The Portland daily press., 1893-09-15

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MAKING HASTE SLOWLY.
Mr.. Tucker Finds that His Course VIII
Not Be smooth.
Washington, September 14.-The
struggle over the federal election repeal
bill began in the House with the opening
of the session.
The Republicans flibustered to pre-
vent the reception of the report from the
committee on the election of President
and Vice President in favor of the Tuck
er bill.
On Mr.. Burrows's motion to dispense
with the call of committees for reports
the Republicans refrained from voting,
thus breaking quorum. The vote re-
suited, yeas a, nays 106. A call of
the House was ordered. 1t
disclosed the presence of 221 members,
and Mr., Tucker sent to the clerks desk
resolution having in view orders to the
sergeant-at-arms to secure the return OF
the absentees, but before it could be
read Mr.. Reed slowly came down the
centre aisle and made motion to adj
journ. On division the vote stood 40
to So. The Speaker was about to de-
clare the motion lost when Mr.. Reed de-
manded the yeas and nays, and they
were ordered. The motion to adjourn
was lost--yeas, AT; nays, 145; and Mr..
fuckers resolution was then read. 1t
revol1es all leaves of absence, except
those granted on account of sickness,
and directs the sergeant alarms to tele-
graph for absent members. The previ-
GUS question having been ordered, half
an hour of debate followed.
Mr.. Grosvenor spoke in deroga-
ton of partisan debate. Never in the
history of the nation, he said, had there
been such demand for cool, deliberate
and wise craftsmanship as there is
today.
Mr. Mcmillan of Tennessee said that
the Democratic party had been elected
to the House with certain duties to per-
form and the man who believed that it
would not discharge those duties was
mistaken. The Republicans conld do
their worst, this federal election bill
would be reported if not at this session,
at the next.
After a few remark, the Tucker resolu-
ton was adopted and the House ad-
journed.
Senator Faulkner's Scheme.
Washington, September 14-Senator
Faulkner today offered in the Senate his
amendment to the pending financial bill,
to which he referred the other day in his
speech. The fact that the amendment is
looked upon in some quarters as the pos
sible solution of the present difficulty
will, it is thought, tend to loosen the
tension of the contending forces some
what and create a feeling of friendliness
that is supposed to precede reconciliation
and compromise.
Mr.. Faulkner's amendment withdraws
from circulation all notes, save the legal
tender greenbacks of denominations less
than $40, and substitutes in their stead
silver coin, so that there can be no ex-
pansion of the currency except as pro-
vided in the further sections Of his
amendment. He believes that by the
withdrawal of these notes silver dollars
and five and two-and-a-half gold pieces
will circulate alongside of each other in
the ordinary course of trade. He will
provide for the coinage of silver up to an
aggregate of eight hundred millions of
dollars, and when that amount is
absolutely. The present aggregate of sill
yer coin, including subsidiary coin,
amounts to $615, 900, 900, so that the in
crease under this amendment will be
S185, 900, 600.
1t will be provided, first, that no more
purchases of silver bullion shall be made
until the seignorage and bullion now in
the treasury, amounting to $50, 600, 900,
have been coined This is to be done at
the rate of three millions month, and
at this rate 1t will take more than three
years to coin the seignorage and bullion
now in the treasury the estimate being
made, of course, on the coinage value of
the bullion When that period has
elapsed the secretary is directed to buy
silver and coin at the same rate until
the limit. designated shall have been
reached Mr.. Faulkner computes that to
accomplish this will take about seven
years
The Pension List.
Washington, September 14.-The fol-
lowing Maine people have been awarded
pensions:
INCREASE.
John w. Clark, West Pembroke.
George w. Kinney, Eaton
Postmaster at North Gray.
Washington, September 14.-Sixty-six
fourth class postmasters were appointed
today. Among the appointments was
the following in Maine: Horatio M. Saw
yer, North Gray.
WEEKS WILL COME HOME.