St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-15

to the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-In the senate
today much business OF miscellaneous
character was transacted. The house
bill repeating the federal election laws,
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections few days ago, was re-
ported back fayoraDly and placed on
the calendar. Among the bills intro
duced, the most important was one by
Senator Voorhees,, chairman of the COM
mittee OH finance, providing for the
coinage of the Silver seigniorage in the
treasury at the rate Of S2.00O,000 per
month, and when that is exhausted for
the purchase and coinage of similar
amount of silver monthly.
A house bill providing for two addi-
tional associate justices of the supreme
court of Oklahoma Territory was also
passed.
The resolution offered some days ago
by MIR. PETER. of Kansas, to rescind
recent order closing the senate chamber
to visitors. was considered. 1t was pro-
voeative of much debate, land was finally
MIR. Vance reported from the commit
tee on privileges and elections house bill
to repeal
THE FEDERAL ELECTION
laws. with the recommendation that it
be passed without amendment.
Mr.. Chandler said the report was not
unanimous on the part of the commit
tee. and secured unanimous consent to
submit the views of the minority adj
verse to the passage of the-bill. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Hoar, Mr.. Chandler
stated that those dissenting from the
report now submitted, and who were OPP
posed 10 the passing of the bill were
Messrs. Hoar (Rep., Mass.). Mitchell
Rep. Oh, Higgins Rep., Del), and
Chandler (Rep., n. H.
The bill was placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron it was
agreed that when the senate adjourns
today it will be until Monday next.
House bill to provide for two addi-
tional associate justices of the supreme
court of Oklahoma Territory was re-
ported with amendments, and as
amended was passed.
Mr. Voorhees, introduced a bill for
the coinage of silver dollars and the
retirement of small denominations OF
gold and paper money.
A resolution for the appointment of a
select committee on the Ford theater
disaster was taken up and discussed.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Hoar the
resolution was modified so that the
function of the proposed committee
was limited to an Investigation as to
whether in equity or justice the gov
eminent should
COMPENSATE THE SUFFERERS
After discussion by Messrs. Dolph,
Sherman, Cullom, White (La.), Pasco,
Call and Daniel the resolution was
adopted.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Cam
| eron and agreed to, calling upon the
| secretary of the treasury to report TO
| the senate the value of textile fabrics
purchased for the army, navy, Indian
bureau and the marine hospital service
| for the fiscal year 1898.
House bill TO amend the law so as to
require original receipts for deposits of
| poStmasteTS to be sent to the auditor of
| the treasury for the postoffice depart
ment. so as to facilitate the settlement
of accounts, was reported from the
| joint commission on the executive de-
| partments and considered.
| A short debate between Messrs. Cock
| rell, German and Call followed. Then
the bill, at the suggestion of Mr.. AL
! lison. went over without action.
| House bill granting the right of way
| for the construction of railroad and
| other improvements over the west
mountain of the Hot Springs reserva
ton in Arkansas was taken from the
| calendar and passed.
The resolution heretofore offered BY
| Mr.. PETER, instructimg the committee
on rules TO rescind an order recently
| issued closing the senate chamber t
| visitors, was taken up and
| MIR. PETER ADDRESSED
the senate thereon. He did not know
| what the order was. but it PRACTICAL,
shut out the public from the senate
| chamber before that body met.
MIR. Henderson said the committee or
rules had made no such rule. Thu
sergeant-at-arms had simply put into
| execution an old order. He had beer
informed that since this session began
several things had been stolen from sen
| ators' desks.
Mr.. Berry hoped the order would b,
reseinded.
Mr.. Blackburn. chairman of the com
mlttee on rules, said he was the onl,
member OF that committee who was re
spOnsible for the orders OF the sergeant
alarms. and asserted that it was entireI,
proper that that officer should hay,
made both orders of which complain
was made. The acts of theft had beef
so frequent that the chamber had to b,
closed to the public. AS to depriyin,
the public of the use of one Of the ele
vators of the senate, Mr.. Blackburn
said 1t was thought wise to limit tn,
public to one Of the two elevators while
leaving the other 10 senators, empIoye
of the senate and the members of tht
press. The capitol was not erected fo
sight-seers, but for the purpose OF legis
lation. 1t seemed to him fndefensible
said Mr.. Blackburn, that senator
should be deprived of the use of the
elevator by thousands of excursioniSts
who infested the capitol. The room
of the committee on appropriation.
was the objective point of all organized
Hobbies, said Mr.. Blackburn, that infest
ed or beset the capitol 1t had beer
difficult for senators to go or come from
that committee without being beset b,
every paid lobbyist who was ever SEN
to Washington to aid in the Legislation
of every nefarlous scheme that cam,
before congress.
After some further discussion thu
resolution was referred to the COMMITTEES
on rules.
Senate bill to repeal a clause in thu
last pension appropriation bill which
prohibited the payment Of pensions Il
| persons residing in foreign countries
was taken from the calendar anC
| passed.
The senate then at AIS p. m. wen
into executive session. and soon after
wards adjourned until Monday at 1.
| o'clock.