The sun., 1893-09-07
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS or THE SPECIAL
SESSION or CONGRESS.

III AlAO OoNNntO OAh
PROCEEDINGS or THE SPECIAL
SESSION or CONGRESS.
Condensed Record of the business
Being Transacted by our National
Law-mnkers--9outi Report Day
by Day.
Washington, Aug. 30-The senate COM
mittee on finance decided to report back
to the senate the Wilson repeal bill, with
the recommendation that the Voorhees,
bill, already on the senate calendar, be
substituted for it. The committee also
resolved to set aside the national bank
circulation hill which is now unfinished
business in the senate, in favor of the
voorhees, bill, and to pf IS the latter
measure as rapidly as the temper of the
senate will permit The difference be-
tween the house bin and the Voorhees,
bill is found in the attachment to the
latter of paragraph declaring that it
is the policy of the United States to use
both gold and silver as money metals,
and t, preserve patty. Chairman ycOr-
hees reported the Voorhees, bill to the SEN
ate as n substitute for the house bill at
1915 p. m, Mr.. Teller Rep. Colo.) OBJ
jected to immediate consideration of the
repeal bill and it went over until to-day.
Mr.. German (Dem. Md addressed the
senate in advocacy of the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman act. After lit
tie routine business in the house Mr..
Catchings Dem. Miss.) called up the re-
port of the committee on rules, reporting
the rules TO govern the house of the
Fifty-third congress which the house pro-
ceeded to consider under general de-
bate, but without action the house ad-
journed.
Washington, Aug. 31.-Mr. Sherman
Rep. Ohio) held the close attention of
the senate and of n large audience in
the galleries for over two hours as he
set forth in terse and vigorous language
very rapidly delivered-the reasons why
he supported the bill to repeal the pur-
chasing clause of the act of July, 1890,
and why it should be passed with as
little delay as possible. Incidentally he
recommended giving authority to the pres
ident or to the secretary of the treas
ury to issue bonds, bearing not over 4
per cent interest in order to procure
gold with which to maintain sufficient
reserve: and he commented upon the
fact that while he had proposed such q
measure at the last session, the opposl-
ton to it came from the Democratic
senator's, although ii was to their own
administration that the power was to be
confided. He also alluded to the re-
markable attitude of Democratic senators
in opposing the repeal of the act of July,
1890, although they had voted against
it and still denounced it; whilst the Re-
publicans by whose votes exclusive that
law was passed, were now anxious to
vote for it's repeal. He was followed by
Mr.. Teller Rep. COlo).
The session of the house was devoid of
interest. The proposed code of rules was
debated pro and con, both nnded the
hour rule and the fve-minute rule, bat
little attention was paid to the speeches.
Without disposing of the rules the house
adjourned.
Washington, Sept. 2.-After the read
ing of the journal in the house Mr..
Weadock Dem. Mich) offered resolu-
ton postponing until Sept. 10 the de-
livery of eulogies upon the late j. Logan
Chapman of Michigan. The resolution
was adopted. The consideration of the
rules was then resumed. The BqatAeF
amendment providing for clOture was re-
iected-96 to 131. After some twenty
minutes spent in the ordinary routine
morning business of the senate none of
which was of public importaHcel the
house bill to repeal part of the Sherman
act was taken up and Mr.. Vance Oem
n. CO. one of the minority members of
the finance committee, addressed the
senate in opposition to the bill. The
day was devoted to discussion.
Washington. Sept. 4-In tho senate the
entire week will in all probability be con-
surued in the consideration Of the bill
for the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act The bill for the ex=
tension of bank circulation is still OIL
The calendar as the regular order, but
there can be little question that it will
be side-tracked by its author in the inter
est of the repeal bill. There is beginning
to be some talk of closure. and already
it is announced that some of the senator's
who have heretofore stood out against
any rule for the curtail lment of debate
in the senate are prepared, in view Of
the exigcncies of the occasion, to sup
port measure of this kind.
The house will probably vote on the
rules Wednesday, and after that it is
hard to tell what will come up for con-
sidera ton.
Washington, Sept. 5.--After the Or
dinary routine morning business and the
passage of two house joint resolutions
for the observance of the huudredth an
niversary of the laying of the corner
stone of the capitol, an amendment to
the silver repeal act was offered by Mr..
Rutler dem. S. Co. and referred to the
finance committee. A bill was intro
duced hY Mr.. Gallinger Rep. N HI
supplemental to the pension act of June
%, 1890. 1t provides that except in cases
of established fraud no pension shall be
suspended or withheld until after a notice
OF ninety days to the pensioner and after
full and impartial investigation. Mr..
Gallinger's motion was referred to the
committee on pensions. Mr.. Allen of
fered q resolution inquiring of the secre-
tary of the treasury why silver bullion
was not coined. Referred. Mr. Cullom
then addressed the senate in favor of
the repeal bill.
At 4 o'clock the silver men in the SEN
ate made their first move toward delay
ing business when Jones of Nevada
moved to adjourn. On this motion a
test vote was looked for. The result was
as follows: Ayes, 81; nays, 81. The sill
yer men were clearly outvoted.
Senator Pettigrew reported favorably
two bills from the committee on public
lands, one introduced by himself pro-
viding that so per cent from the sales
of mineral lands in South Dakota be
granted to the school of mines at Rapid
City. The other is a bill introduced by
Senator Hansbrough setting apart por-
tion of Fort Totten military reservation
for the North Dakota militia.
The house committee on ways and
means has begun hearing with the
view of framing tariff bill.
SEVENTEEN DEAD.
Springfield, Mass, Sept. 5.-Ralph De-
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