Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Senate.

WASHINGTON. Sept. lin the senate
this morning the subject Of the Chinese
exclusion act was brought up by the pre-,
sentation Of a remonstrance from the
Methodist Episcopal church OF Oregon
and by a bill prepared by the Rev. Mr..
Green, u missionary from China. Mr..
Dolph, rep Oregon, who presented the
remonstrance, said that the state.
ments made in IL showed
the ignorance of the confer.
ence as to the requirements
Of the Geary act, and Mr.. Hoar, rep.
Massachusetts, who introduced Mr.
Green's bill, said that he did not concur
ia its provisions because it gave approval
TO the Geary act. The bill was referred
TO the committee on foreign relations.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Stew
art, rep, Nevada, for a special committee
to inquire into whether any senator is a
stakeholder in national banks or directly
or indirectly interested in them.
The resolution was earnestly opposed
| by Mr.. Hill, dem, New York, as uncalled
for and unnecessary and as q reflection
on the senate.
Mr.. Stewart was about to reply to Mr..
Hill when objection 20 the resolution was
made by Mr.. Hawley, rep, Connecticut,
and the resolution went over until tOInor-
row, Mr.. Stewart telling Ir. Hawley
that he would then discuss IL.
The repeal bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Pugh, dem, Alabama, addressed the
senate in opposition to IL.
WAsHrNGToS, Sept. 12.-The senate was
prompt in getting to debate upon the re.
peal bill today. Routine business
was unusually small and the stewart res.
%olution as 20 senators holding stock in
national banks was laid over until tomor-
row. At l2:25 the repeal bill was taken
up and Mr. Mitchell, rep, Oregon, began
a long speech against the repeal OF the
Sherman act.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-There was
nothing Of any interest in the morning
business of the senate except the taking
l up OF the resolution offered last Monday
~ Mr.. Stewart, rep, Nevada, for a com
/ mittee of inquiry as to senator's holding
stock OF national banks or being inter-
ested in them. Mr.. Stewart made an ar
/ gument in defense of the resolution.
Mr.. Allen, Nebraska, occupied the floor
In advocating the Stewart resolution up
to O'Clock, when the presiding officer
laid before the senate the repeal bill, the
resolution going 10 the calendar.
Mr.. Voorhees,, in charge of the repeal
bill. said the bill had been discussed in
the house seventeen days and in the SEN
ate twelve days. He thought the time
was approaching when the day for a
vote should be fixed. He asked
that the debate close a week from
todav and that amendments then
be discussed until the following day
at 2 o'clock, when a vote should be taken
on the amendments. Mr.. voorhees, said
he would renew his request at some fu-
ture time, and Mr.. Shoup, OF Idaho, pro-
ceeded to address the senate under the
regular order.
WASHINGTON, Sept l4'-In the senate to-
day after the offerins of Mr.. Faulkner's
amendment to the repeal bill, proposing
the coinage OF Sy0,O01,OO ounces OF silver
at the ratio OF ~ to l, and a personal ex-
PLANTATION by Mr.. Hawley, rep, Connecti-
cut, denying that he rad been absent from
the senat chamber more thar three DAYS
during the present session. the repeal bill
was taken up at IL 30, and Mr.. Daniel,
dem. Virginia, addressed the senate in
opposition to II.
WASHINGTON. Sept. l6.-The chaplain in
his opening prayer remembered the fact
that the eulogies on the late Senator Stan
ford, of California, are 20 be delivered to-
day. He prayed for comfort and consola-
ton to the beloved widow, and that length
of days and f~ullness Of health and
strength may be given 10 her 10 plete
the organization and endowment of the
university (the gift OF the late SENATOR "a
u monument TO her husband, herself and
her beloved son.
Mr.. PETER offered a resolution. which
went over, instructing the committee on
interstate 10 inquire what leg
islation is necessary to prevent the inter-
ruption of interstate railway Traffic By
lawless ana unauthorized persons, and to
punish persons guilty of robbery and
murder committed on interstate railroad
trains.
The senate at IL 20 p. m. took up the re-
peal bill and Mr.. Voorhees, made another
proposition to the opponents OF the bill
to FIX a time TO close the debate. He sug-
gested Monday, the 18th, for the close OF
debate and a vote on September p, hut
Mr.. Teller, on the part Of the opposition,
time. Mr.. Allison, rep, Iowa, then adj
dressed the senate.