The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-09-08
THE CONGRESS



tho elll ior the repeal Of the purchase clause Of
the Shoiman act came before that nody, and Il
will, after "Wednesday, be the regular bssiaes,
Of the senate every day until its final passage.
except when Informally set aside Mr. Noor'
hees brought the subject up by presenting Tho |
report Of the finance committee on the Wilson |
bin, which that committee had considered
at is session Tuesday morning he
fore the meeting Of the senate Quite
a c6mmoton was raised in the senate |
when Mr Stcwarts resolution of Monday was
laid before that body. II directs tht Secretary
Of the treasury u inform the senate whether
there Is danger of a deficiency In tic reYoaues
OF the government in the fiscal year aiic tC
supply ali needed Information in regard 10 the
necessity for legislation TO SIMPLY such den
cheney.
HorsE Tuesday the house had the rules Up
for consideratiot The new rules are subs an
TALLY the same as those Of the last congress
although in providing for limitation Of Tic de-
baie under certain circumstances they are a
still further advance toward the Reed rules Of
the rifiy-nrst congress- In the debate that
followed there was a lively tilt between ex-
Speaker Reed and Speaker Crisp The latter
left the chair 10 reply 10 the former
WAsHIsGroE, Aug Sl-SENA1E- Senator
Sherman "Wednesday addressed the senate on
the silver question In his speech Mr. sherman
expressed his regret that Sr. Voorhees,, OF ln-
diana chairman Of the financial committee,
should have used such word as stealihy IN
speaking Of the act Of is73 and said that the
expression bad caused bin personal distress
Mr. Voorhees, interrupted Mr. Sherman at this
point long enough to make most earnest and
emphatic apology, declaring that he was sorry
that he had used the word. inasmuch as Il was
not necessary In bis argument. aud furthermore
stating that he had not Tho senator from Ohio
IN his mind at al when he spoke
HousE Mr. Talbot asked unanimous con.
sent 10 Introduce u bill repeating the statute
authorizing the appointment OF marshals and
supervisors OF elections Mr.. Dingley objected
Mr. Breckinridgc. lky), from the committee
on appropriations reported the urgent de-
neieney appropriation bill (which appropriates
t3O,0Oll aud IL was passed The items are:
t25,0tO fos nank noto paper, f2pO,0O) for 7ecoin-
age Of subsidiary coins, aud $4,000 for clerks to
representatives Mr. Bowers asked consent for
the immediate consideration OF a resolution
calling on theaiiOrncY general for Information
| as TO whet ther any action has been taken in the
cases n0x pending in which the Southern Pa
eikc Railroad Co has begun action 10 dis.
possess settlers on the public lands Mr. By
mum objected The house then resumed the
consideration Of the new code Of rules.
wAsHiNGToS sept i.-SESATE-Senator
/ COokrell introduced Thursday a concurrent
resolution, directing tho secretary Of the treas
ury under the provision OF section g5f OF the
/ Revised Statuiesl 10 issue certificates not 10
exceed 20 per cent Of the amount Of gold coin
and bullion In the treasury, and to use and ex.
/ pend The same In payment OF interest on the
/ public d bt, or any other demand liability obl.
| cation Of the United States. He said that the
passage Of the concurrent resolution would OIL
low the issue OF from Is 00o0OO TO 50oo,t0O In
gold certificates The resolution was laid on
the table for -the present
HoUsE--The house spent Thursday In eonsid
| ering the rules by amendments giving the
banking and currency and coinage com mittee'
leave 10 report az aay time. the silver men, un
der thu leadership Of Springer and Kilgore
| gained victory, which makes II impossible fci
the gold men to impede the consideration OF bi
metallic OF other financial legislation that MAJ
be reported by the committee An amendmen
was adopted giving the committee on ways ant
means Jurisdiction over oil measures plrport
ing 10 raise revenue. The purpose OF the amend
ment Is TO prevent such measures as the anti
option bill and the oleo-margariue act from be
ing referred by the speaker 10 the committee
on agriculture, as has been done heretofore
WAsHISGroS Sept 2-sENAIE- Friday wa
dull day in congress, It's only relief being III
speech delivered by that national humorisi, MI
| Y hlAN IN III N tut htuhkt ON utIhlA o. IN
; canse Of silver, Mr. Vance criticised tho ad
ministraiion freely, declaring that the pres
dents interference by patronage ives unwal
ranted and saying that II 1t had been know
: last gear that Mr. Cleveland would favor sue
measure as the unconditional repeal OF th
, silver-puchAsing clause Of the Sherman act III
democratic presidential ticket would not hav
carried a single electoral vote south OF the PC
tomae river Mr.. Vance's speech abounded &
other sensational statements and was file
with his characteristic humor
, HoUsE-Tho house spent another day discu,
sing the rules and made so little progress tha
the final settlement Of the matter seems litil
nearer than it was Thursday. Two hearing
have already been arranged for the ways an
? means committee at the meeting TO be hel
Monday Representative IIarier will be hear
at 10 o'clock IN plea for removing the duty o
! agricultural implements and flour when II
! removed by other countries, or reducing IL I
the level fixed by other countries The delega
uon which is In town from Bermuda will b
givena hearing as II O'Clock op the promotlo
Of more cordial trade relations
o wAsuISGroS, Sept 4-sESATE-Mr Vool
hecs, saturday. rather apologeiically cousente
= 10 allow the repeal bill 10 be temporarily lai
aside so as 10 accommodate r. D,lph, {
; Oregon, to msse speech, In which he man
I
Q and found fault with tho eoveruu en-, Tor nc
!. having rightly enforced the Geary Chin. Sc e.
: clusion act Chairman voorhees, gave notic
that with Monday next he intends 10 1inaugurai
! an era OF business in the senate. and he ~
1 ceptcd the suggestion Of Mr.. HHlo. oi Main,
a that it would hc well TO havs longer daily sc
sions In order that the inevitable long draw
o out debate may be sooner exhausted
i HousE--The debate over the house rules
i developing considerable feeling between II
n Crisp leaders and some OF the gentlemen wi
constituted the iaetioual opposition in his ow
, party 10 the speakers administration in u
o last house. This Is made apparent By the VII
d orous manner IN which they are lighting son
Z OF the proposed changes In ths rules, propose
: in the interest Of cxpediting business and pr
. venting obstruction
u WAsHIEGroE, Sept -SKNArE--There WI
' brief effort on the part Of Senator AlicE,
Nebraska TO obtain one days delay He NOV,
l. an adjournment as an indication that the Sc
! ate was in sympathy with the working peop
who were observing labor day. Senator Voc
o hees promptly opposed the motion with u
II statement that the best observation Of lab
s. day aud the best evidence Of the senate's syI
:, pathy with the working classes would be shov
in devoting this day 10 work and thus bringil
nearer the hour 1hen the Sherman act wou
be repealed senator Faulkner OF We
Virginia came to Mr.. Voorhees, assii
=. ance aud opposed Mr. Aliens N
tion, invoking that ancien; tradiii
IL senatorial courtesy" The day was spent
n listening 10 the speeches OF senators Culo
id tIil) and Coke tTex). Mr.. Gallinger, IN. II
1. introduced bill supplemental TO the pensl
act Of June q, 1890, and it's general purpose
N TO provide that except In cases OF establish
10 fraud, no pension shall be suspended or wi
10 held ui' Il after notice OF ninety days 10
,a pens'oner and then only after full and imp
tial investigation.
3 HousE The house spent Monday in discu
ing the new m es
Labor Day In Chicago.
n CmcAGo, sept. 6,-The labor para
is Monday was one Of the biggest demo
CO strations ever made by the worki
lis classes in this or any other count
'e- In nllition IN the amharshin Of 4