The Forrest City times., 1893-09-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of the Extra Session-Wha
 10th Houses Are Doing.

Both Houses Are DOinS.
 WHEv the senate met on the 11th MT. Stew art submitted n resolution providing for a committee of five to ascertain and report whether any senator was interested as a stock holder or otherwise in any national bank, which Mir Hill opposed on the ground that 1t was un- called for and reflection on senators The re- solution went over, and Mir 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 drought the land The attempt to pass resolution ap- propriating s,0),0o0 for the relief of South Carolina cyclone sufferers failed. and a resolu- ton passed distributing the public documents issued up to December 1. which the members of the last house had voted themselves. Ad 1ourned
 IS the senate on the l2th MT. Mitchell (Ore) occupied most of the time in speaking against the repeal bill A letter from the secretary Of the treasury in relation 10 the redemption of silver certificates was laid before the senate. The resolution for Q committee to inquire into the holdings of senators in national banks again went over Mir Hawley (Conn spoke. in favor os the repeal bill .... In the house Mir Hepburn Ga vainy endeavored to secure the passage Of a resolution calling for information relative 10 the transporta ton of goods between United States ports over Canadian territory, and Mir. Richardson (Tenn) reported bill having for its purpose reduction of expend itures in the way of public prin ting and binding
 IN he senate on the 18th MT Stewart spoke in favor of his resolution that a committee be ap pointed 10 ascertain and report if any senators held stock in national banks etc. and drifted into a long speech on the silver question Mir. Shoup also spoke against the repeal bill. MT Voorhees, made an intellectual attempt to have a day set for closing debate and the senate ad- journed ....I In the house MT. Talbert (S. @ of fered resolution instructng the banking com mittee to report bill for the issue of &l50,0J0 0O9 in treasury notes. The bill created some interest MT. Curtis (kan) introduced bill appropriating Si5, 900 to pay the widows and children of k. c. Hull and J. Hagan residents of Kansas and employees of the gov ernment who were killed in the Ford theater disaster.
 WHEN the senate met on the l4th MT. Flulk ner (W. Val offered his amendment to the house repeal bill providing for the coinage of silver bullion in the treasury, the coinage of S3, GOO 900 monthly and making silver dollars legal tender. Mir Daniel (Va.) then addressed the senate in opposition to unconditional re- peal . When the house met MT. Tucker at- tempted to get his bill repeating all federal elections laws before the body but filibuStering commenced by republicans and continued for some time. Finally a resolution was passed revoking all leaves of absence and authorizing the summoning of absent members by tele- graph and the house adjourned.
 IN the senate on the 18th Mir. Lindsay (ky.) spoke on the repeal bill He said the bill con tained not word looking to the discon tinuance of silver coinage under existing laws and that it left unimpared the provision of the act of ls9J for the coinage of silver in the future. He defended Secretary Carlisle from the charge of Inconsistency so often made against him, and denounced as without excuse or palliation the effort to connect MT Carlisle will a conspiracy to bring the late panic. Mir. Higgins (Del.) spoke in favor of repeal. In the house tilibus tering renewed over the calling up of the Tucker federal elections repeal bill and con- tiuued until o'clock when the special order came up-the deliverv of euogies upon the late Representative Chipman. of Michigan, after which the house adjourned
 AFTER some routine business in the senate on the 10th the repeal bill was taken up and MT Voorhees, asked that the time for closing debate be fixed at the 18th when vote should be taken. but the matter informally laid aside and MT. Allison Qa.) addressed the sen ate. At his conc. usion euogies were delivered upon the late Senator Stanford, of California. and the senate adjourned. In the house fiji bustering against the Tucker federal elections repeal bill was resumed and the democrats being without quorum the house adjourned until Monday afternoon