The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-09-30
CONGRESSIONAL.

gave notice OF an amendment which he in
tended to present TO the repeal bill (whi ch had
been taken up on motion OF Mr.. Voorhees)
1t provides for commission Of three
financial experts in private life, three sena-
vestigate all matters relating to finance and
currency. Mr.. White of California, then ad-
dressed the senate on the repeal bill and when
the floor, said he preferred 10 90 on tor NOR
row, being i'll Mr. Voorhees, then said: MIR
President: II there is no more debate pro-
posed the next thing is a vote. / move the
pending amendment Offered by Mr.. Perer)
be laid on the table, and on
ana This bro1ghI @sS for on the yens ens
filibustering fight between the repealers and
antt-repealers. during which Mr. Teller of
resort to every advantage afforded them under
the rules Of the senate in order to defeat the
bill Mr. voorhees, finally withdrew the mo-
tion for vote and the senate at 7:45 adjourned.
House: The house adopted an order setting
aside two weeks beginning next Tuesday, the
Goth, for the consideration of the Tucker bill
repeating the federal election laws.
September 22-Mr. Allen, Pop, Neb,) in
troduced bill making the dollar (which may
be. coined of 412H grains of silver or 25
value, The bill also repeals the
Sherman act and provides that the owners Of
bullion may deposit such bullion in the mint
which less twenty per cent ito be deducted for
seignorage and coined into silver dollars and
put into the treasury shall be coined into int
M.che dollars orsgop fST his n,sosaseo Ssos Mr.
bill appropriating sS75, 600 for the construction
OF two steam revenue cutters for the Pacific
tion calling for information as to the coinage
of silver dollars SINCE 1873, which was read.
When the chair put the motion on the resolu-
tion apparently there was one vote in the
,1f yided," , said 1T the vice president "6e chair
first decisive vote Mr. Stevenson cast in
the senate. The resolution of Mr. Platt, OF
then taken up and Mr.. wolcott Of Colorado
addressed the senate in opposition to It, as did
also Mr.. Teller Messrs. George, Hans
repeal o bill ' on motion sp0e q a Mr. voor, ne
hees 1t was unanimously agreed that on
Monday next and until further notice the Sem
ate meet at II O'Clock and sit until g. House:
There was great falling of in attendance
and nothing OF importance was done.
Sept. .2.-Senate-Stewart (Rep) Of Nevada
would address the senate next Monday:
Resolved, That the independence Of the co.
ordinate departments Of the government-the
must be maintained, and the use Of power and
influence OF one department to control the ac-
@ ton Of another is violation Of the constitu-
ment." The cloture resolution was then taken
up and Mr.. Turpie tDem) of Indiana ar
Rsp ssansi e dano its and ad9aRon aRa Dem Dubois Of
Florida also spoke against it, and the resolu-
tion was referred TO the committee on rules
iourned till Monday. House: Mr.. Bretz OF
Indiana caused much amusement by rising to q
question of privilege and explaining how o
to bribe him with sis If &c would allow him to
hold on. Mr.. Bretz wanted him removed and
had filed charges with the fourth assistant
done He offered resolution for the appoint
ment of u committee of three to ascertain why
speaker fuled that the matter was not question
OF privilege and referred the resolution to the
postofflce committee. The house proceeded
Louisville nnd Omaha were added to the list
Of cities where personal proposals for furnish.
ing paper are to be advertised for. Messrs
gon wanted some Of this patronage for their
districts. but after the sarcastic speech of Mr..
Williams Of Mississippi, in favor OF including
applied the brakes and the Pacific coast was
shut out: This angered Mr Doolittle
to the list. This reopened the
matter again. and, in spirit Of fun, Mr.. Cum
Kan, in the interest of art, literature and sci
ence He said 1t was the home of the most re-
msrkable statesman OF the age. ..tJerry Simp.
Medicine Lodge, the future great metropolis.
Mr.. Bell of Colorado, wanted Denver added to
the list, and, strange to say. got 1t. Pending
further action the bill the house adjourned
Sept. 25.-Senate: The session Of the senate
opened at IL o'clock with Mr.. Stewart's ar.
fhignment of President Cleveland for alleged
violation Of the constitution in seeking to in.
fiuence the legislative department OF the gov
| ernment In open disregard OF his oath
OF ONCE to execute the laws; Mr. Stewart
of the treasury to violate the act which made
| the purchase Of 4,250,0O0 ounces of silver
Sp9n SsnS per unSWn Snh BY
| chasing smaller amount He undertook tc
| say that at no time since the resolution o.
| Charles L in either England or the United
| States had nreSileQt anf
| dehantly disobeyed statute which he himself
| declared was mandatory or allowed his subor
dinates over which he had control to do the
same thing Was II not time to sound the alarm
| If constitutional liberty was OF any value II
seemed to him that all friends and foes should
gaes 10 have
mark; we cannot afford to have the laws O
i Mr. sewas ssa the
concluding his speech, not having reached the
main part OF il he said, to Mr. Cameron o.
ths asanst she iii
House: The house held q lazy and indifferen
session and devoted 1t almost entirely TO tht
Sept, 2s.-Senate; Mr.. Stewart presentet
resolutions adopted at mass meeting he'll heif
in Cleveland Ohio fav9rng an sdnvesr nHes1,
are interested in national banks, rail
roads and other ,aPpe,afIon special interest: n sE
pressed the hope the investigation would bt
had and that the rumor so prevalent might bt
set at rest that national bank STOCKS hau any
| thing to do with the decentralization OF silver
| Mr. Dubois (Republican) of Idaho, created
| sensation by offering the following resolution
| which went over until tomorrow
Resolved, That the consideration OF legisla
iation relating TO the federal election laws,
| tariff and finance matters was materially af
fected by the partially represented states, b'
| postponed in the senate until Monday, Jauu
| ary 10, 1894, to enable the states of Washing
ton. Montana and Wyoming to have the votes
| influence aud protection in the senate which
|
| constitution of the United States.
| The resolution was laid on the table-yeas
27 nays, 10. The repeal bill was then take
| up and Mr. Perkins of California spok
against IL. Mr.. Stewart then continued hi
| attack on the president, at his conclusion
| Morgan and voorhees, defended the presiden
| against the onslaught on the presiden,
! House: The two weeks debate on the repea
| of the federal election law began with larg
crowds of colored people in the gallery
Tucker of Virginia has charge Of III
bill for the Democrats and opened tn
debate Johnson, OF North pakot
| will marshall the Republican forces
Mr. Brosius of Pennsylvania replie
TO Tucker for the Republicans Delegat
| Flynn OF Oklahoma presented petitions pray
| ing for an inquiry into the opening of th
| Cherokee strip, and read extracts from news
papers severely criticizng the Interior d,
partment for its management of the affai
The point OF no quorum was raised and III
| house adjourned