Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-15
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS
Business of a Week in the National
Legislature.
DISCUSSING THE MONEY QUESTION

Floods of EIoquence for and Against thu
Repeal of the Sherman Law-It is Be
lieved a Vote VIII Not be Reached Be
fore October.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6-If any particle o.
interest existed In the mind Of any sena
tor in connection with the legislation o.
1873 by which the silver dollar was dropped
out OF the coinage remaining out unit
the passage Of the Bland. Allison act) h
had an opportunity yesterday Of learning
from Mr.. Stewart every incident bearing
upon it before, since, and at the time o
its enactment Mr.. Stewards version o.
that old history differed from the version
given by Mr.. Sherman last week. Little
attention was paid to Senator Stewart
speech. The most remarkable propo
sition of the day was bill introduced (by
request) by Mr.. PETER for department o.
education and TO- an appropriation Dir
aluminium coins Of $500, 100000
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE Indication
in the senate yesterday did not point Il
speedy action on the house bill to repea
the purchasing clause Of the Sherman act
The first two hours were occupied by Mr.
Morgan Dem, Ala in advocacy Of thu
resolution which he had offered on Tues
day to provide for joint select commit
tee on finance, and which, he avowed, wal
intended to supercede the finance commit
tee Of both the senate and house Their,
were ten minutes to spare after he tool
his seat before the repeal bill would come
up as the unfinished business" and thai
interval was occupied IN somewhat acri
monious colloquy between senator's, and
in yea and nay vote to take up the re
peal bill The bill was taken up by g
vote OF 81 to 81, and Mr.. Morgan's resolu
tion went to the calendar from which il
can only be taken on motion and by 8
majority vote. The remainder Of the day
was consumed by Mr. Stewart (Rep.r
NeA.), in a continuation of the speech or
which he had spent four hours of Tues.
days session.
The house adopted the code of rules
which will govern it during the Fifty.
third congress, subject TO the decision OF
the committee on rules, which under the
rules has an almost absolute power TO di.
rect the business of the body. The rules
vary very little from those that controlled
Iue Ell y-SeCOuu congress.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Rumors of an
impending and indispensable compromise
on the bill to repeal the purchasing clauses
of the Sherman act were current in the
Hobbies and on the floor Of the senate yes
terday. The speech made by Mr.. Walt
hall Dem, Miss, to whom Mr. Stewart
had yielded the floor in a spirit of accom-.
mediation, may have been an indication OF
the character and direction of such com.
promise He declared himself willing to
cooperate with the chairman Of the finance
committee in having speedy action on the
bill, on condition that the declaration OF
the bI-metallic policy in Mr.. voorhees,
substitute be clothed IN the forms and
given the force Of law.
Then Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala init
mated that after some conference with
the chairman of the finance committee he
would not make motion, which he had
intended to make, TO take up his resolu-
ton for the appointment Of joint select
committee on finance.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Speeches from
Democratic senators in the senate yester-
day on the repeal bill were made by Mr..
Faulkner of West Virginia, Mr. Tur-
pie OF the state Of Indiana, and Mr..
Jones, Of Arkansas. All of them were in
favor OF the repeal of the Sherman act,
but coupled with the condition that silver
should be restored to the position which 1t
occupied prior to the demonstration.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE repeal bill
will continue to be the absorbing topic Of
interest before congress this week. Today
in the senate Mr.. Teller may conclude his
speech begun on Saturday last. Notice Of
speeches to come have already been given
sufficient to fill in the greater part Of the
week, and others are known to be In
the course Of preparation. Even II a
compromise shall ultimately be agreed
upon, the final vote will not be taken
earlier than about the first week in Octo-
Der. Some senators are of opinion that
the debate will continue until the middle
of October.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The senior SEN
ator from New York broke off yesterday
from his imputed alliance with the ex-
IRENE wing of the silver senator's. Mr..
Stewart, of Nevada, offered a resolution
for an inquiry into the fact Of senators
being stockholders in national banks. Mr..
Hill opposed the resolution in a strong
speech as being unnecessary, unprece-
dented, and gross reflection on the SEN
ate. The resolution went over.
The session Of the house was brief. 1t
was expected that report from the COM
mittee on accounts, announcing the com
mittees that were entitled to clerks, might
lead to an acrimonious debate, but owing
to the absence of Mr.. Ruck the report was
not brought in.