Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

SENATE. -Twenty-nrst day-After several
petitions for and against repeal, had been
presented, the House bill 20 repeal the
sherman law was taken up, and MIR. Sher-
man proceeded to address the Senate upon
the measure lie defended the sherman
law, because at the time of its passage 10
was a compromise between two bills which
would have brought greater disaster 10 the
country. However he was now OF the
be better promoted by the repeal OF the
measure; In fact, he had long ago intro
duced bill for relief containing almost the
same words as the bill only recently nitro
duced by Mr. voorhees,, but those who are
so eager 10 vote for the latter were its bit
terest enemies. ~ r. sherman defended the
congress which, In ls73, passed what il
called the at demonetizing silver. 1t had
been said that Ernest Seyd, the great ing
10000 10 demonetile silver. Mr.. sherman
classed such charges as utterly false. Mr..
sherman spoke for two hours ana half
and the heartily applauded at his conclu-
sion. r. Teller finished his speech OF the
previous day on the national bank circu IA
tion bill and after "a short executive session
the Senate ad ourned. HOUrE-Rules were
discussed but no action was taken. The
urgent deficiency appropriation bill which
approprlates sSOJ,OO va, passed. Adjourned.
SENATE.-Twenty-secon day Mr.. Cocllrell
Introduced IA con current resolution direct
ing the secretary OF the treasury 10 issue
certificates not TO exceed 20 per cent of the
amount OF gold coin and bullion in the
treasury, and 10 use and eXpend the same
in paymen Of interest on the public debt,
or any other demand liability or obligation
OF the United states lie sail that the pas
sage of the concurrent resolution would
ALLOW the issue of from s2I,UOJ,OJJ 20 3jO0J.-
IOl In gold certificates. The resolution was
laid on the table. TIE Fouse bill OF repeal
OF the sherman law was the order, and Mr.
Molcott, of Colorado addressed the Senate
In opposition 10 IL. The speech was full of
sharp witticisms and sarcasm directed at
those senators who had changed from hi
metalllstS 10 monometalllSts, or whose
views while apparently in the interest OF
silver were quite the oppo ite r. Nolcott
held strictly 10 the silver argument and
made many good points. +. "a iery, or
Louisiana successor to the late Senator
Gibson. followed Mr.. Wolcott in an argu-
ment for one repeal bill IL was his maiden
speech in the senate and was very good
edort. RESOLUTIONS expressing sorrow mt
the death OF Representative utchler. or
Pennsylvania, were agreed to, and as fur
ther mark OF respect the senate adjourned
nOUsE-The silver men stole march on
their opponent and gained victory which
makes IL impossible for the gold men to i'm
pede the consideration of bimctallic or other
financial legislation that may be reported
by the committees on coinage or banking
and currency during the coming session.
I he time honored custom In the House has
been 10 make the reports of committees on
appropriations and ways and means privil-
eyed matters at all times. and when the new
rules were being considered r. prlnger
chairman OF the committee on banking and
currency, suddenly sprang an amendment
extending t"C same fayOrittsm to the COM
mtttee on banking and currency Mr. Nil
gore Immediately followed with an amend
ment also incluOing he committee on coin
age; and, although these amendments were
! sharply opposed, they were adopted I'm err
this rule The committee on coinage can
report "a silver bill at any time and force It's
consideration by the House and the commit
tee on banking and currency can en- OY the
same facilities for forcing its measures TO
vote In the House.