The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-09-28
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


Nevhoe, euDmlttou - onon3Dent 70 Tie repeai
bill authorizing tho president to invite the gov
ernnsnts Of tho repvbNcs Of Mexico, Central
and South America, HAru and San Domingo
70 Join the United States in . conference to be
held In Washington within four months from
the passage Of the act TO secure the adoption OF
o common silver coin, to be issued by each gov
eminent to Be . legal tender in ail commercial
transactions between the citizens Of all the
American states
Housn-Nothing Of impor tance transacted.
WASHINGTON, Sept a0--SKNArE-The sen
ate was somewhat lively in discussing the re-
peal bill Senator Voorhees, tried for the third
time to get vote, but, Of course, was prevent
ed from doing 20. He therefore proceeded to
make an explanation, which was historical as
regards cloture, and to urge action He spoke
with great dignity, and in way that was salts
factory to all repeslers except when he refer ed
in slurring way TO The force bill. Senator
Dubois followed Voorhees, and the repeal repub-
licans, whom he called admins .ra tionists. Sen
ator Hoar came next and addressed the senate
with great dignity, and calmly sustaining the
statements Of Senator voorhees,.
HoUsn-The time of the house Tuesday was
wasted again with tho nght to get the federal
elections bill Of Mr.. Tucker reported for the
committee. Mr.. Burrows Immediately began
the nlibusterins, and It was carried on in q
style that was beautiful, II flibustering can be
called beautiful Finally, in despair the dem
ocrats gave 1t up and adjourned. and held q
caucus The republicans held a caucus Tues
day evening. Tho democrats claimed that
they had quorum in the city, but Tuesday
they did not At any time have more than l73
men present whereas a quorum consist. OF l7o
members.
WAsnINoroN. Sept 2l.-SENArE-The action
of the senators from the silver statea in All
sentfng themselves from the chamber the
roll-call was an undoubted surprise to the
peal men. II this should become part of the
policy of the opponents of repeal 1t would tie.
n m assp ole in tba toct
The senate remained in continuous session six
hours and half Wednesday, its longest ses-
sion since the repeal bill was taken up. The
repeal bill was discussed by George Dem
Miss) in opposition to the bill. Mr.. George
yielded the floor to Mr.. Gray dem, DELI who
spoke in advocacy Of the repeal bill When he
had concluded, Mr.. Voorhees, said the senate
had done a fair days work. and he moved an
executive session, although Thursday he would
ask the senate to continue in session later in
the evening After short executive session
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE Representative Bryan introduced in
the house Wednesday bill providing for tax
upon national bank deposits for the purpose of
raising fund with which 10 secure depositors
against loss in case of failure in such banks.
The bill TO repeal the force laws has been out of
the committee and Is in the hands of the house.
report from the committee on rules and some
pretty stiff rulings by Speaker Crisp did the
business. The republicans seemed to be good
deal astonished
WASHINGTON, Sept 22-SENATE-When the
senate met Thursday morning Mr.. Platt (Rep,
CtD offered his amendment to the rules pro-
viding for Q closure. He said the rules OF the
senate, as Of every legislative body, ought to
facilitate the transaction of business, WHILE as
matter Of fact, It could not be denied that
they made 1t impossible or nearly impossible to
transact business. The senate was fast losing
the respect OF the people Of the United States
1t was fast being considered o body that ex-
listed for the purpose CT retarding and obstruct-
ing legislation, and was being compared 20 the
English house of lords Resolution referred to
the committee on rules.
HoUsE-The house Thursday adopted an or.
der setting aside two weeks, beginning next
Tuesday, the 26th, for the consideration Of the
Tucker bill repeating the federal election laws.
By q good deal Of effort the democrats barely
succeeded in mastering quorum Thursday.
and the previous question was ordered, l75-4
Under the rule thirty minutes were allowed for
debate The speaker laid before the house the
corrections he had noted in the journal He
pointed out that on four distinct occasions the
Journal clerk had assigned reasons for rulings
which he (the speaker) had not given. The
Journal. he said ought to reflect the exact truth
as to the proceedings Of the house. Mr.. Reed
said he had no idea Of taking advantage OF the
error made by the journal clerk to embarrass
the speaker After some further expression of
his opinion TO why, in his judgment, the
ing to stand, as he claimed in the interest Of
honest parliamentary law, the corrections were
made and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S-SENATE.-The clo-
ture proposition was the subject Of discussion
until 2 o'clock in the senate Friday, when the
repeal BILL being the unfinished business, was
taken up. Two speeches by the Colorado sena.
tors were made against any change in the rules
of the senate providing for closure Of debate.
Mr.. Mcpherson, Of New Jersey, gave notice
spoken on the resolution, Saturday morn
ing. he should insist that 1t go to the
calendar, whence 1t would take affirmative
action to get it before the senate.
HoUsE-Among the many private bills intro
duced Friday were the following: For the pay.
ment of q, 040 to Jennie M. Hunt. that being the
difference between the salary appropriated to
be paid her as a clerk at ,1,O0O per year in the
once OF the postmaster general from 1885 to 1890
inclusive. and the salary actually paid her at
the rate of s72O year as clerk in the dead let
ter ONCE; for the relief of BENZ F. Rogers; for
the relief Of Enoch p Ward, Of Holly Springs;
for the relief of the estate of Frank H. Nichols;
to correct the military record Of Geo. Coulson;
to correct the military record OF Thos G. Work
man: for the relief Of Elmer Broobank, ct al;
granting an honorable discharge 10 Henry
Hockey; for the relief OF Silas Quakenbush; to
correct the mill tary record Of Robert II. Pyke:
for the relief Of Geo. F. Anderson: for the relief
of the estate of Daniel OFT; for the relief Of A.
N. Sponam: for the relief Of John Viands
WASHINGTON, Sept .5.-SESATE-The cloture
resolution was Saturday taken up, and Mr.
Turpie dem, Ind) argued against its adoption
Mr.. Call dem, Fla) regarded cloture as a
proposition 10 forbid debate, and opposed 1t
especially at this time when the question of en-
crossing the attention was of such transcendent
Importance as to justify the fullest debate. At
the conclusion OF Mr., Calls remarks the resolu-
tion was referred to the committee on rules
On motion OF Mr.. Voorhees, the senate at l:l5
went into executive session, and at o'clock ad-
journed until Monday
HoUsB--Mr. Talbert of Maryland called up
the bill remitting $4,000 in penalties to the
builders Of the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius Mr.
Cummins chairman Of the Naval Affairs CON-
mittee, supported the BILL main tanning that the
faulvay not with the construction Of the
cruiser. but with the shells The government
had suffered nothing by the delay. Mr.. Sayers,
chairman Of the Appropriations Committee,
opposed the bill, saying that when companies
earned boneses on vessels they were quick to
claim them, but when they had penalties to