The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-09-22
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings In the Senate and
House.

The Weeks Proceedings In the Senate and
House.
In the senate on the 18th Mr. Mitchell (Ore)
occupied most Of the time in speaking against
the repeal bill A letter from the secretary OF
the treasury IN relation to the redemption OF
silver certificates was laid before the senate
The resolution for q committee TO inquire into
the holdings Of senators In national banks
again went over. Nj Hswley (Conn) spoke
in favor o. the repeal bill -, In the house Mr.
Hepburn ua) vainly endeavored to secure the
passage of a resolution calling for Information
relative TO the transportation OF goods oesween
United States ports over Canadian TERRITORY,
and Mr. Richardson (Tenn) reported bill
having for its purpose q reduction Of expendS
ttures In the way OF public prtn ting and binding
In the senate on tho 18th Mr.. Stewart spoke in
favor Of his resolution that q committee be ap
pointed to ascertain and report II any senator's
held stock in national banks etc, and drifted
into long speech on the silver question MI
Shoup also spoke against the repeal bill. MI
Voorhees, made An Intellectual attempt to have
day set for closing debate and the senate sd-
jouraed %. In the house Mr.. Talbert Is C) Of
fered q resolution instructing the banking COM
mtttee to report bill for the issue Of $4,000
OO0 III treasury notes The bill created somO
interest Mt. Curtis Kan) introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 to pay the Widows
and children Of E. G. Hull and J. R Ha9an
residents Of Kansas and employees Of the gov
ernHent, who were killed In the Ford theatef
disaster.
WHEN the senate met ON the 18th Mr.. Faulk-
nef wv. va) offered his amendment 70 tho
house repeal bill providing for the coinage OF
silver bullion in the treasury. the coinage
Of g. 900 900 mon thly and making silver dollars
legal tspder. Mr.. Daniel (Va.) then addressed
the senate IA opposition to unconditional re-
peal. -. When the house met Mr. Tucker A.
tempted to get his bill Sepealing all federal
elections laws before the body but fiibustering
was commenced by republicans and continued
for some time Finally resolution was passed
revokihg all leaves Of absence and authorizing
the summoning OF absent members by tele'
graph and the house adjourned
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Lindsay (Ky.)
spoke on the repeal bill He said the bill con-
tained net q word looking TO the discon ntinuance
of silver coinage under existing laws and that
1t left unimpared the provision Of the act OF
1s9o for the coinage Of silver in the future He
defeiidsd Secretary Carlisle from the charge Of
Inconsistency 50 often made against him, end
denounced, as without excuse or pallistion, tho
effort to connect Mr.. Carlisle with a conspiracy
TO bring on the late panic. Mr.. Higgins (DeL)
spoke in favor Of repeal In the house hlibus-
t0ring was renewed over the calling up OF the
Tucker federal elections repeal bill and con-
tinued until 2 o'clock, when the special order
oame up-the delivery Of eulogies upon the late
Representative Chapman. Of Michigan. after
which tho house adjourned
AFTER some routine business in the senate
on the 10th the repeal bill was taken up and
Mr. Voorhees, asked that the time for closing
debate be fixed at the 25th. when vote should
be taken. but the matter was informally laid
aside and Mr. Allison (Ia addressed the sen
ate At his concl tision eulogies were delivered
upon the late Senator Stanford, Of California,
and the senate adjourned. -. In tho house alf
clustering against the Tucker federal elections
repeal bill was resumed and the democrats
being without quorum the house adjourned
until Monday afternoon.
AT the opening of the senate on the 18th Mr.
Stewart (Nev.y submitted an amendment to
the repsal bin authorizing the president to in
vito the governments Of Mexico, South and Gen.
trail America, etc, to Join the United States in
o conference to secrfre the adoption Of q COM
mon Silver aoin, which shall be dollar Of not
more than 3s3 fa nor less than $50 81 grains Of
pure silver to be issbed BY each government
The senate soon left the hall to participate In
the centennial celebration Of the laying OF the
corner stone Of the capitol. The house only
tnet and adjourned to attend the capitol CEN
tenuiaI celsbra ton