The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

ton for such a change OF the rules OF the
senate as would establish the principle
of cloture was net made. Platt Rep.,
Conn.,, who had given notice on Tues
day that he would propose that change,
declined to do so because he did not
wish to stand in the way of George
Dem., Miss.), who wished to address the
senate. In the house the federal
election repeal bill has been reported
and has been placed upon the calendar.
But this action was taken only after
severe struggle, the Republicans seeking
every parliamentary device to block its
way. But the Democrats were ready at
every point to throw the obstructionists
off the track and the way was finally
made clear, when the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.--Mr. PETER
Pop, Kan.) reintroduced the bill to pro-
vide for bureau of loans, and asked
that it lie on the table for the present.
It is, with some notifications. the same
as he introduced in May, 1892. Mr..
Platt Rep., Comm offered the resolu-
ton for a cloture, of which he gave
notice last Tuesday. The discussion on
Mr. Platt's cloture rule was brief and
closed by letting the matter go over till
tomorrow, when Mr.. Teller is to speak
against it. The repeal bill was then
taken up and Mr.. White of California
addressed the senate, claiming that there
were other causes for the financial panic
besides the Sherman act.
There were not more than 100 men,
beers present when the speakers gavel
called the house to order. After a short
passage betwe cen Mr.. Reed (Rep., Me.)
and Speaker Crisp relative to the journal,
the approval of the later was deferred
and Mr.. Catchings presented the report
of the rules committee, providing for
the taking up of the election law repeal
bill on Sept. 20 and a final vote on Oct.
10. The yeas and nays were called on
ordering the previous question and it
was ordered-175 to 4. The house then
proceeded to vote on the report of the
committee on rules.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-After very
short routine morning business the
resolution of Mr. PIatt Comm
colt (Colo) spoke in favor of bringing
the question to a vote, though opposed
to cloture, as the only way of determin-
ing whether or not the senate wanted to
stife debate. If it failed to pass, criti-
cisms of the opponents of repeal must
cease.
Senator Teller declared he would re-
sist by every method, obstructive and
otherwise, the adoption of a rule in the
senate which would limit or restrict de-
bate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-After the
reading of the resolution by Mr.. Stew.
art rep, New, as to the independence
of the coordinate branches of the gov
eminent, on which he said he would adj
dress the senate Monday, the cloture
resolution was taken up and Mr.. Turpie
Oem., Ind. made an argument against
it on constitutional and legal grounds.
At the end Of a long discussion, the
cloture resolution was, on motion of its
author, Mr.. Platt (Rep., Comm referred
to the committee on rules, Mr.. Platt
stating that he intended going before
the committee and stating at greater
length than he had stated them to the
senate, the arguments in favor of clo-
ture. The senate then proceeded to
executive business.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The session
of the senate opened at II o'clock with
Senator Stewards arraignment of Presi-
dent Cleveland for the alleged violation
of the constitution in seeking to influ-
ence the legislative department of the
government. There was dead stiffness
as the Nevada senator opened his at
tack on the president.
Mr.. Stewart charged that the presi-
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Office to execute the laws, had
permitted the secretary of the treas
ury to violate the act which made the
purchase of 4,500,00 ounces of silver
bullion per month mandatory, by exer-
cising an unlawful discreet IN in purchas-
ing smaller amount. Mr.. Stewart
undertook to say that at no time since
the execution of Charles L, either in
England or the United States, had any
king or presiden ever openly and def
antly disobeyed statute which he him
self had declared was mandatory, or
allow his subordinates, over whom he
had control, to do such a thing.
Was it not time to sound the
alarm2 If constitutional liberty was
of any value it seemed to him that
ehO AutO A14CHQS anu 1OOS, S4Oul0
stand up and say to the president of the
United States: ''You have overstepped
the mark. We cannot afford to have
the laws of congress disregarded.
At 1:45 Mr.. Stewart yielded the floor
without concluding his speech, not hav-
ing reached the main part of it, he said,
to Mr.. Cameron (Rep., PENN, who pro-
ceeded to address the senate against the
repeal bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-There was a
slim attendance in the house. Several
bills of minor Importance were reported.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ga resolution
was offered in the senate by Mr.. Dubois
(Rep., Ida.l and went over till tomorrow,
when he is to speak upon it, for the
postponement till the 25th of January,
1894, of all legislation in the senate re-
lating to the federal election laws, the
tariff and finance. so that the partially
unrepresented states of Washington,
Montana and Wyoming may have the
votes, influence and protection guaran-
teed to every state by the constitution.
An interesting tilt took place when
Senator Palmer asked Stewart to indf-