Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-01
LATE CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE Nineteenth day.-The Montana
and Washington senator's, Mossrs. y anile
ana Allen, who were appointed by the pOv-
ernors OF their respective states. were de.
clared not entitled 10 their seats on the
ground that a governor OF state cannot
appoint a - nator TO till vacancy caused
by the expiration OF a regular term. The
vote was e. To -. Mr.. Cockrell $ amend
ment to the national bank circulation bill
for the redemption OF such per cent bonds
a. may be made and the payment therefor
in a new issue OF treasury notes-was re-
ected by vote OF - TO 30 " CockreIl
then offered an amendment authorizing the
holder OF United states bonds to deposit
and TO receive In exchange legal tender
notes equal TO the face value Of the bond.
The bonds to be held In the treasury suO-
ect TO redemption I'm the same amount OF
legal tender notes which are then TO be de-
stroyed. No interest Is to be paid on the
bonds while they are held I'm the treasury,
but when they are again withdrawn, the in
terest Is to be paid. less Ia per cent per an
mum. While the discussion was proceeding
the clerk OF the House was announced with
q messace that the House had passed the
bill TO repeal part of the sherman act The
bill was Immediately on motion OF Mr.
\ oorheesl referred To the committee on
finance, who stated that there would be
very prompt action In connection with the
House bill, and With the measure already
repOrtcd from the finance committee. The
discussion of Mr.. Cockrell's anne ndment was
resumed. but without action on IL the sem
ate proceeded TO executive business ana
soon ad burned. HOUSE.-The galleries were
Y
and nearly every member was In his chair
when order was called. Mr. weaver. OF
New York was sworn In. The resolution
contained in the order of procedure on the
silver question was reported Dy the clerk,
providing for Il vote trst upon free coinage
Oh silver at the present ratio OF 10 10 L.
heDresentatiNc & Hin. or tennessee, de-
sired to oier an amendment providing Tor
the free coinage of the product OF tie SILVER
mines OF tue nited states; mt n. Bland
OBJ ected to even having Il read, saying that
sucn a proposition as not free coinage at all.
I he Wilson bill haNidE Teen real, Mr..
, and o cred his FIRST umcndment-thhlO OF
free coinage at the present ratlo-i0 10 L
and IL was defeated by 4 vote OF yeas ~
nays, 8. amid applause from the antt-silNer
men. who received more OF Il ma O.lty than
they expected Mr.. Hlaht asked yea and
nay vote on the question OF free colnaGe at
the ratio of IL 10 4 ana secured IL. Not
nearly as much interest was taAen on the
ratio ~ IL to 1. The decisive vote ON the III
TO ratio seemed TO disheartcn the sill er
men. and In place of the attention which
which was paid To- the first was substituted
a listlessness which spread throughout the
hall. The vote resulted In tho defeat of the
amendment by vo'e OF yeas lOl nays 24U,
The Populist members did not vote. The Is
10 1 standard wa, defeated by vote OF yeas
102, nays ~. The House then voted Inn
medlately on the ID to | amendment and 1t
was 0eieatcd-yeaslri, navs ~ Then came
the 70 10 | amendment and this In turn was
defeated, though IL showed more strength,
the vote standing yeas III, nays - Inc
proposition to re-cnact t.Ie Bland-AlllsOn
act as proviso to the repeal bill received
the strongest support, but even that was
defeated by ma GRITTY OF a. the vote stand
ing, yeas 1876, nays 2l3 The vote wa5 then
taken up on the final passage OF the wilson
bill to repeal the purchase clause or the
sherman Jaw of 1890, and 1t was passed-yeas