The Red Cloud chief., 1893-09-15
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THE SILVER DEBATE.
1t StiIi Occupies the Time of the United
Statcs senate,

states senate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Noorhccs offered
a resolution in the senate that beginning
Thursday the senate shall meet Mt II a.
M. He will speak on IL today. Morgan
offered a resolution for the appointment
OF u commission of seven senators and
seven representatives to take into consid.
Grafton the whole subject Of national
finances and suggest legislation. lie will
speak thereon later. PETER concluded his
free silver speech and Stewart took the
floor to talk against time. lie reiterated
the charge that the silver dollar was de.
monetized by stealth and charged that
Sherman voted against II to conceal the
fact that the dollar vas demonetized.
lie refused to bc interrupted, and spoke to
n slim house. At 3.i5 y. III. he wanted IN
adjournment, but no one helped him out
and he proceeded until Morgan moved m
executive session, which was carried, and
when the doors reopened the senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Cullom intro.
duccd in the senate q bill to repeal all
sinking fund acts. Voorhees, had his res.
olution for early sessions laid over for the
present. Morgan made n long speech on
his bill for a financial commission, and at
its conclusion Voorhees, moved to take up
the regular order-the repeal bill. 1t
would have been taken up anyhow In
seven minutes, but the vote was u pointer
and resulted in favor of the motion 30 to
2l-the free silver men voting no. Stewart
then continued his speech to a small
house until 8 o'clock, when a motion for
an executive session 10y Voorhees, was car.
| ~s.l .,.l Gfs.a,. ,.,,,sn. lat.a sLa .ar.t
adjourned. The silver men are growing
a good deal because they have to speak 70
empty benches.
In the house the rules committee aban.
doned the proposition that 100 shall be a
quorum In the committee of the whole
not because the rule WAS wrong, but be
carse SO many Democrats opposed II. The
rule was stricken out and the rules adopt
ted. The house then adjourned to Satur.
day.
The vote Oh Morgan's resolution In the
senate sends It to the calendar and 1t will
require \ majority vote to take 1t up.
WASHINGTON. Sept. SIN the senate
Wolcott offered n resolution for the imme'
diate repeal Of the Mckinley bill signed
by all the citizens of a town in Colorado
lie also offered a resolution calling for the
amount paid rs bounties on maple sugars
When Gallinger proposed to include al
sugar Wolcott said he could write his owl
resolutions. Walthall spoke on tho repea
bill. He ", nted n declaration of policy In
the bill, and spoke for b~imetallism. Stew
art then took the fioor and spoke until 4:l5
when Daniel of Virginia whispered to him
and to e~verybody's surprise he declared hil
speech ended. An executive session wal
held.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Faulkner an,
Turpie spoke in the senate against the re
peal bill unless 1t were coupled with a FIRE,
silver provision. Jones took the sam,
ground. A pause ensued, during whicl
Voorhees, proposed n vote on the bill
and Hale suggesting that Voorhees, hurr,
matters a little, that Senator got angr,
and minated that he did not want an,
advice from Hale. Teller announced tina
he would occupy all Of today for free sil
yer and an executive session was held.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE senate SAT
L, urday spent the morning hour withou
action on Peffer's resolution to inquir
why eastern banks do not cash their Il,
positors' checks and then went on with I'll
repeal bill debate, Teller speaking a
D afternoon and still having the floor at IA,
journment. The feature Of his speech WI
an attack or the press, which he declare
was run for the money there was In it an
was mendacious and impudent.
: The house did nothing but grant lea,
> 70 Belknap to file notice Of contest Of Il
seat for the Fifth Michigan district, no
occupied by Richardson.
t WASHINGTON, Sept. l2.-Stewart oifere
resolution In the senate-as a set-off
the intimation that the silver men Al
actuated by personal interest in silv,
mines-inquiring what senators were IL
terested in national banks. Hill objecte,
saying that 1t was unnecessary, unprec,
denied and a reflection on the senant.
went over. The repeal bill then came u
and Pugh spoke $50 minutes against /
and declared that it's opponents woul
fight 1t as long as they were able to stan'
This shows that the bill cannot Y,
. through without cloturc. Teller occupie
the balance OF the session and quit, bl
said he would begin again some other da,
= In the house u joint resolution was Il
troduced by Murray Of South Carolina a
p%ropriating 100000 for the destitute Q
!. the coast Of that state as the result Of Il
' great storm. Kilgore objected, and it W,
= referred. There was NJ other business
, Importance.
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