The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-19
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS Of TIE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Record Of the Business,
being Transacted by our Nntionnl
LnN-m aEers--Routine Report Day
by Day. ....t I
Washington, Oct 1.-THE senate adj
"a .lonrned at lao a. H., and it is thought Il
compromise bill will be adopted on the
Inc Of IN amendment presented Ey Mr.
Harris of Tel nessee. 1t provides. first
Tor the coinage of all the silver bullion in
the treasury representing the government
selgnorage into full legal tender dollars
at Tie rate of $3,CCO,GO0 per month; sc;:-
,ond. when this Sc ignCrage shall have been
coined the secretary of the treasury shall!
purchase each month bullion suffice Mt to
coin blank dollars and to coin the bullion
into legal tender dollars; third, that all
paper notes or certificates of less denom-
inaton that $40 shall be redeemed and
no: reissu ed, and that national bank
notes of less denomination than $40 shall
lie redeemed and the national banks re-
~qlired to substitute notes of that demon
nation; fourth. that the $3.50 and S.
gold pieces shall no longer be coined. but
when received at the treasury shall be
recOined as eagles and double eagles:
fifth, that the holders of standard silver
dollars shall be able to exchange such
dollars on presentation for notes Of the
same legal tender qualities as such silver
dollars, which shall be held for their re-
'demption. Late yesterday afternoon a
vote to lay Mr.. Peffers free coinage
amendment on the table resulted:
Toe
'Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph. Faulkner,
- Frye, Gallnger, Gordon, Gray, Hale,
Hawley. Hill, Hoard. Lindsay, McA1il-
Ian. Mcpherson, Mills, Mitchell (Wis.).
Murphy, Platt, Proctor, Quay, Ransom,
Sherman, Smith, Squire, Voorhees,, Wash
burn, White Na.)-:3,3.
Nays-Messrs, Bate. Berry, Blackburn,
Butler Call, Cameron. Coke, Daniel
George, Hunton, Irby, Martin, Morgan,
pasco, PETER, Vest, Walthall-17.
In the house fight came up on the bill
to protect forest reservations, reported
flc,n the committee OH pnblic lands.
When the house went into committee the
bill was rather vigorously attacked.
Picker of South Dakota said he was III
favor of protecting the timber, but this
bill. meant the stripping of timber off the
reservations. He objected to section I of
the bin, which provides for the sale of
timber on public lands. Hermann of Ore
gon also spoke inopposition. and Simpson
of Kansas followed in denunciatory
speech. In this bill was an instance
where pablo interests We're neglected for
private interests. The reservations con-
tanned great coal fields, and private in
terests were sure to get hold of them.
Doolittle of Washington said if this bill
passed the lumbermen would strip the
tin Der off the lands. Before any vote
could be reached the morning hour ex-
pired and the bill weat over.
w; sill gton, Oct. 14-At the cabinet
meeting yesterday after complete discus
:sicn of all the phases Of the senate sit
lation compronlis" proposition was
agreed On to he offered by one of the
repeal senators. It includes, as did the
Harris amendment provisions for the
coinage of the silver seignorage in the
treasury amounting to $53,OOO,OOO and
thereafter the purchase of 3,OOO,ON0
ounces a month Ill til 9O,OOO,OOO ounces
have been purchased This will carry
the purchase of silver over the espira tio;,
of Mr.. Cleveland's term, a condition the
silver men insist upon, and relieve the
treasury during the coinage of the
seignorage, eighteen months of further
purchase Of bullion besides making the
bullion so coined an available treasury
asset. To meet the demands of the
East. A proposition for the issue of d
SlOO,OOO,OOO of 3 per cent bonds is in
cluded There is still question whether
provision for the repeal of the tax
on state banks and the redemption OF
notes of all classes below S. shall be
added. This is the administration com
promise proposition.
An ag1 cement was reached in the house
to take Il vote on the Chinese bill Monday
and the banking bill. which was crowded
e out, will be called up Immediately after
The house then resumed discussion Of
the Chinese ILL.,
Washington, Oct l7.-Affairs in the
senate have assumed ar interesting phase
. and it is difficult to see when the figh,
will end. Both sides are firm, and thus
far the silver men appear to have the
best of it, Last night they completely
blocked business for two hours, and
would not permit any motion to be acted
A. upon except Mr.. Voorhees, motion at IL
~ O'Clock to adjourn.
In the house debate on the McCreary
bill to extend the pro, isions of the Geary
exclusion act six months was resumed
at the close Of the morning hour. Mr.
DioAA VI A>C" AAuAApSAtlAC, WIZ WIS uOu
s mated to the Chinese mission by Mr.
H. Harrison, but whose exequatur was not
grs rted by the Chinese government on
account of his hostile expression toward
the Chinese when the exclu. ion act was
passed in 1889, taking the floor in favor
IF the bill. While be did not think
the McCreary bill allembracing in sub
stance, it covered the policy upon which
! the government had entered with ref
erence to the Chinese. The bill passed
with Mr.. Geory's observation-disclosures, 1G7
nays, 9.
Washington, Oct. 1S-Senators Wash.
burn of Minnesota and Morgan Of Ala.
bama engaged in lively debate in the
senate and the incident further increased
the bad blood that has resulted from, the
fight on silver. Senator Hill Of New
York took hand in the debate, and what
lie said did not tend to mend matters
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