Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-10-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Fifty Third Congress in Ex-
traordinary Session.
Measures OF Importance Being Consid-
cred in the Senate and House
a Summary of the Daily
Proceedings

WAsHINGToS, Sept. 2S.-A resolution
offered in the senate to postpone action
on financial. tariff aud federal election
measures until January caused "a spir-
tied debate yesterday between Senators
German. Wolcott. Chandler, Mitchell
and Aldricn, after which the silver re-
peal bin was discussed.
WAsHINGToN. Sept a9-The only
speech made in the senate Yesterday
on the silver repeal bin was by Mr..
PETER His remedy for the financial
troubles is the adoption Of an amend
ment offered by him to restore the free
coinage act of 1881 a joint resolution
to permit the state of Wisconsin to
have placed in the statuary hall Of the
capitol at Washington a statue of Pere
Marquette was introduced
WASHINGTON, Sept 80. I'm the senate
yesterday Mr. Harris (Tenn. and Mr.
Morgan (Ala.l spoke against the silver
repeal bill. Mr. Cameron pa pre-
scented a petition from Philadelphia
manufacturers representing S75, 600, 600
capital, employing 100000 men with a
yearly product of $3.50, GOO, 600 in favor
of legislation to preserve the protective
character Of the tariff and the integrity
of silver as a money metal
WASHINGTON Oct. I'm the United
States senate on Saturday the silver
question was discussed, no other bust
ness being transacted.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-The senate yes
terday entered upon the ninth week Of
tho cargfre, Of ],
barely a score of senator's present
Senator Kyle pop, $. d. addressed
the senate in opposition to the silver
purchase repeal bill. and Senator Nc
MILAN rep, Mich. made an argument
in favor Of the repeal The repeal bill
then went over for the day and the
house bill extending the time for con
Guiding the work of the eleventh
census from December 81. 1898 to June
so, 1894, and authorizing the commits
sioner Of labor to perform the duties Of
superintendent of the census was taken
up and passed.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. q. In the house
yesterday the federal elections debate
was resumed. Only two speeches were
delivered, one by Mr. Lawson Ca.
and the other by Mr.. Daniels IN. W.
Both We're confined largely TO the con
stitutionaI phases of the question.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The lie was
passed at the opening of the session of
the house yesterday between Mr.
Morse Mass. and Mr.. Fithian Qll),
but no blows were struck and no blood
will be spilled. The alteration was
an outgrowth of Mr.. Morse's fill
clustering course Wednesday. Mr. Me
Kaig (Md) presented bills aggregat-
ing 1921 900 against the government
for claims growing out of the raids of
Gen. JubaA Early during the war Mr.
Black (Ill) spoke in favor Of the repeal
of the federal elections law He went
into detailed analysis of the cost of
these laws and read d letter from Comp
troller Boiler showing that from 1877
supervisors of elections had cost g, S54, :
600 and deputy marshals 1921, 600
At the conclusion of Mr. Black
speech Mr.. Johnson Ond.) took the
floor in opposition. He stigmatized the
bill as the climax of all that is auda-
cious and vicious, and said it was
proposition to blot out all the laws to
protect the purity Of the ballot and a
cold-bIooded proposition to repeal all
the laws making violations of election
laws crimes. To be consistent, he said.
the democrats should repeal all other
laws for the punishment Of crime,
counterfeiting, robbery and murder
Mr. Breckenridge dem, KY fol-
lowed and hurled defiance at the Indi-
anian and said he had profound pity
for man who could make such
speech. At the conclusion of Mr.
Breckinridge's speech the house adj
journed
WASHINGTON, Sept 80.-In the house
yesterday arguments We're made for and
against federal supervision of elections.
A communication from Secretary Car
isle stated that there We're l06,6ss
Cinnamon in the country, and of this
number 49, 43 were registered
WASHINGTON, Oct. I'm the house a
resolution was introduced providing for
the submission of the question Of free
silver coinage TO a popular vote. Messrs.
Patterson and Warner argued for fed
eral election law repeal and MI Mccall
defended the measure.
WASHINGTON, Oct Sin the house
yesterday Mr. Henderson qa.) intro
duced a resolution for the investigation
of the sugar trust The debate on the
repeal of the national election laws
being resumed, Mr. Dinsmore {dem.,
X. advocated its immediate repeal,
and Mr. Cooper (dem. Fla.l and Mr.
Clark dem. Mo- ALSO spoke against
the laws.