Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-16

followed, but the resolu-
ton was finally adopted.
Washington, Feb. Tn 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.
Mr. Allison argued against the bill,
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.
Half Il dozen amendments presented
by republicans were voted down and
finally Il vote was taken on the passage
Of the repeal bill and it was adopted
by 4 vote Of 50 yeas to % nays, the
populists uniting with the democrats.
The house took up the special order.
which was the consideration of the
Hawaiian resolution of the foreign af-
fairs committee, and the ayes and
nays were called.
The house again failed to adopt the
McCreary resolutions endorsing the
presidents policy in connection with
Hawaii for lack of 4 quorum, the vote
dozen democrats on the floor refrained
from voting. These were Messrs
Geary, of California, SicFlcs, of New
York, Straight. of South Carolina
Swanson, Of Virginia, and Latimer of
South Carolina. These We're sufficient
to make the 40 necessary to Il quorum.
On the second roll-call on the Ha
waiidn resolutions it became evident
that the democrats had Il quorum and
three republicans changed their tac.
tics and voted no" and the resolution
was agreed to.
Mr. Bland of Missouri, made IN at
tempt TO get up his bill for the coinage
of the silver scignorage III the treasury.
The eastern democrats, led by
Messrs. Tracey and Cochran, inaugural
ted tlibUSterin@, in which they were
joined by a majority of the rcpubli-
cans, although 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
mainucr of the democrats We're held at
bay.
After Il persistent struggle which
lasted until Z O'Clock. Mr.. Bland sue
ceeded. and Il resolution was passed
revoking all leaves Of absence and
instructinS the sergeant-at-arms to ar
rest absentecS.
Washington, Feb. SIN the senate
today Mr. Wolcott. Of Colorado. pre-
scented 4 resolution for The submission
Of Il constitutional amendment prohibit
ing the states from denying suffrage
to any person on account of sex.
The resolution of Senator Stewart
denying the right of the secretary Of
the treasury TO issue United States
bonds and questioning their validity
came up as regular order with varo'ls
pending amendments.
Senator Butler believed the resolution
should so to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Stewart accepted the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Dubois adding to the
resolution a declaration of the senate
that ''there is no present necessity
for Il sale of bonds for any purpose
specified under the3 resumption act"
The debate was carried on by Sena-
tors Morrill,. Quay. Teller. Call and
PETER. No action was taken.
Addresses were delivered on the
late Representative Mutchler. Of Pa,
by Senators Quay, of Pennsylvania,
Mitchell, of Wisconsin, and Hans
brough, of North Dakota, and several
others.
Adjourned till Monday.
Washington. Feb S.-The deadlock
in Mr.. BANDS silver seignorage bill
was broken after four hours of con
tinuous filibustering today, when, by
a vote Of 176 t. 4. Tho house carried
BANDS motion that the house go into
committee of the whole for considera-
ton of his bill
The eastern democrats and the great
mass of republicans made a deter
mined opposition. but Mr.. Bland was
at last victorious. On the final vote
sixteen republicans and all the popu-
lists voted with him, while the demo-
Gratis who were present Joined with the
remainder of the republicans in re-
fuSing to vote.
After the consideration Of the bill
began. Secretary Carlisle arrived at the
capitol and had Il conference with sew
eral Of the leading democrats Of the
house as well as those democrats who
were managing the filibuster, and just
before adjournment the announcement
was officially made on the floor by Mr.
Tracey that no further attempt at
| filibuStering against the consideration
of the bill will be made.
This is taken to mean that 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 seignorage,
either in the form of certificates or
coin so that it will not be injected in
a lump into the circulating medium
of the country.
He is also opposed. it is understood,
to the second section of the bill, 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
as fast as the coinage takes place.
After the house went into committee
of the whole Mr.. Bland took the floor
in advocacy of the bill, but no final
action on it was taken.