The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-29
FIETfTHIRD CONGRESS-.


Special Session
WAsuferoS Sept 9-sENLrg-At the !
opening Of Nc senate Monday Mr. stewart, oil
Nevada, f4pmtted an amendment 10 q c repeal
bill authod4ing the president to invite the gov
ernmenu q The republics Of Mexico, Central |
and Soutis Anerica, Hayti and san Domingo |
TO join the United States In a conference 10 be |
heia in W 1sbington within four months from |
the pnssaeeof The act to secure the adoption Of |
common alyer coin, to be issued oy each gov. |
trnmcnt t1bc legal tender In ell commercial |
iransscticio between the citizens Of all thu |
Ame rican Mates
HOUSE Nothing Of Importance transacted
WAsnls9ros, Sept 2o-sExArE-The sen
ate Was Shewhat lively ia discussing the re. |
peal bill Snaior Voorhees, tried for tho third
time 70 gcte vote, but Of course. was prevent
"a from uQipg so It therefore proceeded W
make an 4rhnaiion which was historical as
regards aeIpSe and TO urge acticn bespoke
with ere@ difnity, and in q way thu was salts
factory zen rerealers except when he referred
In . klnn1ng way.to the force bill Senator
pubo1s f9pxed voorhees, ard the repeal repub
ifcans. WIN he called Observation-Disclosures Sen
stor Hosr1.ule next and addressed the senate
With Gsvs3 dFnity, and calmly sustaining Inc
BtatqIrr3W Senai tor voorhees,.
Ho0she lime OF the house Tuesday va
~aHSed siawis, tbe nghs 70 set she federal
comm tfnsr NSfr. dff0V8-t1EzIo1sgse>y
the flbsstAing, and II wss carried on IN :
s,,le that VAS beautiful. II flibustering con DC
called beautiful Finally, In despair the dem
ocrats gave IL up and adjourned, and held .
caucus Tho republicans held caucus Tues
dav evering The democrats claimed that
they had q quorum In the city, but Tuesday
they ana not at any time have more than Ia
men present whereas quorum consists OF j"
members
w.surSoroN, Sept 2i-SESATE-Tbe actor
OF the senator's from The silver statea in alb
sen ting themselves from the chamber on the
roll.caIi was an undoubtfd surprise To the re
peal men. ~ this should become part Of the
policy OF the opponents OF repeal IL would DO
come an embarrassing element in the contest
The senate remained 10 continuous session SIX
hours and half Wednesday its longest ses'
sion since the repeal bal was taken up The
repeal bill was discussed BY GEORGE Dem
Miss in opposition To- the bill Mr. George
yielded The floor to Mr. Gray Dem, Del VINO
spoke IN advocacy Of the repeal bill When ne
had concluded. Mr.. Voorhees, said the senate
had done a fair days work and he moved AZ
executive session, although Thursday he would
ask the senate to continue in session later In
the evening After . shori executive session
the senate adjourned.
Observation-Disclosures BRYAN Introduced in
the house Wednesday sbil providing for tax
upon NATIONAL bank deposits for the purpose oil
raising fund with which 10 secure depositors
against loss In case Of failure in such banks
The hill 10 repeal the force laws has been out OF
the committee aud Is IN the hands Of the house
report from the committee on rules and some
pretty stir rulings By Speaker Crisp did me
business The republicans seemed TO be good
deal astonished
WASHINGTON, Sept 2--SESArE-When the
senate met Thursday morning Mr. Plat rep,
CT , offered his amendment 10 the rules pro
yidiuc for a closure. He said the rules OF the
senate as OF every legislative body, ougni &c
facilitate the transaction Of business, while. as
a matter Of fact, 1t could not be denied that
they made Il impossible or nearly impossible 70
transact business The senate was fastIOsine
The respect OF the people 81 the United states
II was fast being considered a body that ex
isted for the purpose Ct retarding and obstruct
ing legislation, and was being compared TO tho
Engilsh house OF lords Resolution referred &c
the Committee on rules,
HorsE-The house Thursday adopted an or
der setting aside two weeks, beginning next
Tuesday, the 26th. for the consideration of The
| Tucker bill repeating thf federal election laws
by good deal OF efott tie democrats barely
succeeded in musterihg a quorum Thursday
| and the previous question was ordered, 1904
| Under the rule thirty minutes were allowed 10
| debate. The speaker laid before the house N
torrcrtiohs he nnc notco Va tnc lourn>A "
4 pointed out that on four distinct occasions III
| journal clerk had assigned reasons for ruling
| which he dhe speaker had not given. Tn
| journaL he said ought to reflect the exact trutl
i as 10 he proceedings OF the house. Mr., Res
said he had no idea OF taking advantage OF thu
error made by the journal clerk to embarrasI
The speaker After some further expression o
his opinion as 10 why, in his judgment th'
| sneaker should allow the alterations Of his rul
Il ~ gtaNW In fha int ragf n
honest parliamentary law, the corrections wer'
made and the house adjourned.
L WARRINGTON, Sept .3-SEEArE--1Ee clio
/ ture proposition vas the sui ject of discussion
| until Q O'Clock in the senate Friday when thu
repeal bill, being tAe unhn'shP business, wa'
taken up. Two speeches by the Colorado sens
tors werC made against any change in the ru!e'
OF tie senate providing for closure OF debate
Mr. Mcpherson, Of New Jersey, gave notice
| that after Mr. Turpie, OF Indiana, shall have
| spoken on the resolution, Saturday morn
i ing he should insist that IL so TO the
| calendar whence IL would take afirmaiiv,
| action 10 get It before the senate
HorsE-Among the many private bills intro
i duceA Friday we're the following; For the pay
ment OF 200 10 Jennie NJ. Hunt, that beng the
| difference between the salary Appropriated tc
be paid her as o clerk at 81 900 per year in the
once Of The pos master general from 1885 TO ls9
| INCLUSIVE. and the diary actually paid her al
the rate Of i72 year as q clerk in the dead let
| ter once. for the re'ief OF Benz +. Rogers; fol
| the relief Of EaOch y. Ward, Of Holly Springs
for the relief Of the estate Of Frank II, Nichols;
to correct the military record OF Geo Coulson'
10 correct he military record OF Thos. Z. WORK
| man: for the relief Of Elmer Broooank ct oil
| granting an honorable discharge 10 Henry
| uoclIey Tor The relief Of silns Quakenbushs Il
| correct The military record of Robert H. Pyke
for Inc rclief OF Geo +. Anderson: for the relic.
/ Of Tho estate o. Daniel OFT. for the relief q
l M. sponlam for the relief Of John Viands.
| wispINGroN, sept 25.- SENATE-1he clOtur'
| resolution was Saturday taken up, and Mr.
| Turtie dem, Ind argued against its adoption
| Mr. Cal dem, Fla regarded clo,ure as
| propos,lion 10 forbid debate, and opposed .
i esneciallg AT this time when the question OF en-
| rrass,ne the attention was of such transcenden
| importance as TO justify the fullest debate A
| ,he concr gsoa Of Mr.. Calls remarks the resolu
1 lion Was referred TO the committee on rules
On moti5n O! Mr. Voorhees, the senate at i:i
| xent into executive session, and at O'Clock ad
| ,ourned until Monday
HousE-Mr Talbert Of Maryland, called N
| the btll remiting $1,000 in penalties 10 IN
| builders Of the dynamite cruiser Vcsuvsus Nj
| Cummins, chairman Of the Naval Affairs com
mI,,ee. supported the bill, maintaining that tn
| fault Law not with the construction OF III
| erui,er but with the shells. The government
had suffered nothing BY the delay. Mr. Sayers
Chairman OF The Appropriations COMMITTEES
oppos "a the bill, saying that when companic
earned bonescs on vessels they were quick
claim hem, but when they had penalties
pay, hey invariably applied TO congress for n
| lei he said the Ncsuvius was failure froI
very point OF view. The bill finally went owe
Without action. and the house proceeded to n
] cons IdsrAtion OF the printing bill. Louisyill
and Omaha we're added 10 the list OF oittC
whore proposals for furnishing paper are 10
Advertised for.
A bankers borrowing BILL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-1he commit
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