The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-18
CONTEST FOR A SEAT.
RESOLUTION OFFERED IN THE RICH
ARDSON-BELKNAP CASE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1G.-After prayer
and the reading and approval of the
journal Mr.. Burrows rep, Mich.)
offered a resolution giving Charles Il.
Belknap the right to contest the seat of
George +. Richardson from the Fifth
district of Michigan.
Mr.. Richardson (the sitting member)
asked that the resolution be laid over
until tomorrow, so ordered.
The silver debate was then resumed,
Mr.. Hutchinson, Dem, Tex) conclud-
ing his remarks began Monday in favor
of free coinage of silver. He attributed
the present business depression to the
bulls and bears of Wall street.
Mr.. Blanchard (Dem., La) favored
free coinage and quoted from both the
Democratic and Republican platforms.
His opinion was that not 20 Republicans
would vote for the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep., o. said that If
the pending debate should develop into
partisan discussion its instigation
would be found in the declarations OF
the president himself. The president
had declared that the Republicans had
been responsible for the present condi-
ton of affairs and this declaration
would be the origin of political discus
sion-if political discussion there should
be. He then read the message of Presi-
dent Buchanan to congress in 1857 and
subtlely intimated that President
Cleveland should be guilty of plagiar-
ism in his recent message to congress.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.--In the senate
Tuesday Mr.. Gordon Dem., Ga intro
duced bill, and before its title was
read, went on to explain and advocate
it. He believed, s6lemnly, that if it
were enacted into law it would end the
panic in 10 days. The cotton crop
would be moved. The bill would en-
able the banks of Savannah, for in
stance (the central port for cotton), to
issue for the time being their individual
notes. The program was this: Bank
A, with a capital of 100000, would
issue notes to the amount of 20 per cent
banks in Savannah. All of them would
indorse the bills of exchange. In adj
dition to that. collateral secured would
be put up. This would be true as to
all the state banks of Savannah; so that
within 10 days, as there would be, at
least 100000 additional money in Cir
culation in that city. He had, Monday
night, a conference with large num-
| Der of as able bankers as there were in
the country, and they were all of the
opinion that the circulation thus pro-
vided would relieve Georgia, Texas,
| Mississippi and all the cotton states
within few days after the removal of
the embargo on the movement of the
cotton crop.
The bill was read and referred to the
| finance committee. 1t suspends for six
months the operation of the law which
imposes tax of 10 per cent on the
notes Of state banks.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The senate
was in session Wednesday only 20 min
/ utes. The only item of business tram
sacted was the reference to the com
mittee on appropriation of the house
! joint resolution to provide for the pay
ment of seasonal employees of the house
during the present extra session.
A motion to adjourn was made by
Mr.. German of Maryland. Carried.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Aug 11.--After the
reading and approval of Tuesdays
| journal recess was taken until 1
o'clock. After the recess Mr.. Springer
! Dem., Ills.) moved that the house adj
journ.
Before announcing the result of the
vote the speaker appointed the follow
ing committee on rules: The speaker
and Messrs. Catchings. Cultivate,
Reed and Burrows The motion to
adjourn was at 30 carried; yeas 100,
nays l37,
The Senate.
Immediately after the reading of
Wednesdays journal in the senate a
motion was made to adjourn until Mon
| day. Carried.
| The House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The silver
fight began in earnest in the house inn
mediately after the approval of the
journal. The first gun of the battle
was fired by Mr.. Wilson of West Vir-
ginia. The missile was in the shape of q
bill for the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act.
Then came forward Mr. Bland of
Missouri with n flag Of truce under
which an arrangement was effected
whereby debate for II days--with
night sessions, if desired--was pro-
vided for, votes to be taken on ratios
varying from 16 to 1, to 20 to |, and on
an amendment reviving the Bland act
of 1878, the daily sessions of the house
| 10 eXuenu from III II. Ill. untll % ID, IN.
The fight was still on, when at 8
o'clock the house adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-When the
house convened Saturday morning at ! |
o'clock there was not more than 1OC
membersin attendance and the audience
in the galleries was n small one. The
interest in the silver debate seems
already on the decline, action and not
discussion being generally desired.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson Dem.,
Tenn resolution was adopted for the
printing of 10000 copies of the presi-
dents message. The silver debate was
then resumed, Mr.. Wheeler Dem., Ala. J
being entitled to the floor He con-
tinued his speech of Friday against re-
peal. The moment the Sherman act
was repealed, he said, that moment
there would not be line or word in
the laws of our country recognizing the
coinage of silver, and there never would
be during our lives or the lives Of our
children.
! The House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-When the
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