The Forrest City times., 1893-09-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of the Extra Session-wba,
 Both Houses Ara noiro

Both Houses Are Doing.
 nHtA A speeches were delivered on the repeal Dill In the senate on the 4th. The bouse TOGO. luton making September IS a national holidav is '" "shius ton tune anniversary of the laying oI the corner stone of the capiioD was nasses MT. Voorhees, moved to take ur the raneo1 ,,i1i ana MT Allen tNeb) moved to adiourn as on observance of labor day. but the senate refused 10 adjourn. Senator Cullorr then snote ,n favor of the repeal bill, and Nr Coke favored Dimetallism MT PeTer spoke in favor of bis aindnd adndnent @ Tor free coinage. Before he con. Sluueu ms remarks the sena; e adjourned
 Nothing was done in the house
 HEN the senate met on the 5th Mir Stew. art (NeV.l sprung surprise by announcing .hat hereafter quorum of tie senate would nave 10 be present when sena ors spoke unon the silver question. MT. Voo,nees resolution TOT meeting at II o'clock went over MT Pef. Ter introduced a bill creating a department of eaucation under the supervision of secretary Of education. Mir. Aliens res jlution calling on the secretary of the treasury as to whether he hau redeemed any silver certificates in coin was agreed to Mir Stewar: then spoke on the silver question until adjournment The house was engaged in further considering the rules large number of bills have been filed 10 take their place on the calendar when worp Is resumed. '
 IN the senate on the 9th NIT Voorhees, said he would not press his resolution for II o'clock meetings Of the senate at psesent and if was laid over Mir Morgan (Ala) addressed the senate on his resolution 10 appoint joint com mitiee to investyate the il naEcial condition of the country The resolution went to The calen. dar and the repeal bill was taken up by vote Of 31 10 2l. and MT Stewart continued his re- marks against the bill. He yielded to Mir Tel. Ter tCoL) who demanded quorum and in a brief speech spoke feelingly ot The injustice be- Ing done the friends of silver MT. Stewart then resumed his remarks and had not con- cluded at adjournment. The house adopted the rules and then adjourned until Saturday, after an 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 dflatory rol-cals. To facilitate delay, MT Wolcott (Col) presented petition from citi. zens of a Colorado town for the repeal of the Mckinley bill, which was substituted for the repeal of the sherman law in blank petitions that had been sent out He also offered reso. luton Of inquiry as to the amount of bounty paid on maple sugar. The house was not in session.
 IN the senate on the sth MT Wolcotts reso. lution calling for information to the amount of bounties paid on maple sugar was enlarged to include all sugars and adopted. De- bate on the repeal bill was then resumed Mir Faulkner tW. Va) spoke first. He declared nlS intcHLiOH or OHtrlllB all aultuuiueHt pro yiding for the coinage of 3,00J.0 silver dollars monthly until the aggregate silver circulation should be ss00, 0,oo000l Mir. Turpie dnd spoke in favor of birnetallism and Senator Jones tArk.) opposed the bill tilt, containing some acid. took place between Senators Voor. hees und and Hale tMe and after Mir. Tel. Ter announced his determination to address the senate an executive session was held and tho senate adjourned.
 SATURDAY, the 9th was a very dull day in congress In the senate Mr. Pefers resolu- ton calling for information as 10 whether na- tional banks In New York. Philadelphia and Boston had maintained their lawful reserve was debated at some length and went over. Mir Teller then spoke agains. the repeal bill until adjournment. The house was in session but short time and transacted no business of public importance A resolution was reported giving Mir. Belknap of the Fifth Michigan dis trict. permission to contest the seat of MT. Richardson and giving him sixty days to take testimony. Adjourned until Monday.