The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-15
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


| y uIltl 'nOfi on thc part OF Scnator alien, Z
Nebraska, TO obtain one days delay. lie move
an adjournment as an indication that the SCI
ate was In sympathy with the working pcopl
who were observing labor day. Senator Noo
hees promptly opposed the motion with IN
statement that the best observation Of lnbo
| DAY and the best evidence u the scnaic's syn
paihy with the working classes would be show
| In deyoting this day 20 work and thus brinsin
nearer the hour when the sherman act woui
| be repealed. Senator Faulkner. Of Yves
| virginia came TO Mr. Voorhees, assis'
ance and opposed Mr. Aliens mo
| tion' invoking that ancient tradition
senatorial courtesy" The day was spent II
listening 70 the speeches OF Senators Cullom
| 'lll) and Coke. tTeND Mr. Gallingcr. ~. II }
introduced bill supplemental 10 the pcnsioI
act OF June q, 1870, and It's general purpose 4
| 10 provide that except In cases OF established
| fraud. no pension shall be suspended or with
held until after notice OF ninety days TO thu
pensioner and then only after full and impair
/ tial investigation
| HousE-1ho house spent Monday in dlscuss
ing the new ~ es
WASHINGTON, Sept 6-SENArg-The session
| Of the senate Tuesday Was principally occupied
with tho speech OF Senator stewart OF Nevada
2~whlch he had promis-a 20 give what n.
i tfYfned "fhe true history" ~ the dcrroret,,,
ton OF silver By the act OF lss1 Although Mr.
stewards speech was in a sense q reply 10 Mr..
sherman. that expert financier was cons picu.
Gus by his absence
HousE-Among the many bills iled with the
onlccrs OF the house, " be placed on the calen.
Oar at the proper time, Mr. Har,er OF Ohio has
number looking TO the regulation OF the
finances. One OF Mr.. Hari-rs bills authorizes
the president 10 open the mints OF the United
states 10 the free coinage Of silver when he
shan have been Ofteially advised that not less
lhan sir nations OF Europe, ncludiug Great
Britain Germany and France, have likewise
Opened their mints
WASHINGTON, Sept T-SESATE The reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Morgan Of Alabama, for
the appointment o. Joint select committee on
finance came before the serate almost At the
opening Of It's proceedings Mr. Morgan made
a bitterly violent assault upon nc national
banks, which he declared had created this
panic had refused 10 lend money for the move.
ment Of crops had forced the price Of cotton
Hheat and corn To a figure which he said was "a
disrraee 10 this congress- and then while the
people were starving had loaded them up with
deprecated securities and now. in order that
they might realize their profits, had suddenly
released their locked.up money; had caused
The financial stringency wAlch they had created
suddenly TO disappear. end had caused stock,
10 boom After Morsans address OF two hours
duration the repeal bill was discussed
HousE-Thc house resumed business wednes
day on the rules Mr. Catchings a democrats
member VI the committee on rules, announced
that the committee had determined 70 reeeda
rom the proposition 10 make 100 a quorum OF
OF the whole. This was the rule IN
! FIFTY trsi congress, but was opposed on tha
democratic side Of the present hou q TWAS
voted out "Wednesday, but not until there had |
been a good deal Of useless party debate
WAsHINGroN, Sent S-SENATE-1'he ses |
lion % ID" senate Thursday was exceptionally |
Ion and de, cloped no new features In the situ |
''n Mr. Walthah OF Mississippi read
ung speech In favor Of bimetallism. in which ho |
advocated that the repeal bill be accompanied |
BY some formal and binding agreement ih1i |
erislaton designed 20 maintain silver a. money |
ipon an equality with gold should Immediately |
olioS. Perhaps the most interesting event OF 4
he day was the conclusion Of senator stewards |
pcech Mr. stewart occupied the time II noi \
he attention OF the senate for total period OF /
'ver ten hours scattered through three days
HursE-1he house competed the consideru.
ion Of the rules and they were adopted with
My two important changes The Grst change
laccd the committees on banking and cure cy
nd coinage, weights and measure, on tho same
ooting with the Ways and means and appropri.
tions committees, clothing them with power
o report at any time. 1he seeord restores the
ise Of the quorum In the committee Of tho |
'holc Go the old number a majority OF the I
Iouse. As soon the rules were adopted a /
reat avalanche Of bills was piled breast high
n the speakers table Al the request OF
hartman Wilson, 81 the ways and means, that
ommlttee was given leave 10 sit during the scs-
Ten OF the house. The house then adjourned \
nth Saturday,
wssHiNGToS. Sept -StSATE-senator
'aulkncr w Va was the FIRST speaker Fri.
ay on the repeal bill The striking point OF
Is address was the bold stand he took IN op-
osing President Cleyeland's claim that the
h rm7n act was the cause Of the present flnan.
bal depression Senator Faulknc- was TO-.
,vtn hv NJ Tv,H Ia. I
rom Indiana sounded what promises 10 he the
cyno g Of tho treatment OF the silver question
y the majority lie made m eloquent appeal
~ political unity, Unity and harmony he |
ld were y duty that the party owed TO the
cople, Nho last fan. for the FIRST time in thirty
eats. had restored g 10 power. Mr.. Turpio
as followed by Mr. Jones AM } in a speech, !
ldicsiing defiance 10 the administration and
thrFence 70 free silver.
l"Us T--Not IN session
n ASEINGroN sept H. SENATE-The only
O. puclic importance Introduced Saturday
as one by Mr. Morgan dom. Ala. TO tCpCal
'ctcns and OF the act Of June o 1872 con.
'rninc tho exch nee OF coins for lawful money
lac purpose OF the bill Il to keep siIv,r In C,T.
lla,ion, and prevent cts return to the ,reasury
lultS Mr. Teller, who Saturday alter
Non yielded 90 a motion TO proceed "a
Sccuiiye business, viii he entitled to the lo,r
onday. When the senate met Mr.. Shoup, %
qucsO introduced I'M 10 authorize the con
ruction OF an electro railroad through the
el owstonc national park Mr. Teller (rcp !
81 then addressed the senate on the silver
peal question
HoUsE-1hc session Of the house SATURDAY.
sted but brief half hour. A Joint resolut on
DIVIDING for the erection q a storage building
2 The use Of the senate, at = cost Of -, 500 was
'ssed, but here business, by unan nous con.
nt stopped, cutting on resolution by Mr.
'omts OF New York, for the appointment Of a | |
mmissioucr 10 Investigate, ia view OF the re- ,
nj disaster at Fords theater, the report that
her government buildings we're unsafe, and a
solution by Mr.. Michaeljohn, of Nebraska,
Hing for Information as 10 tho administration 4
the pension law OF 1920 and the recent sus ,
nsion order OF COMMISSIONS i.0chren