The sun., 1893-08-24
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Record of the business
Being Transacted by our National
Law-maIxers--Routi Report Day
by Day.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE morning
hour in the senate after the introduction
of bills was entirely occupied by dis
cussion as to the overlooking of govern
ment buildings in Washington with pub
lie books and documents, Mr.. Vest Dem.
Mo- proposing n remedy by the passage
of bill appropriating 100000 for a
building to be known as "the hall of
records" Mr. Berry Dem. Ark then
addressed the senate in advocacy of the
double standard of gold and silver After
adopting resolution calling ON the Sec
retary of the treasury for information
respecting silver purchases, the debate
Oh the Wilson bill was resumed, Mr..
Mccall Qtep. Afass.) speaking for the
bin. Mr.. Mccall was followed by Mr..
Combs of New York. Mr.. Bryan Dem.
Neb.) followed Mr.. Combs and attacked
the presidents message in vigorous terms.
The recommendations of the president
meant the burial of silver with no prom
Use of resurrection.
Washington, Aug 1S.-After the ordi-
nary routine of morning business in the
senate the report ON the Montana sena-
torial case was taken up, and an argu-
ment was made by Mr.. Pascoe Oem.
Fla.) against the right of Mr.. Mantle to
his seat under the governors appointment.
After the executive session the senate
passed the resolution providing for the
payment of their mileage, and as mark
of respect to the late Representative
Cbipman, adjourned. Mr.. Daniels (Rep.
n. W opened the days debate in the
house with a speech urging the uncondi-
tional repeal of the purchase sections of
the Sherman act. Mr.. Coldzier Oeln.
Ill., followed in a speech in favor of re-
peal. AT the conclusion of his remarks
the death of Representative Chapman was
announced by Mr.. Weadock of Michigan.
The usual resolutions We're adopted and
the house, as a mark of respect, adj
journed.
Washington, Aug. 10. - The senate
committee on finance reported a bill for
the repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act, accompanying it by q
declaration in favor of bimetallism. The
committee was in session only an hour
and the only point of contention was
over the wording Of the bill. A bill had
been drawn by Senator VOORHEES,, ,and was
put before the committee in printed form,
the tent being in accordance with the
suggestions of yesterday. The bill thus
becomes an original measure, favOrably
reported, and will probably be known as
the Voorhees, bill. The votes by which
it was reported are those of Chairman
Voorhees, and Senators Mcpherson, Nor
rill, Sherman, Allison and Aldrieh-the
last four named being Republicans
A substitute for the bill was reported
from the minority of the committee
(Messrs. Harris, Vance, Jones of Ar
kansas, Jones of Nevada, and Vest)
fixing the number of grains of silver in
United States coins (464.4 grains of
pure silver per dollar and proportionately
for other silver coins). The bill and sub
stitute were ordered printed and placed
on the calendar and Mr.. Voorhees, gave
notice that he should call them mp next
Tuesday.
The silver debate was continued in
both houses.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Speaker Crisp
las announced the house committees.
The chairmanships of the more important
committees are:s Ways and means,
Bland (Mo); banking, Springer Qn.); ap-
propriations, Sayres CTex.G; interstate and
farbors, Blanchard Ua.); foreign affairs,
McCreary Wy.G pensions, Moses Ga>);
naval affairs, Cummings (N. "; postof-
fees, Henderson N. C) Mr.. Springer
was depCsed from the chairm lnship of
the ways and means committee.
The silver debate was opened in the
house by Mr.. Powers Qaep. Vt.) in favor
of repeal. The purchasing clause should
he repealed Internationally, he said, be-
cause it was vicious in principle and
dangerous in application. Mr.. Hooker
| dem. Miss.) spoke against the repeal,
believing that no relief would come to
the country from that repeal. Mr.. Alex
ander Oem. n. c. advocated bimetallism
ind believed that the repeal of the Sher-
man act would not rebound to the bcne-
fit of the country. Mr.. Sperry Dem.
| Conn., advocated the unconditional re-
peal of the pure hase clause of the Sher-
| man act.
The committee appointments that went
| to the Northwest are: Baldwin, invalid
pension, militia; Boen, territories, expend-
| itures on public buildings; Fletcher, in
terstate foreign commerce; Kiefer,
claims of labor; Hall, public lands, In
dian affairs; McCleary, labor, railroads
and canals; Tawney, pensions, irrigation
| of arid lands; Johnson On. d., coinage,
| weights and measures, election of presi-
| dent, vice president and representative
in congress; Lucas IS. d., private land
| claims; Picker IS. d., invalid pensions,
| Indian AFFAIRS N. p. Haugen (Wis)
banking and currency; Hartman MONTY,
mines and mining expenditures in the de-
partment of agriculture. Haugen wis.,
| is also on improvements of the Missis-
| sipp river. Three Iowa members got
good places. Gear, ways and means;
| Henderson, appropriations, and Upde-
graft, judiciary. -s
| In the senate nun erouS bills which had
been introduced and were pending in the
| last congress were reintroduced and re-
ferred to committees. A substitute for
the national bank currency bill was Of
ferred by Mr.. PETER Pop. Kan.) provid-
| ing for the issue of $3.50 700, 600 of treas
ury notes to be deposited in the treasury
and to be available as cash. A resolu-
ton was offered by Mr.. Chandler Qiep.
| N. H. declaring that there was no law
| ful election of United States senator's in
| Kansas when Mr.. Martin was declared
elected; also one looking to the opening
of a coast line of water ways. These
were referred TO committees. Mr.. Nor
rill (Rep. Vt.) asked and obtained in
definite leave of absence after to-day on
account of i'll health. He then addressed
the senate in favor of the bill reported
from the fnaace committee last Friday to
discontinue the purchase of silver bullion
The bill in aid of the California mid.
winter international exposition (authoriz.
ing the transfer to San Francisco from
Chicago of the dutiable goods OIL exhibi.
tiCn there and of the foreign employees
was taken ur and passed. The vote on
| the Lee Mantle case was postponed till
Wednesday.
CHINESE MUST GO.
Tulare, Cal, Special-Last night a
mob of white men went to Chinatown,
broke into houses and marched about
thirty Chinese to the railroad depot.
Shots wefe fired to intimidate the Chinese