The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-30
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


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and South America, Hayu and San Domingo
to join the United States in q conference to be
held In Washington within four months from
the passage of the act TO secure the adoption OF
common silver coin, to be issued by each gov
ernment, 10 be a legal tender in all commercial
transactions between the citizens OF all the
American states
HousE-Nothing OF Importance transacted.
WASHINGTON, Sept 20.--SESATE-The sen
ate was somewhat lively in discussing the re-
peal bill. Senator Voorhees, tried for the third
| time to get n vote, but OF course, was prevent.
| cd from doing SO. He therefore proceeded to
make an explanation, which was historical as
regards cloture, and TO urge action He spoke
with great dignity, and in way that was salts
factory to all repealers except when he referred
| in slurring way to the force bill. Senator
Dubois followed Voorhees, and the repeal repub
licans, whom he called adminisirationists. Sen
ator Hoar came next and addressed the senate
with great dignity, and calmly sustaining the
| statements OF Senator Voorhees,
HousE-The time OF the house Tuesday was
wasted again with the fight TO get the federal
| elections bill OF Mr.. Tucker reported for the
committee. MIR. Burrows Immediately began
the hlibustering, and 1t was carried on in a
| style that was beautiful If flibustering can be
called beautiful. Finally, in despair, the dem
ocrats gave 1t up and adjourned, and held a
caucus. The republicans held caucus Tues
day evening. The democrats claimed that
they had quorum in the city, but Tuesday
they did not at any time have more than l79
| men present, whereas q quorum consists OF LIS
| members.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2i.-SENArE-The action
| OF the senators from the silver statea in alb
| senting themselves from tho chamber on the
| roll-call was an undoubted surprise to the re-
| peal men, II this should become part OF the
policy of the opponents Of repeal it would be.
| come an embarrassing element in the contest.
The senate remained in continuous session six
| hours and half Wednesday,, its longest ses.
| sion since the repeal bill was taken up The
| repeal bill was discussed by George (Dem.
| Miss) in opposition to the bill Mr.. George
| yielded the floor TO Mr.. Gray dem, Del) who
| spoke in advocacy OF the repeal bill. When he
| had concluded, Mr.. Voorhees, said the senate
had done fair days work, and he moved an
executive session, although Thursday he would
| ask the senate to continue in session later In
| the evening. After q short executive session
| the senate adjourned.
| HousE-Reprcscntat Bryan introduced in
| the house Wednesday bill providing for tax
| upon national bank deposits for the purpose of
| raising q fund with which 10 secure depositors
| against loss in case of failure in such banks
The bill 10 repeal the force laws has been out Of
| the committee and Is in the hands Of the house.
report from the committee on rules and some
pretty stiff rulings by Speaker Crisp did the
business. The republicans seemed to be good
deal astonished.
senate met Thursday morning Mr.. Plat (Rep.,
Ct,) offered his amendment to the rules pro-
viding for closure. He said the rules of the
senate, as of every legislative body, ought to
facilitate the transaction Of business, WHILE as
a matter of fact, it could not be denied that
they made it impossible or nearly impossible to
transact business. The senate was fast losing
the respect OF the people Of the United States
1t was fast being considered o body that ex-
listed for the purpose Of retardtng and obstruct-
ing legislation, and was being compared to the
English house OF lords. Resolution referred to
the committee on rules
HousE-The house Thursday adopted an or.
der setting aside two weeks beginning next
Tuesday, the Goth, for the consideration of the
Tucker bill repeating the federal election laws.
BY good deal of effort the democrats barely
succeeded in mastering quorum Thursday,
and tho previous question was ordered, 1864.
Under the rule thirty minutes were allowed for
debate The speaker laid before the house the
corrections he had noted in the journal He
pointed out that on four distinct occasions the
journal clerk had assigned reasons for rulings
which he (the speaker) had not given. The
Journal, he said, ought to reflect the exast truth
as to the proceedings Of tho house. Mr. Reed
said he had NO idea OF taking advantage Of the
error made by the journal clerk to embarrass
the speaker. After some further expression Of
his opinion as to why, in his judgment, the
speaker should allow the alterations OF his rul-
ing to stand, as he claimed in the interest o.
honest parliamentary law, the corrections were
made and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON Sept. 23-SEEArE.-The clo-
ture proposition was the subject Of discussion
until 2 o'clock in the senate Friday, when the
repeal bill, being the unfinished business was
taken up. Two speeches by the Colorado sena-
tors were made against any change in the rules
Of the senate providing for closure OF debate.
Mr., Mcpherson, Of New Jersey, gave notice
that after Mr.. Turpie, OF Indiana shall have
spoken on The resolution, Saturday morn
ing, he should insist that it go to the
calendar, whence it would take affirmative
action TO get it before the senate
HoUsE-Among the many private bills intro
duced Friday were the following: For the pay.
ment of 81, ,0+0 to Jennie NJ Hunt, that being The
difference between the salary appropriated to
| be paid her as a clerk at 1000 per year in the
office of the postmaster general from 1885 to 1890
| inclusive, and the salary actually paid her at
the rate of S72J year clerk in the dead let.
| ter office; for the relief of Benz r. Rogers; for
| the relief of Enoch P. Ward, of Holly Springs:
for the relief OF the estate OF Frank H. Nichols;
| to correct the military record Of Geo Coulson;
| TO correct the military record Of Thos. G. Work
| man: for the relief OF Elmer Broobank, ct al;
| granting an honorable discharge to Henry
| Hockey: for the relief of Silus Quakenbush: tc
| correct the military record of Robert II. Pyke;
for the relief Of Geo r. Anderson: for the relief
of the estate of Daniel OFT: for the relief Of A
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WASHINGTON, Sept t25.-SENATE-The cloture
resolution was Saturday taken up, and Mr.
Turpe dem, Ind) argued against its adoption
Mr.. Call dem, Fla) regarded cloture as
proposition 10 forbid debate, and opposed il
especially at this time when the question OF en-
crossing the attention was of such transcenden
Importance as to justify the fullest debate A
the conclusion of Mr.. Calls remarks the rcsolu
tion was referred to the committee on rules
On motion OF Mr.. Voorhees, the senate at 1:1
went into executive session, and at o'clock ad
journed until Monday
HoUsE.--Mr. Talbert of Maryland, called III
the bill remitting $4,000 In penalties to III
builders OF the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius. Mr.
Cummins, chairman OF the Naval Affairs com
mittee, supported the bill, maintaining that tn
fault lay not with the construction of tn
cruiser. but with the shells. The ,governmen
had suffered nothing by the delay Mr.. Sayers
chairman OF the Appropriations Committee
opposed the bill, saying that when companie
earned boneses vessels they were quick t
claim them but when they had penalties
pay, they invariably applied to congress for re
lief He said the Vesuvius was failure fror
every point of view. The bill finally went owe
without action, and the house proceeded to tn
consideration Of the printing bill. Louisvill
and Omaha were added te the list of citie
where proposals for furnishing paper are TO b
advertised FOR.