Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-10-11
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS
Special session.

..-.eu me ar IN the senate Friday. This WAS
ln part caused BY the letter signed BY yyhnrtor
Barker. OF Philndelphia and rna,y h,'-1,,ss
n.fns OF that city, advocating a eosrprouise
Nnlcn would involve n recognition OF silver M,
money and also The rescue OF the protective
tarin from the assault OF the ire, tr.,,,, ,-,
oers Of tho ways and means committee - 49,.
mouse This letter was presented BY senator
cameron. OF Pennsylvania. aad a. his rcoues,
sas ordered printed as putlc document
hoCsE-No business OF Importance trans.
e,teo 10 the house Friday Henrv w Blair of
NeN hampshire. whose speeches In the senate
on the Blair educational bill chauered Stew.
arts speeches on the money Ques tioa for length.
y now member OF the house. Ire spoke Fri.
election laws
WAsHISSvoS. Oct sen r. :, ,,,,r-o,. a.,
INC senate closed the eighth week OF The extra,
ordinary session and the ffth week OF debate or
me OIL "a repeal the purchasing clauses OF the
oct OF ls90 commonly called the sherman law
Ihere was SATURDAY one speech on each side of
me pending question. senator Camden. OF
west Nirglnin. IN advocacy OF repeal. and Sen.
N'or fienef. Of Kansas. IN opposition to repeal
ana faNoring the free coinage OF silver
HousE-The session OF the house Sa,preav
lasted only three hours The feature OF me de-
bate was the speech OF Representative Pattcr.
son. OF tennessee. With frankness and bold.
ness that attracted the attention OF democrats
and republicans alike he reviewed the history
OF me reconstruction period and the struggles
OF the white men IN the South 10 regain control
OF the states after the war He admitted thai
violence ard even fraud might have been usca
out asserted that the Anglo saxon race WINS in
the nature OF things certain TO dominate event.
uniiy IN n race contest He proceeded win his
neree remuneration % The policy OF the repub
noah Party Under n hot running IRE from all
the republican leaders.
WASHlNCroS, Oct. 3-SENArE -Moudn,
the most Interesting incident occurred early
N the day By means OF q personal statement
Air Dnoois, OF Idaho, got mp the subject Of The
vacancies m the senatorial representations OF
Inc states OF Wasliur.on wyoming and Mon
tana, and repeated his argument MADE when
the resolution which he offered was under dis.
cussicn few days since. as 10 IT, importance
OF ihese states being fully represented when
vote should DO taken uruu the repeal bin
There were two formal speeches on the repcal
BILL one by Dir Kyle Of South Dakota. against
3 me ili, aad the other by Mr. Mcmillan OF
Michigan, against free coinage.
HousE-Mr Breckenridge, 81 Kentucky Mon.
DAY introduced a bill 10 establish new judicial
district IN the state Of Kentucky 70 be known
as the eastern district IL IS TO be composed OF
the counties OF Gailatln. owen. Scott Wood
ford Mercer, Boyle. Casey Russell and Clinton.
together with all that part OF kentucky lying
east and northeast OF those counties The rest
OF the state shall be known the western dis
trict, and courts shall be held ia that dis trict
now provided by law for the district OF Ken.
lucky. The bill is rather voluminous but the
remainder pertains 10 the details necessary 10
carry out the provisions OF the features here
given Mr. breckenridge also introduced u bill
for the relief OF Mary Ellen Atkinson.
WASHINCToN. Oct 4-SENATR-A novel
amendment TO the bin repeating the purchAs.
Ing clauses OF the silver Of 1890 was submit
ted 10 the senate Tuesday by Senator Morgan.
OF Alabama II proposes the re-enRctrnent OF
the free coinage act OF 1887 and the remission Of
the ~ per cent OF tarin duties 10 the coun tries
which receive American standard dollars OF the
present weight and hneness at par as legal.
tender money. The difficulties In the way OF
securing a compromise on the repeal bill be-
cDne more and more apparent every dAy, be
cause Of the differences which exist ON the
democratic side OF the senate chamber.
Houst-Thc debate on the elections bill
Tuesday only showed one fash Of interest
when Murray the South Carolina colorcd rep-
reseniauve. Intercepted Kyle, OF Mississippi
Boutellc, Of Maine supported the colorcd man.
and between them they forced the MlssisEip-
plan 70 appeal 20 The speaker 90 prevent fur
Their Interruptions. Tho real feature OF the ses-
sion occurred just before adjournment. Mr..
Dunphy asked unanimous consent 20 consider
the New York and New Jersey bridge bill MI
De witt Warner. although he rcfrainod froIa
obleciing. made = vigorous speech against the
bill. IL IS the bill which senator Hui tried 70
pass IN the senate after midnight on the night
Of The last session OF congress. Mr.. Warner
questioned The good faith OF The corporation 10
which the charter was To be granted. even go
ing so far as 20 intimate that 10 was 70 be given
monopoly for ten years IN order 20 permit II
20 black-mal some company that honestly de-
sired TO erect bridge When the vote was
taken he made tho point OF no quorum, and the
attempt 10 railroad tho bill through a deserted
house was frustrated.
WAsHINcToN. Oct B-SENArE-'C ompro-
mise the key OF both the speeches
delivered in the senate Wednesday. BY Mr..
Butler OF South Carolina, and Mr blackburn.
OF Kentucky. "Comprcmise' was also the key
note o; statement delivered by Senator Cor
man, OF Maryland. % % delegation OF business
men from Baltimore who came 70 Wash ngiou
by special train TO plead with the southern
democratic senators FOR tho cause OF uncondi.
tional repeal
HoUsE-Thc house. 81 iransacting routine
business. patscd Joint resolution rendering
tho thanfs Of The United States 80 the foreign
governments which generously and effectively
partcipntedin tho Worlds fair The house thef
considered The bin 10 promote the safety Of ma.
tional banks ty prohibiting the oficais Of such
banks % borrow morcy except by tho consent 81
the board OF directors. But IL wentovcr without
action Tic bankruptcy bin was reported and
placed upon tie calendar Tho foreign affairs
committee Wednesday decided % report favor.
ably the McGrearv Substitute FOR the Everett
bin As agreed on, &; extends the Chinese reg
istration period SIX months from the passage
% The act II strikes on, the word white
from the Geary act 20 permit the test!
mouy ~ anyone except Chinnman o. Prov
that Cinnamon is entitled 70 register" IL
iefines Chinese luborer
WAsnINcroS. Oct -seNArE-The senate
devoted The entire day 20 an executive session.
ia which The policy % tho president FOR violat-
ing tho home-ruic plank IN the democratic plat.
form ia tine appo lntEneut ~ Indian agents was
severely critirfscd There is bat little public
interest in this matter as tho contention 81 con.
fined wholly 70 Senators and members in the
FAR west who object TO the appointments % east.
ern men 90 offices 10 the territories All the
signs point % tho beginning ~ % most earnest
struggle in the senate next week 20 secure \
vote on thc bill for unconditional repeal 81 fhc
purchasing clcuse Of She sherman act
HoUsf-Secrctary J. Sterling Morton vas.
by the It'll passed Thursday. placed in the line
Of presidential succession The position % sec.
rotary % agriculture had sot boan created when
the succession riu was passed in fsG Tho hul
passcd turning over tho property % me Nor
mon church now iu the hands o. receiver %
charitable purposes. marks she ohlc.ai Winding
GU 81 the fairs ~ ms Mormon church Under
the Edmunds-rprkor act Tho hou-e passed d
bill authorizing ihe sale of the old custom house.
at Louisville. Ky Confederation % the Tucker
bill was then resumed. Mr. Murray tasins The
hoor Tor the compleii lion % the speech be- began
"wednesday
Chinese Troops shot FrDni Ambush
san fRANCIsCO. Oct G.-Aocordine H.
a telegram received at Shanghai an
engagement has taken place between
troops sent % punish che Tokoham
savaFes Tor the murder % stray Chi
ueso. Tho troops being drawn into an
ambuscadc. lost nearly fifty mem killed
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