The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-08-19
FFTY-THRD CONGRESS
Business Of Week in the National
Legislature,
DISCUSSING THE KONEX QUESTION,

Legislature,
DISCUSSING THE KoNRY QUESTION.
The Lswss HOUSE mas go = Ti-s EAnlt
for ths Floods Of oratory. whiis ssn-
ators Patiently walt Rour Notable
nEsasuvss introduced in the senate
WASHINGTON, Aug. H. 1l-Brevity Was ths
feature Of the senate proceedings yesteY-
day The chaplain confined himself 10 the
Lords Prayer, the journal Of wednesday
was embraced In a couple Of photographic,
Rpd then the senate adjourned over ~
Monday. The day was day Of weidnP
10 the house Before announcing iAe al
iournment the speaker sppoiBtsd tne com
mitteo on rules n oonsists Of tpe same
members as composed Il IN che fitty-see
end congress- except that MT. OuthWaite
ia substituted for Mr. MCMILLAN.
WASHINGTON, Aug A-Congrcaa has
settled down to debate With degree Of
expedition almost unknown In ita history,
and with an apperent determination that
promises well for the outcome.
The program IN the house has been
definitely hxed by the adoption Of the
order introduced Friday last By M. Bland
Time will be devoted exclusively 70 the
consideration Of the silver question under
the rules Of the last house fovernipE gen
eral debate Notwithstanding the ap-
parent lack Of interest IN the discussion
manifested by members Saturday, the
number Of applicants for recognition al
ready on the speakers list demcpetratos
that the period allotted 70 the debats-
eleven days under the general rulol, ana
three days under the dve minute rhle-
Will be all occupied. There are now BE-
tween ninety and q hundred nRmea en-.
rolled by the speaker, the great majority
Of whom probably expect 10 talk the full
hour allowed by the rule.
WAsHINsToE, Aug. 1A-Tho free and
unlimited coinage Of both gold and silver,
without discrimination against either
metal, found a strong and eloquent advo-
cate in the senate yesterday In the person
Of M Vest, Of Missouri, Whe made q
three hours' speech on that tOpic, based on
a resolution offered by him last Tuesday.
Mr.. Vest made II very plain that he would
resist the last extremity, the repeal cf the
Sherman act, unlesg that repe4l was
coupled with bimetRllism. 4 bill ives In
troduoed by Nh VOORHEES,, Of fndiaR0, and
was referred to the hnhhos COMMITTEES, Of
which he js chairman allowing national
banks 70 issue noUes 70 the PEI value Il
the bonds deposited or 10 b depoalted In
the treasury, got TO exceed, however, Tie
pnid in capital stock Of the bankA Four
notable bills were introduced. ~ follows
By Mr.. Kill, repealina federal Sieotlen
laws; the repeal, however, not 10 Affect any
proceeding or prosecution now pending
under said sct. By Senator Butler, repeal
ing the stats bank tGh. BY Mr.. PETER,
providing for further iHsus Of oooo, ,ooo, 900
/ Of Fat money, sKchangsabls for eoFoRn-
ment bonds at par. SenAtot Chandler ro-
introduced his bill Of last eonGresS estAb-
| fishing additional regulations concerning
immigration TO tho United States
| The day in the house was devoted 70
| spseohmRklnR The greatest attention
| was paid 10 Mr.. Warner, sf New York,
but he seemed scarcely % much At home
as he would have been had the tarih been
the subject matter Of debats. Nj. PattsF-
son, Of Tennessee, was also slow IN ssour-
ing an audience, but when he did 30 II was
an energetic and appreoiative one
WAsHtNoToN, Aug. 16.--The debate In
the house yesterday was not specially i'm
portant. II merely gave an opportunity
| Dem, TeK), Blanchard Dem, La, }
Grosvenor Rep., o. and SnodRraVs Dsm.,
Tenn.) to give expression 10 their Views
The most interesting speech--bsoause IL
was really the first Republican protest
against free coinaRe-was delivered by Mr.
GrosvenoE Of Ohio, and which was lack
ing neither IN sarcasm nor satire
There were three noteworthy speeches
delivered In the senate One Waa By tbs
new senator from Massachusetts,, Mr.
Lodge, making an earnest appeal TO the
senate for prompt action on a bill TO re-
peal the purchasing clauses Of the sher-
man act. Another was by the Junior sem
ator from Colorado, Mr.. Woicott, who
contended that, although the Sherman act
was vicious and illogical, II had nothing
10 ID with the financial crisis, and Its re-
peal would do no good and might do harm.
The third was by the senator from Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Hosr, and was a temperate
discussion of the whole financial question.
with a decided leaning toward bimet-
allism.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE senate spent
only three hours In session yesterday, but
that time was well filled up. Mr. Vests
bill apPropriating S9OO, 900 for site and
building in Washington 10 be known as
the Hall of Records was passed. Then
the bill to increase the circulation of ma
tional banks was taken up and postponed
for the reason that several senators had
informed Mr.. Voorhees, that they desired
more time to prepare TO discuss IL. But
before It was laid aside an important
amendment was proposed TO It by Mr..
Cockrell-to authorize the redemption Ia
par and accrued interest of such . pei
cent bonds (over SOS, 900, 900 In ALL as may
be offered, and to authorize the issue oi
| new treasury legal tender notes in pay
ment therefor. This amendment produced
considerable discussion, Mr.. Sherman con
demning 10 as an unbusinessliko PROPOSE
tion and Mr.. Cockrell expressing hii
5 amazemept and modification that th'
friend and patron OF the national banks
the great gold nomometsllist from Ohio
should objsot to an amendment thAt
would increase the amount Of ourIenoy II
t circulation. Another ansadnsat ~ ~
bill was SRsssA lRtaR eR ~ Mr.. Allen, .,
HebrAskA, Soc the cessation Of interest," q
: the bonds on which the Increased nAtionA
j bank circulation should be based. AftA
S that there were two speeches delivered
one by Mr.. Berry In favor Of SimstAlllsu
and one BY Mr.. GAlilnger against tAFli
S Legislation before 1891.
S The debate In the house was character
A lied by the ebb and dow Of slOQusneS AM
by the presence and abssnes Of Interest.
= was stAFted by Mccall (Aass) In favor Q
f the repeal os the purchasing clause Of th
q Sherman bill and was closed by Nose
(Ga) in opposition thereto Sandwiches
between these two speeches were remark
d by Combs (N. ~, Bryan CNeb.), and Hen
J. derson dAl The Fret named made an "a
4 dress from . bpsipest standpoint Ia fAVo
Of the repeal Of the Sherman law. Bryai
$ made the speech Of the day, and com
IS manded the earnest attention Of his col
Il leagues Throughout He was one Of Ii
apfFtlas Of bimstallisn and his sympa
- tiflEsr regarded his arguments a. nz
o anSworablS. But thS same thing was Sai
Of the spssoh Of HondeTssA by the OPP,
nents of fres coinage
Fatal Runaway Accident.
B. Fuavrroar KV Auu fT-Mra. q D.