The Lamar register., 1893-10-28

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| Mr.. Henderson gave notice of an amend
meut to the rules 1t provides that II. upon
vote by yeas and nays, II appears 10 the
chair upon recapitulation, and before the an
nouncement of the result that quorum has
/ not voted he shall call upon senators present
and not voting. by name, to vote, and shah
direct the secretary TO add to the list of sena-
| tors voting the names Of senators present and
not voting, including those announcing pairs,
or who may or may not have been excused
! from voting, and 10 enter the same on the
| journal.
MIR PETER then resumed his speech against
the bill, begun on Friday.
At sos the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Noor-
hees, took recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Horsr.-Mr MeRae Of Arkansas called up
a bill granting some 2,ooo acres Of land TO
Arizona, TO use IN connection with the terri
torial prison at Yuma. Passed
Mr.. Wheeler, from the committee on TERRI
tories, called mp bill requiring railroad
companies which have been granted right OF
way through territorial lands Of the United
States to maintain stations at all foNnsl;cs
established by the interior department
The morning hour expired pending action
The confederation of the printing bill was
then resumed. but was suspended at o'clock
when BY previous order, the House pro-
ceeded to pay its tribute to the memory OF
the late Representative Muiehler OF Fennsyl-
Bingham. Stone, Brosius, Wolvertun, Erd-
man Of Pennsylvania, Breckenridge OF Arkan-
sas. Springer, Dockery and Wilson OF West
Virginia and SaEres.
At the conclusion Of the memorial services
the House at 40 ?. m, as further marx ui
respect TO the memory OF the deceased ad-
iourned.
slxiy-Fsurth Day.
sExArE.-scnAior VOORHEES, gave notice OF
an amendment TO the rnies vhen the senate
convened. Itproyid-s when hill or resolution
pending in the Senate as unhuishel business
shall have been debated thirty dAys any sena-
tor may move 10 fix a time for voting thereon
such motion shall not be amendAhle or er-
batahle, and, II passed, the pending bill or
resolution shall be voted on a. The time
fixed
Mr.. Morgan Cby rcquesil introduced bill
10 facilitate the collection OF debts payable
TO the United States from goyornmcut-Aiied
railroad companies, and TO er1p-uo the ac-
oountabnlty Of the directors Of szid eonpa-
nies.
The Senate then wen, Into executive fe,-
sion.
The Senate opened its door. at 8 O'Clock
The House bill 10 suspend fer the rear ISIS
the Law requiring sIoO worth OF labor TO be
expended or Improvements made on each
mining claim SSs passed After an amend
rnent excluding corporations from lts benelts,
y conference stth the House vas asked
The repeal bill was then takea up and Mr..
Win some slight exceptions It rcyiyrs The
Law OF Is3T.
Mr.. Perer thea resumed his speech asalnsi
the bfll and proceeded until O'Clock, rhen,
upon motioa Of Mr.. Faulkner, the ssHaie
took recess zatl 10 o'clock To o-morroS-
slSsy-FIuh Day.
SESArE--Mr Teller. from the Judiciary
committee, reported tavotably House iOia,
resolution providing for the disposition q
certain personal property and noncy amount
lag 10 about s5o0, coo nos In the hands Oi
receiver for the Church % Jesus Christ q
Latter Day Ssints.And authorizing ~ appllca-
ton TO charitable purposes OF the church. AZ.
teF an amendment had been adopted specify
Ing more particularly tho uses 70 which the
money and property should he applied, the
resolution Was passed.
Mr.. PETER thea resumed and anlshc4 hl.
speech at rs O'Clock. vhea Mr. j0ne. Of Ne
vada rrsumed bis argument on the bill. Mr..
Jones .aid II he should be assed to explain 10
a single sentence what hard Tires meant, he
would ssy falling price,. Thas meant invol-
untsry assignments, putting numerous people
ia insane asylums, poor-houses and pris0ss;
further exaetions from debtors and general
dlseoura. cement 10 all Bat the WORT eject
Of falling prices Was upon The laburcrs, whom
II deprived Of employment Mr. Jones argued
at great length that the volume o: uoaev
shoula increase a. the existing proportion 10
the increase Of Population. lie denied that
the value Of money was dependeet. As Mr.
Sherman argued, upon the quality, but upon
the quantity. He said the United States had
reached a maximum IN the produeiioa Of all
yer, and there vas no fouaiAIIon for the be
lief that with free coinage the United states
would be flooded with silver.
At this time Mr. voorhees, Asked whether Il
would be agreeable To Mr. joues 20 yield IN
his argument, saying he understood that the
senator did not expect Ia cunelGde this even
ing. Mr.. Jonss replied he eouid not eoneinte
for two or three days, and spald be very glad
10 yield AZ this time
Mr.. Noorhees thea moved an executive ses-
sion, after which the Senate. n 3s45 p. m,
took a reces. until Mcnday 10 4. m
HoUsE-A bill 70 divide the eastern judi
cial district OF Michigan Ia northern aad
southern divisions vas passed An interest
Ing discussion of the financial condition OF
the treasury and the country followed. Mr..
Mcmillan said IL was no longer possible to
avoid considering the financial straits In
which The treasury WAS The treasury Was
running behind every nonth. Nothlng had
been paid on the sinking fund FOR some time
and II was notorious that the treasury had
been driven 10 the use OF portion OF the
500, 100000 gold reserve uiaiuiAIned to re
deem outstanding greenbaeks aud 10 meet
current expenses.
Mr.. Dingley OF Maine insisted the reason
for the failure OF the revenues hat not been
stated truthfully. This was sufficient under
the last previous year 10 meet all the de
mands made by the ''~xtrayAgant legislation
TO which Mr.. McMillin had adveried.
The revenues in bis opinion had fallen OF
on account Of the general financial and 10.
dustrial condition of the country. The de-
felt had already reached s2O,0s0.O0O and
would reach $50, 10000 by July / 1854. He
maintained that there was absolutely no
authority for the secretary Of the treasury To
entrench on the gold reserve fund to meet