The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-09-14
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings In the Senate ana House.

House.
 WHEN the senate met on the 2d Mir Palmcr submitted a joint resolution providing TOT tne election of United States senators by the peo nIe. That and a similar resolution of Mir. Mitchell (Ore) were referred. There was no debate on the eilver question as other matters occupied the attentI ton of the senate none of general importance however ... The house was occupied in further discussion of the rules
 THREE speeches were delivered on the repeal bill in the senate on the 4th. The house reso- luton making September IS a national holiday in Washington (the anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of the capitoD was passed Mir. Voorhees, moved to take up the repeal oiil and Mir Allen (Neb) moved 10 adjourn as an observance of labor day. but the senate refused to adjourn. Senator Cullom then spoke Tn favor Of the repeal bill, and MT Coke favored bimetallism Mir Peffer spoke in favor oi his amendment for free coinage. Before he con cluded his remarks the senate aoiourned.... Nothing was done in the house
 WHEN the senate met on the 5th, MT. Stew art (Nev) sprung surprise by announcing that hereG 'ter quorum of the senate would have 10 b, resent when senators spoke upon the silver question Mir. Voorhees, resolution for meeting at II o'clock went over. MT Pei fer introduced bill creating a department of education under the supervision Of a secretary of education MT. Aliens resolution calling on the secretary Of the treasury as to whether he had redeemed any silver certificates In coin was agreed to- Mir. Stewart then spoke on the silver question until adjournment The house was engaged fin further considering the rules A large number Of bills have been filed to take their place on the calendar when work is resumed
 IN the senate on the 9th MT. Voorhees, said he would not press his resolution for II o'clock meetings of the senate at present and it was laid over. Mir. Morgan (Ala) addressed the | IL. mitiee to investiCate the financial condition Of the country. The resolution went to the calen- dar and the repeal bill was taken up by vote of S to 2i. and Mir. Stewart continued his re- marks against the bill He yielded to MT. Tel Ter (Col) who demanded a quorum and in brief speech spoke feelingly of the injustice be- ing done the friends Of silver Mir Stewart then resumed his remarks and had not con cluded at adjournment. The house adopted the rules and then adjourned until Saturday, after Rn avalanche of bills had been laid on the clerks desk
 THE proceedings in the senate were exceed ingly dull and uninteresting on the 7th. Mir. Stewart finished his speech and there were sev- eral dlatory roll-calls. To facilitate delay, Mr. Wolcott tCol) presented q petition from citi- gems of Colorado town for the repeal Of the Mckinley bill, winch was substituted for the repeal Of the sherman law in blank petitions that had been sent out He also offered reso- lution Of inquiry as 10 the amount of bounty paid on maple sugar .... The house was not in session.
 IN the senate on the sth MT. Wolcott's reso- lution calling for information as to the amount of bounties paid on maple sugar was enlarged so as 10 include all sugars and adopted. De- bate on the repeal bill was then resumed Mir. Faulkner (W. Va) spoke first He declared his intention of offering an amendment pro- yidinR for the coinage of 30OJ,0 o silver dollars monthly until the aggregate silver circulation | should be Ss10,00O,O0L Mr. Turpie Ind) spoke In favor oi bimetsllism and Senator Jones l (Ark) opposed the bill tilt, containing some acid. took place between Senators Voor- hees (Ind. and Hale (Me) and after Mir Tel | Ter announced his determination 10 address the senate m executive session was held and the l senate adiourned.