The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-28
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS-.

SESSION OF CONGRESS-.
Condensed Record of the Dusiness
being Transacted by our National
observation-disclosures Report Day
Ivy Day.
Washington, Oct. 1~S.-Senators Wash
turn of Minnesota ind Morgan Of Ala
bana engaged in n lively debate in the
senate and the incident further increased
the bad blood that has resulted from the
fight OH silver. Senator Hill Of New
York took a hand in the debate, and what
he said did not tend TO mend matters.
The passage of words between the Min
nesota senator and the gentleman from
Alabama was exceedingly bitter. and the
Souther.: senator wound up by declaring
that lie was able to take care OF him.
self in and out Of the senate chamber, cv-
identity intimating that he would not
hesitate to engage in a personal CONNECT.
The trouble arose over a discussion re-
garding filibustering. e Both sides are
now about as mad as they can get, and
it would not be at all surprising If a
closure rule was finally adopted.
The Cox banking bill has passed the
house. A substitute was offered by Mr..
Cox, including directors with salaried OF
ficcrs of national banks within the opera
ton of the act. Mr.. Dingley's amend
mcnt to strike out directors WIS lost
rs to IS. The bill was then passed.
The house devoted the remainder of the
afternoon to the consideration Of the
printing bill. Mr.. Harter of Ohio has
introduced n bill to reduce the tax OH
state bank notes to l per cent per an
num- when upon all such notes there
shall be a plainly printed and clearly
stated agreement of the state in which
the bank issuing the notes is located to
redeem such notes in legal tender money
of the United States upon presentation
to the proper authorities OF the state.
Washington. Get. 1n.-The Democratic
steering committee G: the senate was i'll
session Il great ptrt of the day trying
to devise a scheme for the settlement
Of the differences existing on the financial
question on that side of the chamber.
and appearances at the close of the day
indicated that progress had been made.
The detail Of the work was left % Sen
ators Cockrcll and Gray, the one Il rep
resentative of the free silver clement,
iIl IN ~ WI II AZ lCttl NiStl1s'tlts my
remained together during the enti,e after
noon and long after the adjournment of
the senate We're in consultation with 9TH
err n'ombers of the Democratic faith who
We're from time to time during the after
moor lnystcriousl,y brought into the cham
her by Mr.. Cockrell and drawn away into
his and Mr.. Gray's hiding place. Here
they were asked their views as to the
propriety of compromise and also re-
aueStcd to indicate how far they would
respectively go in making concessions to
the opposite side. 1t is asserted hat the
committee having the matter in charge
progressed far enough to prepare the
re. gh draft of the bill which is to be
submitted to the senate as soon as q ma
jori1y Of the senator's can be consulted
up. its merits. I'll. tiresome discussion
w:is g n!inued in the senate and no prog
ress was made.
The remainder of the week in tic
house promises to be exceedingly dull.
1t was decided to postpone consideration
of the bankruptcy bill Until next week.
and to-day after the disposal of tie reg.
nlar morning business the house Went
ahead with the consideration of the
printing bill. During the first morning
hour Mr.. Wolverton, from the committee
on judiciary. called up the bill to reduce
and regulate the fees and work of United
States district and circuit courts and
terms made by district attorneys,
marshnls and commissioners 1t was
PASSED.
Wcshi1 gton, Oct. 2O.-The Democrats
of the senate are again devoting their
time almost exclusi,e ely to the effort to
reach an understanding among them
selves, and consider that they are in q
fair way to. agree Upon a bill to be
brought into the seratt at the beginning
of next week. They have, indeed, been
devoting their attention so exclusively to
the compromise question that but very
few of them remained i'll The senate dur
ing the session. There were, however,
no suggestions upon the part of the sill
YER men for the want of a quorum, for
the reason that they understood the sit
uation, and were willing to permit the
compromise work to go on uninterrupted.
Some of the repeal Democratic senators
are still holding out for absolute repeal,
and it is with this class that the COM
m;ttee are now labGring. The opinion is
expressed that if the majority fail in
bringing these DIRECTORS over, h vote
necessary to put the bill through will be
found among the silver men on the Re
publican side. The bill which will be
brought in, as now contemplated, will
be a very simple measure. 1t will ex-
tend the provisions of the present silver
purchase law until the LIST of January,
1895, with q reduction of the monthly
purchase to $2,5OO,0OO of silver per
month. 1t will also provide for the coin
age Immediately of the seignorage of the
silver at present in the treasury. 1t is
asserted that it will not include any
provision for bonds, but that point is not
yet Diet rmired definitely. The day in
the senate was devoted again to speech
NAL ing, aid no radical move WIS made
by either side.
The house did nothing except to agree
to a ,cte on the bankruptcy bill some
day neyt week.
Washington, Oct. Ex-senator Voorhees,
gave notice of an amendment to the rules
when the senate convened. 1t provides
that when a bill or resolution pending in
the senate as unfinished business shall
have been debated thirty days, any sem
ator may move to fix a time for taking
q vote thereon. Such motion shall not he
amendablc nor debatable, and if passed,
the pending bill or resolution shall be
voted upon at the time fixed. This -
considered to mean that the fight of The
repeal men will be- continued ami that
by a closure rule will secure the passage
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