The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-14
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS OFF THE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS-.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS-.
Condensed Record of the Dusiness
Being Trnmsncted by our National
MISUNDERSTANDING Report Day
by Day.
Washington, Oct. "A novel amend
ment to the bill repeating the purchasing
clauses of the silver act of 1880 was
submitted in the senate by Senator Nor
gan of Alabama. 1t proposes the re~en-
actment of the free coinage act Of 1897
and the remission of 90 PEI cent Of tariff
duties to the countries which receive
American standard dollars (of the pres
ent weight and fncness) at par as legal
tender money. The debate on the re-
peal bill was continued by Senators
Dolph Of Oregon and Palmer of Illinois
i'll advocacy of the bill and by Mr.. Power
of Montana against the bill.
The debate OH the election bill in the
house only showed one flash Of interest
when Mr.. Murray, the South Carolina
negro representative. interrogated Kyle
of Mississippi. Boutelle of Maine sup
ported the colorcd man, and between
them they forced the Mississippian to
appeal to the speaker to prevent further
Interruptions.
Washington, Oct. 5.-In the senate the
first open suggestion. Of a compromise on
the rereal bill was made and attracted
the closest attention on both sides Of the
chamber. Senator Butler Of South Caro-
lima, in an impassioEed speech against
the passage of the bill, made compromise
the salient feature In reply to the ques-
ton which he said had been asked over
and over again as to when a vote would
be had on the bill, Mr.. Butler said:
Compromise, compromise is the solution
of the struggle here" At the conclusion
Of Mr.. Buffers remarks MIR. Blackburn
Dem. Ky.) addressed the senate in op-
position to repeal, and said that if he
We're obliged to choose between a gold
and silver basis for the financial standard
of the country, he would prefer a silver
one. He hoped some acceptable compro-
mise would be reached. Mr.. Blackburn
closed his speech by stating that while
he allowed no one to exceed him i'll
friendship for, and loyalty to, silver, he
would not engage in any obstructive tao
tics in opposition to the bill. The people
demanded action, and they were entitled
TO know their fate.
In the house under call of committees
Col. Oates reported the bankruptcy bill,
Mr.. McCreary reported the substitute
for the Everett bill, amending the
Geary exclusion act, and Mr.. Wheeler
reported favorably a bill requiring rail
ways passing through territories to cs-
tablish stations at ell town sites located
by the interior department. The de-
bate on the elections bill vas taken up
by Mr.. Compton of Maryland, in support
Of the repeal.
Washington. Oct. Gin the senate Mr..
Hill dem. n. W gave notice that at
some future day he would move to amend
the rules providing that upon any roll
call (other than one to expressly de-
termine the presence of a quorum) any
senator who is paired may announce
such pair, and his presence and the an
nouncement shall be entered in the jour
nal and the senator so present and paired
but not voting shall be counted as pres
ent, for the purpose of making a quorum.
The repeal bill was then taken UP. Mr..
Call of Florida technically resumed the
floor and on motion of Mr.. Voorhees, the
senate proceeded to the consideration of
executive business. The senate remained
in executive session until 5:15 p. IN. and
then adjourned.
Interest in the elections debate is not
sustaining expectations in the house. 1t
is tagging instead of increasing. To-
day the only speeches that attracted any
attention were those of the colored man,
Mr.. Murray of South Carolina and Mr..
Mooney of Mississippi. Mr.. Murray was
accorded unusual attention, largely, per
haps, out of curiosity On account of
his color. The public gallery was packed
to the doors with negroes who applauded
his utterances.
Washington, Oct. 7.-Congressman ].
A. Tawney of Minnesota addressed the
house for more than an hour on the sub
ject of the repeal of the federal election
laws, making what such Republican
leaders as Henderson and Hepburn of
Iowa, Boutelle of Maine, Grosyenor of
Ohio and Burrows of Michigan pro-
nounced the best speech yet made OH the
Republican side during the progress Of
the debate. He was listened to with
marked attention. There was an un-
usually large attendance of members on
both sides of the house, and more came
in from the cloak rooms and Hobbies dur
ing the progress of the speech. Even
Speaker Crisp, who had resigned the
chair early in the afternoon and was
engaged in his private OOH came out
and listened attentively to the Mime
sofa representative. AS he concluded he
was congratulated by every Republican
member on the floor. Altogether, it was
as favorable a debut into the arena of
national politics us Representative
Tawney and his friends could have wished
for him. The elections repeal bill was
discussed by several others on both sides
of the house.
In the senate Mr.. Blackburn of Ken
lucky submitted an amendment to the
bill repeating the silver purchasing clauses
of the act of 1890. 1t strikes out the
Voorhees, substitute, leaving the bill as
it passed the house, and then provides for
the free coinage of silver of American
production. The secretary of the treas
ury ia authorized OH the first day of each
month to establish the %seignorage to be
charged for the following month, which
is to be the difference between the market
price Of silver bullion aud the minted
velue after coinage. This seignorage is
not to be coined, but is to be sold by the
sc cretary of the Treasury for gold, to be
used for the purpose of maintaining the
parity of gold and silver. This is the
amendment which Mr.. Blackburn in his
recent speech said he would propose with