The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
GXTRASESSION or CONGRESS
sIrTy-pIeEru nay.

SENtTr-Ihe dilatory debate on the silver
| repeal bill was continued and after q brief
,essior the Senate took smother recess until
Jo-morrow.
| liousr-in the House after some routine
| business, the debate on the bankruptcy bill
was resumed and the house adjourned
| without final action on II.
sINry-NfNTH uAr.
| SENATy-The Senate today relapsed into
~ usual drowsy. semi-comstose condition.
| senator Jones of Nevada, finished his real
| y able argument for silver. lie 10 scknow-
edged TO be the best informed statesman
| IN that question IN the world and his
speech in the Senate. while IT spread over
carts of hve days, was listened TO ss no
other effort on that side Of the question has
| oeep. Senator stewart continued his re-
| marks and was followed by others. after
| which the Senate went into executive ses-
lion and later took q recess until II O'Clock
| o-morrow morning.
| Huusr.-Ihe debate on the ban kruptcy
| oili was continued in the house to-day. Mr..
| combs, Democrat, OF New York advocated
ana Mr.. Lane. Democrat OF Iilnois, and
Mr. kilgore. Democrat. OF Texas, opposed
he msa,ure. The house adjourn Cd with
out final action.
| sgvpNTiyTH nay.
SEN.rr--The Senate spent nearly seven
| hours IN session to-dHv, but did not reach
he end of the legislative day of Tuesday,
| October 10. Almost the whole time was
consumed In discussing the silver purchase
| tepeal bill. The House bill authorizing the
construction of bridge across the Hudson
| river between New York and New Jersey.
| was reported from the committee on Com.
| nerce and placed on the calendar. The
| rRenCv Deficiency appropriation bill wa,
| reported back FRO u the Committee on Ap-
preparations and ordered printed. At $40
| he Senste took recess until II o'clock to-
| morrow.
| Horst--The bankruptcy bill WAS again
| the principal feature OF the proceedings in
| the House to- ay. but no action was had
when adjournment came.
| sTNTNrN- FIRST nay.
| Voting on the amendment To the
| repeal bill has at last begun. The PETER
| Tree coinage amendment, the pending one
| was laid 10 rest by n vote OF - to -. Upon
| motion of Senator VOORHEES,. the substitute
reported by the majority 81 the Committee
| on Finance wa. adopted instead Of what is
| known ~ the Wilson bill. or House bill,
! No J. by a vote Of ~ to g. which, OF course.
| was mere iormslity. The amendment OF
| Perkins OF California. providing for the free
| coinage of the American silver product and
| the retirement OF the smaller denomna-
| tions OF paper currency. was then taken up
| and short speeches we're made by White.
| Allen aud Teller and WolcOtt had risen 10
say few words, when II was thought best
| al go To takea recess until II o'clock TO
morrow when Woicott will have the floor.
lloUsE.-Mr. WeadOck Democrat. Of
| MlCUlPhn Ihlseu slOfm III lnc mouse ny
Introducing a memorial from Henry VI.
Noumans. a member ot the second
| Congress from the Eighth Michigan district
and a candidate for fc election. praying
| that he house iuves, gate the circumstances
attending the election ot the present repre-
sentative from thai district. The memor.
al alleged that the election was brought
about by the Vaccinations Of the American
Protestant Association, "a poiitico religious
organization inMchigan and otherWestern
states. and went OF 10 arraign the society
| IN very severe terms. A heated discussion
| followed. but without disposing the matter
the house at y. M. adjourned until Mon.
day.
SrNTNTY.sTCoND
St>ArF.-Noting on the various amend
| ments to the silver repeal bill was carried
Oh to-day. aud one after the other were re-
jected making II apparent that the m lo--
ty had determined TO vote down any and
all Amendments to the bill. All the amend
ments were voted upon except that of Sen
ator Harris, who concluded he would not
press IL for vote. On the other amend
ments the majority against them stood Just
about the same as the vote OH previous
amendments. the vote in their favor rang
ing from ~ to u, awhile the vote against
them ranged from 40 To ~. The last vote
taken was upon one OF Senator Pehers
amendments. after which the committee
amendment To the bill was voted upon in
senate and an adjournment was had leay-
lug the amcnded bill the regular order for
final action.
HousE, ,--Not in session.
SEVENTY THIRD nay.
SrNATT.--Debate and voting un the ropeal
bill amendments was continued all day, all
Of which amendments were rejected At
go y. IN. the senate finally passed the un-
conditional silver repeal bill by n majority
of II, and then adLnilrned for the day.
HOrp-Hunter. Democrat, of Illinois,
introduced in the House resolution which
WAS adopted expressing the sorrow of the
House at the violent dealt h ot Mayor Carter
Harrison. of Chicago. Mr.. Morse, Republi.
can of Massachusetts, ~ this connection
called attention TO the fact that the assassin
was probably foreigner aud possibly in
sane when he landed IN this country. lie
thought the occurrence OF such tragedy
showed the necessity of enforcing more rig
orously the laws excluding insane pSup,r
snd id OF aliens and Tor the enactment OF
more stliugelt laws for The control OF
these dangerous classes that are now EN-
ployed ~ this country. Mr.. Oates, Demo
crat OF Alabama called up his bill 10 amend
The natural iIa,ion laws, which went over
without action. The bankruptcy bi was
debated until the House adjourned
A BIG STEAMSHIP WRECKED.