The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-10-13
CONGRESS SS!ONAl.
Proceedings of the Extra Session-N hat
Both Houses Are Doing.

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o,ered an omerdment 70 ,be silver reneal hi1i
DECLARING the act of Jannarv ls37 to he i'm
,orca NJ nolnh ,ba, c,,cIndad hts ran,a-,,s
in support OF the bill, Mr, Palmer GllJ also
10 oyored ,ha biII Tho deh,ta vas continuei
Isn e.r,rrino,, @ ord.r1 "n,ii odiournment Tbe
hopsa continreG dehata on the federal electionS
rsneol 6;II Mr. Nor,bwny IO1 onnosed IN a
LENGTHY sneech Other snseches for and against
the bill kept up the interest until adjourn
ment.
WHEN the senate met on the ith only seven
members were present quorum was soon
brought in. however. and Mr. Morgan reported
from the foreign relations committee a Dill
making appropriations 10 enable the secretary
Of the treasury to enforce the Chinese exclu'
sion act After other routine ouSlreSS oepale
on the repeal bill wasresuped me cniy feature 3
OF the debate was the speech OF Senator JACK
burn (ky). who made long argument IN de-
Tense of silver but announced that he would
not enter into any flibustering scheme to de-
feat a vote on the bill Mr. Call (Fla) held
the floor against the bin at adjournment. In
the house after routine business the federal
elec tions repeal bill was further debated and
wasunder 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 executive session
which continued until adjournment 80. The
house passed Il bill putin the secretary OF ag-
riculture in tine 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. A bill restoring property OF the
Mormon church now in the hands of a receiver
to the church in accordance with the Edrnunds.
Tucker act also passed The ieoerai eiecnons
repeal bill was then debated until ADJOURN
5ir. murray' the c2iorea member from soutn
Carollna IN oppositich
IN tie senate on the 9th Mr. Blackburn Cky.
submitted an amendment to the silver repeal
bill striking out the Voorhees, substitute leay
ing the bill as it passed the house and then pro-
| yising for the free coinage of silver of Ameri.
can production The secretary of the treasury
! to establish the seignioraae each month, which
seigniorage is 10 be sold for gold to be used 10
maintain the parity of gold and silver tebste
on the bill was then resumed, Messrs Cali
| (FIa,) and Butler rs. C) sreaking in opposition
! to it. Mr. PETERS resolution for a committee
| to inquire into the banking system was dis
! cussed and referred, and Mr.. Morgan's resoiu
| tion Of inquiry to whether any OF tho pro-
! visions Of the coinage act of 1881 are in force
was agreed to. 80. The house put in seven hours
| debating the elections repeal bill number Of
members speaking for and against it.
IN the senate on the 7th Mr. Voorhees, CAV,