The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-08-18
CONGRESS-,
Meeting of the Extra Session Crisp Is
Promptly Chosen Speaker.

promptly SnOsen SPEAKER
CONGRESS met in extra session at noon on
August T. In the senate, after the reading OF
the presidents proclamation, the oath OF once
was administered Senators Quay (Pa) and
Pasco tF13.). communication was read from
Senator Beckwith (WyoD announcing that lis
resignation was in the hands OF the governor OF
his state. After adopting the usual resolution
Of notification. the death of Senator Stanford
was announced and the senate adjourned
The house was called to order at noon with 3se
members present The election OF speaker
was announced as in order and Messrs Crisp
tdem), Reed (rep) and Jerry Simpson
tpop) placed In nomination Upon roll call
Mr.. Crisp received PA votes, Reed IL, and
Simpson :. The oath of office was administered
to Mr.. Crisp aud upon the motion OF Mr. Hol-
man the nominees OF the democratic caucus
were elected as officers OF the house, viz:
Clerk james Kerr. Of Pennsylvania; sergeant
alarms. Herman Snow, OF Illinois: doorkecper,
A B. Hurt OF Tennessee; postmaster, Lycur-
gus Dalton, of Indiana: chaplain, s. w. Hadda-
way, of Maryland, and the oath administered
by the speaker. A resolution notifying the
president and senate of the organization OF the
house was adopted and after drawing for seats
the house adjourned
THE proceedings in the senate on the stb
were OF considerable interest The presidents
message was read and listened to with marked
attention on both sides of the chamber, not a
senator moving from his position for the quar-
ter of an hour or more which the reading occu-
pied The message was referred TO the com.
mittee on finance and its immediate printing
was ordered Then the fioodgates of legislar
tion were thrown open and a current of bills on
financial and other subjects was admitted
Mr. Hill IN. w offered bill for the repeal OF
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act Mr.
Stewart New followed with two other bills
on the same subject. a long debate followed on
a resolution fixing a Gay for closing debate on
the financial question. Before adjournment
Senator Vest offered bill fixing the silver
dollar at 5i6 grains Of standard silver In the
house ali interest was on the message, whieh
was read soon after noon The house then took
up the Richardson Belknap case from Michigan
and disposed of 1t by admitting Richardson on
q prima facie case. The death OF Mr.. Mutchler,
Of Pennsylvania. was announced and the house
adjourned
THE senate was in session only few minutes
on the 9th. the only business transacted being
an agreement to the house resolution for the
payment of employees A motion TO adjourn
carried by iS 10 IL Not hing was done in the
house. the members all being in attendance a;
caucus meetings The speaker was busy in his
room working upon the standing committees.
THE senate was only in session about twenty
minutes on the 10th and adjourned until Mon
day. When the house met Mr.. Bland as it
previous arrangements By introducing his sill
yer bill, and after the speaker announced the
committee on rules the house alOurned The
committee on rules is composed OF the speaker
Crisp DEM. Catchings dem }, Outhwalte
dem Reed (rep) aud Burrows (rep).
WHEN the house met on the llth the bill for
the unconditional repeal of the Sherman silver
purchase law was introduced by Mr. Wilson, of
West Virginia. IN accordance with an agree
mcnt reached by the conference of silver and
anti-slver leaders. This agreement provides
that there shall be general debate on the bill
for the repeal OF the purchase clause of the
Sherman law for eleven DAYS. TO be followed
by debate for three days under The five minute
rule when voting wiz begin on the bill and
various silver amendments. Mr.. Raynor
opened the debate IL favor of unconditional re-
peal at :0j o'clock. after the house had ratified
the agreement by q vote Of 2T 20 100. Mr..
Bland followed in an earnest speech in favor OF
free coinage. Mr.. Pence Cali spoke in favor
Of silver, and the debate for the day was closed
by Mr.. Wheeler (Ala.) with plea for larger
volume Of currency