Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-02
WILL NOT DOWN.
The Silver Struggle in the Senate
Still Continues.
The President VIII Only Agree to Uncon.
Gitional RepeaI-The Majority Must
notwithstanding In the
Souse.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-In the senate
Yesterday the discussion was renewed
on the question that occupied the at
tention of the body the day previous
that of the amendment of the journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-In the senate,
after a lively tilt between Senator But
Ter. of South Carolina, and Senator
Hill, of New York, in which the former
invited the latter to a fstic encounter
with him, the journal was approved
and the repeal bill was then taken up.
for the first time since Monday. Sen
ator PETER then resumed his speech
against the bill, begun on Friday
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The senate de-
voted four hours and half to execu-
tive business yesterday, confirming the
appointment of J. ]. Van Allen as am
bassador TO Italy, and also gave the
seal of its approval TO the appointment
of Mr.. Kilbreth as collector of customs
at New York. During the brief period
that the doors were open and the public
admitted to the galleries a few unim-
portant events occurred.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator PETER
AAdAAs OICupACNA LAAC AlAAAC Al JliC SCnhtC
yesterday in a speech against the silver
repeal bill.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-At no time in
the last sixty days of the silver strug-
gle has the condition of affairs been
more chaotic than it was yesterday.
President Cleveland has destroyed the
last vestige of hope for a compromise
by his authoritative statement that I'M
conditional repeal is the only settle
ment of the question which win be sat-
isfactory to him. He says further:
THE financial question has ceased,to be the
great one before the United States senate The
paramount question now is whether the ma.
jority of the senate shall be permitted 10 legis-
late or whether minority will compel the ma
jority to abdioate it's functions This is a vital
issue involving fundamental principle of our
government and IL must be settled before I'M
conditional repeal, tariff or any other subject
to which the majority wishes TO address itself
can be considered"
Speeches against the silver purchase
repeal bill were made by three senators
from silver states-Jones and Stewart,
of Nevada, and Teller, of Colorado.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-In the house
a bill was passed amending the statute /,
relating to the fees of United States
marshals, clerks and commissioners.
The New York bridge bill was then
taken up and passed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. - The house
adopted a resolution making the
bankruptcy bill special order for
next week Mr.. Wheeler, from the
committee on territories, called up
a bill requiring land grant railroads to
maintain stations at town sites estab-
lished by the interior department in
the territories. The morning hour ex-
pired before the measure was disposed
of. The remainder of the session was
devoted to services in memory of the
late Representative Mutchler (Pa)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-In the house
yesterday the attorney general trans
mitted information relating to the I'm
ion Pacific railroad. A joint resolution
was passed to remit half the duty on
goods exhibited and sold at the worlds
fair.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 90. Bills We're in
troduced in the house Saturday to pro-
fANtO III Oh III GCA l1AIllllllC COB-
ference to formulate regulations better
to protect and care for animals in
transit on ocean vessels, and to i'm
crease the penalty for embezzlement
by directors and officers of national
banks.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24.-The public
printing bill, a resolution distributing
s237, 600 now held by the receiver of the
Mormon church for the charitable pur-
poses originally designed, and bill
appropriating $3.50 to construct
revenue cutter for service on the great
lakes were passed by the house yester-
day. The Oates bankruptcy bill was
taken up for consideration without a
limit being fixed for general debate. A
bill was introduced amending the civil
service law SO as to provide for an equal
division of offices among the states and
their congressional districts.