The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
OF CONGRESS


rIrrIETu DAY.
SENATE-The debate on the repeal bill ~.
continued by MIR. Dolph. Republican =,
Oregon. In favor of its passage but nothin.
final was accou plished when the Senate al,
journed.
HousF-In the House to-day the deh,,.
on the Federal elections repeal bill was -
sumed, and after short and unimpottan,
session the House adjourned.
FfFTY.rIRST DAY.
SENATB--The compromise men made tbs.
pleas on the floor of the Senate to-day. Ser
ators Butler aud BLACK burn. two invetets,.
enemies of unconditional repeal, pleaded n.
action on the line of compromise M,
Black burns position, in brief, is COMM.
mise If possible, but early Rction in m,
case; no cloiuie and no flibustering IL
will vote against unconditional repea
There is no change the general situation
nor Is there likely TO be any before ney,
week. After continued debate the Sena,s
adjourned.
dousE--In the House 10 day Mr.. Camn.
bell. Dcmoc' AT. of Maryland. made what bs
called n constitutional argument against tbs
Federal election laws. Mr.. Sweet Repub,s
can. OF Idaho. opposed the hill aud then en-.
tered upon criticism of President Cleve.
land. The refusal OF the officer To eutorcs
the Sherman silver law and the Uearv
Cpnese exclusion law was without paraIls
inthe history of the United States NJ,
Fitch. Democrat. of New York offered
substitute for the Tucker bill striking ont
wherever they occur the words "or 10 Keen
the peace at the polls, and title OF which
made To read: 10 rrohihit the military a,
naval forces of United States from in,rffet
ing with elections within the States. and
TO repeal nil laws which provide for the ar.
pOintmcnt Of supervisors and deputy MAJ
shals Of elections" Mr.. Murray Gepubl
can. colored, from South Carolina, spoke
against the pending bill and after SONS
further debate the House adjourned.
fIFrY-sECoND DAY
SENATE-lhe Senate TO day devoted sir
hours tn executive business, spending bu,
10 minutes in open session.
HuUsE--The Federal election bill was de
bated until adjournment.
F1FTY-TIIIRD DAY.
SENATE.--Mr. Black burn. Democrat n
Kentucky, offered an amendment TO tLeI
silver purchase repeal bill. 1t adopts N,
bill as IL passed the house. strikes ont M,
voorhees, declaration fayoring the bi-ne;a
ism aud adds Ia the house bill a provisioa
for the Tree coinage of silver Of American
production, the difference between N,
metal p ice Of the silver and its mone,
value when coined to be retained hy n,
treasury as seigniurage ami this seigniorar,
to be sold for gold. either ut home or abroad
the gold received for it to be kept in N,
treasury for the purpose OF maintaining ihs
parity between the two metals. To-Day,
debate was carried on principally by M
Call, OF Florida, and Mr.. Butler OF Souh
Carolina. Mr.. Call argued in favor OF an
amendment heretofore offered by him
Mr.. Butler has favored his own amendmer,
To repeal the 10 per cent. tax on the notes
state banks. the senate adjourned.
sE.-Represcntativc i. ID Hicks ID
the Twentieth Pennsvlvaria district. mad.
nn able speech in the hoi Sc against tba
Federal elections Ieppa, bill Some ha
dozen others spoke ior anu against t.
measure and then the house adjourned.
riFrY.FOUKrn DAY.
SENATE-The repe ii bill was taken u
again in the senate to-day and Mr.. Noorhe,
the administration manager for the meas
ure, arose and gave not ce that on men
"Wednesday he would ak the senate 10 Os
tinue the session until u vote is taken on IA
repeal bill. He would H. X senators to mar
tain quorum until the end of the strusss
Mr.. WolcOtt offered an amendment 10 IA
voorhees, bill providing for the coinage
gold and silver in accordance with the
claratory clause of the voorhees, bill Senan
Roach, Of North Dakota spoke in favor
repeal after which the senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Dr. Everett, the Massachre
mugwump, addressed the House OF the I'd
eral Election bill and spoke with gr
earnestness. The discussion was contnr
with night session when the House
journed without taking any definite ac,o
FIFTY-riFrH DAY.
SENATE-The session of the senate 10 d
was given up entirely to considering D
sherman act.
House, The debate on the Federal ed
tions bill closed to-day and the voting vi
begin tomorrow. Nothing else was accJ
plished when the house adjourned.