The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of the Extra session-what
Both Houses Are Doing.

DEBATE was resumed on the repeal bill In
the senate on the Both Mr.. Perkins (Cal
gave notice Of an amendment efnbvdying sug
| gestions contained in his late remarks Mr..
Chandler IN. HI spoke in favor of his resoly-
ton calling for informal ton as to the commits
| sion investigating the New York custom house,
| and spoke in favor of the repeal bill Mr..
Camden CIV. VaD also favored the bill. Mr..
PETER (kan) then spoke in opposition until
adjournment. -. The house held brief session
A bill passed to extend the time for completing
the eleventh census to June 30 1894 Debate
on the federal elections repeal bill occupied the
remainder of the session.
THE senate met on October 2(the ninth week
of the SESSION. with only a few senators pres.
ent quorum was finally obtained After
routine business, Mr. Kyle Is d. addressed
the senate in opposition TO the repeal bill and
Mr.. Mcmillan mich favored it At the con
clusion OF these speeches the house bill ex-
tending the time for completing the eleventh
census was passed Mr.. Dolph (Ore occupied
the floor discussing financial matters when the
senate adjourned go. The house had tame
session debating the federal elections repeal
bill The speech of the day was made by Mr..
Clark (Mo) in favcr of the bill
WHEN the senate met on the Sd there was o
lively time getting quorum but ii was final
" secured A communication was receiy ed
from the secretary Of the treasury giving de-
tailed statement of the export of silver for the
| months OF July and August. Mr.. Morgan (Ala
offered an amendment to the silver repeal bill
declaring the act of January. 1887, TO be in
force Mr. Dolph then concluded his remarks
in support of the bill Mr.. Palmer t1llD also
favored the bill The debate was continued
| Gin running order) until adjournment. -. The
house continued debate on the federal elections
repeal bill Mr.. Northway (O) opposed in a
lengthy speech. Other speeches for and against
the bill kept up the interest until adjourn
ment
WHFN the senate met on the 4th only seven
members were present A quorum was soon
brought in however and Mr. Morgan reported
from the foreign relations committee bill
making appropriations to enable the secretary
of the treasury to enforce the Chinese exclu-
sion act After other routine business debate
on the repeal bill was resumed. The only feature
of the debate was the speech of Senator Black
burn (ky.). who made long argument in de-
Tense Of silver. but announced that he would
not enter into any filibustering scheme TO de-
feat a vote on the bill Mr.. Call (Fia.) held
the floor against the bill at adjournment. -. In
the house, after routine business, the federal
elections repeal bill was further debated and
was under consideration at adjournment
But little was done in the senate on the 5th.
When the repeal bill came up Mr. Call had the
floor but yielded for an executive session
which continued until adjournment 49,. The
house passed a bill putting the secretary OF ag-
riculture in the line of presidential succession,
and also a bill dsqualifying United States
judges from sitting in cases where they had
been interested as attorneys or by ties of con-
sanguinity. bill restoring property OF the
Mormon church now in the hands of a receiver
to the church in accordance with the Edmunds.
Tucker act also passed The federal elections
repeal bill was then debated until adjourn
ment the speech of the session being made by
Mr. Murrar, the colored member from South
Carolina in opposition
IN TIE senate on the 9Th Mr. Blackburn (ky.)
submitted an amendment to the silver repeal
bill striking out the Voorhees, substitute. leav-
ing the bill as 1t passed the house and then pro
viding for the free coinage of silver OF Ameri-
can production, the secretary of the treasury
10 establish the siegnorage each month which
seignorage is 10 be sold for gold to be used 10
maintain the parity of gold and silver. Debate
on the bill was then resumed, Messrs. Call
(Fla,) and Butler Is. c. speaking in opposition
to it Mr.. PETERS resolution for a committee
10 inquire into the banking system was dis
cussed and referred. and Mr. Morgan's resolu-
ton of inquiry as TO whether any of the pro-
visions of the coinage act OF 1887 are in force
was agreed TO. 49,. TIE house put in seven hours
debating the elections repeal bill, number OF
members speaking for and against it