The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-In the senate to
day immediately after the reading of yes
terdny's journal, Mr.. German, dem.
Maryland, moved that when tile senat,
adjonrns today 1t be till Monday next
The vote was taken by yeas and nays ant
resulted-yeas, 40; nays, 16. As soon II.
the result was announced II motion tha
the senate now adjourn was made b,
Mr.. Cockeri!l, dem, Missouri, and TIL.
ayes and nays were demanded hy Mr.
Chandler. The vote rcsulted-yeas, 80
nays, Is. The negative votes In both In
stances were given by the republican sen
| ators, and the affirmative votes by demo
cratic senators reinforced by the sena
tors from the silver producing states and
BY Mr. Mitchell, rep, Oregon, and Mr.
Pe1ter, ind Kansas.
The SENATE at 1920 adjourned until
Monday ut noon.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14,--,rhc senate has
passed the house resolution providing foi
celebration of the anniversary of the
laying OF the corner stone of the capitol
and is now engaged in the reception OF
petitions and memorials.
Senator voorhees,, dem, Indiana, intro
duced his bill authorizing the lssue of ma
tional oapk notes to the ful, value OF
bonds deposited. 1t is accompanied bv a
letter. from Secretary Carlisle recon.
mendlng its passage as n measure of i'm.
mediate relief and saving it will add
Sl9,0e0,0W to the circulation. Referred to
the finance committee.
1he senate passed the Joint resolution
Tor the payment of the session employees
OF the two houses at the present session.
Numerous petitions on the silver ques-
tlon were presented and referred, and one
for the annexation OF the Hawaiian islands,
the latter coming from the San francisco
chamber of commerce.
Senator Hill introduced Il resolution.
which lies on the table, declaring the
sense of the senate to be that nothing but
financial legislation shall be undertaken
during the present special session.
WASHINGTON, Aug 15.-1n the senate to-
dnccd bill to suspend for six months the
operations of The law taxing the notes of
state banks lG per cent. The bill was re.
ferred to the finance committee.
Mn. Voorhees,, dem, Indiana, reported
oacli from the finance committee the bill
Introduced by him yesterday to enable
national banks to issue currency to the
amount Of the full par value of bonds de
posted,
Mr.. Cockreli, dem, Missouri, objected
to Its immediate consideration and then
proceeded to make an argument against it
as faVoring the national banks to the dis
advantage of state banks.
80 ocA a!'eS NttItl NV dS d SlDRit UD-
lection causca his bill To 20 over nntii to-
morrow he would now give notice that he
would call it up tomorrow and move to
put it on its passage.
Nh Cockrell asked the senate to consi-
der and pass the house Joint resolution
Tor the payment of mileage to senator's
and representatives for the present scs-
sion
Mr.. Pcffer, ind, Kansas. stepped in
with an objection and the Joint resolution
went to the calendar.
The Lee Mantle case involving the cues
tion OF the right OF governors of states TO
appoint senators (undar certain circum-
stances was then taken up and Mr.. Hum
ton, dem. Virginia. addressed the senate
In support OF My. Mnntlc's right to a scat.
Senator Voorhees, introduced II Joint
resolution extending for six months the
bonded period for whisky i'll government
warehouses.
WASHINGTON. Aus. l6--rhc morning
hour in the senate after the Introduction
OF bills was largely occupied by n dis
cnssion as to the overloading Of govern
ment buildings in Washington with pub
He books and documents Mr.. Vest, dem,
oil Missouri, proposing n remedy by the
passage of bill appropriating 100000
for a building tc be known as .sthc hall of
records The discussion is still in
progress.
Notice was given by Mr. Voorhees,,
chairman of the finance committee, tlia.
he would not ask action today on the bin
to allow national banks TO increase their
circulation to the par value of bonds de-
posted by them but that he would do so
tomorrow. Therenpon an amendment to
that bill was offered by Mr. Cockrcll,
dem, Missouri, authorizing the secretary
OF the treasury TO redeem (lt par and ac-
crued intcresD such of the 2 per cent
bonds as may be presented for redcmp-
ton and to pay for them in new legal
tender notes.