The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-01
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS-
sixrY.sHNyNIH DAY.

sixry.ssvyNTH DAY.
SyNATE. in the senate to-day speeches
alpon the silver purchase bill were made by
hree Senators from silver Ststes--Jones !,
md Stewart, OF Navada, and Teller, OF Col
srado. All of these speeches were, how
tver, in continuation of some that had been
begun weeks ago, and all OF them went
)ver to-day with an arrangement to be
continued at some future time. Not the
slightest attention was paid 10 them by the
Few Senators who came and went and there
were only two attempts made to secure the
attendance OF quorum. The legislative
fiction of Il continuous days session to be
recorded, as of last Tuesday, was carried on
by recess this evening instead Of sn sd-
iouI Innent. The recess is until 1890 to-
morrow morning.
IIousE-lhe public printing bill n resolu-
tion Distributing s23; 600 now held by the
receiver ofthe Mormon Church for charit-
able purposes and bill appropriating
sl1h.OO0 TO construct n revenue cutter for
service on the great lakes were passed by
The House 10 day. The Oates Bankruptcy
bill was taken up for consideration and de
bated until adjournment.
stNtN-rtGHTH DAY.
StSATE-lbe dilatory debate on the silver
repeal bill was continued ard after a brief
session the Senate took al o,ber recess until
to morrow.
IIousr-In the House aG er some routine
business the debate on The binkruptcy bill
was resumed and the house adiournede =
without final action on IT,.
SiNtl-NiSTn nay.
SkN,1r-1he Senate to-day relapsed into
/ its usual drowsy, scmi-coma'ose condition.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, finished his real
ly able argument for silver lie is acknow
ledged 10 be the best informed statesman
| on that question in the world and his
| speech in the Senate. while 1t spread over
parts of live days, WAS listened TO as nc
| other efort on that side of the question has
| been. Senator stewart continued his Se
| marks and was followed by others after
which the Senate went into executive ses-
| sion and later took Il recess until II o'clock
| tomorrow morning.
Horsr.--ihe DEBATE on the ban kruptcy
| bill was continued in the house TO day. Mr.
Coombs, Democrat, Of New York advocated
| and Mr.. Lane. Democrat Of Hin is, and
Mr.. kilgore, Democrat. OF Ieras,o opposed
| the measure. The house adjourn ed with
| out final action.
sFyrNrirrH DAY.
| SrNkTr--rhe Senate spent nearly seven
| hours in session to-day, but did not reach
| the end of the legislative day of Tuesday,
| October 10. Almost the whole time was
consumed in discussing the silver purchase
repeal bill. The House bill authorizing the
construction of bridge across the Hudson
| river between New York and New jersey,
! was reported from the committee on Com
| merce and placed on the calendar. The
] Urgency Deficiency appropriation bill was
| reported back from the Committee on hp-
preparations and ordered printed. AT 545
the senate took recess until II o'clock to-
| morrow
Housr-Thc bankruptcy bill was again
the principal feature of the proceedings in
the House to-ray, but no action was bad
| when adjournment came.
| SEVENTY FIRST DAY.
| SENATE-Notnc on the amendment TO tho
| repeal bill has at last begun. The Pefer
free coinage amendment, the pending one,
| was laid TO rest by a vote of SO to %. Upon
motion of Senator voorhees,, the substitute
reported by the majority Of the Committee
| on Finance was adopted instead OF what ~
known as the Wilson bill. or House bill.
| No. |. by a vote Of 5S to q, which, OF course,
was mere formality. The amendment OF
Perkins of California, providing for the free
| coinage of the American silver product and
the retirement OF the smaller denomna-
| tions OF paper currency, was then taken up
| and short speecnes were made by Whne.
| Allen and Teller and Wocolt had risen 10
say n few words, when il was thought best
| al $50 10 takea recess until II O'CLOCK TO-
morrow when Wocott will have the floor.
lloUsF.-Mr. Weadock. Democrat, OF
| Michigan raised storm in the house by
introducing memorial from Henry NJ:
| Ioumans, "A member OF the Fifty second
Congress from the Eighth Michigan district
| and a candidate for re election, praying
| that the house investigate the circumstances
| attending the election of the present repre-
sentative from thai district The memor-
ial alleged that the election was brought
about by the macnlnations Of the American
Protestant Association. "A politico religious
organization in Michigan and otherWestern
States aud went or TO arraign the society
In very severe terms. A heated discussion
followed, but without disposing the matter
the house at . y. IN. adjourned until Mon
day.
sENTNTY.sEDoND
| SENATr.--Noting on the various amend
ments to the silver repeat bill was carried
on to-day. and one after the other were re-
iected making il apparent that the m lor-.
ity had deteriL ined TO vote down any and
oil amendments to the bill. All the amend
men,s were voted upon except that of Sen
ator Harris, who concluded no would not
press il for a vote. On the other amend
menis the majority against them stood just
about the same as the vote on previous
amendments. the vote in their favor rang
ing from % to 81, awhile the vote against
them ranged from 40 TO ~. The last vote
takon was upon one Of Senator PETERS
amendments, after which the committee
amendment TO the bill was voted upon in
senate and an adjournment was had leav-
ing the amended bill the regular order for
final action.
HousE-No in session.