Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE.
Washington, Aug. 6-Cullom introduced
bill to repeal all acts for the creation and
maintenance OF a sinking fund. The sen
ate, 81 to 81, agreed to a motion by Noor-
hees that the resolution of Morgan for
joint select committee or finance go to the
calendar, and the senate proceeded with
the discussion of the repeal bill, This Is
interpreted as "A temporary victory for the
repeal men. Stewart continued his speech
begun yesterday. Teller interrupted TO
say that he would see that quorum was
present during debate ON repeal. Stewart
had not yet finished his speech when the
senate adjourned,
HOUSE.
The debate on rules was continued The
rule making one hundred meu a quorum
was abandoned by the committee and the
old rule making the majority OF the house
quorum was restored, Deliver defended
ex-Speaker Reed in his course as speaker
Springer attacked it. Replying, Reed said
fiiibustering was modern invention and
there was no remedy until il became a
chronic disease, The power of the chair is
the power of the house. IL is impossible to
do what the house does not want him to do
Therefore, whatever charges had been made
against him as speaker of the Fifty first
house should properly have been lodged
against that house, which uniformly sus-
tanned him. He prophesied that the dem
ocratic house would in time approve ms
course. The rules were adopted without
division.
SENATE
Washington, Sept. IA resolution was
agreed to directing the secretary of the
treasury to infoIm the senate TO what eN-
tent the appropriations heretofore made
for the enforcement of the Chinese ex-
clusion act have been expended, and what
portion of the funds are now available, aud
sl.all hos
tons are necessary in order to carry out
the provisions OF the bill, and what will be
required for the current fiscal ysar of the
act Stewart yielded the ioor TO Walthall
of Missouri, who favored repeal. Stewart
followed and closed his argument against
it.
SENATE.
Washington, Sept $. Faulkner address
ed the senate on repeal. He SAID he would
would present an amendment for the coin.
age OF $1,000 900 of silver per month until
SSOO,OOO,0O0 were in circulation He pre-
dicted deficit of S50,000,0 G0 this fiscal
year, After uuimportant addresses by
three senators, senate adjourned
SENATE.
Washington Sept. 9,--Peifer supported
his resolution for investigation as To
whether banks of New York, Philadelphia
and Boston maintained the lawful reserve,
and whether they paid checks in currency,
declaring they had been permitted to open
ly violate the law. Teller spoke in OPP
position to repeal of silver purchase clause
SENATE.
Washington, Sept. ll.-Pugh Of Alabama
spoke in opposition to repeal. Teller re-
sumed his speech in opposition and con
tinued until adjournment.
HOUSE
House was in session but half hour and
little was done.
SENATE.
Washington, Sept H. Debate on repeal
was continued, Mitchell of Oregon, Haw-
ley of Connecticut, Teller of Colorado and
Stewart taking part
HOUSE.
House decided to participate in the GER
emonies of the centennial celebration of
the laying of the corner stone of the cap
itol The 18th inst.