The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-12
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SPECIAL.
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Record Of the Business.
Being Transacted by our National
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Washington, Oct DIN the senate the
first open sugge stior, Of compromise c,l
the repeal bill was made und attracted
the closest attention en- both sides of the
chamber. Senator Butler of South Caro-
lima, in an imprisoned speech against
the passage of the bill, made compromise
the salient feature, In reply to the ques
ton which he said had been asked over
and over again as to when a vote would
be had on the bill, Mr.. Butler said.
"Compromise, compromise is the solution
OF the struggle here" At the conclusion
Of MIR. Buffers remarks Mr.. Blackbur;,
dem. Ky.) addressed the senate in op-
position to repeal. and said that if be
were: obliged to choose between a gold
and silver basis for the financial standard
Of the country, he would prefer a silver
one. He hoped some acceptable compro-
mise would be reached. Mr.. Blackburn
closed his speech by stating that while
he allowed 10. one to exceed him in
friendship for, and loyalty to, silver, he
would not engage in any obstructive tac-
tics in opposition to the bill. The people
demanded action, and they were entitled
TO know their fate.
In the house Under call of committees
Col. Oates reported the bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. McCreary reported the substitute
for the Everett bill, amending the
'4eary exclusion act, and Mr.. Whct ler
reported favorably bill, requiring rail
ways passing through territories to cs-
tablish stations at Ill town sites located
by the interior department.. The de
bate on the elections bill was taken up
l>r,N ,r
CT the repeal.
Washington. Oct. G.--In tho senate NJ.
Hill Dem. \. W gave notice that Al!
some future day he would move to amend
the rules providing that upon any roll
call (other than one to expressly de-
termine the presence of quoruni) any
senator who is paired may announce
such pair, and his presence and the ar
nouncement shall be entered in the jour
nal and the senator so present and paired
but not voting shall be counted rs pres
ont, for the purpose of making quorum.
The repeal bill was then taken up. Mr..
Call of Florida technically resumed the
floor and on motion of Mr.. Voorhees, the
senate proceeded to the consideration of
executive business. The senate remained
in executive session until 5:15 p. III. and
then adjourned.
Interest in the elections debate is not
sustaining expectations in the house 1t
is tagging instead of increasing. To-
day the only speeches that attracted any
attention were those of the colored man,
Mr.. Murray of South Carolina and Mr.
Mooney of Mississippi. Mr.. Murray was
accorded unusual attention, largely, per
Of ,,f
his color. The public gallery was packed
TO the doors with negroes who applaudeI
his utterances.
Washington. Oct. 7.-Congre ssynan T.
4. Tawney of Minnesota addressed the
house for more than an hour on the sub
ject of the repeal of the federal election
laws, making what such Republican
leaders as Henderson. and Hepburn of
Iowa, Boutelle of Maine, Grosvenor of
Ohio and Burrows of Michigan pro-
nounced the best speech yet made Oh the
Republican side during the progress of
the debate. He was listened to with
marked attention. There was an I'M
usually large attendance of members Oil
both sides of the house, and more came
in from the cloak rooms and Hobbies dur
ing the progress of the speech. Even
Speaker Crisp, who had resigned the
chair early in the afternoon and was
engaged in his private room, came on:
and listened attentively to the Mime
sofa representative. AS he concluded he
was congratulated by every Republican
member on the floor. Altogether, it was
as favorable a debut into the arena Of
national politics as Representative
Tawney and his friends could have wished
for him. The elections repeal bill was
discussed by several others on both sides
of the house.
In the senate Mr.. Blackburn of Ken
lucky submitted an amendment to the
bill repeating the silver purchasing clauses
of the act of 1890. It strikes out the
Voorhees, substitute, leaving the bill as
it passed the house, and then provides for
the free coinage of silver of American
production. The secretary of the treas
ury is authorized on the first day Of each
month to establish the seignorage to be
charged for the following month, which
is to be the difference between the market
price of silver bullion and the minteh
value after coinage. This seignorage is,
not to be coined, but is to be sold by the
secretary OF the tire: sury for gold, to be
! used for the purpose of maintaining the
parity OIL SOlu Nuu SllNST. Luis Is the
entlmentl which Mr.: Blackburn: in his
: recent speech said lie would propose with
Il view of reaching a compromise. The
debate OH the repeal bill was continued,
by Cenators Call, Allison aEd others.
g. - -
= Wa shingtcn, Oct, 1O.-Repeal senator's
ere preparing to use heroic mes sures at
the all-night session Wedr esday. A re
port is in circulation that Vice President
Stevenson will call Senator Washburn
to the chair at q certain stage of the
proceedings. A IL otion to proceed t.,
vote OH the pending amendments will b,:
made. If flibustering begins Washburn
will refuse to recognize the cbstruction-
lists and put the question, thus starting
the vote. The day in the senate was
devoted to further discussing the repeal
L bill. 81 .-s.... - lii.
In the house Mr.. Aldrich of Chicago
opened the debate on the election bill
+ with vigorous defense of the Isepubli-
can attempt to check the Democratic
frauds in that great city and put down
the Garter Harrison ring" Mr.. Dolliver-