The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-11-04
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-.
PROCEEDINGS OF yni, SpEC,As
SESSION OF CONGRESS-.

PROCEEDINGS OF ynE SrEC,A,
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Record of the Business
RctnE Tra n~arted Ivy our National
Law w-n,nkers--Routtne Report Day
by day.
Washington. Oct. Ex-senator Harris.
acting for the silver Democrats, informed
the silver Republicans that the Demo-
rats had concluded that after taking &ll
the circumstances !uo consideration that
their hest ,ur>r waS Ic drop the fight
against the rrrrl hill and allow ii to
come TO Il vote. The end cf the present
fight will soon be reached and the result
Will be IN accordance with the wishes Of
thr president and The repeal forces i'll tho
senate. The silver Republicans will not
undertake tu prolons the tight beyond the
time necessary tu complete their speeches,
and will after that permit the voting TO
begin upon the amendments 10 the bill.
Ii is generally believed that this will take
place before Nh close of the present
week. Following is the full tcxt of the
Voorhees, hill. which will lc substituted
THAT So much of the act approved
July II. 1880, entitled An act directing
the purchase OF silver bullion and issue
Of treasury notes thereon, aM,l for other
purposes as directs the SECRETARY of the
treasury TO purchase from Time 10 time
silver bullion To the aggregate amount OF
4.NN,Nn ounces or so much thereof as
may he offered in each month ut the
market price thereof. not exceeding one
dollar for 3Il.25 grains of pure silver,
and 10 issue in payment for such pur
chaSes treasury notes "f the United
States. he and the same is hereby re-
pealrd, and il is hereby declared To bc the
policy of the United States To continue
the use of both gold and silver as stand
aud money, and To coin both gold and
silver into money of equal intrinsic cs-
rhansrahle value. such equality to be Sc
cured through International agreement or
v such safeguards of legislation as will
insure the maintennl cc of the parity i'll
value of the coins of the TWO metals and
the equal power of every dollar at all
times i'll the markets and in The payment
of debts. And ii is hereby further de-
clarcd tha, the efforts of the government
should lie steadily directed to the cstab-
lshmcnt of such safe system of bi
nrtaliSm as will maintain at all times
the equal power of every dollar coined
" issued by the United States in the
markets and in the payment of debts"
The time in the senate was consumed
by speeches on the silver bill
In the house the baI kruptcy hill came
up aud lively discussion occurred on
the silver question. No action was taken.
Washington. Oct. 26.--Thcre was the
usual lack cf Il quorum in the senate
when tha. body met. hut for the frat time
for Il month there was II" call or suspeu-
son of proceedings to await the attend
ance of the necessary fortythree MEM
ltrs. There was noticeable an,ons those
i'll their seats Il gel tIal aiI Of relief that
the long silver struggle was approach
ing an end. Eveu the silver men looked
brighter and in better spirits than for
several weeks. Some doubts ARE cX-
lhcssed as 10 whether the iina! vote upon
the repeal bill will be reached so early
as the managers of the bill thought pos
sihle. The exact time at which this
vote will be takci will depend not en-
tircly upon the length of the prepared
speeches. but partially upon the time
consumed in considering the amendments.
Investigation reveals the fact that more
of these will be offered than had been
at first supposed, and the result of the
inquiries indicate that there will he con-
siderable sprcchmaking upon several of
these. Probably most of these speeches
will he confined to five minutes in length,
but even if the tivc-minu,c rule is adopt
ed the Limit is liable at any time to be
greatly overstcpprl rs il is usual, under
such circumstances. that tlr m'lclI-vaunt
ed courtesy of the senate grants an OK
tension of time to those who desire more.
The silver men count upon getting more
votes upon some of these amendments
than against the bill itself. but ii does
lot seem probable that any of them will
carry. The consideration of the bill TO
repeal the purchasing clause of the Shcr-
man act was taken mp and Mr.. Stewart
of Nevada, who was entitled to the floor.
yielded to Mr.. Pugh DcEi. .tla.), who
proceeded to address til" senate against
the bill. When Mr.. Prgh concluded Mr..
Stewart resumed his speech, which he
had not concluded when the senate ad-
journcd.
Discussion Oh the bankruptcy hill was
continued in the house
Washington, Oct. 27.-Thc repeal of the
silver purchase clause of the Sherman
law will be accomplished between now
and Monday. This is the programme
mapped out to-day. An agreement to
this effect has practically been reached
between leaders of the different factions
in the senate Senator Wolcott said this
morning that the silver men would not
attempt to delay things from this time
forward. Allen, Morgan. Wolrott and
Sherman will make speeches yet. but they
will nearly all be brief. Sherman has de-
cid"'l not TO offer his amendment for
innd issue He told Wolcott so to-day.
He will make ringing speech. however,
favOring the issue of bonds. claiming that
this action is necessary to permit this
Democratic administration To run The bus
mess for The country properly. He pro-
pose to postpone his plan of introducing
his bond issue measure until the regular
session in December. To present it now
would i"opardize the passage of tho repeal
act. Wolrott's opinion is that there will
be brief speeches upon certain of the
amendments offered to the present hill
lie thinks now that voting may boG gin to-
morrow. Indications to-day all point
strongly to an early settlement and ad-
journment or recess. Mr.. Jones coa,in-
ucd his speech to-day and was followed
by Mr.. Wolcotl
In the house the bankruptcy hill was
taken up. Mr.. KilSorc of Texas. who
led the tiibuster against the bill in the
last congress. mad" n strong speech
against the measure. He anaiyZcd tho
bill section by section. giving many prnc-
tical illustrations Of its effects Pending
further debate the house adjourned.
Washington, Oct 2S.--Thr PETER free
coinage amendment TO the silver bill has
been defcatcd-2S to 30. The detailed
vote was as follows
Aycs-Allen. Pate. Berry, Blackburn,
Butler. Call. Coke. Daniel, George. Har-
ris, Irby, Jones tArk.). Jones t\cv.),
Kyle, Martin, Pasco, Peffer Power. Pugh.
Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance.