Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-15
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
SENATE.

MTH DAY.-In the Senate Mr. GaIiinsol
introduced hill giving a pensioner ninety
dnrs and an impartial hearing before sus,
pcnding his pension. Mr.. Butter oheIeu a"
amendment to the Silver Repeai piIl, PtO
yjdiny for the repeal OF the ten per-cenl, ,a~ S
on state bank circulation, lno sin''sr In
feated Mr.. Aliens resolution to adlourn IL
honor of Labor Day. Mr.. Kyle offered ,iI' ifee
silver coinage amendment to tae 0ilvHI ,1I
Reneal bill. Speeches on the RepeaI piIi
were mnde by Senators Culom ana COKE
motinn 70 adjourn was defeated. ana senator
PETER spoke in advocacy of his amenahen'
fixing standard for gold and silver coinS.
9th DAY.-In the Senate Mr.. Stewart oe-
lvered an exhaustive speech on tne si'rel
question. Mr. Stewart occupied tne nI 10
over three aud a-half hour:, dehVerlns ns n,t
speech from typc-written shee.s' az an into
having finished when the Senate VIZ VIZ ,rso n,so
| axecutive g, ssion by . vote Of 30 to 70 Ing
resolution changing the meeting from Tue
bour NJ noon TO II A. NJ was offered py MI.
Voorhees, (pem.) }, of Indiana concullens n'
roeoIution for n Joint select committee OH
! anence seven senators and seven represent
.ativesl was introduced by Mr.: Morgan
Dem. !. of Alabama. Mr.. Pener lntrouuVodJ
| n bill for the department OF eaucaUion ~
for an appropriation Gin aluminium ooin|
$500, ,00J,O U. 81 A..
oHTH DAV In LUO OtudbO eAN
hoOre were occupied by Mr.. Morgan (Dem.) },
81 Alabama. in advocacy of the resolution 10
nrovide for q Joint select commliiee o9
| nnance and which, he ayowed, was lhtenueu
! 20 eunersede the finance committee OF po'n
tbe Senate and the House. There were ten
roinutee m snare after he took his seat pelote
the Reneal bin would come up rs the un-
finished business" and that lnter'ai We
occupied in somewhat acrimonious coiioq"y
between senators in yea ana nay 'VCe T w n,,i u
motion 10 take up the Repeal Dill. Inc Dlli
,,os tnton I'm by n vote of 81 to q, and Mr..
Mnrgon.a resolution went to the calendar,
from which it can only be taken on mo ION
and hv n minority vote. The remainder Vi
the d3v was consumed by Mr.. Stewart (hep. J,
of Nebraska, in continuation OF the sPeeon
on which he had spent four hours ol yes
terday's session.
9TH DAY.-Mr. Stewart yielded the moor
to Mr.. Walthall, who made speech ID layor
, OF bimetallism. Mr.. Stewart closeu DE
speech against the bill repeating the oneil
man law. Mr.. Daniel gave notice ne "ouiU Az
ndJrees tho Senate Thursday next. Mr.
PIatt suggested an earlier day than tna
chosen by Mr.. Daniels. as Senators nopeu |,
have n vote on the repeal bill before Una
lay.
/ 0sru DAY.-In the Senate Mr.. Faulkner, o
o West Virginia, spoke in favor OF INC Iepea @
q of the Sherman silver purchase ac'. ne W."
= followed by Mr.. Turpie, OF Indiana, IN la'O
i of the principal bimetallsm. Mr. haIe, y
t Name, complained of the waste OF time con
siderlng the bill, which elicted sharp 10
ioinder from Mr.. Voorhees,, OF Indiana
29rn DAY.-The bill to repeal the purcnas
n ing clause of the Sherman act was taken u
Y ana MIR. Teller spoke in oppositIonto repeal
/, During his speech he warmly resented VIVA
he termed the "lecturng" which the Senat
J.: was receiving from certain newspapers r. ! i
n rep,y to one of the extracts read by 7, re-
n Ier Mr.. Vest said "It there is any ultimatul
: coming from the President OF the ohl'e
. States it is not known to myself nor 10 on
l. of nv associates. However much we ma
in differ from the President, none OF US sIa M
at ever come to the degrading conclusion A. una
:, he will send q message 10 United otal'
Senators seeking to control their aeuon.
rs MIR. Teller characterized as "mendaclou
1 statement what ''purported to be a telegraP
from the President Of the United States 10
member of Congress, congratulating III
and his associates on the passage OF the II
peal bill by the House OF Represen.atiV'eSs"' 'S"
Before he had concluded his speech Mr. Ie
Ter Welded to motion for an executive Se'
sion At 4.5O the Senate adjourned.