The state herald., 1893-09-15
SENATORS ARE TALKING.
FACTS, ARGUMENTS, REASONS.
No Danger that the Repeal Bill VIII BE.
come 4 Law for While Yet
House Preparing for
Business


Tuesday. September 9th.
sENATE--Among bills introduced was one
by Mr.. PETER TO appropriate $28, 000,0 900 for
national scientific college. Mr.. Morgan,
offered a concurrent resolution creating
Joint select committee on finance, consisting
OF seven senators aud seven representatives.
This committee shall examine into the 1nan-
clal and monetary condition Of the govern
ment and the people Of the United States, with
view of revising the currency laws and re-
monttization of silver, Mr.. Aliens resolution
asking the secretary Of the treasury II he
had redeemed any silver certificates III silver
was adopted.
Al the conclusion OF the morning business
Mr.. PETER took the floor and concluded the
remarks commenced by him yesterday in sup
port of his free coinage amendment to the re-
peal bill.
lie was followed by Mr. Stewart who recited
the events that led up to decentralization.
Mr.. Sherman, he said, had introduced bill
prepared by clique In the treasury depart
mcnt, headed by John Jay Knox, professedlv
to revise and codify the mint laws, but which
In reality omitted the standard dollar from
the list OF coins. After two days debate the
bill, which had been reported by Mr.. Sherman
from the flnancc committee, was passed, Mr..
Sherman, he said, voting In the negative. Mr..
Sherman very well knew, said Mr.. Stewart,
before his name was reached In the calling Of
the roll, that the bill would pass by m over
wheiming majority. The history Of the bill
A,,ar 4, ,ras daraifnaJ al n, H. Mil aon,ono,is
| cd silver Mr. Uooner ~ Vn.s,chusetis in
charge Of the bill, affected to abandon 1t.
Some days afterwards, In the absence OF Re
| preventative Potter Of New York. who had
| discovered The fact that The I'M Iemuncti,ed
silver. Mr. Homer presented substit,,te for
| tbe hill which he falsely claimed contained
none of the Objectionable features Of the orig
The erroneons belief nroJucrd nv Mr. Hoon.
er's statement thn, The smbstitnte was devoid
Of Inc objectionable proyisions Of the original
bill. The substitute as IL GANG from the house
contained the sixteenth section proyI.ion for
dollar OF 3st grains over nroat
Morgan moved that tho Senate 90 into eye.
culIyc AZ ssion and although the anti silver men
opposed the motion II carried by a vote rs 10
rs and the Senate aftcrwrsti. adjourned
Wednesday, sept 9TH.
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tne Souiin,' zee on priylieges ana elections
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waited The .nnnor,er. Of N. hi ~ ba,r ,h.'
.'.,,,,.,' ~ ~, NJ, y. ,ne wa usar ,ns
then resumed the noor. lie read
newspaper articles and authorities on II alters
Of finance, aud when his voice slightly failed
him, Mr. Allen OF Nebraska and Mr.. Mitchell
OF Oregon and the reading clerk were called
TO his assistance, The Senate adjourned be-
fore he had finished.
llousE.-The House completed the con-id
Grafton Of the rules to-day, and they were
adopted with only twp iniportant change.
from the form in which they came from The
committee. The urst change placed the 4 ON.
mi,tecs on BANKING and Currency and Coin
age. Weights aud Measures on the same foot
ing with the WAYS and Means and Approprla.
lions committees clothing them with power
| To report al any time The second restores
the Sire 81 the quorum In the committee of
the whole To the old number. u majority of
the House The Rule. committee made a
complete surrender ON the latter propagation.
aud Gencral CatchIng.' announcement mi.
morning OF the fact that the committee had
decided TO retreat from It's positlo, In favor
Of reducing the Size ~ 'ht uuorim 10 100
members. gave RISE TO the most entertaining
debate Of the day, II was participated In by
the leaders on both sides The Republican,
| led by Mr. Reed urged the proprieiy OF adop,.
ing the rule. Of the Fifty.dr.t Congress, but
| the Democrat. denounced these rules us M.
| bltrary aud voted them down by a vote Is 10
| las The House then adjourned until sa,ur
\ day
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49,, " M tne Srhs's convene w.
morning, Mt' Moleott ,hcpuohcan, 'oioradol
presented pctltIoh, which he said wa. signed
oy every business man oi Durango, colorado,
brHIng Tor W. tcpeai OF me MCKINLEY law.
nc eau we peuion "Ms on tuc pihnk form
@nt ou' W tne uahh' io' nh' repeal oi 'hc
nnetinah putehasing Jaw ne saia ~ 'his case
lne prutl"hcrs hah rthsca purchasing clause
o. .na sn ,n y, ne' anu instead ,he Me
hlhlry bll: nj statement caused laugh
'r, among l"publiehns;
MT. "o.soH also submitted resolution
altee,hs lhc secretary OF IN. treasury 70 IN
form ,he senate Nhal hhs been paid as boan'
YES on maple sugar under Tue law ~ October
~, ls'V, .lnee we passage oi the act, showing
,he slaies ia Nhieh we payments have been
male. Adop,ri,
Tue REPEAL piii was iaken up aud Mt, stew.
AZ gay. way 70 Mr. Maiihaii oil Mississippi
u,.,,,, "a, M ,,,,,,.l I'M a, r. a.s1as',t w.,
! 81 poliey Contained in m, mi s,,s snhasl.I
| In Inc form ~ a binlinr No, iie MATED ~
l yrr re.iorsd IN lhr no.ition IA aasunieI b.fo,.
/ the net ~ iS.l vs. n...rJ XII s,ss
! art r..um.d and r,.nd article. f,o,,
l he New York bupers ulieh IA. criticised
] i,efrrring Ia pr,,I,l,nl rlevelnn1 N,
stewp,i ,aid II vh. n sal thing Tor he AMER.