Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-12
FIFTY THIRD CoNGRrS
PROCEEDINGS OF T,tr
SESSION OF fEciA
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Washington, Oct. IA no,.t
ment TO the bill repeating tho aaeaa o
clauses of the silver act of p%n"aanennasiaa
submitted in the senate by Sana 80 va
gan OF Alabama. 1t processes m { Mu
actment OF the free coinage j., = Ten 81
and the remission of ~ Der CON, ~ iS u
duties TO the countries which VI Hfd al
American standard dollars ,or - iheeiFd ~
ent weight and t~ineness, N no, y pes "a
tender money. The debate o. ~ !, YEA n
peal bill was continued by n
Dolph OF Oregon and Palmer of naaaD' y
In advocacy of the bin and by ur npao S
OF Montana against the bin i9Ntj @
The debate ON the election i'm
house only showed one flash og I'M W ~
when Mr.. Murray. the Soutb Cass Il
negro representative. interroe,toI pl NJ
OF Mississippi. Boutelle Of Wa;n, Ayd S
ported the colored man, and ~ sW y
them they forced the Mississ;nniess ei Y
appeal to the speaker To prevent a.. 2
Interruptions. 4U7hr u
Washington, Oct. 5.--In the senot, y
hrst open suggt stior of n comm ~ m n
the rtfcai bill was made and o,tra.. =
the closest attention On both Sides os I
cEamb'r. Senator Butler Of Sou,b - 4
una, In an impasSioEod speech o,aa Y
the passage of the bill, made comnrn,ai
the salient feature In reply TO tho IN
lol whlch he said had been asked ~. \
ana over AGAIN as To when a vote wal
be had on the bill, Mr.. Butler .si5 ,
compromise. compromise is the soluti.. Z
OF me struggle here At the eone,ps;ea 4
vi Ar. Butler,s remarks Mr.. Blackbm,- 4
rDem. hy.l addressed the senate in q,
position 10 repeal, and said that i
were opflged 10 choose between a ,o8 y
ana SILVER basis Tor the financial stan6a,5 4
oil the country, he would prefer a slys, 4
one, lie hoped some acceptable comm. Z
mise would be reached. Mr.. Blackbur, /
closed ms speech by stating that Will. 7
he allowed 10 II To rNcaed him 4
friendship for. and loyalty to. silver /.
would not engage in any obstructive ,as
tics IN opposition 10 the bill. The peon,
dcm2ndcd action, and they were enhfl. 7.
10 know their fate.
In the house under call of Comnittso. /
Col. Oates reported the bankruptcy hin =
rNh' - ANl'l l'b Nnt SunSOInfr /.
for the Everett Hill. amending H.
Geary exclusion act, and Mr.. WhetDa
rer"rt"ai favorably a bill requiring rsg.
ways passing through territories 10 e.
tsblish stations al III town sites located
by the interior department. The d.
bate on the elections bill was taken pg
by Mr.. Compton of Maryland. in support
of the repeal.
Washington. oct. a.. In the Snratc V.
Hill Dom. y. " gave notice tlmG a.
some future day he would move to amen
the rules providing that upon any roll
call tother than one 10 expressly d-
termine the presence OF n quorum am
senator who is paired may announc
such pair, and his presence and the al.
nouncement shall be entered in the jour.
nal and the senator so present and pairel
but not voting shall be- counted as pres
ent, for the purpose Of making q quorum.
The repeal bill was then taken up. Dr.
Call of Florida technically resumed te
floor and on motion of Mr.. VOORHEES, tn
senate proceeded To the consideration d
executive business. The senate REMAINED
in executive session until J:1J p nj an.
then adjourned.
Interest in the elections debate Is not
sustaining expectations in the house II
Is tagging instead of increasing. IT,
day the only speeches that attracted any
attention We're those of the colored man
MIR. Murray of South Carolina and Mr.
Mooney of Mississippi. Mr.. Murray was
accorded unusual attention, largely, pei
haps, out of curiosity GU account o.
his color. The public gallery was packet
to the doors with negroes who a~pplaudel
his u~tterances.
Washington, Oct. 7.-C2ngrtssman j.
a. Tawney of Minnesota addressed the
house for more than an hour on the sub
ject of the repeal of the federal election
laws, making what such Republican
leaders as Henderson and Hepburn u
Iowa, Boutelle of Maine, Grosyenet o.
Ohio and Burrows of Michigan pro
nounced the best speech yet made Oh te
Republican side during the progress u
the debate. He was listened to VIII
marked attention. There was an W.
usually large ATTENDANCE of members OF
both sides of the house, and more can
III from the cloak rooms and lobbles dur
ing the progress of the speech. Even
Speaker Crisp, who had resigned u
chair early in the afternoon ana wa
engaged in his private room, came ou
and listened attentively TO the Mime
sofa representative. As he concluded ns
was congratulated by every ltepuohcah
member on the floor. Altogether, II wa
as favorable Il debut into the arena q
national politics as Representaut
Tawney and his friends could have WisntN
for him. The elections repeal bill ""
discussed by several others on both sac
of the house.
In the senate Mr.. Blackburn OF nrI
lucky submitted an amendment 70 ~
bill repeating the silver purchasing claus
of the act of 1890. Ii strikes OUT III
Voorhees, substitute. leaving the pin
~ passed the house. aud then proyidesr
the free coinage of silver Of Anleficap
production. The secretary of the lrsa
ury Is authorized on the first day Ok "a
month TO establish the seignorage w
charged for the following month, WIN
IS 10 be the difference between the msfAs
price of silver bullion and the mins
value after coinage. This seiSnorase
not to be coined, but Is To be sold W ~