Staunton Vindicator

CONGRESS THIS WEEK.

Passage by the Senate Monday, of the free coinage bill as a substitute for the bond issue bill. The vote, counting the pairs, was 48 to 41. The Senators from all the silver States voted for it in a body. Of the two Virginia Senators, Mr. Martin voted against the substitute and Mr. Daniel for it. Its passage will force the House to show its hand on the silver question. It is estimated that in the House it will get 125 votes. In the Senate the South furnished 22 votes for free silver and the silver mining States furnished 18 votes for silver. Against silver, the Northwest gave 9 votes; the South 4, and the Northern and central States 25. Politically the vote was—For silver, 24 Democrats, 20 Republicans, 3 Populists and 1 independent. Against silver, 15 Democrats and 26 Republicans. On the following Wednesday the Senate Committee on Finance reported a free silver coinage bill as a substitute for the Lodge tariff bill. Free silver seems to be in its "father's house," in the Senate.

The House Committee on Foreign Relations has reported a resolution of censure on Ambassador Bayard for his public addresses in Scotland and England in opposition to protection.

The speech in the Senate which attracted most attention, was that of Senator Tillman of South Carolina. It was uncouth in many respects and delivered in true stump oratory style, but it told some scathing truths about the course of the Democrats in the last congress, and the curse of the Republicans in this one. It was very abusive, and he called the President a "less spotted tyrant."