The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Silver Fight still on-BIls Introduced
in Congress.


following: BY Cullom rep, Ills.) to
repeal all acts providing the creation or
maintenance of the sinking funds.
The indications did not point to
speedy action on the house bill to repeal
the purchasing clauses of the Sherman
act. Two hours were occupied by Morgan
(Ala.) The remainder of the day was
consumed by Stewart rep, New in a
continuation of speech on which he had
already spent four hours.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE house
adopted the code of rules which will gov
ern it during the Fifty-third congress,
subject to the decision of the committee
on rules, which under the rules has an
almost absolute power to direct the bust
ness of the body. The rules vary but
little from those that controlled the Fiji
+'ysecond congress
+ WASHINGTON, Sept S.-The resolu-
ton offered by Wolcott (Rep.. Colo.)
calling for information as to the bounty
paid on maple sugar having been laid be-
fore the senate, Wolcott said that he
wished to modify his resolution to cover
all kinds of sugar. It was agreed to.
Speeches from Democratic senators on
the repeal bill were made by Faulkner
CIV. Va.), Turpie lind and Jones ARK }.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Another res
olution, which was from Senator PETER,
was called up in the senate. He wanted
information of the secretary of the treas
ury whether the national banks of Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia have
failed to keep and maintain their bank
reserve as required by law, whether they
have refused TO pay depositors' check in
currency, whether they have asked or
received from the treasury department
authority to make payment by clearing
house certificates, and whether any
treasury official 10 connected with any
New York clearing house, and if so IN.
der what law or rule.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Arkansas has pro-
posed bill to put an end to the house
boats which exist on the lakes, in the
Mississippi valley and along the Ohio and
great rivers.
WASHINGTON, Sept lin the senate
the Chinese exclusion act was brought
up by the presentation of remonstrance
from the Methodist Episcopal church OF
Oregon and by bill prepared by the
Rev. Mr.. Green, a missionary from
China. Mr.. Dolph (Rep., Or }, who pre-
scented the remonstrance, said that the
statements made in it showed the ignor-
ance of the conference as to the require
ments of the Geary act, and Mr.. Roar
Rep., Mass.), who introduced Mr..
Green's bill, said that he did not concur
in its provisions because it gave ap-
prevail to the Geary act. The bill was
referred to the committee on immigra-
ton.
The bill for the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman law was taken
up and Pugh Dem, Ala.), a member of
the finance committee, made two and
a half hour speech against it, declaring,
at the close. that it was the determined
and unalterable purpose of the oppOn-
ents Of repeal to oppose it until their
physical strength was exhausted, and
their power of speech gone.
There were less than 100 members
present when the house was called to or
der at noon, In his prayer the chaplain
prayed for the child who had gladden.
ed the nation and the home and the
heart of the chief magistrate of the
country" He invoked the divine pro-
lection on both Mr.. Cleveland's wife and
child and prayed that the little one
would grow up with every grace and
Womanly virtue. Mr.. Murray Is. CO.
sought to secure immediate considera-
ton of resolution appropriating $780,
600 for the relief of cyclone sufferers in
the south. but Mr.. Kilgore Dem, Tex.)
objected and it went to the committee
~. of
some routine business the house at 1870
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12,-The senate
was prompt in getting to the debate
upon the repeal bill today. Routine
4 .Enfng business was unusually small
and the Stewart resolution as TO senator's
holding stock in national banks was laid
over until tomorrow. At 1926 the re-
peal bill was taken up and Mr.. Mitchell
Rep., Orr began long speech against
the repeal of the Sherman act.
The house transacted routine business.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CONDEMNED
Phe Registration System Is Causing Much
Dissatisfaction Among Boomers.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. Sept, lS.-
Every available camping ground about
the city has filed up. Newspaper men
who went through the Oklahoma rush
say that the crowd outnumbers that
memorable event. 1t is almost impossi-
BILE to get anything to eat at the hotels
or restaurants and every vacant place in
town is filed with cots and many have
been compelled to sleep in doorways and
on streets. A party of wheelmen, about
30 in number, came in from Kansas
City and st. Joseph. The bicycle organ
ization now numbers more than a 100
mon. The greatest dissatisfaction ex-
lists as to the registration system which
is causing so much discomfort and sQf-
fering, and the interior department is
bitterly condemned for its action in
locating the booths of the Strip away
from water and shelter. The troops are
unable to control the ''sponer'' move
ment, and many say that registration
will only aid the sooners Nora Wiley,
aged Il, secured tray and two cups of
coffee and started to the booths. Men
gave way. and when she finally reached
the registration booth she placed the