The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-10-28
CONGRESSIONAL PlsocEEplsG
The senats.

WAsHIxaroN, Oct. 2o--It 4ssrires
twenty minutes to secure the attendance
Of u quorum in the senate this morning.
Mr.. Voorhees, then gave notice that after
short time devoted to morning business
ne should request an executive session.
Then there was some routine business,
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill to facilis:
tate tho collection of debts of aided rail-.
road companies in the United States.
lO:30 cloture resolution was introdHeedq
by Mr., Voorhees,, dem, Indiana, and went
over till tomorrow He said that itwnAs
practically the same as that heret etofofeef5;
fercd by Mr.. Hill, den... New York. n
provides that if my bill or resolution has
been debated thirty. days any senstor
TO take the final vote, that
the motion shall be put immedi.
ately, and that dnring its pendency, or
at the time fixed for the final vote, II
adopted by Il majority Of all members Of
the senate, no debate, nor amendment or
motion shall be permitted.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2l-The Voorhee'
cloture resolution was not taken up this
morning as it was expected it would be.
II there had been morning hour it would
have been laid before the sem
ate III the ordinary conrse
of business. But there was no
morning hour, and there was no motion
TO tuke up the cloture resolution. The
silver purchase repeal bill was taken up
as soon as quorum was obtained, and
MT. PefIer, pop, Kansas, continued the
speech against it which he began on Fri
day Of last week, speaking to listless
and itattentive audience.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-The silver pur-
chase repeal bill was laid before the sem
ate at 1890 this morning. Mr.. Stewart
gave notice of an amendment for a Pan
American monetary conference to assem-
Bile at Washington within nine months and
for the adoption of a common silver coin;
to be legal tender in all commercial trans~
actions in the countries represented
floor and continued his speech about the
bill at the point where he left off on Sat-
urday.
Mr.. Jones, rep. Nevada, having occu-
pied the floor for nearly three hours,
yielded it, pleading fatigue and saying
that he would take mp his speech again.
mud go on with it at some other time.
Mr.. Toller, rep, Colorado, took up
speech which he had begun againstths
bill some time ago and continued it. Ha
laid 1t down as sound economic pr,nciple
that all the money in the world As the re-
suit of positive law and that there was not
and never had been any such thing as
natural money. y
WAsHrSaros, Oct 24-The senate met
mt lo:S0 this morning md soon afterwards
took up the silver purchase repeal bill.
Mr.. Stewart, rep, Nevada, resuming the
speech which he started making yester-
day when the recess was taken and which
he had begun several weeks ago.
Mr.. Stewart, after speaking for nearly
three hours, but without closing hts
speech, yielded to his colleague Mr..
Jones, who thereupon began the tfth In
stallment of his speech.
WASHINGTON, Oct 25-The sena te met ut
lla. nj. and proceeded to business with
out a preliminary call to obtain quorum.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. PETER,
cop, Kansas, directing the judiciary COM
mittec to investigate the question whether
the repeal of the Bland Allison act by the
sherman act would not leave, the Law for
the free coinageof silver in full force II
was referred to the judiciary committee.
The house joint resolution rendering
the acknowledgements OF the government
and people of the United States to foreign
governments which participated in the
Chicago exposition, was reported by Mr..
sherman, rep, Ohio, but went over with
nut action on objection by Mr.. Hoar, rep.
Massachusetts, that the mode proposed
was not sufficiently respectful or suitable.
The silver purchase repeal bill wos
taken up and the senate was addressedin
opposition to the bill by Mr.. Pugh, dem,
Alabama.
The joint resolution rendering acknowl-
edgements to foreign governments for CO.
operation in the Chicago exposition was
again taken up and pissed, amended in
accordance with Mr.. Hoar's suggestion,
SO that the president is requested to COM
municate to each of the foreign govern
ments the acknowledgements Of congress.
The debate on the silver purchase re-
oeal bill was continued by Mr.. Pngh,
aem., Alabama, who stated that while he
would not filibuster against the bill,
because he could not be supported by
a sufficient number of senator's, he
would vote against it, leaving the conse
4nences to God aud his country He was
followed by Stewart, rep, Nevada, who
spoke of the president as being sin the
saddle and riding over the senate
Mr.. Stewart yielded the floor to Mr..
Jones who resumed his unfinished speech
with an explanation that the speeches Of
the silver men were not made In the hope
of changing votes, but of making clear
their position.