The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-09-23
FROM WASHING
The Fifty Third Congress in Elk
traordinary Session.
Measures of Importance Being Consid-
cred In the Senate and House-
s "A Summary of the Daily
Proceedings.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-The time in
the senate yesterday was occupied by
Mr.. Daniel wv. Va in a speech against
the passage of the repeal bill. Mr.
Faulkner wv. Va,) offered an amend
ment to the repeal act which provides
for the coinage of silver dollars mot
less than 5000, 900 monthly at the RAJ
ito of 16 to 1, coinage to cease when the
aggregate of $500, 600, 900 is reached
WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.--The day in
the senate Yesterday was occupied by
the advocates of the repeal of the Sher-
man law. Senator Cullom presented
q petition from ex-soldiers of Illinois
asking protection from government de-
tectives travelling in disguise who visit
the homes of pensioners and deceitfully
seek to find some clew to furnish infOr-
nation to the pension Office to deprive
veterans of their pensions.
WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-In the senate
on Saturday resolution was intro
duced for legislation to punish persons
guilty of robbery and murder commit
ted on interstate railway trains. Sen
ator Allison ua.) spoke in favor Of re-
peal Of the silver purchasing clause
Of the Sherman law.
WASHINGTON, Sept 19.-The resolu-
ton introduced in the senate directing
the committee on interstate commerce
to investigate the recent train robber-
les was discussed yesterday, but no ac-
ton was taken. Senator Stewart
New submitted an amendment to the
silver repeal bill authorizing the presi-
dent to invite the governments of Mex
leo, Central and South America, Hayti
and San Domingo to join the United
States in a conference to be held in
Washington to secure the adoption of a
common silver coin. &{
WASHINGTON, Sept 2o.-The bill to
repeal the silver purchase act was the
terday. Senator Voorhees, endeavored
to have date fixed for closing the de-
bate, but his efforts were defeated.
Senator Mills spoke in favor of repeal.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-In the house
yesterday an effort to report the Tucker
bill to repeal the federal election laws
was defeated by the republicans and
administration democrats.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-'The time
was passed in the house yesterday in
correcting the journal and in deliver
ing eulogies upon the late J. Logan
Chapman OF Detroit, Mich.
WASHINGTON Sept. 1s.-In the house
on Saturday resolution was, intro
duced directing the committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce to in
vestigate recent train robberies. An
attempt to bring up the federal cleo
tions repeal bill was defeated by the
lack of a quorum.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19--In the house
a bill proposing the payment in full of
pensions growing out of the late war
was introduced yesterday by Mr.. Hud-
son. of Kansas 1t provides that any
pensioner may surrender his certificate
and receive in full payment of all
claims against the government on &C.
count thereof. ten times the annual
payment thereon. This act shall not
apply to the obligations of the govern
ment toward minor children Of deceased
soldiers now ON the pension rolls.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-An attempt
to report the bill to repeal the federal
election laws was defeated in the house
yesterday. A resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information rela-
tive to the shooting OF settlers on the
Cherokee strip by United States SOL
diers was objected to.