Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
coNoR EssloNAL PRocEEpino
III Senate.

The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 Tho eleventh
week OF the session opened this morning
with n large attendance of senator's, al
the leaders of the forces on both sides oil
the silver fight being in their places and
holding conferences. The taking up OF
the silver purchase repeal bill was de-
layed by action on a house Joint resolution
IS to the suffrage ut the first municipal
election in Oklahoma territory. Ii was
amended by u proposition that no one
stall be authorized TO vote or hold Office
who is not n citizen OF the United states.
An amendment TO strike out tho word
''male' so as TO allow the right OF suffrage
TO women was voted down-yeas, 3: nays,
40. Subsequently the clause TO which the
Hoar amendment was attached was
struck out and the JOINT resolution was
passed.
On Mr.. PETERS amendment TO the Cher
okee election resolution granting suffrage
20 women, the min affirmative votes were
given by Senators Allison, Carey, Dolph,
Frye, Gallinger, Hoar, Kyle, PETER and
Teller. There were many pairs an
nounced on this vote.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Morgan,
dem, Alabama, to provide for the control
- NV AbNoA u attt' IA
railroads until the debts due and to fatl
Tue to the government are fully paid mp
md secured. The question OF its refer
,ncc was left open till tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l7.-As soon as yes
terday's journal was read objection TO 1t
was made by Mr.. Dolpb, rep, Oregon, be-
cause on roll calls it did not show
The presence Of two senator's, Mr..
Allen of Nebraska and Mr.. Kyle
Of South Dakota, although they were
In the chamb Der. and although he had
called attention To that fact. A discussion
immediately sprung up on this point,
Dolph pointing ont the ridiculous attitude
presented by the senate drifting along In
q current Of endless debate. =
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s.-The senate met
1t 10 o'clock this morning. and rs soon as
quorum was obtained, which was fifteen
minutes afterwards, tho debate was re-
newed on the question that occupied the
body yesterday-that of the amendment
Of the journal. Mr.. Morgan, dem, Ala
bama, reopened II, devoting much OF his
speech to the position of Mr.. Hill, dem,
New York, to whom he referred as an as
tute politician with n conscience so easy
that he could change his opinion as his
political necessities might require.
nv. Morgan spoke for two hours. He
explained that the effect Of his PROPOSE
ton to repeal the whole of the Sherman
act would be 10 bring into full force all
of the Bland act hat bad not been re-
pealed by it. 1t would take
from the secretary OF the treas
ury the discretionary power
TO coin silver and would make IL impera-
tive. AT the close of his speech Mr..
Dolph's motion TO amend the journal was,
on motion of Mr.. Voorhees,, laid on the
table-yeas, 45: nays, 3-Messrs. Dolph,
Tallinger and Perkins. Then Mr.. Teller
made another motion to correct the jour
nal and took the floor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 The mate met
at 10 n. M, but the discussion on the ques.
ton of the amendment OF the journal, the
subject which has been before the senate
for the last two days, was not taken mp till
IL n. m. when Mr.. Stewart, rep Nevada,
took the floor. The intervening hour had
been taken up in waiting for a quorum
and in the reading of a report from the
treasury department as to the financial
aspect of the government for tho current
fiscal year. The summing up of the docu'
ment is that, If the present conditions
continue, there will be a deficit of so, 900,
GOO at the end Of the year.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20-It required
twenty minutes TO secure the attendance
Of "a quorum in the cnate this morning.
Mr.. Voorhees, then gave notice that after
q short time devoted TO morning business
he should request IN executive session.
Then there was some routine business.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill To facili'
tate the collection of debts of aided rail.
road companies in the United States.
Before going into executive session al
1890 a cloturc resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Voorhees,, dem, Indiana, and wen,
over till tomorrow. He SAID that il was
practically the same as that heretofore Of
fered by Mr.. Fill, dem, New York. II
provides that il any bill or resolution has
been debated thirty days any senate
may submit "a motion fixing a time
TO take the final vote, that
tn, motion shall be put immedi
ately, and that during its tendency, on
ut the time fixed for the final vote, II
adopted by a majority of all members ol
the senate, no debate, nor amendment OF
motion shall be permitted.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2l.-The Voorhee
c~loture resolution was not taken up thi:
morning as IL was expec ed ii would be
II there had been a morning hour it would
have been laid before the sen
ate in the ordinary course
Of business. But there was n,
morning hour, and there was no motor
to take mp the cloture resolution. The
silver purchase repeal bill was taken vi
as soon as u quorum was obtained, ant
Mr.. PETER. pop, Kansas, continued tn,
speech against il which he began on Fri
day of last week. speaking to v ~listles'
and inattentive audience.