The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-09-29
House Proceedings.

w ASl1lNGlON, EOeDb. Sl.-NOUWlUu-
standing Tuesday was expected to in
augurate In the house a debate, which
in partisan bitterness would equal, if
not exceed, any debate that has taken
place since 1876, the attendance was
unusually small on both sides of the
chamber when the rap of tho gavel
called the members to order at noon.
In the second morning hour (the first
being unproductive of results) Mr.. Tai
bolt (Dem., Md. moved that the house
go into the committee of the whole for
the consideration of the bill to remit
the penalties of the designers of the
''Vesuvius," but by consent the bill was
laid over until Oct. II.
The house then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the federal elections re-
peal bill, and was addressed by Mr..
Tucker (Dem., Va.), who opened the
debate. He said that the statutes,
which it was proposed to repeal, were
unconstitutional and that congress had
no right to confer the power that it had
done upon supervisors of elections.
The right of suffrage was right pre-
served to the states and granted special
ly in the legislation, the right of suf-
frage granted in the states of the union.
he planted himself on the ground that
the right of citizen to vote was a
right given to him not by the legisla-
ton of the United States, not by the
federal states, but by the right provid-
ed in the state and recognized by the
legislation.
Mr.. Brosius rep. Pa complimented
the gentleman from Virginia on his
able speech and he desired to emulate
his example in one place. He would
be glad to discuss the measure from q
nonpartisan point of view. He be-
lieved that underneath the fretting
stream of our politics there was pa
triotism, and to that patriotism he ap-
pealed He then spoke against the pro
posed repeal.
Mr.. Lapham dem. r. L. from the
committee on military affairs reported
resolution calling upon the secretary
of war for the authority by which
United States troops were permitted to
shoot down settlers in the Cherokee
strip. A quorum not being present
the house adjourned at 4:40 p. m.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Elm the sem
ate Wednesday Mr.. George of Missis-
sippi argued against the repeal bill, be-
lieving that it would be as likely to in
crease as to diminish the aggregate of
the financial trouble. In the house the
federal election bill was reported and
placed on the calendar.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Both houses
in session Thursday. Senate: Mr..
PETER reintroduced a bill to provide for
bureau of loans; Mr., Platt offered a
cloture resolution. House: Mr.. Catch
ings from the committee on rules
offered resolution, which was adopted,
naming day for consideration of the
federal election bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Mr. Allen,
Friday, introduced bill for the coin
age of silver money, which provides
that the unit of value shall be the dol
lar of 412 1-2 grains of silver, or % $40
grains of gold, the Plat cloture resolu-
ton was argued before the senate.
House: Only short session held. Mr.,
Loud asked that his resolution request
ing information from the attorney
general as to the enforcement of the
Chinese exclusion act be taken from
the judiciary committee and considered.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-In the sem
ate Monday the cloture resolution was
again taken up and referred to the
committee on rules. A bill to alter the
regulations established by the state of
South Carolina, prescribing the time,
manner and place of holding elections
within that state for representative in
congress was referred to the committee
on privileges and elections. :.
In the house Mr.. Talbert OF Maryland
called up the bill remitting $39, 600 in
penalties to the builders OF the dyna-