The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
EXTRA SESSION or CONGRESS
NINETEENTH nay.

20 I'LL vacancy caused by the expiration OF
regular term. not happening by resgna.
ton or otherwise. Mr.. Hill reported from
the judiciary committee a bill fo- the re.
peal OF the Federal election law. and IL
went on the calendar. The house bill TO re.
peal the sherman act was laid before the
senate and referrel To- the committee Oh
finance Mr.. voorhees,. chairman OF that
committee. announcing there would be
prompt action bv the committee tomor.
row. The bill allowing the national banks
20 increase their circulation up TO the par
value OF the bonds deposited bv them was
then taken up aud without final action on
u the senate proceeded 10 executive bust.
ness and soon adjourned.
HousE-When the speaker commanded
order, at IL clock, nearly every seat IN the
hall was fillei Chaplain Haddaway
prayed briefly and in voice inaudible ut
distance OF more than 10 feet from the desc.
Tor an special gift Of wisdom aud iut gment
10 rlgh' y settle the great question before
the II sc. After the reading of the Jour.
nal. Mr.. Weaver, Of New York appeared at
the bar OF the House on the arm OF his col.
league. Gen. Tracy, and was sworn in by
the speaker.
THE SHERMAN LAW REPEALED IN rHH HOUSE.
The House passed the Wilson bill. pro-
viding for the unconditional repeal Of the
Sherman law, providing for the purchase
Of 4 10000 ounces of fine silver monthly
The vote was 80 ayes 10 ll0 nays Previous
TO it's passage, all the proposed amendments
for the coinage Of silver OF various ratios
providing for the re-enactment of the Bland
Allison act and for free coinage OF silver
we're defeated.
BANDS IL to free coinage proposition
was the first one defeated; yeas l2j nays,
225. The IL TO l amendment was then
defeated; yeas, 100; nays, 2i0 The Is to /
free coinage amendment was rejected. yeas,
i02; nays, 80. The amendment to re-enact
the Bland.Allison act was defeated yeas,
1876; nays, 2l3 The free coinage amendment
was defeated yeas. "a; nays 225.
All amendments being rejected. the repeal
bill was read a third time and ordered
engrossed. The final vote on the passage OF
the bill was then taken and il was passed,
The House then adjourned at $50 y. m.
the voting having occupied the time from
l2l2p. IN.
TWENTIETH DAY
SENATE.-ln the senate Mr.. Voorhees,
chairman Of the finance committe, reported
back the house bin repeating part of the
Sherman act with an amendment in the
nature Of a substitute. He asked that the
bill be placed on the calendar. and he gave
notice that he should ask the senate TO take
II up and consideg it Immediately after the
morning business from this time on till
final action be taken. The substitute, he
sad, was exactly the bill heretofore report
ed from the finance committee. The reso-
luton Offered yesterday by Mr. Stewart was
then laid before the senate IL dirtc the
secretary of the treasury to inform the SEN
ate whether there il danger OF deficiency
an the revenues of the government during
the current year, and IL So wnat IL the
probable amount OF such deficiency and
whether legislation is necessary 10 supply
such deficiency The resolution gave rise
TO n long discussion, the senate adjourning
without action.
HousE-ln the house to-day Mr.. Aitken
Offered resolution providing for
atsal n..0NN VsNtt q Ess. s...vA
gate the "Ford's theater disasnster"
and TO determine what action should
he takenfor the relief oi the families OF the
victims Referred to committee on rules.
MI. Cdtchings then called up the report Of
re committee ON rules, reporting the rules
NJ laIsa Sa,9,,,,sr SaDs,e nitoJ- late
ne cSinag. ort seivnoirase silver mr.
the treasury. ltwas referred aud the house
sdjourned.
rwESry.FiRsT DAY.
SENATE-Senator John sherman held the
close attention Of the Senate and a large
audience in the galleries for over two hours
10 day, as he set forth III ierse and vigorous
Language the re tsons why he supported the
bill totepeal the purchasing clauses of the
hct oi July, lS9l, aud why II should be
passed with rs little de ny rs posHbic The
Senator concluded his speech ns follows:
do nI thiuI that the stoppHgc ot SILVER
coinage means the end OF silver Instead
ofhlding 10 strike down silver | would like
10 build II up; and any measure that will do
~ and not deInonetlze gold, will meet my
approval ana support. This is not ques-
ton OF mere interest To Nevada or Colorado
IL is not u question of what Wall street will
do. The question Is what should he done
for the people of the United States in all It's
lenrth and breadth; and therefore, il Cen
gress will sav that in its opinion II Is not
wise now To continue the purchase of 'ilver
bullion. there will be no injustice done 10
Colorado or Nevada"
On suggestion OF authorizing the issue of
bonds, Mr. sherman said
am willing to trust TO your executive
officers. IL Won are not IL Is a strlugs atti-
tute in political affairs. ! would give them
power To- protect the credit of the Govern
ment against all enemies a, home and
abfuud IL the tight must he for the posse"
SION OF gold, ] would use our cotton aud our
corn AMI our wheat, and | would protect
our credit against AL mankind As TO silver,
would say that We prefer to wat awhile
until We see the effect OF the suspension Of
silver coinage in India and see what ar.
Tangefncn's can be mane for another inter
national monetary conference.
In the meantime let the United States
stand on it, strength aud credit. ! think
that soon all these clouds will be dissipated
aud that We may 20 home To our friends
with the conviction that We have done n
ROod WORK lOT our country NJ large.
After some routine business the senate
Then went into executive session aud when
the doors were reopeued. adjourned.
HuUsE.-lhe house TO day discussed the
proposed code Of rules without result, and
then adjourned
TWENTY SECOND DAY.
SENArE.-The speech of Mr., Wolcott, OF
Colorado, against the bill To repeal the pur-
chasing clause ofthe sherman act was de.
livrred to-day IN t"e presence of almost all
The Senators and a la-ge audience IN the
ralIeres. After MIR Wolcutts speech
motion wIs made by Mr., Petler to take up
the te'olu' ON hereto ore offered by HIM az
fora nal banNs rrfIslng To pay deposltors
chU ks in currency, tue form Of motion was
changed by the anti-slyer men 80 that the
lri edl U.ll should be informally laid aside
Hnu lne resolution as to national banks
taken up The mOlion was then agreed to
and then the motion made by Mr. Voorhees,
that the resolution be referred lu the Com
mittee on Finance was carrIed-yeas 81,
nays n; The resolution OF the House ON
the death of Representative MutChler Of