The Lamar register., 1893-11-04
s.xty-NInth Day.

sESArE--when the Senate resumed its
session this morning the repeal bill EAs taken
up and the vice president stated the question
10 be on the amendment offered by Mr.. PEI
fer rey!ying the coinage Laws of lsF, Ar
Teller sas recognized aud resumed ais speech
against the bill. He began with diseussioa
based on the propositions which be regarded
as incontroyertible, that the supply and de-
mand of money determined the value and
that the amount OF money in circulation de-
termined the price Of a commodity. Mr..
Teller contended that there had been n gen
eral fall Of prices for twenty years, beginning
with the Decentralization Of silver Ia issg. and
a question by MI Higgins TO hos he recon
ciled with this statement the fact thai corn
and pork products had not fallen and hal
remained At unchanged prices, resulted In a
general discussion, participated in b. Me.srs
Teller, Higgins, Mandsrson, Allen Aad Wash
burn.
Mr.. Teller said the price of corn and pork
had been affected 10 large degree by op-
tional trading, and dlscussio0 followed A.
10 the exteut Of options upon the eommotii-
ties dealt Ia. Wheat was selling in London.
Paris and New York to-day at lover price
than ever before, Mr. Teller said. wifhin
ten days wheat had sold in New York az ts5
cents and the best wheat from Minnesota and
Dokota had been put upon vessels at NeN
York lately for 20 cents He denied it was a
blessing to the country or the man who buys
Il to have cheap wheat
Referring 10 the recent proposed compro-
misses, Mr.. Teller said IL was rumored 4 VERY
large and respectable portion OF the Senate
had agreed to some adjustment of the diffi-
Guilty. 1t had been said In n way that justi-
fed him in speaking OF Ii that he who had no
right TO speak IN the Senate, had declared no
compromise should take place; that It should
be unconditional repeal or nothing
At t2:45 p. m. Mr.. Teller, without finishing
his speech, yielded the floor to Mr.. Squire,
who addressed the Senate In advocacy OF his
amendment TO the repeal bill, of which he
gave notice October 10. Mr.. Stewart followed
In opposition to repeal and had not finished
when the Senate adjourned
HousE--The Senate amendments to Mr
Houk's resolution extending the acknowiedg-
ments of the United States 70 foreign govern
ments for their participation in the Worlds
Fair, were adopted.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee from the Joint
committee to investigate expenditures IN the
executive departments, presented joint reso-
lution to abandon at the opening Of the regu-
lar session, December /, the present system
Of cnGrossing and enrolling bills and resolu-
ton by hand and have them printed.
Passed
The discussion OF the bankruptcy bill was
then resumed, Mr.. Boatner of Louisiana tax
Ing the floor. He was followed by Warner of
New York and Brosius Of PennsylvaniA-
seventieth Day.
sRSATE.-The bll to aid several western
states in supporting schools of mines was
passed
The consideration Of the repeal bill was re-
sumed and Mr.. Stewart took up the thread of
his argument where he stopped last evening
when the Senate took recess. He spoke un-
I'll 80 when he yielded the floor to Mr..
Jones, After the latter Lad spoken for some