The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-02
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS,

FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS or TIE SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Record Of the Business
Being Tr:,ssncted by our National
Lav-mal&crs--Routi Report Day
by Day.
Washington, Oct. 27.-The repeal of the
Il 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
TINS effect has practically been reached
between leaders of the different factions
IN the senate Senator Wolcott said this
mtIning that the silver men would not
attempt to delay things from this time
forward Allen, Morgan, Wolcott and
Sherman will make speeches yet, but they
q Will nearly all be brief. Sherman has de-
clded not to offer his amendment for
bond 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-
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his bond issue measure until the regular
session in December. To present it now
would jeopardize the passage of the repeal
act. Wolcott's opinion is that there will
be brief speeches upon certain of the
amendments offered to the present bill.
lie thinks now that voting may begin to-
morrow. Indications to-day all point
strongly to an early settlement and adj
journment or a recess. Mr.. Jones contin-
ued his speech to-day and was followed
by Mr.. Wolcott.
In the house the bankruptcy bill was
taken up. Mr.. Kilgore of Texas, who
led the flibuster against the bill in the
last congress, made strong speech
against the measure. He analysed the
bill section by section, giving many prac-
teal illustrations of it's effects. Pending
further debate the house adjourned.
Washington, Oct. 2S.--The PETER free
coinage amendment to the silver bill has
been defeated-2S to 80. The detailed
vote was as follows:
e. Ayes-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Butler, Call, Coke, Daniel, George, Har-
ris, Irby Jones (Ark.), Jones (Nev),
Kyle, Martin, Pasco, PETER, Power, Pugh,
Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance,
Vest, Walthall, Woloott-2S.
Noes-Aldrich, Caffery. Camden, Carey,
Cullom Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallilg ger, Gibson German, Gray,
Hale, Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay,
Lodge, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Mander-
son, Mitchell (1Nis.), Morrill, Murphy,
Palmer, Perkins, Proctor, Quay, Ransom,
Sherman, Smith, Stockbridge, Turpie,
Villas, Voorhees,, Washburn, White Na,)
SO.
The following pairs We're announced
first named being ALTERNATIVES: Cockrel]
and Allison, Cameron and Bruce White
(Cal.) and Chandler, Cloquitt and Wilson
Pettigrew and Gordon, Hansbrough and
Mills, Morgan and Hawley, Hunton and
Platt Mitchell (Or.) and Squire.
Mr.. Voorhees, then moved that the sub
stitute reported by the finance committed
for the house bill be adopted and asked
Unanimous cor sent that after it's adoption
it might be trea ted as open to amendment
rs the original bill would be. To the lat
ter request there was no objection. Or
his motion the ayes and nays We're take1
and by a vote of SIS to 8 the substitute
reported by the finance committee wa:
agreed to. Those who voted against thu
substitute were Senators Allen, Bate
Call, Coke, Irby Kyle, PETER, Roach
and Vance.
WI. cfklnS, \1tGp. Cil.) lueu Ouerel
the amendment of which he had give1
notice on, Oct. II. 1t provides for tin
coinage of American silver at the ex
listing ratio with a seignorage charge o
20 per cent. The vote on this amend
ment was not reached when the senat
adjourned.
The senate passed the bill providin.
for the assistance of schools of mine
by the general government in certain
states to the amount of $12, 900 from th
proceeds of the sale of mineral lands
The bill includes South Dakota, Montan;
and other Northwestern states, and Sena
tor Washburn succeeded in having Min
nesota added
Nothing was done in the house.
Washington, Oct. Bottle silver figh
in the senate is rapidly drawing to
close, and by the middle of the prescn
week the repeal bill will have passed til
senate and have been sent to the house
where it will be passed after short dc
bate. Mr.. Perkins amendment was re
jeoted by vote of 30 to A. Mr. Berr
offered an amendment providing for tn
revival of the Rland-Allison act, an
spoke in it's support. MI. Voorhees, said
AT this late hour, however much
might approve any proposition, I woul
Lot feel at liberty to support it in connec
ton with this BILL
Mr. Berry's amendment was rejecte
by vote of 33 to 37-the highest vot
any amendment received. MIR. Allen
amendment for the free coinage Of silve
at a ratio of 16 to 1 was rejected-31
Al. Mr.. Blackburn's amendment was re
jectcd-2S to AZ. Mr.. Stewards amend
nent inviting the republics of Centrs
South America to join the United State
i'll a convention was rejected-32 to 4:
The first section of Mr.. Squires' amend
ment was rejected-2O to AZ. The sec
ond section was withdrawn. Mr.. Butte
did not offer as he had proposed to do hi
amendment for the repeal of the stat
bank tax. Mr.. PETER offered an amend
ment which was voted down without re
sorting to- roll call. Mr.. Harris di
not offer to ask a vote on his amend