Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-09-21
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS.

SESSION OF CONGRESS.
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Being Trnnsnctcd by our National
Lnvv-mnkers--ROuti Report Day
by Day.
Washington, Sept. 9.-At 1890 the re-
| peal bill was taken up without objection,
and the senate was addressed by Mr..
Faulkner Dem., w. Va.) After Mr..
Faulkner closed his speech the floor was
taken by Mr.. Turpie Dem., Indy. who
addressed the senate in favor of the
| principle of bimetallism. After speeches,
by Mr.. Jones of Arkansas and others,
the senate adjourned
The house met to-day, and after the
introduction of number of bills adj
jt urred until Monday
Washington, Sept FIN the senate
the greater part of the time was occu-
pied by Senator Pugh (Ala.) in opposi-
ton to the repeal of the Sherman law.
He was followed by Senator Teller
(Colo.). also against the bill. who con-
Guided his speech begun on Saturday last.
The silver men neither Saturday nor to-
day followed the tactics inaugurated
early last week Of insisting upon the
presence of quorum, and apparently
the feeling between the friends and Op-
ponents Of repeal is much better than it
has been heretofore during the session.
Washington, Sept. 13.-The senate was
prompt in getting to work on the repeal
bill. The Stewart resolution as to SEN
ators holding stock in national banks
wac laid nvor until to-,nOrrn1,. 1870
the bill was taken up and Mr. Mitchell
Rep. Orr made long speech against
the repeal of the Sherman act.
The house transacted only routine bust.
ncss. Mr.. Hepburn crop. Iowa. attempt
ed to secure consideration of a resOlu-
ton calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for information as to The amount of
merchandise transported from one United
States port to another over Canadian
territory. Mr.. Geary Dem. CALI OBJ
jcctcd, and the resolution was referred.
Washington. Sept. 14.-A1r. Allen pop.
Neb) occupied the floor of the senate in
advocating the Stewart resolution I'D to
2 O'Clock, when the presiding officer laid
before the senate the repeal bill. the reso-
luton going to the calendar. Mr.. Noor-
hees, in charge of the repeal bill. said
the bill had been discussed in the house
seventeen days and in the senate twelve
days. He therefore thought the time was
approaching when the day for vote
should be fixed. He asked that general
debate close a week from to-day, and that
the amendments then be discussed until
the Saturday following at . O'clock, I'M
der rule s, when a vote should be taken
on the substitute and all the amendments.
Mr.. Dubois denied that the subject had
not been discussed to the satisfaction Of
either congress or the country as had
been asserted. Mr. Voorhees, said he
would renew his request at some future
time. and Mr.. Shoup of Idaho proceeded
to address the senate under the regular
order.
The house transacted routine business
of an unimportant character An OBJ
lection prevented resolution offered by
Mr.. Talbert dem. S. c. directing the
committee on banking and currency to
report Immediately a bill for the issue of
$125 100000 of treasury notes from being
The house went into commit
tee of the whole on the printing bill.
Washington, Sept 15.-The struggle
over the federal election repeal bill be-
gun in the house with the opening of the
session. the Republicans (under the lead
of Mr.. Burrows) filibustered to prevent
the reception of the report from the COM
mittee on election of president and vice
president. in favor OF the Tucker bill.
On Mr.. Burrows motion to dispense with
the call of committees for reports. the Re
publicans refrained from voting. thus
breaking quorum. The vote resulted:
Ayes +: nays, JOG. A call of the house
was ordered. Several Democrats who
feel that they are acting with the adj
miniStration in opposing legislation until
the silver legislation is out of the way,
also rcfrained from voting. The Demo
Gratis realize that they must secure a
quorum of their own party before they
can secure action on the federal election
repeal bill. and after day devoted to
flibustering adopted resolution rcvoking
all leaves of absence except those Oh ac-
count of sickness. and kilograms were
ordered sent to abSentees notifying them
to return.
In the senate, after the offering of Mr..
Faulkner's amendment to the repeal bill
proposing the coinage of $500, ZOO, 900 of
silver at the ratio of 16 to land n per-
sonal explanation from Mr.. Hawley Rep.
Conn., denying that he had been absent
from the senate chamber more than
three days during the present Session,
the repeal bill was taken up and Mr..
Daniel Dem Va.) addressed the senate
in opposition to it,