The state herald., 1893-10-27
900, or about tal ooo, 900 moro than III. o.tl:

900, or about eel, o00, 900 moro. than the estl
mated expenses, md would show an increas
Of expenditures over supposed actual re
Scipts Of, n little over S77, 000, 100. The secrc
rotary says 4 definite forecast for the Who'll
year was impossible, but 1t was apparent that
should the present conditions contlnus, til
deficit at the end ri tho year would be abou
$50 On 900.
Mr.. Stewart then took the floor on the mo
tion to amend the journal Of Monday ,less u
rs to show tho presence Of Mr.. 1hilcr when u
failed 10 answer 10 his hame on roll-cnll. II,
argued that III the mldst OF an exciting dis
sasson WINS not the time to change the rule
Of tho Senate. Mr.. Stewart soon drlftcd Into
q general discussion Of the silver question
In concluding, Mr.. Stewart said the appeal Il
tho vice president u tiiake himself lnfainou
throughout all ages was most outrageous HI
wAs ah American and WOULD Not lay his HAND
upon the constitution and lava OF the coun
try. The rules OF tho Senate were made ,fol
occasions like the present to- protect The vi
norlty and they would pretecs thep. ak
Mr.. Dubois regarded the present ms an un
fortunate occasion to attempt TO change tn,
rules. No senator would oppose by obstruct
I've methods the will Of the people expressed
at the polls, and there could be no doubt the
people had spoken through the iustruhsntall'
ty OF the ballot on the taflh question.
Mr.. Gnay gave notice of an amendment to
the repeal bill providing the act shall take Of
feet on January l., 1894.
A long running debate cnsued, interesting
but entirely devoid Of results. Mr.. Butler
closed with an appeal for compromise, aud
Mr.. Palmer was about 10 address the Senate
when Mr. Teller withdrew his ,notion 10
uslend the journal dlsposlng 81 the question
p.nI In, h..f,, tho Sn i,
The journal was approved, and the repeal
bill WIS taken up for the first time since
Monday.
Mr.. Henderson gave notice OF an amend
ment to the rules 1t provides that u upon
a vote by yeas and nays, II appears ID The
chair upon decentralization, and Detg3 the an
noupceb,cnt of tho result, that . Hsxlp has
he. sqledl he shall csN. UPON set, and sls,ls
direct the secretary to ndd to the list Of sens
tors voting the names OF senators present and
not voting, including thoso announcing pairs,
or who may OF may hot have been excused
from voting, and TO enter the same on the
journal.
Mr. PETER then resumed his speech against
the bill, begun on Friday.
AT sos the Senate, on motion OF Mr. Voor-
hees, took recess until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
HOUSE,. MIR. McRae OF Arkansas called up
u granting houic ~,uuU uCFcb VI iuuu W
Arizona, to use In connection with the terri
torial prison at Yuma. Passed.
Mr.. Wheeler. from the committee on terri
tories, called up n bill requiring railroad
companies which have been granted right OF
way through territorial lands OF the United
States to maintain stations nj all townsitcs
established by the interior department..
The morning hour expired pending action
on the bill.
The consideration Of the printing bin was
then resumed, but was suspended at 2 o'clock
when. by a previous order, the House pro.
ceeded to pay It's tribute to the memory OF
the late Representative Mutchler of Pennsyl-
vania. Eulogies were delivered by Messrs.
Bingham, Stone, Brusiusl wolvertjn, Erd-
man Of Pennsylvania, breckenridge OF Arkan-
sas, Springer, Dockery and Wilson OF West
Virginia aud Sayres.
At the conclusion Of the memorial services
the House at 3; 40 p. M, rs n further mark OF
respect to the memory Of the deceased, adj
journed.
sixty-Fourih Day.
SENATp.-Senaior voorhees, gave notice OF
an amendment to the rules when the Senate
convened. ltprovidcs when bill or resolution
pending In tho Senate as unfinished business
shall have been debated thirty days any sena-
Tor may move to fix time for voting thereon.
Such motion shall not be amcndablc or de-
baablc, and, II passed, the pending bill or
resolution shall be voted OH Mt the time
fixed
Mr.. Morgan (by rcquest) introduced a bill
10 facilitate the collection Of debts payable
10 the United States from government aided
railroad companies. aud to enforcc the ac-
counlabillty Of the directors Of said compa-
MES.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
tn, S.oo,a .n,nal a.. Joo., n, q ,,at.ar,
The House bill 10 suspend for the year 1893
the law requiring 500 worth OF labor to be
expended or Improvements made on each
mining claim was passed after m amend
ment excluding corporations from Its benefits.
A conference with the House was asked.
The repeal bill was then taken up AMI Mr..
PETER offered . free-colnagc amendment.
with some slight exceptions II reyivcs the
law OF 1887.
Mr.. Pcifct then resumed his spc. " usalnst
the bill and proceeded until s O'Clock, when.
upon motion Of Mr.. Faulkner, the Senate
took recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
siHty-Fifth bay.
sESArr.-Mr. Teller. from the judiciary
committee, reported favorably House joint
resolution providing for the disposition Of
certain personal property and money amount
Ing TO about 500, 900 nov In the hands Of \
receiver for the Church of Jesu, Christ Of
Latter Day Saints,and authorizing It's appllcn-
,ion TO charitable purposes of the church. AZ
ter an amendment had been adopted specify
Ing more particularly the uses to which the
money and property should be applied, the
resolution was passed.
Mr.. PETER then resumed aud finished hi.
speech ut :l5 o'clock, when Mr.. Jones OF Me-
yadA resumed his argument GA the I'LL Mr.
jones said II he should be asked To explain In
single sentence what hard tiircs meant. he
would say falling prices That meant invol.
nntary assignments, putting numerous people
In insane a.ylums, po0r.houses and prisons;
further emotions from debtors aud general
encouragement to all. But the worst ctfcc,
OF falling prices was upon the laborers, whom
II deprived OF employment, Mr.. Jones argued
At great length that tho volume OF money
should Increase nj the existing proportion TO
the Increase OF population. lie denied that
the value Of money was dependent, MS Mr..
Sherman argued, upon the quality, hut upon
the quantity. He said the United States had
reached a maximum In the production Of sil-
yer, and there WINS no foundation for the bc
lief that with free coinnge the United States
would be flooded with silver.
Al this time Mr.. voorhees, asked whether II
would be agreeable To Mr.. Joncs 10 yield In
his argument, saying he understood that the
senator did not expect tJ Conclude this even.
Ing. Mr.. Jones replied he could not conclude
for two or three days, and would be very glad
to yield nj this time.
Mr.. Noorbcc. then moved an executive ses.
sion, after which the Senate, Mt 3;Sb p. M,
took n recess until Monday 10 n m.
IiousE.-A bill to divide the eastern Judi.
ciai district OF Michigan In northern and
southern divisions was passed. An interest.
Ing discussion Of the financial condition of
the treasury and the country followed. Mr.,
Mcmillan said II was no longer possible 10
avoid considering the financial strhits Ia
which the treasury ives. The treasury VIA
running behind every mcnth. Nothing hal
been paid on the sinking fund for some time
and u was notorious that tho treasury had
been driven 10 tho Use 81 n portion Of the
600 900 gold rcrcryc mainiained 10 re.
deem outstanding grccnbaeks and to meet
current expenses.
Mr.. Dingicy Of Maine insisted the reason