In the Senate Yeas, 145 (Republicans 117, Democrats 28); nays, 53 (all Democrats.) OATHS IN PENSION AND OTHER CASES. The acts provide that any and all affidavits, declaration and other papers to be here. after made or used in any pension or bounty cases, or in claims against the Government for back pay or arrears or increase of pension, or for quarterly vouchers, may be taken by any officer authorized to administer oaths for general purposes in the State, city, or county where said officer resides. If such officer has a seal and uses it upon such pa per, no certificate of a county clerk, or prothonotary, or clerk of a court shall be necessary; but when no seal is used by the officer taking such aidavit, then a clerk of a court of record, or a county or city clerk, shall affix his official seal thereto, and shall certify to the signature, official character and term of service of said officer, and one such certificate duly filed in the department or bureau in which such papers are used, or with any pension agent, shall be sufficient as to all verifications of such officer during his official term, and all papers heretofore or hereafter filed shall be subject to this rule. SILVER LEGISLATION. This bill enacts that the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to purchase, from time to time, silver bullion to the aggregate amount of 4,500,000 ounces, or so much thereof as may be offered in each month, at the market price thereof, not exceed | ing one dollar for three hundred and seventy-one and twenty-five hundredths grains of pure silver, and to issue in payment for such purchases of silver bullion Treasury notes of the United States to be prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury, in such form and of such denominations, not less than $1 nor more than $1,000, as he may prescribe. Sec. 2. That the Treasury notes issued in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be redeemable on demand, in coin, at the Treasury of the United States, or at the office of any assistant treasurer of the United States, and when so redeemed may be reissued; but no greater or less amount of such notes shall be outstanding at any time than the cost of the silver bullion and the standard silver dollar coined therefrom, then held in the Treasury purchased by such notes; and such Treasury notes shall be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract, and shall be receivable for cus toms, taxes, and all public dues, and when so received may be reissued; and such notes, when held by any national banking association, may be counted as a part of its lawful reserve. That upon demand of the holder of any of the Treasury notes herein provided for the Secretary of the Treasury shall, under such regulations as he may prescribe, redeem such notes in gold or silver coin, at his discretion, it being the es tablished policy of the United States to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio, or such ratio as may be provided by law. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall each month coin 2,000 000 ounces of sliver bullion purchased under the provisions of this act into standard silver dollars until the 1st day of July, 1891, and after that time he shall coin of the silver bullion purchased under the provisions of this act as much as may be necessary to provide for the redemption of the Treasury notes herein provided for, and any gain or seigniorage arising from such coinage shall be accounted for and paid into the Treasury. Sec. 4. That the silver bullion purchased under the provisions of this act shall be subject to the requirements of existing law and the regulations of the mint service gov. erning the methods of determining the amount of pure silver contained, and the amount of charges or deductions, if any, to be made. Sec. 5. That so much of the act of February 28, 1878. entitled "An act to authorize the coinage of the standard silver dollar and to restore its legal-tender character." as requires the monthly purchase and coinage of the same into silver dollars of not less than $2.000.000 nor more than $4,000,000 worth of silver bullion, is hereby repealed. Sec. 6. Refers to the redemption of National bank notes. This act took effect thirty days after the date of approval by the President, which was July 14, 1890. The consideration of this bill occupied the attention of Congress during most of the session. The House first took action. The bill reported from the Coinage Committee proposed the purchase of silver to the aggregate amount of $1,500,000 in each month at the market price thereof, not exceeding $1 for 371.25 grains of pure silver, and to issue United States legal-tender notes in payment; Provided, That upon demand of the holder of any of the Treasury notes herein provided for, the Secretary of the Treasury may, at his discretion and under such regulations as he shall prescribe, exchange for such notes an amount of silver bullion which shall be equal in value at the market price thereof on the day of exchange to the amount of such notes presented. The bill also contained this section: "Sec. 6. That whenever the market price of silver, as determined in pursuance of section 1 of this act, is $1 for 371.25 grains o pure silver, it shall be lawful for the owner of any silver bullion to deposit the same a any coinage mint of the United States, to be formed into standard silver dollars for his benefit, as provided in the act of January 18, 1837." Pending this bill in the House, a motion to recommit the bill with instructions to "report back a bill for the free coinage of silver" was defeated-yeas 116, nays 140. The affirmative vote was 13 Republicans, 102 Democrats, 1 "Wheeler." The nega tive vote was 127 Republicans, 13 Democrats. The House bill, containing the above section, then passed-yeas 135 (of whom 134 were Republicans and 1 Wheeler ''), nays 119 (of whom 7 were Republicans and 112 Democrats). In the Senate, a motion to substitute for the first section of the House bill the fol lowing provision for the "free coinage of silver " was agreed to-yeas 43, nays 24 (the affirmative being 14 Republicans, 29 Democrats, and the negative vote being 21 Republicans, 3 Democrats): "That from and after the date of the passage of this act the unit of value in the United States shall be the dollar, and the same may be coined of 4122 grains of standard silver, or of 25.8 grains of standard gold; and the said coins shall be legal tender for all debts, public and private. "That hereafter any owner of silver or gold bullion may deposit the same at any mint of the United States to be formed into standard dollars or bars for his benefit and without charge; but it shall be lawful to refuse any deposit of less value than $13, or any bullion so base as to be unsuitable for the operations of the mint." In the House, this amendment was rejected-yeas 135, nays 152. The vote in favor of the amendment was made up of 22 Republicans, 112 Democrats and 1 "Wheeler." The vote against the amendment was 130 Republicans and 22 Democrats. In conference the differences were reconciled. On agreeing to the passage of the bill as reported (being the existing law), the yeas wer In the Senate 39, nays 26. The reas were all Republicans, the nays all Democrats. Messrs. Blodgett, George and Payne. Democrats, not voting, were not paired. In the House, the yeas were 122, the nays 90. The yeas were 121 Republicans, 1 "Wheeler." The nays were all Democrats. One Republican and 15 Democrats, not voting, were not paired. Another act prohibits the further coining of the three-dollar gold piece, the one-dollar gold piece, and the three-cent nickel piece. WORLD'S FAIR. The Act provides for an exhibition of arts. industries, manufactures and products of the soil, mine and sea in 1892 in Chicago, Illinois, in celebration of the four hun. dredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. A commission of two persons from each State and Territory is to be appointed by the President on the nomination of the Governors, and of eight commissioners at large and two from the District of Columbia, to be appointed by the President, in all which there shall be one from each of the two leading political parties-with alternates-shall be the World's Columbian Commission, with power to accept the site, etc., on condition of their being satisfied that $10,000,000 are secured for the complete preparation for said exposition. The Commission is required to appoint a board of lady managers, who may ap point one or more members of all committees authorized to award prizes for exhibits which may be produced in whole or part by female labor. A naval review is directed to be held in New-York Harbor in April, 1893, and the President is authorized to extend to foreign nations an invitation to send ships of war to join the U. S. Navy in rendezvous at Hampton Roads and proceed thence to said review. The buildings shall be dedicated October 12, 1892, and the exposition open not later than May 1, 1893, and closed not later than October 30, 1893. The Commission shall exist no longer than January 1, 1898. A Government building for $400,000 shall be erected, to contain the Government exhibits. The United States shall not in any manner, nor under any circumstances, be liable for any of the acts, doings, proceedings or representations of the said corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, its officers, agents, servants or employes, or any of them, or for the service, salaries, labor or wages of said officers, agents, servants or employes, or any of them, or for any subscriptions to the capital stock, or for any certificates of stock, bonds, mortgages or obligations of any kind issued by said corporation, or for any debts, liabilities or expenses of any kind whatever attending such corporation or accruing by reason of the same. The votes in the House on a site for the World's Fair were: At the election in November, 1890, an amendment to the constitution of the State of Illinois, submitted by the Legislature, was adopted by the people, which authorizes the city of Chicago to issue $5,000,000 of thirty-year bonds at 5 per cent interest. the proceeds to be applied, under the direction of the World's Columb an Exposition; said corporate authorities of Chicago to be repaid the same proportionate amount as is repaid to the stockholders on the sums subscribed and paid by them, and to be permitted to take, in whole or in part, of the sum coming to them, any permanent improvements placed on land held or controlled by them. The indebtedness so created by Chicago is to be paid by the city of Chicago alone, and not by the State, or from any State revenue, tax or fund. The subscriptions and the proceeds of these bonds will fill the requirements of the act as to funds. FORMS, 1890. ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC, May 31, FEDERAL ELECTIONS. We hold that all power is lodged in the people of the several States to direct and control the administration of their governments, subject only to constitutional and self-imposed limitations; and we further hold that any interference on the part of the Federal Government in the selection of our Senators and Representatives in Congress is an usurpation of power unwarranted by the Constitution. THE TARIFF. We are uralterably opposed to the present high tariff, and faver such a substantial reduction and readjustment thereof as will relieve all classes from the unjust burden, and from the effect of unjust discriminations which may tend to oppress the many for the benefit of the few; and we declare that the amount of public revenue raised by taxation should not exceed the requirements of an economical yet dignified administration of the affairs of Government at home and abroad, and the proper development of such works of public improvement as may, under the Constitution of the United States, be properly undertaken by Federal authority. TRUSTS. We declare it to be the duty of our legislators, Federal and State, to adopt in their respective spheres consistent methods to prevent the creation and circumscribe the power of monopolies which in their operation have the effect to forestall the market or otherwise oppress the people. MISCELLANEOUS. We reaffirm our unswerving and unalterable allegiance to the time-honored principles of the Democratic party, as promulgated by Jefferson, defended by Jackson and maintained by Grover Cleveland. That it is our mature and conscientious conviction that the welfare of the entire people of the State, without regard to race or color, depends upon the continued administration of public affairs by the Democratic party, which alone combines the intelligence, the experience and virtue necessary to perpetuate the blessings of free gov ernment therein, and that the continuation of the power of that party is the highest duty of all white men, and that any effort to divide them upon other issues deserves and should receive unqualified condemnation. ARKANSAS REPUBLICAN, July 9. THE ADMINISTRATION. The Republicans of Arkansas, in convention assembled, send congratulations to their brethren in all parts of the Nation upon the restoration of the party to power in National affairs in administration and in legislation. We cordially indorse and approve the wise and patriotic administration of President Harrison, and we hail with delight his declaration that the rights of all American citizens must be as fully protected in all parts of this Union as they are in foreign lands. ACTION OF THE HOUSE. We congratulate the National House of Representatives, and in an especial manner the Speaker thereof, the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, on its ability to transact the public business with accuracy and dispatch, on its overthrow of filibustering, on the justice of its action in unseating members representing a fraudulent ballot-box and seating Republicans elected by the people, and especially on its intelligence and courage in passing a bill containing proper provisions for the protection of the voter in national elections in conformity with the power granted to Congress by the Constitution in that behalf. We assume that this vital and beneficent measure will receive favorable action from a Republican Senate and a Republican President, and thus become a law of the land at an early day. SILVER AND TARIFF QUESTIONS. With the Republicans of Arkansas the questions of tariff and silver and all other questions are held subordinate to that of a free ballot and a fair count. With the solution of this question the solution of all other questions will be readily found, in conformity with the will of the a free people. MISCELLANEOUS. Whereas, The Union Labor Party of this State has nominated a full State ticket on a platform embodying its great principle of a free vote and a fair count; therefore we deem it inexpedient to nominate a Republican State ticket, but indorse the State tleket nominated by the United Labor party, and headed by that eminent and earnest advocate of a free ballot and a fair count, Rev. N. B. Fizer, of White County, and earnestly recommend all the Republicans in the State of Arkansas to heartily support the same platform. CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN, August 13. NATIONAL ELECTIONS LAW. The right of a free ballot is the right preservative of all rights and must and sha'l be maintained in every part of the United States. tion of the Democratic National platform of 1880, but we denounce the shameful manWe cordially indorse this declaraner in which that party has violated this pledge in man of the States of the Union, and we insist that henceforth it shall be observed so far as it is within the power of the Federal Government to effect that object. LABOR QUESTIONS. As shown by its opposition to slavery and in enactment of the homestead and other similar laws, the Republican party has always been watchful of the interests of those who depend upon their daily labor for support, and in pursuance of the same policy we favor legislation by which some satisfactory plan may be devised for the arbitration of the disputes and controversies relative to the wages and hours of labor between those who labor and those who employ labor. That the nominees of this convention are pledged to give their support to the enforcement of the law which provides that eight hours shall constitute a legal day's work for all State and municipal employes. THE CHINESE. We renew our former declarations in favor of the most rigid exclusion of the Chinese from this country, and we urge that such restriction be made permanent. THE RULES OF THE HOUSE. That we indorse the course pursued by Speaker Reed and the members of the Republican party in th present session of Congress whereby the rules of proceeding have been so amended that the public business is now being conducted in the orderly way designed for its conduct by the framers of this Government. We wholly repudiate the claim of the right of any number of the members of Congress to interrupt and delay its business by refusing to vote when required, and we r joice that the Speaker and other members of the Republican side of the House have been able to destroy the pretence that members can be present and absent at the same time. PENSIONS. That we are in favor of all the laws recognizing the claims of the soldiers of the late war, and the war with Mexico, and recommend that they be ever considered the wards of the Nation. THE SILVER QUESTION. That, n the interest of the agricultural and other industries of the country, we indorse the action of the Republican members of Congress in the passage of what is known as the Silver bill, and that we favor a proper increase of the currency of the country to the extent demanded by its business interests. TRUSTS. That we favor the enactment of stringent laws against trusts, pools, combines, and monopolies whereby legitimate competition is destroyed and the necessities, comforts and luxuries of life are enhanced in prices. THE ADMINISTRATION. That we affirm and commend the Administration of resident Harrison and the course pursued in the general legislation of the country by the Republican members of Congress. That we desire to especially commend and mark with approval the manner in which the Administration of President Harrison, through Iecretary Blaine, has managed the Behring Sea difficulty with England, and we have every confidence that the result will be adjusted honorably to this country and in full recognition of its rights. CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC, August 20. THE ADMINISTRATION. A depleted Treasury, the imposition of unequal and oppressive taxes, the effort to enact coercive legislation, the arbitrary disregard by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of all parliamentary rules, and the shameless servility displayed by the majority of the House of Representatives in yielding ready obedience to his tyrannical mandates, their refusal to aid the Democracy in its effort to procure the passage of a measure permitting the free coinage of silver, the neglect of the present Administration in a manner to modify the admitted erroneous tariff, suggest with more emphasis than words that the reins of Government should be placed in safer hands. THE ELECTIONS BILL. We denounce and condemn the Republican majority in the National House of Representatives for the passage of the infamous Lodge Election bill, by which that majority seeks, masquerading under the guise of a "free ballot and fair count," to perpetuate itself in power by insidiously dstroying the liberties of American citizens, usurping the legitimate functions of State governments and bringing the Federal election machinery into interminable conflict and collision with the statutory efforts of the people of the various commonwealths of our Union to institute a genuine practical and permanent political reform. We hold that this species of Federal interference with the people in the registration of their sovereign will is despotic and centralizing in its tendencies, dangerous to the liberty, peace and prosperity of the people, revolutionary in its nature and purpose, and a direct contravention of the principles of free government as bequeathed to us by the framers of our Constitution. THE MCKINLEY BILL. We denounce the McKinley bill as being opposed to the best interests of the producing and consuming classes of the country. THE SILVER QUESTION. We favor the free coinage of silver, and demand that it be made an unlimited legaltender for all purposes, public and private. TRUSTS. We favor the enactment of stringent laws against trusts, pools, combines and monopolies whereby legitimate competition is destroyed, and the necessities and comforts of life are enhanced in price. THE CHINESE QUESTION. The Democratic party is now, as it has ever been, unalterably opposed to Chinese immigration. The Chinese Restriction act adopted as the result of Democratic effort is about to expire, and it is the duty of Congress to enact a law perpetually excluding all Chinese from the United States. MISCELLANEOUS. We are in favor of the election of United States Senators by a direct vote of the people, and earnestly urge the adoption of such an amendment to the Constitution of the United States as will accomplish that result. We indorse the course of the Democratic Senators and Representatives in Congress, and commend them for their vigorous defence of the public interests and their zeal in behalf of the welfare of our State. We pledge our Senators and Representatives in Congress to use all honorable means to secure liberal appropriations from the general Government for the purpose of making those great natural commercial highways, the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries, and all other navigable waterways, freely navigable at all seasons of the year. We are opposed to all forms of sumptuary legislation, and to all unjust discrimination against any business or industry. CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN, September 17. THE ADMINISTRATION. We commend most heartily the wise. prudent and successful management of National affairs by the Administration of Benjamin Harrison. THE TARIFF. We demand now, as always, that the duties upon foreign imports shall be so levied as to afford security to our diversified industries and to protect the rights of the laborer, and that those duties shall be so adjusted from time to time to the end that labor and capital in this country may have their reward. That is the purpose of the protective theory under our Government. We believe it is the duty of Congress to equalize conditions ayyocding to the protective theory, to correct inequalities in the tariff, and to relieve the people from unnecessary taxation. To that end the Republican Representatives have for several months devoted themselves. The Republican party stands for the protection of home industries and the adoption of such reciprocity measures with foreign countries as are consistent therewith. We congratulate the country upon the passage of the Tari bill by the Senate, with the amendment which establishes as one of the features of Republican policy the extension of our trade with other nations. FEDERAL ELECTIONS. It is the constitutional right of the Federal Congress to legislate upon the times and manner of holding elections for its members. On more than one occasion Con. gress has exercised this right in relation to time and manner. In many portions of the country the Federal elections have been attended with fraud. The votes of many electors are either not permitted to be cast, or, if polled. they are not honestly counted. The Republican party in th's State has placed laws upon the statute books to |