The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04
siSty-Ninth Day.


SENATE. When the Senate resumed Its
session this morning the repeal bill was taken
up and the Wee president stated the question
to be on the amendment offered By Mr.. Pef-
fer rcylving the coinage laws OF ls3'. MT.
Teller was recognized and resumed his speech
against the bill. lie began with discussion
based on the proposition. which he regarded
as incon,rovertlble, that the supply and de.
mund OF money determined the value and
that the amount Of money in circulation de
termlned the price OF commodity. ME-
Teller contended that there had been gen
eral fall OF prices for twenty years, beginning
with the decentralization of silver In 1873, and
a question by MI. Higgins as TO how he recon-
cilel with this statement the fact that corn
and pork products had not fallen and bad
remained at unchanged prices, resulted In a
general discussion. pariIs5A;; 'aiit4. BY Mes-rs'
Ddfif-
Mr., Teller said the price OF corn and pork
had been affected In large degree BIS OPP
tonnl trading. and dIscns;ian-t 7'1rTrn,''r.
IN iisa oIeat was selling In London,
Paris and New York to-day at lower price
than ever before, Mr.. Teller said. Within
cents and the best wheat from Minnesota aud
Dokota had been put upon vessels at New
York lately for 20 cents. He denied It was
blessing TO the country or the man who buys
II TO have cheap wheat.
Referring TO the recent proposed compro-
lllets, MI ltiltE -alu II WAS tuulOrtu very
large and respectable portion OF the Senate
had agreed to some adjustment of the Diff
Guilty. 1t had been said In way that jusii-
fed him In speaking of II that he who bad no
right 10 speak in the Senate, had dccla-ed no
compromise should take place, that 1t fhould
be unconditional repeal or nothing.
At As p. m. Mr.. Teller, without finlshlng
his speech, yielded the floor to Mr.. Squire
who addressed the Senate in advocacy OF his
to the repeal bill, of which he
gave notice October 10. Mr.. Stewart followed
In opposition to repeal and had not finished
when the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Thc Senate amendments to Mr..
Houk's resolution extending the acknowledge
ments of the United States TO foreign govern
mcnts for their participation in the Worlds
Fair, were adopted.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, from the joint
committee to investigate expenditures IN the
executive departments, presented joint reso-
luton to abandon at the opening of the regu-
lar session, December l, the present System
OF engrossing and enrolling bills and resolu-
ton by hand and have them printed.
then resumed, Mr.. Boatner Of Louisiana TAX
Ing the floor. He was followed by Warner OF
New York and Brosius of Pennsylvania.
scventieth Day.
SsSATE.-The bill TO aid several wes.ern
states in supporting schools Of mines was
passed
The consideration of the repeal bill wa. re-
'uned and Mr.. Stewart took up the thread Of
his argument where he stopped last evening
when the Senate took recess. He spoke I'M
III 30 when he yielded the floor to Mr. |
tones. After the latter had spoken for somc
lime he yielded the floor and vote was taken |
On the PETER free coinage amendment, Its |
iuthor first declaring that the silver men had |
lotyet surrendered.
The question was then pu, on the amend |
nent and 1t was rejected-ayes 2S, nays 80
The detailed vote on the PETER amendment |
vas as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, But
er, Call, Coke, Daniel, Dubois, George, Har-
ls, lrby. Jones (Arkansas), Jones fNevada),
Kyle, Martin. Pasco, PETER, Power, Pugh,
roach, shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance, Vest,
n athall and wolcott Total, %.
Nays-Aldrlch, Caflrey, Camden, Carey,
,ullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner, Frye,
;allingcr, Gibson, German, Gray, Hale, Hig-
ins, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcmillan,
icPherson,M Mills, Mande-son, Mitchell OF Wis
onsln, Morrill,, Murphy, Palmer, Perkins,
Turpie, Villas, Voorhees,, Wash
The following pairs were announced, first
AIMED being Affirmative: Cockrcll and ALI
on, Cameron and Brice, White California;
nd Chandler Colquitt and Wilson, Petit
rev and Gordon, Hansbrough and Mills,
iorgan and Hawley, IIunton and Platt, Nit
he'll Oregon and Squire.
Mr. voorhees, then moved that the substi-
lite reported by the finance committee for
ouse bill be adopted, and asked open con-
mt that after Its adoption 1t might be treat
as open 10 amendment as the original bill
ould be. To the latter request there was no
tjection. On his motion the ayes and nays
ere taken and vote of yeas IS, nays Q, the
destitute reported by the finance committee