The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of the Extra session-what
Both Houses Are Doing.


IN the senate on the 9TH Mr. Voorhees, gave
| notice that on Wednesday he would ask that
| the senate remain in continuous session until
| the repeal bill was disposed of Mr.. Woleott
| offered a resolution, which went over, directing
| the finance committee to report bill for the
coinage of gold and silver, in accordance with
the policy OF a bill reported August y, 1893.
| Mr.. Harris offered resolution appointing
committee to investigate the Ford theater dis
aster. The repeal bill was then further de-
bated Mr.. Roach IN. d. spoke against I'M
conditional repeal although he favored repeal
with limitations in favor of silver coinage He
favored an international conference. Mr..
Allen tNebl held the floor against the bill at
adjournment There was a very small attend
anse in the house Debate on the elections bill
was continued and at times was quite
| animated.
WHEN the senate met on the 9th Mr.. Harris
CTenn.) replied in caustic terms to the resolu-
tions OF the Memphis exchange criticiZing the
action OF Tennessee's senltors on The repeal bill
Mr.. Wolcott Col spoke on the financial ques
tior, incidentally against the repeal bill and
Mr. Voorhees, replied When the repeal bill
came up Mr. Cockrell (Io) spoke at length in
opposition Mr. Dolph (Orel offered Il resolu-
tiOn calling upon the secretary of state for in
formation as to whether China has .eQuested
an extension of time for the registration Of
Cinnamon Adjourned after an executive ses-
warm debate in the house, during which Mr..
Boutele Me.) and Mr. Springer (IllD had a
personal tilt that at one time looked serious.
bat finally queted down Debate On the bill
occupied the day
DEBATE on the repeal bill was renewed in
the senate on the 10th Senator Squire Wash
presented LONG amendment which he offered
rs compromise Mr Mcpherson ~. j
spoke in favor of the bill. then Mr. Stewart
(Nev )spoke for a while and Mr.. Cockrell (Mo)
addressed the senate for two hours in Opposi-
tion 20 the bill The house amendment
to the bill granting settlers on certain Okla
hOma lands the right to commute their home
stead entries was concurred in. and the house
elections bill was reported After routine
work the house took up the federal elections
repeal bill and after voting down all amend
ments finally pissed II by vote of 30 yeas to
1Ol nays. strict party vote, and adjourned.
THE senate had its first all-night fight on the
l1th. When the repeal bill came up Mr. Cock
rell continued his speech in opposition. Mr..
Smith IN j. favored the bill and Mr. Irbv IS.
c. spoke in opposition. At 6 o'clock Mr.. VOor-
hees announced that he should ask the senate
to remain in continuous session until vote
was reached, and the senate settled down TO an
all-night session 1t was simply talking against
time and At daylight the body WIS still in ses-
sion &c. The house was engaged in debate or,
the McCreary bill to extend the provisions of
the discussion continuing until o'clock, when
the house adjourned.
THE senate opened the dav On continuous
session. on the i2th with Mr.. Allen (Neh.) still
speaking in opposition to the repeal bill. the
fight having been kept up all night About
O'Clock after speaking nearly fourteen hours,
be yielded the floor to Mr. Martin dIanD who
took up the fight in opposition TO the bill and
occupied the floor fer several hours All ef
n n luri I1 md
the session continued until after midnight with
no result, AMI at l:4] n. M on motion of Mr.
Voorhees,, the senate adjourned after a contin-
nous session of forty hours. with talk of IA COM
promise filling the air. .... The house had caught
the infection of the senate and proceeded To do
nothing, quorum falling to appear. as MANY
members had sat NJ all night with the sick
senate The point Of NJ quorum was not urged.
however. and a bill passed applying the land
laws OF March, 1891, to that part of the Sioux
reservation that extends into Nebraska. The
bill to protect forest reservations was debated
in committee of the whole MIR Firms resolu-
iiOn permitting Cherokee strip settles 10 vote
after n residence of TN rty davs, passed. The
McCreary Chinese extension bill was talan up
and debate continued Mr. McCreary asked
for night session, but with the awful example
of the senate before them he m"mbers refused,
and at 5:i1 the house adjourned
IN the senate on the 18th Mr.. Vest mo
gave notice OF an amendment 10 the repeI ii bill
in the nature OF a substitute. After repeating
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act il
authorizes tine issuing of coin certificates for
the uucoincd bullion consisting OF seigniorage
on the silver heretofore purchased. 1t pro-
videS for the coinage of American silver thIt
may be deposited bv its owners at the rate OF
S',OOlO0j month up 10 the limit OF SsOJ 0JO,00I
This coinage is TO be fairly proportioned among
the silver producing states AMI territories
Holders Of standard silver dollars may have
them exchanged for certificates The repeal
bill was then taken up and the battle continued
until midnight. when the senate adjourned 90.
No house proceedings we're reported, as great
storm prevailed and communication partially
cut of.