The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-26
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Record of the Business
Being Transacted by our National
Inw-maEers--Ro Report Day
Ivy Day.

AOn0enHcI Record OF the Business
Being Trnnsacted by our National
Law-mal~ers--Rout1 Report Day
NY Day.
Washington, Oct. 19.-The Democratic
steering committee of the senate was in
session a great part Of the day trying
to devise scheme for the settlement
of the differences existing on the financial
question on that side of the chamber,
z and appearances at the close of the day
Indicated that progress had been made.
The detail of the work was left % Sen
ators Cockrell and Gray, the one Il rep
resentative of the free silver clement,
and tho other Of the repeal element They
remained together during the enti,e after
noon and long after the adjournment OF
the senate were in consultation with 9TH
~er D'embers of the Democratic faith who
were from time to time during the after
:, noon mysteriously brought into the cham
Der by Mr.. Cockrell and drawn away into
his and Mr. Gray's hiding place. Here
they We're asked their views as to the
propriety of compromise and also re-
quested to indicate how far they would
respectively go In making concessions to
the opposite side. 1t Is asserted that the
- committee having the matter in charge
progressed far enough to prepare tho
ro,'gh draft of the bill which is to be
submitted to the senate as soon as ma
jority Of the senator's can be consulted
upt n it's merits. The. tiresOme discussion
wis G Ii. inued in the senate and no prog
: resS was made.
The remainder of the week in tic
house promises to be exceedingly dull.
1t was decided to postpone consideration
of the bankruptcy bill Until next week,
Z. and to-day after the disposal of the reg
ular morning business the house went
ahead with the consideration of the
printing bill. During the first morning
hour Mr.. Wolverton, from the committee
ON judiciary, called up the bill to reduce
States district and circuit courts and
terms made by district attorneys
marshals and commissioners. 1t was
U;:Ssu.
Washi1 gton, Oct 2O-The Democrats
of the senate are again devoting their
time almost exclusi1 ely to the effort to
reach an understanding among them
selves, and consider that they are in a
fair way to agree Upon bill to be
brought into the senate at the beginning
of next week. They have, indeed, been
the compromise question that but very
few of them remained in he senate dur.
ing the session. There were, however,
no suggestions upon the part of the sill.
YER men for the want of a quorum, fol-
the reason that they understood the sit
uation, and We're willing to permit the
compromise work to go on uninterrupted.
Some of the repeal Democratic senators
are still holding out for absolute repeal,
and it is with this class that the COM
mttee are now labCring. The opinion is
expressed that if the majority fail in
bringing these objectcrs over the vote
necessary to put the bill through will be
found among the silver men on the Re
publican side. The bill which will be
brought in, as now contemplated, will
be a very simple measure. 1t will ex-
tend the provisions of the present silver
purchase law until the LIST of January,
1895, with a reduction of the monthly
purchase to $2,5OO,OOO of silver per
month. 1t will also pr ide for the coin
age Immediately Of the seignorage of the
silver at present in the treasury. It is
asserted that it will not include any
provision for bonds, but that point is moi
yet dete rmined definitely. The day il
the senate was devoted again to speech
NAL ing, and no radical move was made
by either side.
The house did nothing except to agree
to >cte ON the bankruptcy bill some
lay neSt week.
Waslirg ton, Oct. Ex-senator VOORHEES,
gave notice Of an amendment to the rule:
when the senate convened. 1t provide;
that when bill or resolution pending il
no TO finiS oh huS hal
have been debated thirty days, any sen
ator may move to fix time for taking
vote thereon. Such motion shall not ~
amendable nor debatable and if passed
the pending bill or resolution shall b.
voted upon at the time fixed. This !:
considered to mean that the fight Of tn
repeal men will be- continued AMI 1ha
by closure rule will secure the passag
of the repeal bill. The compromise me:
arc said to be at sea, being unable t,
agree upon the bond question and whel
the Sherman act is to BE- dispensed with
A bill was to have been fixed up as
night, but it failed to materiaiize. Tn
most of the Lay was spent by the sellat
in secret session. The nomination Of Val
Allen us ambassador to Italy was con
firmed. - " So"
Seven or eight Democratic senators Wis
tied Secretary Carlisle and submitted t
him proposition to take the place of tn
repeal measure now before the senate
which they thought practically all of tn
Democratic senators would support. Sec
rotary Carlisle dissented from some o
the terms of the proposition and showe
wherein they would in practical operation
be objectionable. There is excellent rea
son for saying however, that before tn
e middle Of next week the repeal bill Wi
pass to take effect rot later than Oct.
1884, probably with provision author
ling the secretary of the treasury t
issue bonds not exceeding $2OO, 5000
and coin the seigho1agc new III the treas
ury. This, it is said, would not be cor
sidered surrender by the administration
and it is stated on reliable authorit
that the bill passed in this shape woul
not be objectic Eable to the president.
Nothing of iu,po1 lance was transacte
in the house.
Washington, Oct. 23.-The silver ques
ton will probably again this week occup
the attention of the senate to the e,
clusion of every other subject, unless