Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-10-27
FIFTY-TH1RD CONGRESS.
Extra Session
SENATE.

gown D.v-The session Of the Senate
lasted from 10 A. NJ. to 5.15 7. ". when
another recess was taken until tomorrow,
The main object OF these recesses instead OF
taoulat gdiournments. is to cut off the time
for motiiiRg btisiness which may be extend
ed for twS hotfs. ith5 four principal speeches
~ The div wefe made by Senators Morgan,
~ Alabama Teller; Of Colorado Daniel, OF
xjfuinia: and Mills of Texas. But thefe were
many ihietAsting and exciting interlocu.
iorv statements mdas during the delivery OF
these speeches. .,o.,
ssrp DAy.ISs the Senate the discTSSioh
biraod UCn anan whether The us.ce OF Mr.. Teller,
IF fSIsrado; should be entered on the ,;courn-
al Of Monday IS having been present ano
having refused to answct wfteh called; Fte
dialogue was broken in upon, fieat the cfoss
of the performance by witty suggestion on
the part Of Mr.. Palmer, of Illinois, tnat, as
Mr.. Teller himself had presented the ques-
ton ID ths Senate he should be treated WIN
that courtesy for Which the Senate was
srnit,etttfy distinguished; afii hisfequess was
Complied With, He asked uhariimous egh-
cent to that effect, and was refused. Ine
closing speech was mads bS Mt. Butter;
Dem ! OF South Carolina. After dlelogae
between him and Senators Hill and Palmer,
the galleries applauded once too often ana
We're sharply rebuked / y the Vice PRESIDENT
Mr.. tutlef intiuated that the galleries were
hacked for the benefit of Mt. Hill, and ne
Invited that senator To have it out With him
ON a street corner. Mr. Mahdersod misln-
terpretcd the invitation as having hostle
mean ng: and made point OF ordef, 1nlea
he Withdrew when Mr.. Butler explained t9at
bis invitation vas one TO speak, not 70 h9n'.
At the close OF Mr.. BstIer's speech, the
with rQ fOUrD-
al of Monday was approved, the morning
hour OF Tuesday was dispensed with, ana,
At 4. 10. the Repeal bill was taken up, and
MI: Petfef fPoD,) }, ef Kansas, resumed MS
speech against:
GATH DAY-The Senate devoted lott .hOtirs
and n half TO executive business, and gave
the seal of its approval TO the appointments
of Mr.. Van Allen as ambassador to Rome, ana
Mr, Kilbreth as collector OF customs at New
York, Dhfing the brief period that the
doors were OPEN ind the public admitted to
the galleries. d few important events
occurred. Chief among them was the miro
| dilction Of closure rule by Mr. Voofheee'
practically the same as that fathered by Mr.
! Hill. An amendment TO tho Silver purchase
bill was offered by Mr.. PETER, and occupies
the position of being the first amendment
| that must be voted 1t is free coinage
amendment; bit 1t specifically reviyes M and
nuts in force the free coinage act of 1887
Two hours were then occupied ny MIR: Peffer
| in continuation of the discourse when NJ
began last Friday, and which he may hnist
| next week.
9th DAY.-tn the Senate Mr.. PETER (Pop.,
| Of Kansas, brought to q finish the epeeci
! begun by him on Friday Of last week, ant
continued nearly every day since then, anC
Mr.. Jones (Rep.), of Nevada, delivered til
| third jnstalment of his dissertation on NONE!
and the money metals, and his argumen
against the repeal of the Sherman act. HI
said he would require tive or three day
, more to finish it.