Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-07


a ioint commission or 10 investigate the
question. lie felt the necessity of broad.
catholic, orthodox action IN regard 10
finance. II the Senate wanted 10 take the
tax of the State banks, and If that was the
Judgment ofa Congress as being one OF the
best remedies. let that be done. If Con-
gress wanted to remonetiZe silver as a
means of restoring confidence and a.
giving basis of credit and redemption,
let that be done. II Congress wanted to
strike SILVER 10 death, or 10 strike gold TO
death, let that be done. But. said he, let
MS hold the relns over our own institutions
and our own establishments. LetAmerica
furnish 20 Americans the proper currency
for circulation. Let us not bo dependent
IN regard 20 our currency on Great Britain,
Germany. OF France,
When MIR. Morgan resumed his scat the
clock showed the hour 10 be ten minutes
before 2. No senator made sign OF
desiring 10 occupy the interval OF Ten
minut'-. after which it would be the duty
of the Wee President TO lay the repeal Dill
before the Senate as unfinished business
After a short pause. Mr. VOORHEES, sus-
gested that the resolution should go 10 the
calendar and that the Senate should pro-
ceed with the repeal bill. The suggestion
met with opposition on the part OF Messrs.
Morgan and Harris. Mr. VOORHEES, moved
to take up the repeal bill, and the motion
was agreed to--yels31. nays Las follows;
YEAs-Nessrs. Allison, Blackburn, Brlce,
Caffery, Culom. Davis. DIXON. Dolph.
Faulkner. Frve, Galliugor, Gibson, Cor
mon, Hale. Ilawley, Higgins, Hoar, Hun
ton. LINDSAY. Mcmillan. McPhersOa,
Mardeyson, Mitchell (Oregon), Palrer,
Pasco Pettigrew. Platt, Quay, Ransom,
Sherman, Sm,th, : ock kbrldge. Vest, Was,
VOORHEES,. WashbUrn, aud White La. 81.
kAYs-Messrs. Allen. Bate, Berry, Coke.
lrt JOnp4
ARK ). Jones New, Morgan, PETER. Per
Fins. Power. Pugh, Shoup. Squire. Stew
art Teller. Walthall and Wolcott--31.
The bill having been laid before the
Senate. an INQUIRY WAS made by Mr.
Harris whether II had been because of the
vote lust taken or because II was the un-
finished business.
The President ruled that the bill
was before the Senate by virtue OF Its be-
ing the unfinished business as well as by
virtue of the vote Just taken.
Mr.. Stewart took the floor. outlined his
speech of Yesterday. and resumed II at the
MONT where he had left ofi-the lncOnslsl-
encv Of the New Yord papers III now urg
ing immediate action on the repeal bill,
without further debate, while III Janu airy,
1891. they had berated Republican sena-
tors for their position on the force Oil,
and for favorIDg cloture. Jhls difference
of position be ascribed 10 the fact that
two wears ago there was no money at
stake while now the New York papers
were "obeylng the mandates OF the money
power and seeking TO wrench from the
people their rights under the Consttu-
ton
After spending an hour on this subject
he pquscd for a rest, and Mr.. Teller came
to hIs aid bv suggesting the absence OF
quorum. The roll was called, ana ma
10 Ity.of tie senators trooplng IN from the
cloAk-rooms, htty.nine senators answered
and blr. Stewart proceeded.
Mr.. Stewart was still occupying the
floor and showing no symptom of bringing
his speech 20 q close when, at /. NJ, Mr.
VOORHEES, (hls patience apparently eXhaus-
ted asked hum whether he wished 10 con-
tlnue hls remarks tins evening. Inc reply
was that he hoped to be excused, and MT.
Voorhees, said that with the senator
permission he would move TO proceed to
executive business. The motion was
agreed to- and after a short executive
session. the Senate, at 5:1j, adjourned until
tomorrow at noon.
House Rules Adopted.
There was a small attendance OF men,
bers present when the House was called 10
order to-day. Immediately after the formal
opening proceedings consideration was
begun of the new code of rules, the pend
ing question being on the amendment on
BIr. Kyle, of Mississippi. striking from the
code. as reported from committee, tne
clause making one hundred members
quorum IN Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Catchlngs. a member OF the Com
nittee on Rules, said that since the re-
cess last saturday many members on the
democratic side had asked the Committee
on Rules 10 accept the amendment, ana
the committee had thonght 1t proper 70
accede TO that request Inc COMMITTEES
had no desire to force anything upon tno
House. .. rra
There was some sarcastic crltlclsm OF the
latter action Of the Rules Committee from
the Republican side, but wnen vote was
reached MIR. Kyle's amendment was agreed
to-llS to 81.
Mr.. Fnloe offered an amendment pro-
yiding that eulogles on deceased melheers
of the House and Senate shall be dellVereu
on SUNDAYS and on no other days. On
division. the amendment was agreed to-
10. TO Al: but on yeas and nays 1t was re-
lected ", nays Ill.
MIR Fnloe offered another amendment 10
preyent the delivery OF eulogles at any
time. The amendment was lost-yeas ~
nays 13.
On motion OF Mr.. Heard (Mlssouri), and
without objection, an amendneht was
nUTHn0
Mondays of each month TO the considera-
non of business reported by the Committee
ON the District of Columbia. lhe amend
Tnert merely strengthens the language III
the rule as reportet .,.,.
Mr. Dearmond offered an amendment
directing the Serceant-at-Arms TO deduct
from the salary OF each memoer LOT eo-
eence except on account OF sickness or oy
leave of tbe House. Lost-l0 10 ll2.
1 nf coda nHNlUE
been completed. Mr.. Burrows offered as
Substitutes for il the rules of the Fitty-hrst
Congress. The substitute was lost-yea5
Tbe code of rules was then adopted
without division, and Mr.. Henderson, OF
Iowa. who was standing beside the petl-
ton box. dropped IN the hrst petition
under the rules. 1t was an nulhp9Iitan'
one. On motion of Mr.. Wilson (Dem',
West Virginia. the Committee on ways
and Means was granted leave 10 sit during
sessions of the House.
The nouse then. at $50, adjosrned until
After the adoption Of the rulessSpeake ker
CrlsD announced that 1t would De III oruer
for members TO send bills and resolutions
10 the Speakers desk tor prlntlng anu
reference, and petitions 20 the poA loI
reference only. Immediately every page
ON the floor was converted into messen-
ger and loaded with bills. Many mem-
bers did not wait for the services OF ;1,, a a
mace Int themselves bore the precious
Ia IN the desk and delivered them.
The clerks were almost overwhelmed by
the mass, there being several hundred
bills presented. The mere work OF nu III
inc them and sorting them Tor reIetehce
viii occupy tho nile clerk and ms assis Ia ht
for a day or two. Most oft he bills OF gen
eral character have already been men
toned.
The Kearsarge and the Nantucket
(By telegraph to the Dispatcn.)
WAsuISaroN. September 6.-The Unltedi
states Steamship Kearsarge ana the Ola
monitor Nantucket, the vessels that i, haa
such thrilling experience of &, Cape pc H9S, ths
teras last week IN the hurricane; w;n';ng i1n' NJ
Norfolk navy yard yesterday for Wllmihg Z,
E1I'a tom r. c. c., where the Kearsaree will be
utilized for tour days for the North caro-, ,aL 9,
lima naval reserves, and the NsntueSet .Set
turned over to the authorities OF tnat
go 10, nerroanemt use by the reserves