Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
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The National S0lons.
The House debate Saturday upon the
Senate's free coinage substitute for the
bond bill was very spirited. Mr.. Towne,
a Minnesota Republican, claimed the
attention of the House and galleries for
over an hour with an eloquent effort on
behalf of free coinage. Mr.. Hall. Dem
ocrat from Missouri, on the other hand,
announced his conversion to sound mon
ey" i'm n rather sensational speech, In
which he charged that eight Senators
who voted for free coinage, according to
credible information" had privately said
that they believed free coinage would
bring upon this country national aud indi-
vidual bankruptcy and ruin. He charged
them with trying TO Feather their nests
mt home and declared that the greatest
sin of the present age was the cowardicc
of statesmen. He also declared that a
high officer of the administration had said
that the silver agitation had already cost
the Government G2,OOO,OOC in bond
issues, and In the course OF the next
twelve months the bond issues would in
crease to $1,000, 100000. Mr.. Hall voted
for free coinage in the last Congress.
The National Game. Bird and Fish Pro-
tective Association has prepared bill.
which will soon be introduced in both
houses Of Congress.
Except TO appoint definite time for the
hearing of several important matters, the
Senate did nothing Monday except wran-
gle over resolutions and amendments con-
corning the Monroe doctrine. The House
continued debate of the bond bill.
The Senate did absolutely nothing of
Importance Tuesday. The President sent
the following nominations: William
Woodville Rockhil, of Maryland. TO be
Assistant Secretary of State; Matthias
A. Smaley, of Ohio, to be Marshal of the
United States for the Northern District
of Ohio; Casper y. Morrison, of Missouri,
to be Judge Advocate, with the rank OF
Major. The day in the House was deyot-
ed to the consideration of business report
ed from the Committee on the District
of Columbia. At 4 O'clock the debate
on the bond bill was resumed. Concur
renee was opposed by Messrs. Hill (Rep.)
of Connecticut, Lacy (Rep) of Iowa,
and Burton Rcp.) of Missouri, and Og-
den DEM of Louisiana. spoke in in its
favor. There were only thirteen members
present at the night session of the House.
The House Thursday. by vote of 80 to
100, in committee of the whole rejected
the Senate free coinage amendment to the
bond bill and reported the bill to the
House with recommendation to non-con-
cur and insist OH the House bill. Propo-
sitions were offered during the day 10 con-
cur with amendments as follows To coin
the American silver product for the re-
tention of the seigniorage by the Govern
ment, and To open the mints to the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 1oI% 10 i,
when Germany and France should have
agreed on similar action. All were defeat
ed by large majorities. BY a vote of II
yeas TO % nays, the Senate defeated the
motion of Mr.. Morrill,, chairman Of the
Finance Committee, to take up the tariff
bill. The negative vote which defeated
the motion was given by Democrats, Pop
ulists and four Republican Senators, viz,
Teller, Mantle Dubois and Carter. The
affirmative vote was entirely Republican,
but its total of II is less than half of the
aggregate Republican strength. A reso-
luton was adopted directing the Pacific
Railroad committee to make full inquiry
into the status of the Pacific railroads.
Later in the day Mr.. Pettigrew made a
savage speech against the "highwaymen
anu tOHHccleu WITH inc
cifc railroads and urged the foreclosure of
Government liens. Consideration of the
urgency deficiency bill was then resumed,
and soon thereafter was passed substan-
tally as reported. 1t carries about So
100000. large increase over the amount
passed by the House.
The House Friday rejected the Senate's
free silver substitute for the bond bill by
vote Of 215 to 90. The evening session
was devoted to pension bills. The debate
which preceded the vote was of an inter-
esting character but devoid Of any sensa-
tional features. The galleries, as usual
on a field day in the lower branch of Con-
gress, were crowded to the doors, and
quite number Of Senators, including
Messrs. Palmer of Illinois, Bacon of
Georgia. Cockrell of Missouri and Butler
of North Carolina. sat through the five
hour debate. Secretary Herbert was also
present. The Senate did nothing.