The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-17
EXTRA SESSION or CONGRESS
OPENING or rHE SENATE.

oPESiSG oF rHE SENATE.
Tie rhy-,hird Congress. of the United
States was opened Mt noon Tuesday. in ex.
lraordinary session. The Presidents mes.
,ase was not presented but will be read at
to.morrow's session.
Just before the stroke OF noon Mr.. COL
quit was wheeled into the chamber. but
before lac could be gotten to the chair the
Vice Presidents gavel fell. hush came
suddenly on the talk and confusion. and
the chaplain Of the Senate. Rev. Mr..
Butler opened the session with prayer.
The Vice President then directed the
secretary to read the proclamation of the
President convening Congress in extraor.
binary session. and the document was read
by MIR. McCook. the outgoing secretary.
On the suggestion of Mr. German the oath
of office was administered ~ the new Secre.
tarv at the Senate Mr.. Cox who was escort.
ed to the desk 10y the firing secretary, Mr..
McCook.
Resolutions were then offered and agreed
10. To inform the House of Representatives
that "A quorum of the senate had assembled
aud WAS ready to proceed to business: TO no.
tify the House and the President OF the elec.
ton OF Mr.. Cox rs secretary Of the S,nate;
fixing the daily hour OF meeting at noon.
and for the appointment of "a commit Of
two Senators to join il e committee on
the part of the House. To wait upon the
President AMI inform him that both houses
are In session and ready To receive any
communication he may be pleased tn maze,
Senators Harris AMI sherman were APP
pointed "a such committee on the Tart Of
the senate
Mr.. White. Of California then rose and
said It was his painful duty toannouuce
the death OF his late colleague. Mr.. Stan.
ford. lie said. Rt date to ne fixed hereuf.
ter, he wou request the Senate TO set apar,
u day for such remarks In regard 10 Mr.
Stanford's memory ~ might he deemed
proper. and would content for the present
with moving. as mari, Of respect. that the
Senate adjourn. The motion was agree 10
AMI the Senate at 1888 adjourned.
OPENING uF ritE HOUSE.
The opening Of the extraurdinarv session
OF the Fifty third Congress, as far ms the
House was concerned. was unmarked by
anything OF n sensational character and was
merely formal Spe ker Crisp was re elect.
ed quietly aud without more Than the usual
political opposition.
\ committee was appointed to wait upon
the President to inform him that Congress.
was organized aud ready to rec i've any
communication he might see tit to transmit
The biennial drawing for seats was then
proceeded with, after which the House
adjourned ont Of respect to the emory of
The late Representative, William III. Enochs.
OF Ohio.
SECOND DAY.
SENArE.-The proceedings in the Senate
20 dav were of great public interest After
the Presidents eSsage WAS read IL was re
ierred To the Committee on Finance and it's
immediate printing ordered Then the
hooigates OF legislation were thrown wide
open aud current of bills pn financial and
other subjects was admitted. MIR. Hill Of
New York, was the first Senator to get in
bill for the repeal of the purchasing clsuse
of the sherman act Mr Stewart OF Nevada.
followed with two other bills and "a sreech
The bills are for the free coinage of silver
In the speech he declared himself against
the repeal OF the sherman act. as such re.
peal would, he said, destroy silver coinage
forever
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Loipe. OF
Massachusetts. directing the Committee on
Finance 10 report bill for the repeal
OF the purchase clause of the Sherm IN act
and providing for a vote on the pe-ge Of
such bill by August %. II not SOC reach
ed. The resolution went With ~, ,)n and
will be laid before the senaty4 BOW.
H"e of - 'sui,rt's-I 20 N IS the
Secretary OF the Treasury To issue silver Ger
tifcates equal 10 the amount OF silver bull
lion in the Treasury purchased under the
act of July II. 1890 in excess OF the amount
necessary at ITS coming value. To redeem
the treasury notes issued under that act. and
10 use the same To provide for any deiicien.
cy in the revenues OF the Government, the
surplus Of such certificates to be used in the
purchase OF per cent bonds at their mar.
ket price, not exceeding ~ per cent.
premium.
In the discussion that foloxed Mr.. Hale
OF Maine said the Pres ident had made o
reference to the tariff. but there was not
Senator present who e. not know that the
Democratic party wonld no more dare at
iacS the tariff question than n sane man
Il ARE. IL. ..sel
electricity. Congress was in session for the
sole purpose of considering the tinancia
question.
Nj. Sherman. Of Ohio. said."I believe that
the time will come. after we have considered
the situation with moderation ard patience
when we will come Ia some common agree
mcnt that will relieve the public mind,
which will free the manufacturing estab.
lishments from the fear which they now
have of change in the tariff laws, and
which will free the people OF the country
who have their humble hoardings in say
lngs banks from the apprehensions which
now cause them TO Withdraw their money
and hoard il. will vote for no measure Of
extreme urgency to press decsion.n
Alter a set speech on the financial ques
tion 10y Mr.. Dolph the senate adjourned.
HousE-When the re'drne Of the Presi
dents message was conclude | in the HouSe
the election case from the Fifth districf ot
debate Richardson. the Democrat was seat
td on his piimd facie title At 4:35 the
House adjourned until Thursday.
THIRD DAY.
SESATE-Thc Senate was IN session inst
long enough 10 adjourn. tran sacting no bus.
iness ot importance
HorsE-lhere was no session the House
to-day, hut insteadH silver caucu: was held
ut which Mr. Bland presented the terms of
the proposition made to him by Mr.. Burke
Cochran. ON behalf of the Gnti.silverltes. for
an immediate discussion OF the whole silver
question. This proposition. .: is understood
included n Limitation II the time within
which vote should be tasen the number
Of amendments TO be offered 10 the measure
Introduced for discussion, and the man,
ner ot dispOsing of them, etc. The
proposition Of the anti-silver men
was not acceptable TO the advocates of free
coinage and Tor the present there will he no
general consent arrangements for decid.
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