Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-07
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Stewart Continues His Speech
 Rules Adopted in the House.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-In the senate this morning bill was introduced by MT. Cullomr rep, Illinois, and referred to the finance committee for the repeal of all acts for the creation or maintenance of the sinking fund. A report was made from the committee on privileges and elections for the payment of $2.50O to each of three claimants for sea:s under appointment of governors; and it was referred to the com mittee on contingent expenses.
 The resolution for 8 Il o'clock neetiu g was presented and Mr. Voorhees,, dem , Indiana, who had offered it, withdrew it, stating that ha did so efter consultation with friends of the repeal bill on the demo cratic side who thought that If the time of the senate were occupied carefully and conscientiously, ss much progress could be made.
 Mr. Morgan. resolution for 8 joint se- lect committee on finance was taken up, and MT. Voorhees, having suggested It's reference 60 the finance committee Mir Morgan argued against the suggestion, stating that the purpose of the resolution was to supereede ths finance committee in each house and substitute 8 joint sele ct committee for them.
 MT. Morgan resumed his seat at ten min utes to two. No senator seemed to desire to occupy the interval of ten minutes sf- ter which it would be the duty of the vice president to lay the repeal bill before the senate as th- unfinished business After a short pause Mr. Voorhees en9gas e,i that the resolution sAculd go to the calendar he shnr1H rrnops6 with the repeal bill, The suggestion was opposed by Senators Morgan and Harris.
 Mr Voorhees then moved that the senate proceed to the consideration of the house bill. Ths motion was agreed to-yeas 37, nays 21.
 Mr. Stewart continued his speech of yes- terday against the repeal bill After speak ing an hour he paused for a rest, and MT. Teller came to his aid by suggesting the absence of quorum. The roll was called and a majority of the senators (6fty nine senators bei6g In the cloak room) an swered.
 MT Stewart then resumed the fl DOT and proceeded with his speech, interlardipg 1t with voluminous extracts from various papers, which he had read by the clerk or bY other senators while be rested.
 MT. Stewart va. still occupying the floor and showing no symptoms of bringing his speech to an end when at pm Ir. Voor- hees (ois petisnce apparently exhsusted) asked him whether he wished to continue his remarks this evening The reply was that he hopsd to bs excused, and Mir. Voor- hees eaid that if it was the senator's per mission he would move to proceed to exec utive business The motion was agreed to and after au executive session the senate adjourned.
 IN THE HOUSE
 MT. Enloe, dem, of Tennessee, offered in the house to day an amendment provid- ing that eulogies on deceased members of the house and senate shall be delivered on Sundays and on no other days.
 On division the amendment was agreed to-104 to 41-but on the yeas and nays it was rejected-yeas 97, nays 119.
 On motion of Mir. Heard, dem , of Mis-. souri, and without objection, an amend ment was agreed to devoting the eteond and fourth holidays of each month to the consideration of business reported by the committee on the District of Columbia The amendment merely strengthens the language in the rule as reported. The consideration of the code having been completed, Mir. Burrows, rep., ol Michigan, offered as a substitute for 1t the rules of the Fifty-irst congress with { modification which provides that when { call of the house is ordered, the yeas ant nays shall also be considered es ordered This, he thought, would put an end to fiji bustering. Under the rules as they nov stood, he would undertake to come into tn, | house to morrow morning and prevent tn | reading of the journal and stop bushes l for the remainder of the session unles the aid of the nommittee on rules was in | voked. The committee was clothed witt absolute power over legislation. The en tire legislation of the country was place' in tke hands of thres members of tn | house.
 | MT. Bynum, dem, Indiana, proteste, that the house had no power to confer upo, 8 speaker the right to count 8 quoruI when the yeas and nays had been taken Tie yeas and nays would chow by itsel whether there was quorum present o not. He then went on to ridioule Mi Reed for his campaigning tour three year ago. Every republican district in whic that gentleman had spoken in the west an
 New York had returned a democrat congress.
 The previous question was ordered an the vote recurred on MT. Burrows' subst tute. The substitute was lost-yeas 6' nays IA.
 The code of rules was then adopted witl
 out division.
 On motion of MT. Wilson, dem, Wei
 Virginia, the committee on ways an
 means was granted leave to sit during tt
 sessions of the house.
 The house then, at $50, adjourned mt
 Saturday.