Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-02-17

Washington. Feb. In the senate
the home bill to repeal the federal
election laws was taken up and Mr..
Hoar addressed the senate in opposi-
ton to it.
Nr. Allison argued against the bin,
and was followed by Mr. Daniel.
Mr. Gray, democrat of Delaware, re
piled to Mr.. Hoar
The debate was continued by Sena-
tors Daniels, Chandler and Bate.
E'alf q dozen amendments presented
by republicans We're voted down and
finally vote was taken on the passage
Of the repeal bill and ii was adopted
by a vote of 80 yeas 10 . nays the
populistS uniting with the democrats.
The house again failed To adopt the
McCreary resolutions endorsing the
presidents policy in connection with
Hawaii for lack of a quorum, the vote
standing yeas ia. nays 8. Half
dozen democrats Oh the ti0or refrained
from voting These were AIessrs.
Geary. of California. Sickles. of New
York, Straight Of South Carolina,
Swanson, of Virginia, and ladmer of
South Carolina. These were sufficient
to make the 179 necessary TO n quorum.
On the second roll-call on the Ha
walian resolutions it became evident
that the democrats had 4 quorum and
three republicans changed their tao
ties and voted mo" and the resolution
was agreed to.
Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri made an at
tempt to get up his bill for the coinage
Of the silver seignora ge in the treasury.
The eastern democrats. led by
Messrs. Tracey and Cochran, Inaugural.
ted hHbustering, in which they were
joined by a majority of the renubli-
cans, although a few of the latter in
Dictated by their votes that they favor
ed consideration of the bill, and for
four hours Mr. Bland and the re-
maiuder of the democrats We're held at
bay.
After persistent struggle which
lasted until { o'clock Mr. Bland sue
ceeded, and a resolution was passed
rlvoking all leaves of absence and
ins uuctinG the sergeantatauus TO ar
rest absentees
Washington Feb. S-1he deadlock
in Mr. BANDS silver sciguorage bill
was broken after four hours of con-
unuou3 filibuStcring today, when, by
Il vote OF t7G to 4, the house carried
BANDS motion that the house 60 into
committee of the whole for con idera-
ton Of his bill.
The eastern democrats and the great
mass Of republicans made deter
mined opposition, but Mr.. Bland was
mt last victorious ON the final vote
sixteen republicans and all the popu-
lists voted with him, while Jhe demo |
Gratis who were present joined with the
remainder of the republicans in re- F.,
fusing to vote.
II was thoroughly understood that /
quite n number Of democrats who vot- !
ed with Bland this afternoon are in /
favor Of certain notifications of the |
bin, although they would not carry !
their opposition to the extent of OPP |
posing its consideration. II is also well |
known that Secretary Carlisle and the /
administration generally is opposed 70 /
the bill in its present form,
After the consideration of the bill
began Secretary Carlisle arrived ut the
capitol and had a conference with sew 7,
eral of the leading democrats of the .
house as well rs those democrats who /
were managing the hlibHstcr ana just I
before adjournment the announcement |
was officially made on the floor 10y Mr., I
Tracey that no further attempt at /
against the consideration .
of the bill will be made.
This IS taken 10 mean that a com
promise has been agreed upon and
that certain concession will be made .
in line with the suggestions of Secre- .
tary Carlisle, who, while represented as /
not being against the coinage of the .
silver seignorage in the treasury, yet .
insists that discretionary power ought .
to be lodged with the secretary of the
treasury about issuing selgnorage, .
either in the form Of certificates or
coin so that 1t will not be- injected in .
a lump into the circulating medium .
"f the country.
lie is also opposed, it is understood, I
to the second section of the bin, which .
makes mandatory the coinage Of the
rest Of the bullion in the treasury
and the redemption Of outstanding
treasury notes under the act of 1890
rs fast as the coinage tales place
After the house went into committee
of the whole Mr. Bland took the floor
in advocacy of the bill He entered at
once upon an explanation Of the pro
visions of the bin Without concluding
his speech he yielded to q motion
that the committee rise, arrangement
having been made that the flibuSter
was to cease. With this understanding
upon Mr.. BANDS motion, so much Of
the resolution passed last night as
directed the sergeant-atarms to arrest
absentees was revoked. The bill from
the joint committee on expenditures in
departments, to make uniform meth
DDS Of accounting In the departments,
was taken up and passed, and then,
at $50, the house adjourned
Washington, Feb. Sin the senate