Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-02
,,ry'Y THIRD CONGRESS.
c,xcs OF THE SPECIAL
csEssloN OF CosGREss.

ssccE nss,oN OF CosGREss.
Rccord OF the Business
Ceber ira nsacted by orr National
Bs'n. ..Lers--Routine Report Day
~ Day.
..:,ctou, Oct. 25.-Senator Harris,
Vasn =. the sill, er Democrats, informed
.ct'' s,rer Republicans that the Demo.
tDs had concluded that after taking all
rh %nn,stapces into consideration that
the Cit sast cfurse was to drop the fight
,nel Tho repcil hill and allow it to
asa'ns. l x,ote. The end Of the present
come IN soon be reached and the result
heD' = : accordance with the wishes Of
VII ;Jent and the repeal forces IN the
tne h silver Republicans viii not
'ea aartake to prolons the fight beyond the
INV necessary to complete their speeches,
npe iii after that permit the voting to
Npo mon the amendments to the bill.
4 = generally believed that this viii take
Ns hosore the close OF the present
pa - Following is the full text of the
VIZ TICS bill. which will be substituted
~ senate for the house bill:
,n%.t so much of the act approved
,,r "a. 1890, entitled An act directing
wv nurcbas of silver bullion and issue
.reasury notes thereon, and for other
auasss, ne directs the secretary of the
p.a.snry to purchase from time TO time
n.ar bu,lion TO the aggregate amount of
r rna nO ounces or so much thereof as
!. no offered in each mouth at the
s.got price thereof, not exceeding n
M, for 371.25 grains of pure silver,
"A to issue in payment for such pur,
.ssses treasury notes Of the United
s,.tes. be and the same is hereby re-
s.a,oa and il is hereby declared to be the
New Of the United States to continue
~ nse of both gold and silver rs stand
a money, and to coin both gold and
.a,or into money of equal intrinsic ez-
.h.nreatle value, such equality TO be Sc
.nre1 throsgh international agreement or
: spch safeguards of legislation as will
issnre the maintenaI ce of the parity In
y,lne Of the coins of the two metals and
~ eoual W OF every dollar at all
.s,os in the markets and in the payment
4 debts. And it is hereby further de-
.lorad that the efforts of the government
.ho;.d be steadily directed TO the estab-
rsbment of such q safe system of BIZ
notallism as will maintain at all times
40 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
h speeches on the silver bill.
In the house the bar kruptcy bill came
N and a lively discussion occurred on
he silver question. No action was taken.
Washington, Oct. 26.--There was the
rsul lack Of n quorum in the senate
when that body met. but for the first time
fr q month there was no csll or Suspen-
ION Of proceedings to await the attend
aDce of the necessary f~orty-three mem
lprs. There was noticeable among those
IN their seats a general air OF relief thnt
he long silver struggle was approach'
ng an end. Even the silver e looked
brighter and in better spirits than for
several weeks. Some doubts are eX-
pressed as TO whether the final vote upon
The repeal bill, will be reached so early
is The managers of the bill thought pos
dble. The exact time at which this
vote viii be taker will depend not en-,
trey upon the length of the prepared
speeches, but partially upon the time
consumed in considering the amendments
Investigation reveals the fact that more
u these win be offered than had been
At first supposed and the result of the
Inquiries indicate that there will be con,
aderable specchmaking upon several OF
these. Probably nost of these speeches
Sil be confined to five miautes IN length.
but even If the iye-minute rule is adopt,
% the Limit is lin hlts ar any time to bp
greatly oyerstepped as 1t is usual. under
such circumstances, that the mnch-yaunt,
% courtesy of the senate grants an eN'
lenslon of time to those who desire more
Inc silver me count upon getting more
votes upon some of these amendments
than against the bill itself. but it does
tol seem probable that any of them vii
any. The consideration of the bill "a
Npeai the purchasing clause of the Sher'
man act was taken up and Mr.. Stewart
y Nevada, who was entitled to the floor,
Yielded to MIR. Pugh Dem. Ala.l. who
proceeded to address the senate against
ne oil. When Mr.. Pugh concluded Mr.
aewart resumed his speech, which Inc
aad not concluded when the senate al,
burned.
discussion on the bankruptcy hill was
0Dtinucd il the house.
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Washington, Oct. 27.-The repeal Of tn,
I'er purchase clause of the Sherman
:" VIII be accomplished between now
ao Monday. This is the programme
aspPeu out to-day. An agreement Il
~ eject has practically been reached
tween leaders of the different f~actisG,
! me senate. Senator WoIcott said this
aphihg that the silver men would moi
h1enpt to delay things from this tim,
SSaWard' Allen, Morgan. Wolcott ant
m iuiah VIII make speeches yet, but they
- ~ nearly all be brief. Sherman has de
Iaea not to offer his amendment for q
nv aa Issue. He told Wolcott so to-day
f,rMm make a ringing speech, however
th; NJ the Issue Of bonds, claiming thai
nan actlon is necessary to permit this
hoo atic administration to run the bus
o,so ior me country properly. He pro
Il. y postpone his plan of introducing
xs.;o ouo issue measure until the regular
von,. IN December. To present it now
=. 1u~ leopardize the passage of the repeaI
j "o'cotts opinion is that there viii
,raaa ei species upon certain of the
Hs ,h;n hents offered to the present bill
po,ra nnAs now that voting may begin to
u,aa"' Indications to-day all point