The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-01
SENATE AND REPEAL
House Bill Will Receive
Consideration Ahead Of
All Other Matters

Sherman act has taken its place. And
so. at the end OF morning business TODAY
and as long as it remains IT'S preced-
| ence, the repeal bill will be laid
before the Senate. unless Mr.. Voorhees,,
Caairman of the Finance Committee,
choose to let other business be trans
acted. Aud the repeal bill will not neces-
sarily be laid aside at the close OF the
morning hour, but will remain rs the
question before the Senate thoroughout
the day, Mr.. Vance Dem., n. CO. one of
| the minority members OF the Finance
Committee, will, today. turn his bat
teries OF wit. anecdote, scriptural
illustrations aud knowledge of financial
and other laws, against the House dill
aud tne eenlmittee substitute for it.
After he has got through. or perhaps be-
fore he begins, Mr.. Stewart (Rep., New
will have an opportunity OF repelliug Mr..
Sherman's charges of inconsistency Ia
figuring alternately In Senate debates as
pronounced advocate of q gold stand
ard, and of the fres aud unlimited coin
age OF silver His speech may be as
amusing as Mr.. Vauce's
NEW COINAGE PROPOSITION.
Senator PETER yesterday introduced In
the Senate q bill TO provide for the free
and unlimited coinage OF gold and silver
bullion. The measure provides that the
standard for both gold and silver coins
shall hereafter be such, that Of one
thousand parts by weight. nine hundred
shall be OF pure metal and one hundred
OF alloy; the alloy of silver coins TO bs
copper. and that Of geld coins copper and
silver. the silver not to exceed one half OF
the whole alloy.
The silver dollar Is to contain 412 u
grains, the half dollar 206L grains, tne
quarter 1031-S grains and the dime Az
grains. The coins are to be legal tendsr
for any sums whatever. lu gold coins
the eagle is TO contain 25S, the halt eagle
129 grains, and the quarter eagle 6414.
The silver and gold coins heretofore
issued are to continue to be legal leader
on the same terms as II they were coined
under this act. Gold and silver bullion
broughtto the mint is 10 be received aud
coined for the benefit of the depositor.
All provisions OF existing law relating
to coinage which are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this are to be con-
strued in aid of its execution. and laws
that conflict with its provisions are re-
pealed.
from that which is now holding forth
so voluminously at tho Capitol is
soon to meet here. On Tuesday
next the Pan-Amerlcan Medical Congress
will open Its session in this city. Tne
congress will COMPRISE the most eminent
physicians of the TWO Americas and will
be in session for three days. Head
The central place OF meeting will be the
lecture room of the National Museum.
| Sections of the congress will occupy
many halls with their meetings. During
thsir stay in the city the foreign
physicians will be the guests of the
GERS OF the Congress are DR.. Villa IN
Pepper, of Pennsylvania, President; DR..
A. Owen. of Indiana, Treasurer, aud DR..
q. A. L. Reed, OF Ohio. Secretary. The
main questions to be discussed are thos g
relating TO quarantine. the origin and
transmission of cholera, yellow fever and
other epidemic diseases.
IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY
After the residing OF the journal. Mr..
Weadock (Dem: Mich) offered resolu-
ton postDoning from tomorrow until
September 18th the delivery of eulogies
uuon the late J: Logan Cnipman, of
Michigan.
MIR. Roed (Rep. Me.) said that that
resolution pre-supposed that the House
would would be be in session at that
date. He had hoped that "The country
would have been relieved of US before
that time
The resolution was adopted.
The consideration OF the rules was then
resumed.
The vote was taken on the Boatuer
| Cloture amendment. which provides that
any member of the House having bill
in charge which is under consideration.
moved the previous question on pending
amendment. or engrCssment and third
reading, or final passage of the bill, the
speaker shall submit the question to ths
House without entertaining any motion
against the same. IL the mo tiou is agreed
to. the question shall then be put on the
proposition to which the motion for the
previous question applied, and no motion
shall be entertained against the same ex-
cept one motion TO recommit. with or
without Instructions, which nation shall
be decided without debate.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate calendar Of today the
House bill repeating part Of the act OF
July 4. 1890 stands nader the head of
"Unfinished business" and the bill for
the issue 9I circulating notes OF national
banks stands at the head of the
bills uuder the head of general
orders" The meaning of that is that at
two o'clock F. N. each day df not
previously taken upon on motion) the
Vtcs President will lay the repeal bill
before the Senate; and that IL prior to
two o'clock the calendar be taken up,
the bank bill will be first in order and
will remain before the Senate till two
P. NJ.
Many petitions for the repeal Of the
one OF whom was Mr.. Cameron (Rep.
Pe.). and another. Mr.. Harris (Dem..
Teun.)
Mr.. Teller (Rep.. COLI offered a.reso-
luton directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to furnish the Senate with
statement riv!ng the aggregate amount
OF silver bullion purchased
under the act Of 1890. during
the month OF Augu st, 1898. with the cost
thereof. the amount, the date and price
Of each purchase, with the amount of
silver bullion offered for sale In August,
and the amount and price Of each offer.
Mr.. VOORHEES, (Dem. Ind.) said that he
knew Of no objection to the resolution.
but his colleague, Mr.. Turpie. said that
he would like TO have an additional
was the question. How paid for ?'
how silver bullion snail be paid
form treasury notes. Nevertheless. :"
said Mr.. Turner. II would like to Rave it
put III tina resolution. Tnere was no OBJ
lection on the part of MIR. Teller. and 50
the resolution wss amended to meet Mr..
Turpie's wish and was then agreed TO.
Mr.. Voorhees remarked that the House
bill to repeal part OF the act of July IA,
1900 tthe silver repeal blD had been YES :
terday made the .nnfinished business
aud that it would in The regular courss
be placed before the Senate at twp
O'Clock. But, as the Senato from
North Carolina (Mr. Vance wished 10
address the Senate now, he Mr.. Voor-
hees) would move to take up sne repeal
bill In orsler to. accommodate thai
Senator He did not understand that
such action would interfere with
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