The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-09-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of the Extra session-whnt
 10th Houses Are Doing.

Both Houses Are Doing.
 AFTER some routine business in the senate on the 18th the repeal bill was taken up and MT. Voorhees, asked that the time for closing debate be fixed at the 25th when vote should be taken. but the matter was informally laid aside and Mir Allison Ia) addressed the sem ate. At his conclusion eulogies were delivered upon the late Senator Stanford, of California, and the senate adjourned. .. In the house i'll bustering against the Tucker federal elections repeal bill was resumed and the democrats being without quorum the house adjourned until Monday afternoon.
 AT the opening of tbe senate on the 18th Mir. Stewart (Nev.) submitted an amendment to inc repeal bill authorizing the president to i2- yite the governments of Mexico, South and Cen tral America, etc, to join the United States in a conference to secure the adoption Of com mon silver coin, which shall be a dollar of not more than Ss3 l3 nor less than 359.9l 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 aet and adjourned to attend the capitol cen tennial celebration.
 IN the senate on the 10th Mir Voorhees, sought to obtain an agreement as to when vote should be taken on the repeal bill Mir. Dubois opposed any abridgment of debate, and MT Voorhees, gave notice that he would ask for longer sessions or tne senate. MT AllllS NleH.D then took the floor and spoke at length fin favor of the repeal bill He defended the position of the president who, MT. Mills declared, wanted bmetallism, not silver mono. metallism. Mir. Stewart (Nev) said a silver standard and liberty were better than gold standard and slavery Those opposed 10 the repeal sought no compromise ... In the house the democrats lacked few votes of quorum and after three hours of filibusterlng the house adjourned
 THE senate was in session over six hours on the 2Oth. Mir. Morgan presented a petition from citizens of Alabama praying for the repeal of the Sherman act and remarked that 1t was one of those petitions sent out by New York bankers and he regarded it more as a mandate from New York bankers than a petition from citi- zens of Alabama. Mir. George (Miss.) spoke fin opposition to the repeal bill, and Mir Gray (Del) favored it The refusal of the silver ad yocates to respond to roll call upon a call of the senate created little surprise at one stage Of the proceedings. The struggle was resumed in the house over the Tucker federal elections repeal bill, the republicans fibustering, but the democrats finally secured a quorum anc the committee on rules reported that no other business should be in order until reports Of committees had been heard. This brought the bill before the house and the democrats had won after five days fight The house then adjourned
 IT was somewhat of an exciting day in the senate on the 2lsL Mir. Platt (Conn) offered an amendment to the rules providing for cloture and spoke in favor of it. Referred. Mr Gallinger CN H. gave notice of an amend mept he had to offer to the repeal bill Mir Lodge (Mass) made a fiery speech crincizing the majority for permitting delay in reaching a vote on the repeal bill After 0 speech by Mir White, Mir George said he preferred to defer his speech as he was H. and Mir. Voorhees, pro. posed that as there was no debate vote bt taken on the repeal bill. This brought on a fight Motions to adjourn were repeatedly voted down and those opposed 10 repeal made a stubborn fight which continued until the senate went into executive session. %. In the house an order was adopted setting aside two weeks, beginning the 18th for considering the Tucker federal elections bill. The remainder Of the time was taken up iu correcting the jour nal and reports of committees.
 THE senate on the 22d discussed the cloture resolution until o'clock Mir. Teller opposed it fin a lengthy speech. when the repeal bill wal taken up and Mir. George (Miss) closed his speech in opposition 10 the bill. Senators Hansbrough (N D ) and Stewart (Nev also spoke fin opposition At tho close of Mir Stewards remar.-s Mir. Voor hees rose anu statet that an agreement had been reached that seven hour sessions be held and that he thought ample time for debate would be given each senator, He therefore asked that his resolution to that effect be agreed to, which was done without objection IL is thought this agreement will enable u vote to be reached at an early period . The business transacted in the house was Of no general interest. No i'm. portant matter was up for consideration and ha n u-ng