The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
A REVIEW OF THE SESSION.
The Repeal Of the Purchasing Clause
the Most Important Result.

tration Act the Measure Second IN
Importance.
Washington, Nov. 3.-The session of
the Senate will be long memorable for
the contest over the bill providing for the
repeal of the purchasing clause
of the silver purchasing act of 1890,
known as the Sherman act. The extra
ordinary session was called for the pur-
pose of accomplishing this repeal and the
other work accomplished was merely 1u-
cidental. The bill reached the Senate
after passing the House on Aug. 2S.
and was not passed by the Senate until
Oct. 30. How, for this two months, the
Senate contended over the issue involved,
but at last brought the bill through and
passed it by a safe majority, are all
matters on record, and are familiar to the
public The bill provides in effect for the
cessation of the purchase and coinage OF
silver, and may be said to mark revolu-
tion in the financial history of the coun-
try. While the records show that it was
the House bill which became law,
that is only technically true, as
the Senate substituted a measure of its
own, and the House accepted the substl-
tute.
The bill of next greatest Importance to
the repeal bill, which passed both houses
of congress, is the bill extending the time
in which Chinese labOrers can register
under the Chinese act, known as the
Geary law.
Much interest attached to the bill
providing for a bridge across the Hud-
son at New York. This bill passed both
houses
TWELVE BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE.
OF the / ,152 bills which have been in
troduced in the Senate during the session
which closed to-day, only l2 have passed
that body and of these only three have
passed the House of Representatives,
received the Presidents signature and
become laws. OF the three new laws
originating in the Senate one is in aid of
the Mid-winter International exposition
to be held in San Francisco, another
grants certain settlers in Okla
homa territory the right to commute
their homestead entries and the third re-
lates to clerks in the Office of the commits
sioners of the District of Columbia.
The other bills which have passed the
Senate are as follows:
Making appropriations for the purchase
of ground in Washington for building to
be used as hall of records.
Granting to California per centum
of the net proceeds Of the cash sales of
public lands in that state.
To extend the time for making final
payments on entries under the desert
land act.
Authorizing certain Cherokee allottees
or claimants, TO purchase certain tracts
held and claimed by them.
To donate to the county of Laramie,
Ohio, certain bridges on the abandoned
Fort Laramie military reservation.
To authorize the Chattanooga Western
Railroad Company to construct a bridge
across the Tennessee river near Chatta-
noOga.
TO grant the right-of-way to the Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Central and Southwest
ern Railroad Company through the In
dian territory and Oklahoma torrltory.
To aid the states of California, Oregon,
Washington, Montana, Idaho, Nevada,
Wyoming, Colorado, and South Dakota
to support schools of mines.
For the relief of w. H. Ward.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The Senate has in addition to those bills
of its own, passed fourteen House bills, the
most important of these being House bill
No l, for the repeal Of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act. The other
House bills passed by the Senate relate
to lands in the Sioux reservation in Nebras-
ka and South Dakota to the United States
courts in Idaho and Wyoming and South
Dakota; to the New York and New Jersey
bridge; to steam revenue cutters for the
great lakes and for the New England
coasts; to the annual working on un-
patented mining claims; to the increase
of officers of the army detailed at col
leges; to the amendment of the Chinese
exclusion act the others being bills of
a private character.
The Senate passed four joint resolu-
tions which originated in that body and
twelve which originated in the House.
The only one of the Senate Joint resolu-
tions of Importance is one which provides
for the construction of hall of records
in Washington, which will also pass the
House.
SUCCESSFUL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.
OF the House resolutions which passed
the Senate, those worthy of note are
that relating to the Mormon Church
property in Salt Lake City; that provi-
ding for the publication of $4,000 addi-
tional copies of the compendium of the
eleventh census that for the removal Of
ocean derelicts, and the comforting of di-
plomas upon world is fair artisans through
the board of lady managers.
1t will be seen that the session of the
Senate has not done anything note
worthy on account of the number Of bills
and resolutions which have passed that
body. The total of Senate bills and Joint
resolutions and of House bills and Joint
resolutions all told is only forty-two.
WORK FOR THE NEXT SITTING.
The Senate will not be without ma
terial to work upon when it shall recon
vene in December. The calendar issued
today shows sixty-fve bills and resolutions
reported by committee and ready for the
attention of the Senate. A large propoP-
tion Of these bills, and resolutions relate
to private claims. and there are also sew
eral relating to the finances which had
connection with the repeal bill and which
are not now pertinent Probably the
most important bill upon the Senate cal
endar now is that for the repeal of the
federal election laws A similar bill has
passed the House.
Senator Voorhees, has a bill concerning
national bank note circulation.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution for a joint
committee of the two houses to consider
questions of finance has place on the
calendar as has Mr. Stewards resolution
concerning the coordinate branches of
the government, and also Mr.. PETERS re-
lating to interstate commerce.
Senator Palmer's bill concerning in
valid pensions paid to non-residents is in
shape for consideration at any time.
There are on the table resolutions by
Senators Hoar and Martin, relative 10
the election Of senators by direct vote Of
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