Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-09-14
EXTRA SESSION.
Work of Both Houses of the NationaI
Legislature.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-When the SEM
ate met yesterday Mr.. Stewart New
sprung surprise by announcing that
| hereafter quorum of the senate would
! have to be present when senators spoke
| upon the silver question. Mr.. Voor-
| hees' resolution for meeting at II
| o'clock went over. Mr.. PETER intro
duced bill creating a department of
| education under the supervision of
| secretary of education. Mr.. Aliens
resolution calling on the secretary of
| the treasury as to whether he had re-
| deemed any silver certificates in coin
was agreed to. Mr.. Stewart then spoke
on the silver question until adjourn
ment.
The house was engaged in further
considering the rules A large num-
Der of bills have been fled to take their
place on the calendar when work is
| resumed.
| WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Tin the senate
| yesterday Mr.. Voorhees, said he would
not press his resolution for II o'clock
meetings of the senate at present and
! it was laid over. Mr.. Morgan (Ala.)
| addressed the senate on his resolution
to appoint joint committee to investi-
|
try. The resolution went to the calen-
dar and the repeal bill was taken up
by vote of 81 to 21, and Mr.. Stewart
continued his remarks against the bill
He yielded to Mr.. Teller (Col.) who de-
manded quorum and in brief speech
spoke feelingly of the injustice being
done the friends of silver. Mr. Stewart
then resumed his remarks and had not
| concluded at adjournment
| The house adopted the rules and then
adjourned until Saturday, after an ava
| lanche of bills had been laid on the
clerks desk.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept s.-The proceed
| ingS in the senate were exceedingly dull
and uninteresting yesterday. Mr..
Stewart finished his speech and there
were several dilatory roll-calis. To ia
cilitate delay, Mr.. Wolcott (Col) pre-
sented a petition from citizens of a
Colorado town for the repeal of the
| Mckinley bill, which was substituted
for the repeal of the Sherman law in
blank petitions that had been sent out.
| He also offered resolution of inquiry
as to the amount of bounty paid on ma
pie sugar.
The house was not in session.
| FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Wolcott's resolution call
ing for information as to the amount
of bounties paid on maple sugar was
enlarged to include all sugars
and adopted. Debate on the repeal
bill was then resumed. Mr. Faulkner
CW. Va spoke first. He declared his
] intention of offering an amendment
| providing for the coinage of 3, 000,00
silver dollars monthly until the aggre-
gate silver circulation should be $780,,
600, 900. Mr.. Turpie Und) spoke in
favor of bimetallism and Senator Jones
(Ark.) opposed the bill A tilt, con-
| tanning some acid, took place between
| Senators Voorhees, Qnd.) and Hale
(Me.) and after Mr.. Teller announced
his determination to address the senate
an executive session was held and the
senate adjourned.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Saturday
was a very dull day in congress- In
the senate Mr.. Peffers resolution call
ing for information as to whether ma
tional banks in New York, Philadel-
phia and Boston had maintained their
lawful reserve was debated at some
length and went over Mr.. Teller then
spoke against the repeal bill until ad-
journment.
The house was in session but short
time and transacted no business of
public Importance. a resolution was
reported giving Mr.. Belknap, of the
Fifth Michigan district, permission to
contest the seat of Mr. Richardson and
giving him sixty days to take testi-
mony. Adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-When the
senate met yesterday Mr.. Stewart sub
mitted a resolution providing for a
committee of five to ascertain and re-
port whether any senator was inter
ested as a stocl1holder or otherwise in
any national bank, which Mr.. Hill op-
posed on the ground that it was un-
called for and reflection on senator's
The resolution went over, and Mr.
Pugh, (Ala) spoke IN opposition to the
repeal bill.
In the house the chaplain prayed for
the new addition to the White house,
and for the chief executive and Mrs.
Cleveland, and that the family in the
White house might become beacon in
the wilderness to all the families
throughout the land. The attempt to
pass resolution appropriating 100000
for the relief of South Carolina cyclone
sufferers failed, and resolution passed
confiscating the public documents is
sued up to December I, which the mem
bers of the last house had voted them
selves. Adjourned.
s FURTHER ACTION STOPPED.
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