Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-10-26
Sixty-Fourth Dny.

SENATE.-Senator Voorhees, gave notice OF
an amendment to the rules when the Senate
convened. 1tprovides when bill or resolution
pending In the Senate as unfinished business
shall have been debated thirty days any sena-
tor may move to fix time for voting thereon.
Such motion shall not be amendable or de-
batable, and, II passed, the pending bill or
resolution shall be voted OH at the time
fixed.
Mr.. Morgan (by request) introduced bill
to facilitate the collection of debts payable
to the United States from govcrnment-aided
railroad companies, and to enforce the ac-
countability Of the directors Of said compa-
nies.
Tho Senate then went Into executive ses-
sion.
The Senate opened Its doors at 8 o'clock.
The House bill to suspend for the year 1893
the law requiring 800 worth OF labor to be
expended or improvements made on each
mining claim was passed after an amend
ment excluding corporations from its benefits.
A conference with the House was asked.
The repeal bill was then taken up and Mr..
PETER offered free-conage amendment.
law of 1887.
Mr.. PETER then resumed his speech against
the bill and proceeded until o'clock, when.
upon motion of Mr. Faulkner, the Senate
took recess until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
si1ty-Fifth Day.
SENATE.-Mr. Teller, from the judiciary
committee, reported favorably House joint
resolution providing for the disposition of
certain personal property and money amount
ing to about $500, 900 now In the hands Of a
receiver for the Church Of Jesus Christ OF
Latter Day Saints, and authorizing Its applica-
tion to charitable purposes OF the church. Al
ter an amendment had been adopted specify
ing more particularly the uses to which the
money and property should be applied, the
resolution was passed.
Mr.. PETER then resumed and finished his
speech at lis o'clock when MIR. Jones OF Ne
vada resumed his argument on the bill. Mr..
u single sentence what hard tiTes meant, he
would say falling prices. That meant invol-
untary assignments, putting numerous people
in insane asylums, poor-houscs and prisons;
further exactions from debtors and general
encouragement to all. But the worst elect
OF falling prices was upon the laborers, whom
1t deprived of employment Mr.. Jones argued
at great length that the volume OF money
should increase at the existing proportion To-
the increase of population. He denied that
the value Of money was dependent, as Mr..
Sherman argued, upon the quality, but upon
tho quantity. He said the United States had
reached maximum In the production OF Sill
yer, and there was no foundation for the be-
lief that with free coinage the United States
would be flooded with silver.
At this time Mr.. Voorhees, asked whether 1t
would be agreeable TO Mr.. Jones to yield in
his argument, saying he understood that the
ing. Mr.. Jones replied he could not conclude
for two or three days, and would be very glad
to yield at this time
Mr.. VOORHEES, then moved an executive ses-
sion, after which the Senate, at 3:45 p. M,
took a recess until Monday 10 q. m.
HoUsE.-A bill to divide the eastern judi
cial district OF Michigan in northern and
southern divisions wns passed. An interest
ing discussion of the financial condition OF
the treasury and the country followed. Mr..
Mcmillan said It was NO longer possible 70
avoid considering the financial straits In
which the treasury was. The treasury was
running behind every month. Nothing had
been paid on the sinking fund for some time
and 1t was notorious that the treasury had
been driven to the use Of q portion OF the
800, 600 900 gold reserve maintained to re-
deem outstanding greenbacks and to meet
current expenses.
Mr. Dingley Of Maine insisted the reason
for the failure Of the revenues had not been
stated truthfully. This was sufficient under
the last previous year to meet all the de.
mands made by the "extravagant legislation"
to which Mr.. McMillin had adverted:
The revenues in his opinion had fallen of
on account of the general financial and In
dustrial condition Of the country. The de-
felt had already reached $50 900, 600 and
would reach $50, ,OO0,0 900 by July 1884. He
maintained that there was absolutely no
authority for the secretary Of the treasury to
entrench on the gold reserve fund to meet
current expenses and he warned the House
that 1t was q dangerous precedent which
would lead to trouble. If tho secretary had
authority to issue bonds 1t would restore con-
ldence.
Mr.. Pendleton withdrew tho McGarragan
bill, there being no quorum present, thus
saving 1t from being put to the foot OF the
calendar. The House then resumed consid-
Grafton of the printing bill, which was COM
pleted, and a. amended It was reported to
the House. In the passage Of the bill tho
vote stood II to3 Mr. Beltshoover made
the point of no quorum and the ayes and
nays were ordered. It resulted 1873 to 8. No
quorum. Thereupon the House adjourned.