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Crit present extraordinary
(-3t session Of Congress
L/~|F~L MAY come IL ~ rut
SA. sA ahuu: the rl:Uui. If
rHEI.l :HM September. This
~-----Sel appears 10 b. based
1iIlIfllAIsi!Is, uppn confidence in
yllllI ------lItl the pu>-ihljti - Of
g: 9 ::"; ;,: III: " " ~:
=~E-z<t thu financial ullr~--
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compromise and the outcome OF confer
tnte committees. These persons VINO
hold Ia the opinion that adjournment il
possible Ill September say that Mr..
Vests proposition ~ provide Ton free
coinage of Silve" al Il ratio Of on ~ | will
be passed 10y the Senate and ultimately
will become a part of the hill for unron-
dltional repeal of silver purchase whirh.
il is expected. will h. passed hy the
House. Tn" hkelihncd Of !; veto hy
President Cleveland of such Il measure
has thus been discounted h. III" hr-
LEVERS in an earl Y al iuurnmrn'. They
argue that il would h. impossible 10
rally Il two-rhirds vote in either branch
10 pass the nleaSu!, over Il veto. and
tha: nothing could t.. accomplished. 80
far as the financial situation i com
ccrned. 10y Congress remaining in >,s-
sion after S,lrh Il veto WAS received. II
should he added. however. that th..
more experienced watchers of political
events place no c"u:idcEcN in those pre-.
dictionS.
Routine lrOcrcsIin.s.
House committees were announced Mon
day by Speaker Crisp Wilson 1. u, tho
head of ways and means. Springer of
banking and currency and Sayer> nf APP
| propration~ The silver debate was con-
,inued. large audience assembled t.
listen Ia Mr.. Brcckinridce. OF Nrn-
| tucky. Mr.. Powers spoke for the
Wilson bill. Hool er against II. Cooper
, thought il ineNpCdent I" adopt free coin-
age at Thu time. and Mr. Srcrry took the
opposite view MIR cox advoca,ed free
coinage and Mr.. Little spoke IN opposition.
Other speeches were made at the evening
session Sen"frr Morrill, address ed the
Senate at LEM tn in advocacy ~ the repeal
o. the purchase clause OF tn. sherman
silver bill
The House met at 10 o'clock Wcdne ,day
morning aud the silver debate was opened
, ut once hy {. W. Stone Hrp> OF Fcnnsvl-
vania. who SPOKE for repeal Mr. Dalzell
tKc'.i OF Pennsylvania and Mr.. Covert
| tp"m OF New York pleaded for unrondi
'ional repeal. Mr. Fitch Diem OF New
York followed in the sane line Mr. Hatch
tpem. lof Missouri. in speaking in favor of
free coinage. advocated n caucus OF the
Democrats q: the House and Senate to in-
! ;erpret the Chicago platform every man
| OF whom would piedyc ibis life. fortune.
and his sacred honor' 10 abb !c by the de-
| rision. Anon the bills introduced IN the
Senate was one by Mr. Pasro tpem.( of
! lorda as a substitute Tor the minority
| bill OF the Finance Committee proposing
| silver coinage n, % to H. The substitute
proposes commission OF three citizens
| of the United tates Ia a>certain
| and report lefore January. 1894.
| the intrinsic relative value of
| gold and silver. and that on such report
! the Secretary OF the Treasury shall fix
and determine the ratio. The President
sent to the Senate the following nominal
| tions: Joshua /. Dodge. OF " sconsn. &c
| he Assistant Attorney General. vice w
| NJ. Maury, resigned G.. NJ. Brumov. O.!
louisiana. To he Register OF the Land Of
; fee at New Orleans: e. p Johnston. Of
, Louisiana. 10 be receiver or Public Nom
| "vS. New Orleans: William ID o. oOie. OF
! Washington. tn hc Register OF tie Land;
| Office at Seattle. Washington: l. J. Wooten.
| of Delaware. to Ic a cnt for the Indians
| Of The Nevada Agency in Nevada. Al-n Il
| number Of rec S. appointments including
| the Co hector OF Customs at New Oricau.
| and a half-dozen Post,nasterS
| The Vice President announced tu the
! Senate Thursday the am ointment OF The
| Committee on I'll" CONNIE rnoratiOn OF tn.
One ilunjr"dth Anniver- ~ OF the laying
! OF the Corner stone OF the Capito
| as follows: Senators Voorhees,. Sherm ar
| Ransom. Chandler. White, Squire and
| Martin. The House Joint resolution max
Ing the arf OF May -. 1890. as 10 fcv u
| sites. applicabl" TO the Cherokee Out
le'. was reported back 10 the Com.
| ~ ttee Public Lands with an amend
| met reIuirin. the trustees v hn are
| "a be amp inted TO q rcsacnts Of the ter
| r:tnry If Oklahoma at the time OF their an
| roirtm"nf. and effort made by Mr..
| Berry Ipentf Of Arkansas to have it passed.
! bur nhierfinn wa made nv Mr. Henderson
| tke;t OF \"b'a ka and the bill was placed
| IN he calendar The silver debate was
| then resumed in the Senate. as also IN the
! House.