Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings OF the Extra Session-Whs
Both Houses Are Doing.

Proceedings of the Extra Session-WhH
Both Houses Are Doing.
IN the senate on the 18th Mr. Stewart spoke IL
favor OF his resolution that o committee be up
pointed TO ascertain and report II any senators
held stock In national banks, ETC., and driftet
into long speech on the silver question Mr.
Shoup also spoke against the repeal bill. Mr.
Voorhees, made an Intellectual attempt to have
q day set for closing debate and the senate ad
journed. =. In the house Mr.. Talbert Is. c. Of
fered resolution instructing the banking coz
mittee TO report bill for the issue OF si50.0J0.
0O0 In treasury notes The bill created Soma
interest Mr.. Curtis (Kan.) introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 to paw the widows
and children OF z. G.. Hull and J. r. Hagan.
eminent, who were killed in the Ford theater
disaster.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr. Faulk-
ner wv. Va offered his amendment to tho
house repeal bill providing for the coinage Of
| silver bullion In the treasury, the coinage
Of $4,000, 900 monthly and making silver dollars
| legal tender Mr.. Daniel tVa-) then addressed
| the senate In opposition TO unconditional re.
peal. -. When the house met Mr.. Tucker at
| tempted TO get his bill repeating all federal
elections laws before the BODY but filibustering
| was commenced by republicans apd continued
for some time. Finally q resolution was passed
| revolving oil leaves OF absence and authorizing
1 the summoning OF absent members by tele.
graph and the house adjourned.
| In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Lindsay Ky.)
spoke on the repeal bill He said the bill con-
tanned not word looking TO the discontnuance
Of silver coinage under existing laws and that
II left unimpared the provision Of the act Of
| 1897 for the coinage 0f silver In the future He
defended Secretary Carlisle from the charge OF
! inconsistency so often made against him. and
| denounced, as without excuse or pallinton, the
| effort to connect Mr. Carlisle with conspiracy
to bring on the late panic. Mr.. Higgins (DeL)
spoke in favor OF repeal. In the house filibus.
tering was renewed over the calling up OF the
Tucker federal elections repeal bill and con-
| tinued until o'clock when the special order
came up-the delivery Of eulogies upon the late
| Representative Chapman, OF Michigan, after
| which the house adjourned
AFTER some routine business in the senate
| on the 10th the repeal bill was taken up and
| Mr. Voorhees, asked that the time for closing
debate be fixed ut the 18th, when vote should
| be taken but the matter was informally laid
aside and Mr. Allison Qa) addressed the SEN
ate. At his conclusion eulogies were delivered
| upon the late Senator Stanford, OF California,
and the senate adjourned. .. In the house fill
clustering against the Tucker federal elections
| repeal bill was resumed and the democrats
| being without o quorum the house adjourned
until Monday afternoon.
| AT the opening Of the senate on the 18th Mr..
Stewart (Nev.) submitted an amendment to
the repeal bill authorizing the president toin-
vite the governments of Mexico. South and Cen
| trail America etc, TO join the United States In
o conference to secure the adoption OF o com:
! mon silver coin, which shall be dollar OF not
| more than $50 13 nor less than 3599l grains OF
| pure silver to be issued by each government
The senate soon left the hall to participate In
the centennial celebration OF the laying Of the
corner stone OF the capitol. The house only
met and adjourned to attend the capitol CEN
| tennial celebration.
| In the senate on the 10th Mr. Voorhees, sought
| to obtain an agreement rs TO when vote
should be taken on the repeal bill Mr. Dubois
opposed anv abridgment OF debate. and Mr..
| Voorhees, gave notice that he would ask for
| longer sessions OF the senate. Mr.. Mills (Tex)
| then took the floor and spoke ut length In
favor OF the repeal bill He defended
the position OF the president who, Mr. Mills
| declared wanted bimetallism not silver mono
metallism. Mr. Stewart New said silver
standard and liberty were better than gold
standard ard slavery. Those opposed to the
repeal sought no compromise .... In the house
the democrats lacked few votes OF quorum
and after three hours Of filibustorlng the house
| adiourned