The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
LAWMAKERS AT WORK..
Beings In the Senate aud House OF Repre-.
scntatiycs.

"hohlNuioN, aug. lO.-ln tDe senate
voorhees, reported his bill to increase ma.
tional bank currency favorably and asked
immediate action, but an objection laid
the bill over. The silver question and the
Lee Mantle senatorship case wa discussed
until adjournment.
In the house IA resolution giving Charles
+. Bclknap the right 10 contest the seat
OF &. i. Richardson from the Fifth Michi.
gan district was laid over and then the sill
Yer debate occupied the rest Of the session.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA petition was
presented by Voorhees, in the senate pro.
testing against the manifold iniquities Of
the present civil service" II came from
Cass county, Ind, and voorhees, said
That he heartily concurred in its views.
The voorhees, financial bill was laid over
again, Cockrell Offering an amendment
providing for the purchase of all the :
per cent. bonds with ~greenbacks. They
are nearly all deposited In banks rs Sc
curity for currency. Speeches were made
on the silver question and the senate held
an executive session.
In the house n resolution was adopted
calling for the amount Of silver purchased
under the Sherman law, the lowest and
highest price, amount Of treasury notes
Issued, redeemed and reissued, amount re
deemed In gold ami silver coin, number OF
dads" dollars coined, and amount Of sill
yer bullion now In the treasury. Speeches
on the silver question occupied the bal
ance Of the day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-The senate dis
cussed the Lee-Mantle case from Mon
al and passed the extra session mileage
bill after a protest from Vest. who argued
that it looked like n grab and was in bad
taste when so many people in the
country were In want. The house
had already passed the bill. German OF.
fered an amendment to Voorhees, flnan.
cial bill requiring sixty days notice and
the consent Of the treasury before a bank
can withdraw circulation, and limiting
the amount OF Withdrawals per month &c
S3,0OO,O0O. The senate adjourned in re.
spect to the memory Of Representative
Chapman, Of Michigan, whose death was
announced.
Only three speeches were made in the
house OF the silver question, the speakers
being Daniel (Rep.) of New York, and
Goldzier and Cooper (DeM } Of Illinois and
Florida respectively, all in favor of the re.
peal Of the Sherman law. The death OF
Representative Chapman was announced
II the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.-In the senate
Voorhees, from the finance committee in.
troduced a bill repeating the purchasing
clauses Of the Sherman law md declaring
the purpose Of the United States to DO to
keep silver and gold Mt n parity. The mi
nority of the committee introduced a sub.
stitute for free coinage at 70 to 1. The
bill to allow national banks to increase
their circulation to the par value Of their
bonds was taken up and Allen (Pop.) OF
Nebraska offered an amendment provid
ing that no interest should DO paid on the
bonds on which the increase was based. l,
was d~efeated-~ to 11-and the rest Of the
session was occupied without action de.
batting Cockrell's amendment to redeem in
greenbacks tho 2 per cent. bonds. Adj
journed to Monday.
In the house the silver debate took ur
the whole day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-There was only
one house OF congress In session Saturday
as the senate adjourned on Friday I,
Monday. The house occupied the whole
day with the debate on silver, closing ur
with a night session.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Pefrer presented
a petition In the senate from farmers In
Illinois praying the adoption Of Populist
ideas In the national finances. He intro
duced a bill to issue s25O, OOO, 200 In green.
hacks. The Voorhees, repeal bill was do
bated, Morrill, making the principa
speech. In which he declared for bimet
allism and against free coinage. His speech
took for a text: Sound money cheats no
body" He then obtained indefinite leav.
Of absence. Voorhees, had the Carlisle let
ter (priuted in these dispatches yesterday
read. The Lee Mantle case was post
poned until tomorrow. An executive ses
sion was held.
Speeches were made in the house on tn,
silver question by Powers OF Montana
Cooper Of Indiana, Spcrry Of Connecticut
against free silver, and Hooker Of Missis
sippi, Alexander Of North Carolina, Co,
Of Tennessee and McLauren Of Soutl
Carolina for free coinage. Others ais,
spoke on either side and the house was il
night session until 1l:lO o'clock. DurinI
the day the speaker announced the com
mittees,