The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-10
CONGRESS,

CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings In the Senate and
House-The Repeal Bill Becomes Q
Law-Adjourned
THE repeal bill was taken up in the senate
soon after 1t met on the 2sth and several
speeches were made. Mr. wolcott tCol spoke
In opposition TO the bill Mr.. Sherman IA
| vored the bill. but also favored an issue OF
bonds After some further talk another vote
| was reached. 1t was the most import tant one
| pending, and considered a test 1t was Mr..
| Berrys amendment Incorporating the Bland
| Allison act and was defeated by vote OF 80
| yeas to 81 navs; also Mr. Aliens amendment
| Tor free coinage Several other amendments
were voted down recess was then taken un-
| I'll Monday 49,. The house was not in session
| CTHE senate on the 3Oth finally ended the
| struggle on the silver bill At II o'clock the
| Dill came up in regular order and many sena
| tors took part In the closing debate Messrs
| Hunton IVA }, Cameron pal Morgan (Ala },
vest and Cockrell (Mo), and other senators de-
| tended their position on the silver question,
| and Messrs. Wolcott (Col) and Jones New
made urgent appeals for silver Messrs PETER
(han) and Harris Tenn. }. protested against
| the Dill and Mr. Stewart New declared:
The die is cast and the gold kings are vic
torious-" At7:2J the final vote was taken and
| the bill passed by 43 yeas TO 81 nays with ten
commenced the l4th adjourned . In the house
resolution on the death of Mayor Harrison,
OF Chicago. was adopted The resolution OF
Mr.. Weadock tNIich) relating to the A. p A.
In the Eighth Michigan district was referred to
the elections committee At the expiration OF
the morning hour debate on the bankruptcy
bill was resumed and continued until ad-
journment.
THE senate opened with PRAYER on the 3st
for the first time since the nth The house
bill passed providing for the time and place of
holding district and circuit courts in South
Dakota: also the bill extending the time for
payment on desert land entries. Mr. Black
burns resolution was agreed to instructing
the committee on rules to inquire and report
what revision of the rules, il any, should be
adopted The rest of the session was taken up
In discussing the New York and New jersey
bridge bill. When the house met the senate
joint resolution transferring the model of the
pattleship illinois" at the worlds fair to the
city of Chicago was agreed to- The re-
peal bill was then reported from the senate
At the expiration OF the morning hour Mr.
Livingston (Ga-) attempted to secure unani.
nous consent for consideration of the repeal
bill but Mr. Bland (Mo) protested vehemently
and the effort failed Debate on the bank
ruptcy bill was then resumed and continued
until adjournment.
WORK in the senate on November was
purely of a routine character. Mr. Hill offered
a resolution TO amend the rules so as to provide
against filibustering which was referred Mr.
Hoar offered a bill making an appropriation of
5000 for the relief of sufferers by the late
storm of the coast of Charleston, which went
over. Mr. Teller's resolution of inquiry for
information concerning the silver bu lion pur-
chased under the Sherman act was agreed to
The bill amending the Chinese exclusion act
was taken up and debated until adjournment
.... Soon after the house met the speaker laid |
before il the senate substitute for the house re-
peal bill trepealing the purchasing clause of !
the Sherman act and Mr.. Wilson demanded /
the previous question. This brought on a I
speaker suppressed by decisive action Debate /
was limited. At so o'clock a vote was taken |
and the substitute tthe Voorhees, senate bill !
was agreed to by a vote Of 1913 yeas 10 "a nays !
The conference report on the bill suspending
Tor one year the statute requiring work to the
amount Of 500 on all mining claims was then
agreed to and at i:lJ the house adjourned
THE senate on the I'd passed the bill relating
to the admission of articles to the rld's fair
Among the bills passed was ne granting the
right OF way to the kans S, Oklahoma Central ?
& Southwest rail ay Ihroug the Oklahoma
and Indian territories Mr.. Stewart intro
duced a pill for the free ana unlimited coinage
Of silver. which was referred At2o'clo the
house Chinese exclusion iii was taken up and
after debate was passed without amendment
.... Soon after the house met the committee on
Iules reported a joint resolution for adjourn.
ment Friday O'Clock and the resolution
was adopted number of local bills passed
bill for the admission OF Utlh was repor ted
A resolution by Mr. Wilson permitting he
ways and means committee to sit during re-
cess (having special reference to the considera.
tion of the tariff bill occasioned Ii elv oppo-
'ition. during which there was lack of a quorum :
The resolution was finally modified and the
natter settled Tne house refused to agree to
The conference on the deficiency bill and ad- !
ourned
THERE was small atten lance when the seli- :
tie met on the Cd Mr. CockrelI cal ed I'D the
house resolution for adjournment at ; o'clock |
Ir Coke (Tex opposed the resolution so did
dr Dolph and Mr. Harris After some talk ,
he resolution was finally agreed 10 House
nil in aid of the worlds fair prize winners ex
libitton, to be held in New York citv passed
After appointing a committee to wait on the
PRESIDENT AMI n brief executive session the
ice president at o'clock declared the extra
ession adjourned sine die .... The house reced-
d from It's amendments TO the worlds fair bill
the sale OF exhibits in this country
t n reduction OF duties. The house got intoai
rrange AMI attempted to extend the time of
dlournment. but pending the attempt the hour
4 o'clock arrived and the speaker summarily I
eclared the house adjourned and all conference C
eports failed