The Meeker herald., 1893-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Details Of tho Work Done bv Both Houses
at the Extra Session.


chaplain of the Senate, opened the proceed
ings with prayer. The journal OF yesterday
WAS read by the new secretary Of the Senate,
Mr.. Cox. The credentials of Mr.. George c.
Perkins, under the appointment of the gov
ernor OF California, In place of the late scna-
tor Stanford, were presented and read and the
oath of office was administered TO the new
senator.
The Presidents message was then received
and read. The Senators listened with the
closest attention. AT the conclusion 1t WAS
ordered printed and TO be referred to the
committee on finance.
large number Of petitions for and against
the repeal of the Sherman act were presented
and referred. Then II was announced that
the Introduction OF bills was In order. The
first bill of the session was introduced by Mr..
Hin of New York, It's title being TO repeal
certain sections Of the act OF July IA, 1880
Its second clause emphatically states that BIZ
metallism shall be upheld by this govern
ment, but it falls TO provide for further coin
age OF silver.
The next TWO bills we're introduced By Mr..
Stewart of Nevada. Their titles were: TO
restore the right OF coinage" and $50 supply
the deficiency in the currency" The latter
bill was read in full. 1t directs the secretary
of the treasury to issue silver certificates
equal In amount to the silver bullion in the
treasury purchased under the act Of July II,
1880, in excess of the amount necessary at It's
coming value to redeem the treasury notes
issued under that act, and to use the same to
provide for any deficiency In the revenues of
the government, the surplus of such certiii-
Gates to be used in the purchase of per
cent. bonds at their market price, not exceed
ing II per cent. premium. Mr.. Stewart SAID
that he desired to call the attention OF the
committee TO the latter bill. Its purpose was
10 give immediate relief. His bill provided,
he said, for the issuing Of 500, 600 OF
treasury notes to pay for bonds TO be deposited
by bank. as security for the notes. The notes
could be afterwards retired with the bonds.
That would give about sl50, 600 900 of IN
crease in currency and would give Immediate
relief The Senate should not delay action,
for the country was In such n state of panic.
Senator Vest introduced bill to fix the
number of grains Of gold and silver in the
gold and silver coins Of the United States.
tThc silver dollar TO contain 46I 4-lO grains
Of pure silver or $40 grains OF standard silver
A similar bill introduced by Senator
Mitchell Of Oregon.
Mr.. Hale of Maine offered resolution fix
Ing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate
after tomorrow at II o'clock, In order to cG-
pcdtc business. After partisan discussion
the resolution was laid upon the table, as was
one by Mr. Dodge Of Massachusetts, which
provided that vote should be taken on the
silver question on August 22nd. After listen
Ing to an address on the financial question by
Mr.. Dolph the Senate adjourned
HousE.-After listening To the opening
prayer, aud hearing the journal read, the
House took a recess I'll IL As as they did not
want to proceed to other business before hear
ing the Presidents message. IL arrived mt
that hour, and was read. At It's close Mr..
O'ferrall called up the Of Richardson
and Belknap. both claiming TO have prima
facla title to seat In the House from the
Fifth Michigan district. Mr.. Burrows pre-
sentcd the case OF Mr.. Bciknap and contend
ed that the certificate which Mr.. Belknap
held was one OF the best ever presented to the
House Mr.. Weadock presented the claims
OF Mr. Richardson, stating that the action Of
the supreme Court OF Michigan WAS clearly
without jurisdiction After some discussion
the House decided ia favor of Richardson,
Democrat. by vote OF lgs to ia. Mr.. Rich
urdsou sworn In.
On motion of Mr. Catchngs resolution
was adopted authorizing the speaker to Rp-
polnt the committees rules, accounts, en-
rolled bills aud mileage, with the member
ship to which they were entitled In the Fifty
second Congress, referring the rules of that
Congress to the committee on rules.
Mr.. Reilly announced the death OF his col
league, William Mutchlcr and as a mark of
respect To the memory OF the deceased the
House adjourned TIL Thursday.
At the close OF the days proceedings in the
House, Mr.. Bland sent to the clerks desk
and had read call for caucus in the hall
etmbeiris" n favor Of the free coinage of sill
vcr.n
Wednesday, August 9th.
sESATs.-The chaplain alluded In culogis-
tic terms In his prayer 10 the work OF the late
Senator stanford. The journal OF yesterday
having been read the House joint resolution
for the payment OF seasonal employees OF the
House and Senate WAS laid before the Senate
and II WAS referred to the committee on appro-
priations. Mr.. German Of Maryland then
moved that the Senate adjourn, and Mr., Plat
(Kcpubllcsn) of Connecticut, demanded the
yeas and nays on that motion The vote re-
suited: Year, IS: nays, ri; and the Senate,
| at IL 20, adjourned iii tomorrow at noon.
| The silver Republicans voted with the Demo
Gratis for adjournment.
The House was not in session.
Thursday. August 10Th.
SEN.rE.-The Senate was in session but
twenty minutes. and then adjourned until
| Monday. The Senate finance committee this
morning discussed the silver question infor-
mally in connection with the various bills re-
| ferred 10 It on Tuesday, but decided TO take
| no action on any of them to-day.
HousE.-The committee on rules was APP
pointed A. follows; The speaker; Catching-
| (DcmocraD Mi-slsslppl Cultivate Demo
craft, Ohio: Reed tRcpublican), Maine: Bur
waite displsoes Mr.. McMIlln. The House
| then adjourned until Tomorrow
Friday. August nth.
The Senate was not In session.
HousE.-'rhe galleries crowded at the
| opening of the session. After the journal
| had been read Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia
| introduced bill to repeal the silver purchas
Ing clause OF the Sherman law. MIR. Bland
| then presented the following resolution: at
| is ordered by the House that House Bill No.
| shall be taken up for Immediate considers-
ton and considered for fourteen days. Dur
ing such consideration night sessions may be
held, for debate only. at the request OF either
side. The daily sessions to commence at IL
a. m. and continue until p. m. Eleven days
OF the debate the bill 10 be given to gen
eral debate under the rules OF the last House
regulating general debate, the time to be
equally divided between the two sides as the
speaker may direct. The last three days of
the debate may be devoted to the considera-
ton OF the bill and the amendments as herein
provided under the usual fiye-mlnute rule OF
the House Us in committee OF the whole.
General leave to print i hereby granted
The resolution further provides that the vote
shall be taken first on an amendment provld-
ing for the coinage of silver at the present
ratio. II that fails, then a separate vote to
be had on similar amendments proposing in
succession ratios of from IL to TO 20 to |. IL
the above amendment fall 1t shall be In order
to offer an amendment reviying the act of
February IS 1873, restoring the standard sill
yer dollar, commonly known the Bland
Allison act. The vote then to be taken on
the cngrossmcnt and third reading OF the
bill as amended, or on the bill ITSELF If all the
amendments shall have been voted down. and
on the final passage of the bill without other
intervening motion. After some discussion
OF the question of division OF time for the de-