Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-10-06
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
Extra Session.
SENATE.

AND DAY.-Senator PETER, of Kansas, in
troduced resolution directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury 10 inform the Senate when.
in what amounts and under what circum-
stances the Treasury Department has author
lied the payment of interest on government
bonds outstanding. Speeches against the
Repeal bill were made by Mr.. Cameron,
(Rep.), OF Pennsylvania, and MIR. Bate
Dem }, OF Tennessee. After these speeches
Mr.. Stewart occupied the remainder of the
days session.
ADD DAY.-Senator PETER met somewhat
OF defeat in having resolution OF his laid
on the table by vote Of q to 49, 1t was a
call on the Treasury Department for informa
ton as to the anticipation of interest on
United States bonds since 166l-informa; ion
which Mr.. Sherman said the senator could
obtain for himself in any public library A.
resolution intended to have an important
bearing on the Repeal bill was offered by
Mr. Dubois, proposing that no legislation re-
lating TO the federal election laws, the tariff
or finance shall be considered until January,
1891. when the vacant seats from the states
OF Washington. Montana and Wyoming may
be filed. The resolution went over when
MIR. Dubois is 10 speak upon it. After the
Repeal bill was taken up. Mr.. Perkins, made
speech against il. in which he declared
himself a sincere believer in tie use and coin
age OF both COLL and silver. The remainder
of the session was occupied by Mr.. Stewart.
Nth DAY-In the Semitic there was n
lively debate bet ween Senator's German and
Wolcott following the DUBOIS resolution
for the postponem mt OF consideration of the
Silver bill, the tariff and the Federal Election
laws until January next, so that the vacant
seats from Montana, Washington and Wy
oming may be filed in the meantime. The
days debate closed by speech from Mr..
Teller. In which he defended Mr.. Stewart
against the animadversions to which he had
been subjected on account OF his discussing
the Presidents course.
45TH DAY.-In the Senate Mr.. Hoar de-
nounced the revived charge that Ernest Seyd
the French writer had much to do with the
action of the House Committee on Banking
many y ars ago, when Mr.. Hoar's co league,
Mr.. Hooper, was chairman of the committee.
Mr. PETER began another speech On the Sill
yer Rep al bill.
46TH DAY. Senators Harris of Tennessee,
and Morgan, of Alabama made attacks in
the Senate on the Silver Purchase Repeal
bill. Senator Cameron, presented a petition
bearing the signature of Mr.. Wharton
Barker and probably more than hundred
business men and firms OF Philadelphia ask
ing the Senate to preserve the protective
character of the tariff. and the integrity of
silver as a money metal.
Attn DAY.-The only incident that marked
the session OF the Senate was the speech
made by Mr.. handler on his resolution call
ing for information on the subject OF the
Fairchild Commission that has been holding
its session on the New York Custom House.
The repeal was taken up, and n speech in
favor Of it was made by Mr.. Camden (Dem.)
OF West Virginia. Then Mr.. PETER continued.
and finished the speech which he began on
Thursday.