Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-26
EXTRA SESSION.
Work OF Both Houses of the National
Legislature.
TUESDAy

| stirred itself up considerably yesterday
over motion by Mr.. Dolph (Ore.) to
/ correct the journal so as to make it
show the presence of senators who
were actually present and refused to
vote upon roll call A long debate fol-
! lowed. participated in by Messrs Dolph,
| Hill, Washburn and Sherman. who IA
vored a change of the rules, and Messrs.
! Harris, Gray, Faulkner and Morgan in
opposition. The debate was decidedly
spicy and developed restlessness on
the part of senators at the situation
and a determination to adopt some
method of enabling majority of SEN
ators to reach a vote on any pending
question within reasonable time IN
der a proper limitation of debate.
| Senator Sherman took the ground
that while the rules were so
framed as to expedite legisla-
tion and give minorities all their
| rights under the constitution, yet he
thought the obstructive methods of the
last two months had gone far beyond
| anything he had ever before witnessed
in the senate, and he further believed
| that there was no legislative body but
what had the power to close debate
If this continued the senate would no
COllAL1lANl IlIC ISSHSCG VI
gent people. After further debate the
senate took a recess until morning.
The house had little warmth over
| the bill removing the necessity for af-
frmative proof of loyalty of pensioners
of wars previous to the civil war. but
! the bill finally passed with but little
opposition, and the Cox banking bill
was considered and finally passed.
Pending consideration of the printing
bill the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct 19.-The senate
resumed the session of Tuesday at 10
o'clock yesterday, the motion pending
at the recess being the correction of the
journal showing the presence of sena-
| tors who were in the chamber but re-
| fused to answer to roll CALL Then the
debate on the power OF the majority to
force vote commenced and was kept
up with spirit until past 5 o'clock and
/ the senate again took q recess until
next morning.
| After routine work of the morning
hour the house resumed consideration
of the printing bill and had not com
pleted it at adjournment.
THURSDAY.
| WASHINGTON, Get. 20.-The senate
/ yesterday, in continuation of the ses-
sion of Tuesday. debated all day the
motion to correct the journal and final
| 1y the journal was approved and the
repeal bill taken up. Mr.. Henderson
gave notice OF an amen dInent 10 the
rules by which senators present shall
be counted in ascertaining a quorum.
Mr.. PETER then resumed the speech he
had commenced Friday against the bill
At o'clock the senate took recess
until morning.
After routine business in the house
| the printing bill was taken up, and at
| 9 o'clock eulogies delivered upon the
! late Representative MutchIer, of Penn
sylvania, and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2I.-Tn the senate
yesterday Mr.. Voorhees, offered a reso-
! luton to amend the rules. 1t provides
for the taking of a vote on any measure
after thirty days debate. An execu-
tive session of four hours was held.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill to facili-
| tate the collection of debts payable to
| the United States, and the house bill
in regard to mining claims was passed.
The repeal bill was taken up and Mr..
PETER offered an amendment to the
substitute providing for free coinage of
gold and silver and reviving the act of
1887, ,-and continued his speech until the
senate took recess to Saturday morn
| ing.
In the house deficiency appropria-
tion bill was introduced, and the bill
compelling railroads to maintain sta
tions at town sites in the Cherokee
strip was debated, which led to sharp
i
! Curtis, of Kansas, which became so
personal that the speaker brought
/ down his gavel and shut off such de-
| bate. The bill passed The bill to re-
! NIT so per cent of the duties on exhib-
/ its at the worlds fair was debated,
amended and passed The printing bill
was then considered until adjourn
ment-
| SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-In the senate
! Saturday the house joint resolution
providing for the disposition of certain
personal property and money $500, 000)
in the hands of the receiver of the Nor
mon church, turning it over to the
church for charitable purposes, was IA
vorably reported Mr.. PETER then fin
ished his speech against the repeal bill
and Mr.. Jones took the floor at 3:15.
/ The house engaged in a discussion o:
the condition of the treasury in the
morning hour and tken considered the
printing bill until adjournment
| MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-But little in
terest was taken in the session OF the
senate yesterday. Messrs. Jones and
Stewart New and Teller (Co1.l spoke
against the repeal bill Mr. Stewart
held the floor OF ) o'clock when the
senate took recess until morning
The house session was also of but lit
/ tie general interest The printing bill
passed and debate on the bankruptcy
bill commenced, Mr.. Oates opening
the debate in favor and Mr. Sibley
/ (Pa-) spoke in opposition The measure
was pending at adjournment
Composer GounOd Dead
PARIS, Oct 19.-Charles Francois
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