Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-01

bonds and obligations payable in money
Of the highest value. Carried-yeas,
AT; nays, 81.
The next vote was to lay on the table
Senator Hoar's amendment that obli-
cations of the government should not
be paid in deprecated money. Car
ried-42 to 80.
The next vote was to lay on the table
Senator Spooner's amendment declar-
Ing for the gold standard until an in
ternational agreement was obtained for
silver coinage. Carried-44 to 80.
Senator Caffery's amendment met the
same fate. 1t provided "that II, at the
time of payment of the principal or In
terest Of the bonds, the market value
of silver is not at par with gold, at the
ratio of sixteen to one, the principal
and interest shall be paid in gold or
silver at the option of the creditor"
Vote on the Teller Resolution.
This disposed of amendments and the
decks were cleared for the final vote
on the Teller resolution. The earlier
votes had shown that its passage was a
foregone conclusion, yet there was the
keenest interest at this eliminating
feature of the contest.
ION this vote" announced the vice
president, "the yeas are AZ and the
nays 80 and the resolution is agreed
TO-"
The vote in detail:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate. Berry, Butler,
Cannon. Carter. Chandler. Chiffon, Clark,
Clay. Cockrell. Daniel. Gray. Harris. Heit-
field, Jones (Ark.), Kenney, Kyle Lindsay,
McEnery, McLaurin. Mallory, Mantle, Mar.
tin, Mills. Mitchell. Money, Morgan, Muir
ply, Pasco. Pettigrew. Pettus, Pritchard.
Rawlins. Roach. shoup Smith. Stewart.
Teller; Tilimans Turpie, Turner. Vest. War
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Baker, Burrows
Caffrey, Cullom. Davis. Fairbanks, For.
aker, Gallinger, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hawley, Hoar. Lodge, Mcbride,
Mcmillan, Mason. Morrill,. Nelson. Penrose,
Perkins. Plat Comm. Plat IN. ". Quay,
sewell, Thurston. Wellington. Wetmore
and Wilson-32.
The pairs throughout the voting were
as follows: Turley with Deboe, Faux
ner with Elkins, German with Frye,
Jones (Nev) with Proctor, Walthall
with Spooner. The first named would in
each case have voted with those sus-
tanning the resolution and against all
amendments, while the last named
would have voted against the resolu-
tion and for the amendments.
There was no demonstration on the
announcement, and at seven p. m. on
motion of Senator Allison the senate
adjourned till Monday.
House.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The bill to pay
the book-publishing company Of the
Methodist Episcopal church south
$2ss,ooo for damages sustained by that
corporation during the war, after en-
countering an obstinate flibuster which
STAYED off a vote on two previous private
bill days, was piloted to its passage In
the house Friday by Mr.. Cooper Tex.),
who was in charge of the measure. The
friends OF the measure proved them
selves in an Overwhelming majority,
and the opposition on Friday finding
il could hold out no longer reluctantly
yielded. The vote on the bill was 1888
to 67.
A session of the house was held Fri.
day night-the first night session Of
this congress it devoted to pension leg
irlation. No disposition to contest the
bills presented for consideration de-
veloped and the entire calendar of 20
bills was cleared before the hour of
adjournment-10: 30-arrived.
Favorable Report Ordered.
Washington, Jan. p0.-The free home
stead bill, giving over 2o,oOo,OoO acres
of public lands as free homes for set
tiers, was ordered favorably reported
to the house Friday by the public lands
committee. The vote was 16 to e. The
item extending the provisions of the
bill to military reservations which have
been opened to settlement was stricken
out, while the item including lands
which the government sells for the In
dams, collects the purchase price and
pays the money over to the Indians,
was retained.
Was Sick But Three Days.
Milwaukee, Jan. 29.-Charles M. kipp,
well-known citizen, who served the