The Globe-republican., 1893-10-13
EXTRA SESSION.
Work OF Both Houses of the National
Legislature.


Legislature.
TUESDAY
WASHINGTON. Sept 4-When the
senate met yesterday there was lively
time getting a quorum but it was final
ly secured. A communication was
received from the secretary of the
treasury giving a detailed statement
of the export of silver for the months
of July and August. Mr.. Morgan
Gala offered an amendment to the sill.
yer repeal bill declaring the act of Jan
uary, 1887. to be in force Mr. Dolph
then concluded his remarks in support
of the bill. Mr.. Palmer NlL) also ia
vored the bill. The debate was con,
tinued Tin running" ORDER until ad-
tournament.
The house continued debate on the
federal elections repeal bill. Mr..
Northway CO., opposed in a lengthy
speech. Other speeches for and against
the bill kept up the interest until add
journment
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-When the SEN
ate met on the 4th only seven mem bers
We're present A quorum was soon
brought in, however, and Mr.. Morgan
reported from the foreign relations
committee a bill making appropria-
tions to enable the secretary OF the
treasury to enforce the Chinese eXclu-
sion act. After other routine business
debate on the repeal bill was resumed.
The only feature of the debate was the
speech by Senator Blackburn (Ky.),
who made a long argument in defense
of silver, but announced that he would
not enter into any filibustering scheme
to defeat a vote on the bill. Mr.. Call
| Fla held the floor against the bill at
adjournment.
In the house. after routine business,
the federal elections repeal bill was
further de bated and was under consid-
Grafton at adjournment.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-But little was
done in the senate yesterday. When
the repeal bill came up Mr.. Call had the
floor, but yielded for an executive ses-
sion which continued until adjourn
ment.
The house passed bill putting the
secretary of agriculture in the line of
presidential succession and also bill
disqualifying United States judges
from sitting in cases where they had
been interested as attorneys or by ties
of consanguinity. A bill restoring
property of the Mormon church now in
the hands of receiver to the church
in accordance with the Edmunds-
Tucker act, also passed. The federal
elections repeal bill was then debated
until adjournment, the speech of the
session being made by Mr.. Murray. the
colored member from South Carolina,
in opposition.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. I'm the senate |
yesterday Mr.. Blackburn (ky.) sub |
mitted an amendment to the silver re-
peal bill striking out the Voorhees, sub
stitute. leaving the bill as it passed the
house and then providing for the free |
coinage of silver of American produc-
ton, the secretary of the treasury to
establish the seigniorage each month,
which seigniorage is to be sold for gold
and silver. Debate on the bill was
then resumed, Messrs Call fla and
Butler Is. c. speaking in opposition to
it. Mr.. PETERS resolution for COM
mittee to inquire into the banking sys-
tenn was discussed and referred, and
Mr.. Morgan's resolution of inquiry as
to whether any of the provisions of the
coinage act of 1887 are in force was
agreed to.
The house pnt in seven hours debat-
ing the elections repeal bill, a number
of members speaking for and against it.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Gin the senate
Saturday Mr. Voorhees, gave notice
that on Wednesday he would ask that
the senate remain in continuous session
until the repeal bill was disposed of.
Mr.. WolcOtt offered \ resolution, which
went over, directing the finance com
mittee to report bill for the coinage
of gold and silver, in accordance with
the policy of bill reported August %.
1898. Mr.. Harris offered resolution
appointing a committee to investigate
the Ford theater disaster. The repeal
bill was then further debated. Mr..
Roach On. d. spoke against uncondi-
ton repeal, although he favored repeal
with limitations in favor of silver coin
age He favored an international con
ference. Mr.. Allen (Neb.) held the
floor against the bill at adjournment.
There was very small attendance
in the house. Debate on the elections
bill was continued and at times was
quite animated.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10-When the SEN
ate met yesterday MIR. Harris Tenn
replied in caustic terms to the resolu-
tions of the Memphis exchange criti-
cising the action of Tennessee's SEN
ators on the repeal bill Mr.. Wolcott
Coll spoke on the financial question,
incidentally against the repeal bill,
and Mr.. Voorhees, replied. When the
repeal bill came up Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.)
spoke at length in opposition. Mr..
Dolph (Ore.) offered a resolution call
ing upon the secretary of state for in
formation as to whether China has re-