Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

SRNATE.- Thirty fourth day. MIR. Stew
arts resolution regarding senators Inter,
aside to take up the repeal bill UT. Daniel,
OF Virginia, made an argument against re-
peal which secured undivided attention.
Mr. Faulkner Dem. w. Va, submitted an
amendment 20 the repeal BILL which was
read. II provides first, for the coinage of
the bullion now in the treasury at its coin
age value, worth now $4,000 900, at the rate
of s3,OOO,0O0 per month, and authorizes In adj
dillon the purchase OF l,55O,OOO ounces per
month, though this amount purchased Is
not TO be coined until after all the bullion
now In the treasury Is coined, unless In the
opinion OF the secretary OF the treasury the
business demands OF the country require IL.
After all the bullion now in the treasury Is
coined the amendment provides that 3d.
000,OO0 of silver shall be purchased and
coined every month until the aggregate sill
yer circulation OF tho country shall reach
SSOD,0D0tOl. All silver dollars thus coined
ana heretofore coined are to DO LEGAL tender.
HOUSE.--The fight on tue reDeal OF the ex-
listing federal election laws was opened and
promises to be long aud bitter Mr.. Bur
rows, OF ichigan, lead the Republicans In
"a iilibusterlng plan hich blocked the bill
for the time being. Mr.. Burrows declared
in justification OF his course that "a measure
so sweeping as the Tucker bill, driving the
national government out of the states and
leaving no one on guard at the polls TO pre-
vent fraud and corruption In congressional
and presidential election, should have no
status In the House until the Democrats
produced their own quorum The Republi-
cans refused To vote and the Democrat
leaders resolved to put the screws on and
TO this end managed to pass resolution re-
fusing leaves of absence except in case OF
sickness and revolving all present leaves
SENATE. -Thirty-dfth ddy.-The day was
occupied by the advocates OF the repeal or
the sherman law senator Lindsay, OF hen-
lucky, made his maiden effort In the senate
and his defense OF Secretary Carlisle whose
successor in the Senate he is was received
presented was one by r. Cullom (Rep., Ill
OF eX,soldiers, residents OF his state alleg.
the government, travelling in disguise, Sc
cretly co-operatlngl with those who have
been distinguished for their antiDathy for
those who fought the nag. IL is alleged
that these spies with friendly pretenses,
visit the homes Of pensioners and with the
ba est hypocrisy and fawning deception
seek TO lind some clew to furnish inform n
tion To the pension Office TO deprive old
veterans of their pensions. HOUsE-
Republicans continued their deadlock TO
prevent the reporting OF the Tucker bill TO
repeal the feaeral election law The re-
vOking OF leaves OF absence the previous
day brought in 1 democrats. but that side
was still 81 votes short of "A quorum. Eulogies
on the late Representative j; Logan
Chapman, of Michigan. were delivered
by Congressman NeadOck, of Hichigan, and
benton McMillin. OF Tennessee. Judge
Henry Powers, OF Vermont. paiI tribute TO
his ancestors. An eloquent speech by
Asher q Caruth and appropriate remarks
u. Haugen, OF Wisconsin, u. -. Hare, of
ohio and David Dearmond, of Missouri,
closed the interesting ceremonies.
SENATE -rhirty-siXth day.-Senator Noor-
hees made an unsuccessful attempt to have
day set for the close Of debate on the re-
peal till. Then r. Allison, OF Iowa, took
the iioOr In opposition TO the bill. Speeche
were made in eulogy OF the late Senator
Leland stanford, OF California. The speak
ers were Senators White, Olph, Peler,
Mitchell, Daniel stewart Vest and Per-
kins and the senate ad burned as "a mark OF
honor. HOUSE.--rhe Republican bio ,kade
on the Tucker federal elections repeal bill
istill continued
SENATE. -Thirty-seventh day.--The ses-
sion was short and embarrassing, the Sena-
anniversary OF the laying OF the corner
stone OF the national Capitol HOUsE--No
session.