The Globe-republican., 1893-09-22
EXTRA SESSION.
Work Of Both Houses of the National
Legislature.

! TUESDAY.
! WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-In the SEN
ate on the 18th Mr.. Mitchell (Ore.) oc-
cupied most of the time in speaking
against the repeal bill A letter from
the secretary of the treasury in rela-
ton to the redemption of silver certifi-
Gates was laid before the senate. The
resolution for a committee to inquire
! into the holdings of senators in nation
al banks again went over. Mr.. Haw-
ley Conn., spoke in favor of the repeal
bill.
In the house Mr.. Hepburn Qa.) vain
ly endeavored to secure the passage of
resolution calling for information re-
lative to the transportation of goods
between United States ports over Cana
dian territory. and Mr.. Richardson
(Tenn.) reported a bill having for its
purpose a reduction of expenditures in
the way of public printing and bind
ing.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. II. In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Stewart spoke in favor
OF his resolution that a committee be
appointed to ascertain and report if any
senators held stock in national banks,
etc. and drifted into long speech on
the silver question. Mr.. Shoup also
spoke against the repeal bill Mr..
Voorhees, made an Intellectual attempt
to have day set for closing debate and
the senate adjourned:
In the house Mr. Talbert IS. c. of
fered a resolution instructing the bank
ing committee to report bill for the
issue of $3.50. 600, 900 in treasury notes.
The bill created some interest. Mr..
Curtis Kan introduced bill appro-
printing $4,000 to pay the widows and
children of E. G. Hull and j. Il. Hagan.
residents of Kansas and employees of
the government, who were killed in the
Ford theater disaster.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-When the
senate met yesterday Mr.. Faulkner
(W. Va offered his amendment to the
house repeal bill providing for the coin
age of silver bullion in the treasury,
the coinage of S.. 600, 600 monthly and
making silver dollars legal tender. Mr..
Daniel (Va) then addressed the SEN
ate in opposition to unconditional re-
peal
When the house met Mr.. Tucker at
tempted to get his bill repeating all
federal elections laws before the body
but filibustering was commenced by
republicans and continued for some
time. Finally resolution was passed
revoking all leaves of absence and
the summoning of absent
me mbers by telegraph and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-In the senate
yesterday MIR. Lindsay Ky.) spoke on
the repeal bill. He said the bill con-
tanned not word looking to the dis
con tinuance of silver coinage under eX-
sting laws and that it left unimpaired
the provision of the act of 1890 for the
coinage of silver in the future. He de-
tended Secretary Carlisle from the
charge of inconsistency so often made
against him, and denounced, without
excuse or palliation. the effort to con-
meet Mr.. Carlisle with a conspiracy to
bring on the late panic. Mr.. Higgins |
Del.) spoke in favor of repeal
In the house filibustering was re-
lewed over the calling up of the Tuck
r federal elections repeal bill and con-
inued until o'clock, when the special
rider came up-the delivery of eulo-
lies upon the late Representative Chip
nan, of Michigan, after which the
louse adjourned.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1S-After some
outline business in the senate Satur-
ay the repeal bill was taken up and
1r. Voorhees, asked that the time for
losing debate be fixed at the 25th,
vhen a vote should be taken, but the
natter was informally laid aside and
fr. Allison Ua. addressed the senate.
It his conclusion eulogies were deliv-
red upon the late Senator Stanford, of
alifornia, and the senate adjourned.
In the house filibustering against the
'uclker federal elections repeal bill was
esumed and the democrats being with
ut a quorum the house adjourned I'M
i Monday afternoon.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-At the open
lg of the senate yesterday Mr.. Stew
TT New submitted an amendment to
ne repeal bill authorizing the presi-
pnf tn invite the Governments ~