The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-09-15
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IN which he had promiocd 10 give what he
termed ~thc true history" u The cemotet ~
ticn Of silver hy ihc act Of li12 Aiiho ieh Mt
Stewart's speech was IN sense reply TO MI
sherman. that expert nnarcicr was conspica
Gus BY his absence
HovsR-Among the many bills aied with Me
officers Of the 10 Sc, 10 b. placed on the calen-
dar At the proper lime. Mr.. Harier. Of OHIO has
a number ios king TO ite regulation Of the
finances. One 81 Mr. HarlcFs bills authorizes
the president % open the mlnt- Of the United
States % the free co.nAge " silver when ne
shah have been Officially advised that not less
than six nations Of EuroPe including Great
Britain Germany and France have likewise
opened their minis
WAsnlSGroN. Sept T.-SESArE-The rcso-
luton offered by Mr. Morgan. OF AlahamA, for
the appCin ment q joint select committee on
finance came before tho serate almost At III,
opening OF Its proceedings. Mr.. Morgan made
bitterly violent assault upon the national
banks, which ho declared had created this
panic, had refused 10 lend money for The move
mont OF crops. had forced the price Of cotton,
wheat and corn TO figure which he said was "a
Disgrace TO this congress" and then while the
people we've starving had loaded them up with
deprecated securities, and now, IN order that
they might realize their profits, had suddenly
released thor locNed-up H0aey; had caused
the financial stringcney which they had created
suddenly 10 disAi pear. aud had caused stocks
10 bOom After MorgAn's address OF two hours
duration the repeal hill was discussed
HousK-Thc house resumed business Nednes.
DAY on the rules MIR Catchinss, democratic
member Of the committee on rules, announced
! that the committee had determined to reeede
! from the proposition 70 make 100 a quorum OF
committee OF The whole This was The rule In
/ / Fifty first congress, but was opposed on the
. democratic side Of the present hOu e II was
I voted out Wednesday. but not until there had
been good deal Of useless party debate
WASHINGTON, Sept S-SESA1E-The nes
\ sion Of the senate Thursday was exceptionally
dull aud developed no new features 10 the stu
alton Mr. Walthah O; Mississippi read a
long speech 10 favor OF bimciallism, in which he
\ 1 iyocated that the repeal hill be accompanied
by some formal and binding agreement that
legislation designed 10 maintain silver as money
upon an equality with gold should Immediately
follow Perhaps the most interesting event OF
i the day vas uie conclusion Of senator Stewart
speech Mr. Stewart occupied the time II mol
! the attention OF the senate for total period Of
over ten hours scattered through three days,
HoUsE-1he house completed the eonsderl
ton Of the rules and they were adopted viii
only two important changes The first change
placed the committees on banking and currency
footing With iheways aud means and appropri
atoms committees, clothing them with power
to report At any time The second restores ihi
sze OF the quorum Ia tho committee Of The
whole To the old number, maiorits OF th'
house As soon g. the rules were adopted 3
great avalanche Of bills was piled breast higi
on the speakers table Al the request %
Chairman Wilson Of the ways and means, tina
committee vas giveh leave 10 sit during the ses
sien Of the house The house then ADJOURNED
until Saturday
wAsHINGToE Sept ~ SENATE Senator
Faulkner wv Val was the hrst speaker Fri
day on the repeal bill The striking point o
his address was the bold stand he tooRin op
posing President CleTelands claim that III
Sherman att was the cause Of the present finAn
cial depression Senator Faulkner was fol
lowed by Mr. Turpie Ind. 1hs junior senate
from InftaBa sounded what promises 10 be III
keynote Of the treatment OF the silver question
by the majority. He made an eloquent appea
for political unity Unity and harmony, h
said, were duty that the party owed 10 III
people, who last fall, for the FIRST time in thirt
years had restored II to POKER. Mr. Turpt
was followed By Mr. Jones ARK in a speech
indicating defiance to the administration an
adherence 10 free silver
HousE-Not in session.
WASHINGTON Sept ll.-SESAfE-The onl
bill Of public importance introduced SaturdA
was one by Mr. Morgan ldeta Ala to repet
sections and 2 Of the act Of June g. 1872 col
corning the exeh nEe Of coins for lawful money
The purpose OF the bill IL TO keep silver in eli
culaiion, and prevent its return TO the treasur
vaults Mr. Teller, who saturday aflel
: noon yielded 10 motion TO proceed I
, executive business. will be entitled 10 the nOO
Monday. When the senate met Mr. Shoup, %
he eui
struction OF an electric railroad through II
Yellowstone national park Mr. Teller (rcl
! Col then addressed the senate on the silvt
I repeal question
HoUsR-The session Of the house Saturda
I lasted but a brief half hour Joint resoluto
providing for the erection Of a storage buildin
for the use Of the senate, at q cost Of i7,501 va
passed, but here businssA, by unan nous cot
sent, stopped cutting on resolution By N
Coomhs. OF New York, for he appointment Of
commissioner 10 Investigate, In view OF the T
cent disaster al Fords ihoaier the report hi
other government buildings we're unsafe, and
resolution by Mr. Miehaei0hn, Of AetrIsk
calling for information as 10 the administrau'
81 the pension Law q 1870 and the recent su
pension order Of Commissioner Lnchrcn
WASHINGTON. sept lA-SESArE -Mondi
the greater part q the time was occupied
Senator Pugh tof Alahamal in opposition
the repeal Of the sherman law. He was f
lowed by Senator Teller. Of Colorado, al
against tho TIL. who concldied hi speech B
gun on saturday last. The silver men neith'
Saturday nor Nj n lay folio wed the tactics ina
euratcd early last week. OF insisting upon Il
prese6ce Of a quorum, and apparently the fe'
ing between the friends and opponents Of 7
peal IL much better than IL had been heretofo
during the session The senate confirmed
number OF appointments
HOusE-Mr. Enloe Tenn }. introduced b
u rep al the act OF March 5, 1901 which pr
vides for ocean mail service between the Unit
States and foreign ports and for the promote
OF commerce Gen GrosvenOr sounded n
keynote Of the republican policy on tariff in
resolution which he introduced in the hou
Monday. II was a joint resolution deelAril
the intention OF congress IN the mat or Of legi
lafinn touching the condition OF the eountr