The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-10-12
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
Special session.


cussion few days since, as to the Importance
Of these states being fully represented when
vote should be taken upon the repeal bill,
There were two formal speeches on the repeal
BILL one by MIR Kyle, of South Dakota, against
the bill, and the other by Mr.. Mcmillan, OF
Michigan, against free coinage.
HoUsE-Mr Breckinrdge, of Kentucky, Mon.
day introduced a bill to establish new judicial
district in the state Of Kentucky, to be known
as the eastern district 1t is to be composed OF
the counties of Gallatin, Owen, Scott, Wood
ford Mercer, Boyle, Casey, Russell and Clinton,
together with all that part Of Kentucky lying
east and northeast of those counties The rest
OF the state shall be known as the estern dis
trict, and courts shall be held in that district as
now provided by law for the district of Ken
lucky. The bill is rather voluminous, but the
remainder pertains TO the details necessary TO
carry out the provisions OF the features here
given Mr. Breckinridge also introduced a bill
for the relief of Mary Ellen Atkinson
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4-SENATE.-A novel
amendment to the bill repeating the purehas.
ing clauses of the silver act of 1890 was submit
ted to the senate Tuesday by Senator Morgan,
OF Alabama. 1t proposes the re-enactment OF
the free coinage act of 1887 and the remission OF
the 30 per cent OF tariff duties TO the countries
which receive American standard dollars of the
present weight and fineness at par as Legal
tender morey. The difficulties in the way OF
securing compromise on the repeal bill be.
cause of the differences which exist on the
democratic side of the senate chamber.
HoUsE-The debate on the elections bill
Tuesday only showed one flash of interest,
when Murray, the South Carolina colored rep
resentative, interrogated Kyle, of Mississippi
Boutelle, of Maine, supported the colnred man,
and between them they forced the Mississip'
plan to appeal 10 the speaker TO prevent fur.
ther interruptions. The real feature of the ses.
sion occurred just before adjournment Mr..
Dunphy asked unanimous consent to consider
the New York and New Jersey bridge bill. Mr..
De Witt Warner, although he refraincd from
objecting, made vigorous speech against the
bill. Itis the bill which Senator Hill tried to
pass In the senate after midnight on the night
OF the last session of congress Mr.. Warner
questioned the good faith Of the corporation 10
which the charter was to be granted, even 60
ing SO far as TO intimate that IL was to be given
monopoly for ten years in order to permit it
TO black mail some company that honestly de-
sired to erect bridge, When the vote was
taken he made the point of no quorum, and the
attempt to railroad the bill through deserted
house was frustrated.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5-SENATE-"Compro
mise was the keynote of both the speeches
delivered in the senate Wednesday. by Mr..
Butler. Of South Carolina, and Mr. Blackburn
of Kentucky. Compromise was also the key
note Of a statement delivered by Senator Cor.
man, of Maryland, to a delegation of business
men from Baltimore who came to Washington
by special train 10 plead with the southern
democratic senators for the cause of uncondi-
tional repeal
HoUsE-The house. in transacting routine
business, passed joint resolution rendering
the thanks of the United States 10 the foreign
governments which generously and effectively
participated in the Worlds fair. The house then
considered the bill to promote the safety of ma
tional banks by prohibiting the officials of such
banks to borrow money except by the consent of
the board Of directors. But 1t went over without
action. The bankruptcy bill was reported and
placed upon the calendar The foreign affairs
committee Wednesday decided to report favor
ably the McGreary substitute for the Everett
bill AS agreed on, il extends the Chinese reg
istration period six months from the passage
Of the act. 1t strikes out the word white
from the Geary act so as to permit the testi-
| mony OF anyone except Chinaman to prove
| that "Chinaman is entitled to register" 1t
defines Chinese laborer.
WASHINGTON, Oct 6.-SENATE-The senate
devoted the entire day to an executive session,
| In which the policy of the president for violat-
| ing the home-rule plank in the democratic plat
form in the appointment of Indian agents was
severely criticised. There is but little public
interest in this matter the contention is con-
| fned wholly to senators and members in the
| far west who object to the appointment of east
| ern men 70 Offices in the territories. All the
signs point TO the beginning Of most earnest
struggle In the senate next week to secure
vote on the bill for unconditional repeal Of the
| purchasing clause Of the Sherman act. ~
HousE-Secretary j. Sterling Morton was,
| by the bill passed Thursday. placed in the line
Of presidential succession. The position OF sec
| rotary of agriculture had not been created when
| the succession bill was passed in 1887 The bill
passed turning over the property Of the Nor
| mon church now in the hands OF q receiver, to
| charitable purposes, marks the official winding
| up Of the affairs Of the Mormon church under
| the Edmunds- Tucker act The house passed
bill authorizing the sale OF the old custom house
| at Louisville, Ky Consideration OF the Tucker
| bill was then resumed, Mr.. Murray taking the
noof for the completion Of the speech he began
Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct q = SENATE = Friday
| Mr.. Blackburn (Ky) submitted an amendment
| 70 the bill repeating the silver purchasing
| clauses OF the act Of 1870, II strikes out the
4 Voorhees, substitute, leaving the bill as It
passed the house, and then provides for the free
| coinsge Of silver of American production The
| drDt day OF each month 10 establish the segnor-
| orage 10 be charged for the following month,
| which 10 TO be the difference between the mar
ket price Of silver bullion and the minted value
Eaftsr coinage. This seignorage is not to be
coined, but is to be sold by the secretary Of the
treasury for gold, TO be used for the purpose OF
maintaining the parity Of gold and silver.
HoUsB-Seven hours OF uninterrupted de-
bate On the elections bill occupied the time OF
the house Friday, the speech Of Mr.. Cum
mings of New York, being the feature As but
three days remain for the debate, the house
met Friday morning at II o'clock. Night ses-
sions will also be ordered. 80 that all desiring
70 speak shall have en- opportunity.
WAsHIHCToH, OCT. 9-SRNATE-Fhere was a
good DEAL Of dickering In the senate Saturday
afternoon over m early adjournment both
sides wanting TO adjourn early, but neither side
wanted the motion TO come from It. The silver
senators informed the repealers that they
would not oppose motion TO adjourn A reso
lution WAS introduced In the senate Saturday
providing for the appointment Of committee
70 investigate the recent Ford opera house dis
seter, In which Q number of clerks were per
mAnent,y injured, and 70 report 70 what exteu,
she government 10 liable
HoUsD-At the night session the galleries
were eomfortably dlled. but only eight mem
beBs were In their seatA Kilgore OF Texas, 90
curdod tbs chair The speakers were GRADY