Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-10-18
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SPECIAL session.


Mr.. Blackburn OSyi submitted an amendment
20 the bin repeating tho silver purcha sing
clauses OF the act OF 1870 II strikes out the
voorhees, substitute. leaving the bill Is IL
passed the house. ana then provides for the free
coinage OF silver OF Z nnerican productions. The
! secretary OF the treasury Is authorized on the
hrst day OF each mouth 10 establish the scignor-
orugc 10 be charged for tho follow ing month.
which IS 10 be the difference between the mar
kct price % silver bullion and the minfed value
after coinage. This seignorage Is no. 10 be
coined, but Is 20 be sold By the secretary OF the
treasury Tor gold. 20 be used for the purpose OF
maintaiping the parity OF gold and silver
HousE-Seven hours OF uninterrupted de-
bate on the elections bill occupied the time OF
/ the house Friday, the speech OF Mr. Cum
mings, OF New York being the feature As bus
three days remain for the debate, the house
met Friday morning AZ n o'clock. Night SEES
sions WIN also be ordered so that oil desiring
TO speak shall have an opportunity.
WASHINGTON. Oct. --sENArfs-There was q
good deal OF dickcring in the senate Saturday
afternoon over an early adjournment. both
sides wanting TO adjourn early. but neither side
wanted the motion 10 come from H. The silver
senators informed the rcpealers that they
would not oppose a motion TO adjourn reso.
luton was introduced IN the senate Saturday
providing for the appoin tment OF a committee
10 investigate the recent Ford opera house dis.
aster. in which n number Of clerks were por-
manenty injured. and 10 report TO what extent
the government IS liable
HoUsE-At the night session the galleries
were comfortably filled, but only eiyht rrcrn-
bcrs were IN their seats Kilgore, OF Texas oc-
| cupied the chair The speakers were Grady
| Cd, n c.. Dunn %. y. u Mr. McCieary Or
Mimi, and Mr.. Anderson %, W. Va The
house at 1925. adjourned until Monday al II
o'clock.
WAsHINGroS, Oct 1O.-SEsArE-The pro
ceedngs in the senate Monday by their spiel.
ness and heat show the strain OF feeling which
preeedes the great struggle which viii begin on
Wednesday. Senator Harris opened the
morning with some remarks in his character
istieally incisive manner concerning resolutions
recently adopted by the Memphis exchanges
criticising himself and Senator Bate for their
opposition 10 unconditional rcpcaL Mr. Harris.
with not little heat, declared that he would
continue TO do his duty q senator as a. APP
pcared proper TO himsclf, let the consequences
be what they might
HousE-Nothing OF importance was trans
acted In the house Monday Tho following pri-
Vnte bills were introduced: To peason Lulu
Mathilda Miller daughter OF Gins. A. Miller
late an assistant surgeon OF the Thirty-fourth
regiment o. v L, at s25 a month: 20 grant an
honorable discharge 10 Alex. l. Friohlich late
captain OF Company y. Forty-seyenth O. V 1
10 date January IS, 1862, up 10 which time no
served ana was paid 10 pension AZ tho rate OF
SIS o month Chas. II. Maxteld lato OF Company
f. Third New York light artillery: 90 pension
Anna s, widow OF julius a. krause musician
In the Marine Corps
WASHINGTON. Oct IL-SHNArE- TUESDAY
wrought no chunge Whatever in the strength OF
In the relative aspect OF the conflicting forces
on the repeal bill A plan has been proposed 10
precipitate revolution in the senate by upset
ting the precedCnts OF century through The
recognition by some senator called to the presid.
lug oulcerS chair in the senate IN tho absence
OF Nicc-Prcsidcnt Stevenson. or the president
pro. tenn, Senator Harris OF Tennessee, OF "A
blunt motion To proceed 10 a vote This plan
has been canvasscd, and IL is believed Is now
finally abandoned. There remains nothing.
therefore for the senate TO 10 but to enter upou
many weary hours OF mingled debate nlibuster-
ing and roil-calling. In anticipation OF this
struggle this was an extremely dun day in tho
senate.
HoUsE-Thc bill OF Mr. Tucker repeating the
federal elections law, was passed Tuesday by a
vote OF POO 20 l0l. The voting consumed only
about two hours. All rumors OF an intention
on the part Of the republicans 70 hllibuster by
demanding iucessant roll-calls on amendments
were shown to be unauthorized II IS rotc-
worthy that the bin which passed the house AZ
O'Clock was on the table Of the senate ~ 4,
indicating "a significant industry on the part OF
the cngrossiug clerks OF the house.
WAsHINGToN, Oct l. -SENArE-At g O'Clock
"Wednesday evening Senator Dubois arose in
his place Instead OF making o motion TO adj
journ, ms had been expected, the young leader
OF the silverites remarked that the hour az
which Er Voorhees, in charge OF the pending
measure, usually made motion TO adjourn had
passed, and he asked the Indiana senator
whether he intended 70 make that motion To-
night Mr.. Voorhees,, amid the most intense
silence, replied that he felt II 20 be his highest
duty not TO make the usual motion. but in
stead, 10 ask the seuatc to stay in continuous
session until House Bill No. was disnosod
OF Mr.. Voorhees, ultmatum was at-
tackled by senator Harris He announced that
the silver democrats would not move nor vote
10 adjourn. They would stay there and ans wcr
every roll-call, and when Mr.. Voorhees, was
Tired OF trying 20 accomplish an impossibility
ne ana those acting with him would favor
reasonable compromise. senator Butler. OF
South Carolina, made an impas.ioucd protest.
against Mr. Voorhees, asserting that The senate
had reached the stage OF revolution because is
could not govern Itself
HousE-No business OF importance was trans.
acted in the house Wednesday.
wAsHINGroN. Oct ig.-SEYArE- second
day OF the continuous session Of the senate
produced as record OF actual business only
the tabliug OF the free coinage amendment 10
The repeal bill offered bv Senator PETER. This
was accomplished carly Thursday morning by q
vote OF 33 To r.. There was no significance tc
this vote. innsmuch as the Ultra silver senator's
reirained from voting, and quorum WAS onl.
Sc cured by the votes OF the silver men who d.
sired 10 go on record upon this proposition.
Tho continuous session adjourned at I:g5 FRI.
dav morning, Senator Voorhees, failing TO keep
o quorum
HoUsE-Thcre wcrc indications Thursday
morn ng that some OF the members OF the house
had Sawed MP with tho senate a part OF tho
last night. there WAS plainly no quorum
present but no point was made. Loud Cali
took Tho floor against the McCreary amend.
mcnt bus before he began, Geary offered his
amendments, which arc that certificates must
oc accompanied with photographs. and dupli-
cate fled iu the ofhco OF The collector of inter
nal rcvcuue that the order OF deportation must
be enforced hy the q. marshal. and the Chi
neso must remain ia custody until deportation
without bail; also defining the term merchant
to mean any person engaged IN buying and sell.
Ing 90 fixed place or business in hts nome
a Chinese merchant seeking entrance into thii
country on the ground that he was o former ruer.
chant must prove by two witnesses other thar
Chinese. that he vas SUCH
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