Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-10-15


on indefinitely md that the rh,s steal
.endurancs question having been
forced upon them they. nre deter
mined to carry tito n legitimate con.
clrsiob. Stewatt, Jones, PuRh, Nor.
gan nGd other silser men, who were
not present last night, having been
taking regular rest, came in this
morning, While Teller, Wolcott, Du-
b6is and Others WHO were in the
chamber nll night, went bome to
sleep and rest. They have the best
Of the situation, rs they require only
enough men TO keep the talk koirg,
while the opponents VI silver must at
all times he ready TO muster II quo.
rum; in this the silver men do not aid
them rs they decline to tcfpond on
the calls Il the roll to establish tho
presence Of I quorum.
AN incomplete canvass Of the Sen
hte ut = r.. 81 indicates the general
opinion To he Tie CONTIGUOUS session
will last 1T ieust through Ia night.
Voorhees, ~1enounccs unqunliticd'y
the statement published III some
quarters TO tho eject that Carlisle
ami GoTmun had agreed on cumpro
mise TO be,put Though the Senate
Ivy Voorhees, and DECLARES that tho
administration is not seeking u COM
promlno.
Harris has proposed nm amendment
10 suspend The silver purchase bill I'M
I'll Tho silver in tho treasury is
coined, then to coin n bank amount
monthly, doing away NTH all tho
small notes. The silver Democrats
are no.. inclined o accept the amend
mcnt.
Jones Of Arkansas will introduce an
amendment FIR the coinuge OF two
and hall millions monthly for four
years He thinks the silver men will
accept Il, us it carries silver through
this administration.
1t is definitely stfted that at 10
o'clock tonight Voorhees, will move
Tor a.receso until 10 To- morrow. II is
generally supposed the recess will be
used fer the purpose OF ~ttfcciiGg n
competence, though the repeal uIcn
say not, but thgt they WILL 20 en- in
definitely from 10 A. NJ. To 10 J., NJ.
daily till the silver Men get through
speech making.
Tho real reason for tho recess is tho
fact that Voorhees, has discovered hu
cannot hold u quorum. The silver
Senators who have helped TO make n
quorum have given notice that they
won't stay, and several of the Ecpub-
lchn repealers announce they will
hhvo TO DO uOscnt. Voorhees,, by
asking for n recess instead Of adjourn
ment, thiLks he will rIcvcnt ANY uns
Senutor from speaking moro than
once by preserving n legislative quo
rum.
hATER;-Dcadlock broken Mt l,3O
a! NJ. October 18th, by Adjournment
OF Senate on motion OF Senator
Voorhees,,
Of" House.
The House considered tho McCreary
substitute for tho Geary exclusion
law, and Geary offered his amend
ments, which arc to tho effect ihCt
certificates nus be accompanied
with photographs, and n duplicate
flied in the Cilice Of tic Collector OF
Internal Revenue; that the order Of
deportation must be enforced by tho
United States Marshal, and that Chi
ncsc mus remain in custody until deA
poriation without bail, also defining
the term merchant to mean my por4
sen engaged in Luying and selling ut
fixed place VI business in his name.
y Chinese notwithstanding entrance
into this country OF tho ground that
he was q former merchant must prove
by Two witnesses other than Chinese
that he was puch.