The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-07
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
OF TIE SPECIAI..
SESSION OF CONGRESS.

4 Condemned Record Of the business.
Being Transacted by our National,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Report DIV
4. by. Day. te
Washington, Aug. O.-The senate COM
mittee on finance decided to report back
1 to the senate the Wilson repeal BILL wifi
the recommendation that the Voorhees,
bill. already on the senate calendar. he%
substituted for it. The committee also
resolved to set aside the national bank
circulation bill which is now unfinished
& business in the senate, in favor of the
voorhees, bill, and to pc IS the latter
measure as rapidly as the temper of the
/ senate will permit. The difference be-
tween the house bill and the Voorhees,
bill is found in the attachment. to the.
latter of a paragraph declaring that it
is the policy Of the United States to use
both gold and silver as money metals,
and t., preserve patty. Chairman Vcor-
hees reported the Voorhees, bill to the SEN
ate as a substitute for the house bill at
1915 p. m. Mr.. Teller Rep. Colo) OBJ
jected to immediate consideration of the
repeal bill and it went over until to-day.
Mr.. German Dem. MIDI addressed the
senate in advocacy of the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman act. After lit
tie routine business in the house Mr.
Catchings Dem. Miss.) called up the re-
port of the committee on rules, reporting
the rules to govern the house of the
Fifty-third congress which the house pro-
ceeded to consider under general de-
bate, but without action the house ad-
journed. 1'..5
3 q al, pofn A,o NJ
Rep. Ohio) held the close attention of
the senate and of a large audience in
the galleries for over two hours as he
set forth in terse and vigorous language
very rapidly delivered-the reasons why
he supported the bill to repeal the pur-
chasing clause of the act of July. 1890.
and why it should be passed with as
little delay as possible. incidentally he
recommended giving authority to the pres
ident or to the secretary of the treas
ury to issue. bonds, bearing not over +
per cent interest in order to procure
gold with which to maintain sufficient
reserve; and he commented upon the
fact that while he had proposed such a
measure at the last session, the opposi-
ton to it came from the Democratic
senators, although it was to their own
administration that the power was to be
contlded. He also alluded to the re-
markable attitude of Democratic senators
in opposing the repeal of the act of July,
1880, although they had voted against
it and still denounced it; whilst the Re-
publicans, by whose votes exclusive that
law was passed, We're now anxious to
vote for it's repeal. He was followed by
Mr.. Teller Rep. Colo).
The session Of the house was devoid of
interest. The proposed code of rules was
debated pro and con, both unded the
hour rule and the fve-minute rule, but
little attention was paid to the speeches.
Without disposing of the rules the house
adjourned. ..s#
Washington, Sept 2.-After the read
ing of the journal in the house Mr..
Weadock Dem. Mich.) offered resolil-
ton postponing until Sept. Is the de-
livery Of eulogies upon the late j. Logan
Chapman, of Michigan. The resolution
was adopted. The consideration Of the
rules was then resumed. The lBcatner:
amendment providing for cloture was re-
jected-96, to 131. After some twenty
minutes spent in the ordinary routine
morning business of the senate none of:
which was of public importanceC the
house bill to repeal part of the Sherman
act was taken up and Mr.. Vance Dem.
n. CO., one of the minority members Of
the finance committee, addressed the
senate in opposition to the bill. The
day was devoted to discussion.
Washington: Sept. TN tho senate the
entire week will in all probability be con-
s,l!ned in the consideration Of the bill
for the repeal Of the purchasing clause
of The Sherman act. The bill for the ex-
tension Of bank circulation is still OIL
thc calendar as the regular order, but
there CAN be little question that it will
be side-tracked by its author in the inter
est of the repeal bill. There is beginning
to be some talk of closure. and already
it is announced that some of the senator's;
who have heretofore stood out against
any rule for the curtailmcnt of debate
in the senate are prepared IN view Of
the 5exigencies of the occasion, to sup
port a measure Of this kind.
The. house will probably vote On the,
rules Wednesday, and after that it iss
hard to tell what will come UP for con-
sideration.. -
Washington, Sept. 5.--After the or
binary routine morning business and the.
passage of two house joint resolutions.
for the observance Of the hundredth an
niversary of the laying of the corner
stone of the capitol, an amendment to-
the silver repeal act was offered by Mr..
Butler Dem. S. CO. and referred to the.
finance committee. A bill was intro
5duced by Mr.. Gallinger Rep. n. H.p
supplemental to the pension act of June
70, 1880. 1t provides that except in cases
OF established fraud no pension shall be
suspended or withheld until after notice.
OF ninety days to the pensioner and after
! full and impartial investigation Mr..
Gallinger's motion was referred to the
committee on pensions. Mr.. Allen Of
Tered resolution nqufring of the secre-
tary Of the treasury why silver bullion
was not coined. Referred Mr.. Cullom
then addressed the senate in favor Of
the repeal bill
At o'clock the silver men i1 the SEN
ate ct made their first move toward delay
IN ing business when Jones Of Nevada
moved to adjourn. On this motion a
test vote was looked for. The result was
as follows: Ayes, 81; nays, 81. The sill