Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-07

| sideration Of bi-metalic or financial legs!a-
tion that may be reported by the committees
| on coinage, weights and measures and bank
| ing and currency during the coming session.
| ThI time-honored custom In the House has
been to make the rcports Of the committees
on appropriations and ways and means priv
| ilegcd matters, and when the new rules were
bcin considered to-day Mr.. Springer, chair
man of the committee on banking and cur
| rency, suddenly sprung an amendment ex-
teadlng the same fayOritism to the committee
| on bnnking and currency. Mr. kilgore fol-
lowed with an amendment also including the
committee on coinage, and although these
amendments wer- sharply opposed, the last
was adopted by n vote Of 1873 yeas to 05 nays,
and the original MS amended adopted by n
| vote Of nearly two 10 Une:
| NOT Until 1t was I'LL bfet did the House gen.
orally realize tile iwniensc Victory gained by
tie bi-melallists. Under this rule the COM
mittcc on coinage can report a silver bill at
any time and force Its consideration by the
House, and the committee on banking and
/ currency Will have the same rights.
| Friday. September ut.
SENATE.-When the Senate met to-day Mr..
| Teller = ~(CJlorado) submitted resolution
calling upon the secretary OF the treasury
for statement giving The aggregate amount
of silver bullion purchased under the act OF
July IA, $3.50, during the month OF August,
together with the cost, the amount. price and
date of each purchase and the name OF tue
vcndcr: also the amount Of silver bullion Of
fered for sale during the month, date OF each
oifcr aud the name OF the person making
sttch oilers
At tho suggestion OF Mf. 'rurpIe the words
''and have paid for'i were added, ah;i in this
| form the fesolutioh was agreed to. The effect
of this amendment Is to show the money in
which the bullion was paid for.
| On motion Of Mr.. VOORHEES, the House bill
for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman net was taken up prior 10 It's be-
coming the regular business at 2 o'clock, and
Mr. Vance took the floor thereon and dcliv-
cred telling speech in favor OF free coinage.
| He was listened to with the closest attention.
| Mr.. voorhees, now sprung surprise by ask
| Ing for u vote on the substitute reported by
the finance committee to the House repeal
bill. No further debate was proposed mt the
| time. Mr.. Voorhees, saId that while he did
not wish to shut oil debate he could not be u
party to mere delay. Messrs. Teller and
Cockrell objected strongly. Mr. Cockrell
| read the provisions Of the two bills, compar-
lug the phrascology Of the House bill, tha,
repeal shnl, not impair the legal tender
quality OF the standard silver dollars hereto
fore coined, with that In the Senate sihstl-
tute declaring II To be the policy Of the
country to continue the use of god AMI silver
as standard money. The diff. renee between
the darkness of midnight and the light Of the
! MONDAY sun: He dctlared that the provision
OF the House bill was preferable.
MI. Allison observed The repeal clause in
| no hcHrc uIccJtu or impaired Inc NAIuc OF TIC
silver dollar coined, but by inserting tho
House proviso 1t Would leave question OF
doubt whether that portion of the Sherman
law stands which requires the secretary of
the treasury to coin this bullion into dollars
After further discussion the matter was laid
over.
IIbusB.-The whole day was occupied III
discussing and voting upon the new rules.
The Republicans. led by Mr.. Reed, sought tc
defeat the rules that would prevent nlibuster
Ing, but they were outvolcd.
| saturday, september .Ld
| SESATE-Mr. Voorhees, gave notice that on
| Monday he would ask The Senate 10 agree tC
meet at IL o'clock hereafter instead OF 12, Ia
order that the repeal bill might be considered
more quickly. Mr.. Cockrell, chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations, reported from
that committee and 1t was passed with amend
mcnts the House bill to provide for certain urg
cnt deficiencies In the appropriations OF the
government for the fiscal year. Tho rcpcn
bill was laid aside informally and Mr.. Dolpt
addressed the Senate In advocacy of the bill
introduced by him approprIating S50J.00J ic
enable the secretary of the treasury 10 enforce
the Chinese exclusion act. He was followed
by Mr.. Keller. who upheld the constitution
ality of the exclusion law Several Other
senators participated In the debate and at IL
conclusion tie bill went to the committee OF
foreign affairs.
| 1loUsE-Thc debate on the rules was con
tiLued. A minority of the Democrats headed
by McMillin offered the adoption OF rules cal
culated to expedite business.