Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-02-08

The debate was carried on all day.
between MeSsrs. Hit, McCreary. Bou-
telle and others. Mr.. Hit made a
long speech and the house adjourned
before it was finished.
Washington, Feb. I'm the senate
today Mr.. Quay presented an amend
ment embodying several new sections
of the tariff bill They provide for
free coinage Of silver, and for the pur-
chase Of 1925 ounces of fine gold
monthly and the issue of treasury notes
in payment therefor, and the repeal of
all existing laws for the issue of bonds
Mr.. PETERS resolution calling on the
secretary of the treasury to inform the
senate how many bids were received
for bonds and from whom, came I'D
for consideration.
After some discussion il which Mr..
Siberian argued it was unusual and
not good public policy to inquire into
the personnel of purchasers of bonds,
PETER, replying, said he did not
believe the financial affairs CT the gov
were managed by the govern
1aeht officers but by spectators in New
hofk, Sherman withdrew opposition
ana the resolution was adopted.
AT 4:lo the clerk of the house an
peared with the tariff bill and Mr.
Villas, who had been talking on tho
currency question, suspended until it
was duly reported To the senate IT
U-1S rpfarr,a1 to Tho H,,,,a
Mr., Hoar followed Mr.. Villas. The
senate adjourned until Monday.
Washington, Feb. I'm the senate
today Mr.. Quay presented an amend
ment e~mbodying several new sections
of the tariff blu. They provide for
free coinage of silver. and for the pur-
chase OF 1925 ounces of fine gold
monthly and the issue of treasury notes
in payment therefore, and the repeal of
all existing laws for the issue of bonds.
Mr.. PETERS resolution calling on the
secretary of the treasury to inform the
senate how many bids were received
for bonds and from whom. came up
for consideration.
Senators Villas and Hoar spoke on the
currency question.
Washington. Feb. >. Hot words over
the Hawaiian matter occurred in the
house today. Mr.. Catchings, of Mis-
sisSippi. stated that the rules commit
tee had provided against Boutelle's
fantastic and bedlamic gyrations on
the HaWaiiNn question" BouteIle,
amid much confusion, demanded that
Catchings' words be taken down. But
on n vote Catchings was excused.
Messrs. Boutelle, Reed and Burrows
got into ii spat with the speaker,
which enliycned things for a while
but amounted to nothing in the end.
The Hawaiian matter took up the time
of the house:
Washington. Feb. J.-The federal
election repeal bill occupied the entire
session of the senate today. Senator
Chandler concluded his speech which
has extended through the past two or
three weeks, and was followed by Sen
atOr Palmer, who argued that thn law
having entirely failed of its purpose,
and generally obnoxious, should be
repealed.
Senaor Frye, of Maine. reviewed the
history of the presidential election Of
1868. and the Tammany frauds in New
York city. Does the senator from
Illinois think it the duty of the United
States to take cogniZance of the VIC
lations and crimes against the ballot
in the empire state or does he think
it an attempt to crush freedom?'
My answer said Palmer, sis that
the instance put by no means juStifieS
the law. The fact there is crime in
New York furnished no reason for sub
jecting any other congressional district
in the United States to an act placing
over them supervisors and masters.
Nothing of that kind justifies placing
the whole country under supervision"
Il am disappointed with the senator"
said Senator Frye. II don't think he is
any better than other democrats. I am
afraid, as sometimes happens to new
recruits, he is even worse laughter.
Consideration Of the Hawaiian mat
ter was resumed in the house. Mr..
Patterson of Tennessee, said the sugar
interests, undoubtedly, are behind the
|ulllcAdllOu luoN elltiI. MI. 0epleT,
of Alabama, and Mr.. Oates, of Alaba-
ma, continued the debate. The former
delivered Il glowing eulogy on Presi-
dent Cleveland. The latter argued in
behalf of the adoption of the Nc
Creary resolution from a legal stand
point.
Mr.. BOutelle, of Maine, who follow
ed, after reviewing the contents of his
resolution reprobating the policy Of
the administration, added: "Whatever
may be the tardy expression of this
house, l claim a favorable verdict on
my Indictment from the American
people.
''The honor of the American name"
said BouteTle, lis being dragged in the
dust by Grover Cleveland, Walter Q.
Gresham. James H. BIount and Min
lister Willis. / have 10 words to ex-
press my contempt for their policy of
treachery, duplicity and false %pretence.
You on the other side cannot condone
this outrage; you cannot make this
heroic. applause.
Proceeding, he characterized Ores
ham as ''the disappointed and apOstate
secretary of state" who in conjunction
with the president sought not only to
uprOot and Overturn he American
government, but to degrade the Ameri-