laid over The silver debate was then re-
sumed Mr. Hutchison TEX coneiuu'hg us
sneech in favor OF free silver. Mr.. Grosvenor
| iron n ! smoke against free silver. and Mi.
= blanchard favored It, MI Hall mo spoke III
favor Of a greater volume OF currency ana OF
free coinage. The debate continued until 40
iournment.
THE day In the senate on the 10th was oe
| voted to members airing their views on th'
I | financial situation Mr.. Manderson 1n'roanee'
{ two financial bills which had been s'nt 10 nun
, | Mr. Voorhees, said he would not ca'i up MS p.'
to enable national banks TO increase the CIR
culation to the amount OF their par value OF IN
S bonds deposited by them, but would to'morro,
;. Thursday. Mr. Cockrell offered an amend
h ment directing the treasurer TO pay 10 the nov
| ers of two per cent bonds, who present 'h
| ,or redemp,ion, their face value with interest,"
|. Mr. Sherman stated the objections which OF
n | Cured TO him against the amendment In
:, moment treasury notes were paid out on tnos
bouds which were not due, and the lntercs
Il which was 10 burden TO the government, u
notes wo,ild be presented to the eovcrnmei
and pay ment In coin demanded Ihat "ou.
be an unbusinesslike proposition ana Woui
comp.icate the situation Mt b'rry tArh
Il then addressed the senate in favor OF u
double standard OF gold and silver. Inc Lou
s resolution thea came up AMI Mr. ealing
b. spoke against any change in the tarln UNI
II March, 1897 ;. Debate was continued IN u
:, house. Mr. Bryan (Neb making the speech
- the day In favor OF silver MT Hehaers
iowa, also advocated silver Mr. Mos
o. (Gal smoke AGAINST the repeal bill and oppos
ef the proposition to raise the standard from 10
to 90 to
OF WHEN the senate met on the 18th numero
OF ne,itions were presented both for and agar
I'm the unconditional repeal Of the sherman
ar Mr. Gallinger OF ,r,d a resolution calling 10
ur- report as to rcnslon suspension cases
he Montan, senatorial case was taken up ana !
Ill Pasco spoke against the right OF the cover,
es' to appoint after The legislature hao 'aleu -
ore elect The matter finally went over uhtll NJ
nts day. The house joint resolution LOT tne y
neht OF employees passed the death OF kel
its tative Chapman, of Michigan. was annouh
ter and the senate adjourned the deoa'e IN
per house was spirilless Mr Danle's w
ia favored the repeal OF the purchase eiauso
The sherman law. Mr. Cooper Fla) spoN
ties favor of the Wilson bill and against the
red silver propostions Mr. Goldzler CllL favo
ion repeal The death OF Mr.. Chapman OF MI
the loan was then ann 1unced and after culof
UNI the house adjourned
IN the Senate on the 18th long commuh
mes tion was read from the seeretlri oil
seq treasury on the subject OF gold and SILVER
ueo ments stating that on several occasions rece
huS rod coin had been presented AZ tho VI
aes ury In exchange for silver dollars ana lhat
OF exchange had not been made because 81
y 10 dollars we're required TO oa hea IN
'ara treasury TO cover utstanding silver certlhc
'he and treasury notes and that at present th'
pc partmcnt would not and could not, cSchd
luel silver dollars for gold Mr.. voorhees, repo
'eet from the committee on finance u Dill 10 uls
70 OF tinue the purchase OF silver bullion and de-
pur- t y, 70 hs Tho nolicv of the United State
9 re. -,,;,,,o .n@ ,,e use of both GOLD aud sllvc
sala standard money Mr.. Allen, (Neb) adVoc
his amendment TO suspend interest on bono
any which the increa sed circulation is based
IL oe Mcpherson spoke against it After dehlte
ie.e' Aliens amendment was REJECTED fehuihs
y ue sidcration the Senate adj lurned until MOT
men The 81 yer d. bate was resumed in the N
anu Mr.. Sibley (Dem, Pa mixing a spec
apic favor Of bimetallism AT the conclusion o
the Sibley's remarks Mr. Ctchin's, from Ihe
u oy mittee on rules, reported resolution au'i
's 10 ing the appon,m mt OF committees oy
es' speaker and increasing several OF the mos
.rx portant committees Debate was then
'S"' sumed Among those advocating free
the were Messrs Simpson tisn) AMI M'
(Mo)
inst THE senate was not in session on the "
go. In the house the silver debate was cont
IAN Messrs. McCreary (ky) ana Catchings &
er OF spoke in favor of the unconditional rep
7Q0,- the Sherman act AMI Mr. Livingstone
IN. favored free coinage At the evening $
-. MIR. Curti, tlSanl spoke in favor OF the
'niV bill (repeal of the Shcrm IN act, anu ME-
S,340 mo y favored blmc,arism and free coinal