The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-10-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1l.-Continuou ses-
sions in the senate were insisted upon by
Dir. Voorhees, and the repeal of the Sher-
man act is now merely a question of
endurance.
Allen Pop, Neb.) took the floor at
5:15 D. m. and continued speech which
he had begun last week in opposition to
the bill.
In the house resolution for a recess
Of congress from Oct. IA to Nov. was
presented by Mr.. Hunter Dem, Ills.)
and referred to the committee on rules.
The house proceeded to consider the bill
for the remission of penalties on the
dynamite cruiser Vesrvius.
No final action was taken on the bill
and Mr.. Cultivate called up the resolu-
ton of the committee on rules pro-
viding for the immediate consideration
of the bill to amend the Geary act.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-After the
Wednesday night session in the senate
the freshest man on the floor was Mr..
Allen, who concluded his speech at a.
M, having thus been on the floor for
fourteen and three-quarters hours. Mr..
Allen concluded his long speech by say
ing that he yielded the floor to Mr.. Mar
tin of Kansas. To this proceeding Mr..
Voorhees, took exception, and asked Mr..
Allen if he proposed to farm out the
door. Mr.. Allen declared that he had
no such intention.
Instead of permitting Mr.. Martin to
60 on M. VOORHEES, moved to lay the
PETER free coinage amendment to the
repeal bill on the table. Senator Aid
rich called for the yeas and nays.
The vote was: Yeas, SO: nays, II.
At lao a. m. Friday the senate ad-
journed on Mr.. Voorhees, motion.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The senate
met as usual at II a. m. on Friday and
apparently with more than quorum OF
senators present. A communication
from the secretary of the treasury was
presented in response to Mr.. Aliens reso-
luton inquiring as to the moneys Dor
rowed by the government in March,
1885. The answer is that no money has
been borrowed.
At 11:So a, m. Mr.. voorhees, made the
usual motion that the senate take up the
silver purchase repeal bill. It was taken
up and Mr.. Stewart continued his
speech. At tap. m. Mr.. Stewart yielded
the floor temporarily to Henderson
(Rep., Neb.), who offered resolution
instxucting the committee on Pacific
xailroads to investigate and report
whether the Union Pacific railroad had
passed into the hands of a receiver and
e 80, by what action and under what
circumstances and what steps, if any,
- he fsa1
States.
Reports were made of bills Of minoI
consequence. The house resumed con
alteration of the McCreary bill. to
amend and modify the Geary Chinese
registration and exclusion act, after
having agreed to vote on the measure
and pending amendment Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14-The first hall
hour of today's session was occupied by
Mr.. Morgan Dem. Ala. lin a personal ex-
PLANTATION defending himself from 8
charge Of ignorance of the scriptures
made by New York paper and from
structures by the Montgomery (Ala.l Ad'
vertiser for Opposition to the uncondi'
tional repeal of the Sherman act. H'
denied that he had minated his inten
ton to vote against the unconditional
repeal act, but he would vote against
conditional" repeal. as proposed in the
Voorhees, substitute, which was more
injurious makeshift than the original
one. No less than three notices of reso-
lutions to amend the rules were given,
and Mr.. Hill (Dem.. N. " advocated 3
change of the rule, Of which he had
heretofore given notice. as to counting
as present senator's who are present and
paired.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.-The eleventh
week of the session opened with a large
attendance of senators-an the Leaders
Of the forces Of the several sides Of tbs
silver fight being in their places and
holding conferences.