The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-10
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
THE SENATE CALENDAR DELUGED
WITH BILLS ON FINANCE.
Controversy in the House Over the Michigan
Member and Richardson Was Final
ally ssated-Will Begin Work
in Earnest On Thursday.
SENATE.

finance and its immediate printing or
dered. Then the fioodgates of legisla-
ton we're thrown wide open and thu
current of bills on financial or othel
subjects admitted.
Senator Hill of New York was the
first senator to get in bill for the re-
peal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act, Senator Stewart of Ne
vada followed with two other bills
and a speech on the same subject. In
his speech he declared himself against
the repeal of the Sherman act, as such
repeal would, he said, destroy silver
coinage forever.
A resolution was offered by Lodge
directing the committee on finance tc
report a bill for the repeal of the pur
chase clause of the Sherman act and
providing for vote on the passage OF
such bill by the 22nd of August if moi
sooner reached. This resolution was
supplemented by another offered by
Hale of Maine fixing the hour of meet
ing of the senate from and after
Thursday next at II a. IN. The reso-
luton precipitated discussion in which
several leading senators on both sides
participated. They went over and
will be laid before the senate tomor-
row. In the course of the discussion
Sherman declared himself in favor Of
a full and fair debate without limita-
ton or cloture and Teller said the de-
bate would not come to an end in 30 OF
or even so days.
Rev. Mr.. Milburn, the new chap
lain of the senate, opened today's ses'
sion with prayer. The journal of yes
terday was read, the credentials OF
Geo. g. Perkins of California pre-
sented and the oath administered.
Recess was taken until 1915.
Recess having expired, Mr.. Pruden,
one of the presidents secretaries, ap-
peared and delivered the message,
which was Immediately read by the
chief clerk. See message in another
column. Not often has an executive
communication been listened to with
such profound attention and interest
as this message was. Everyone ap-
reared to be on nervous strain not
to lose word. Senator Stewart of
Nevada moved down to one of the
front seats on the Republican side and
kept his eyes fixed on the reader. So
did Senators Pfeffer of Kansas, Nc.
Pherson of New Jersey and Hunto of
Virginia. Most of the other senators
occupied their own chairs. There was
no difficulty, however, in hearing the
message in all parts of the chamber
AS soon as the reading was ended,
on motion CT Senator Voorhees, of In
diana, it was referred to the committee
on finance and ordered printed i'm
mediately.
A large number of petitions for and
against the repeal of the Sherman act
were presented and referred.
Senator Hill of New York intro
duced bill to repeal certain sections
of the act of July ID, 1890
The next bills were introduced by
Senator Stewart of Nevada. Their
titles were: ITO restore the right of
coinage" and ITO supply the de-
ficiency in the currency" The latter
bill directs the secretary of the treas
ury. to issue silver certificates equal in
amount to the silver bullion il the
treasury purchased under the Sherman
act in excess of the amount necessary
to its coming value, to redeem treas
ury notes issued under that act, and to
use the same to provide for any de-
ficiency in the revenues of the govern
ment surplus, such certificates to be
used in the purchase of 4 per cent
bonds at their market price, not eX-
Senator Hale of Maine offered a
resolution fixing the hour of daily
meeting after tomorrow at l. o'clock.
1t was discussed at length and laid
over until tomorrow. After speech
on the financial question by Senator
Dolph of Oregon the senate adjourned
HoUSR.
Early in the day it became apparent
that the time of the house would be
consumed in hearing the president
message and deciding preliminary
questions of organization, and that nc
substantial progress could be today
made in entering upon the financial
discussion. When the house met, the
opening prayer of the new chaplain
was brief The reading Of
the Journal of yesterday wa;
monotonous proceeding and cou
sumed half an hour. Immediately
after the reading of the journal, the
presidents message not having ar
rived, a recess until l2:45 was taken.
When the house reconvened at l2:4J
the presidents message was communi-
Gated to congress and read by the
clerk of the house. The message wa!
listened to with intense interest dur
ing its entire reading and there was 6
dead silence in the house. There
were a number of broad smiles on the
Republican side at the presidents al
fusion to tariff reform as secondary
just at this time, but at the conclusion
of the message it was loudly applaudec
by the Democrats.
After the reading of the message the
case of Richardson and Belknap, botf
claiming title to a seat from the Fiftf
Michigan district came up. Mr.. Bur
rows presented the case of RelknaI
and Weadock presenting the claims o
Richardson. Messrs. Springer, Brown
(Indiana). Heard and O'Farrell main
tanned tie legality of Richard
sons claims and Mr., Dal
sell attacked it. Mr.. Gate
took middle course, admitting tn
case difficult to decide.
Mr.. Dingley moved to refer to
special committee of FIVE. Lost, 1873 t,
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