Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-09
The Speaker cleared the minor matters

The Speaker cleared the minor matters
| from his table, executive communications,
| ETC., before presenting the repeal bill. When
he presented the New York and New Jersey
| bridge bill, with the Senate amendments, Mr..
Dunphy moved non-concurrence. This was
agreed to and the conferrces were appointed.
"The Speaker lays before the House," said
| Speaker Crisp, "thc House bill No. !, with
Senate amendments" II move the House
| concur In tho Senate amendments" said Mr..
Wilson, rising to his feet, land upon that
| motion demand the previous question" lie
offered to allow the silver men few hours to
debate the bill, but Mr.. Bland declined to ac-
cept any favore. The silver men attempted
to cause delay by fillbusterlng, but the chair
ruled against them and at las tho previous
| question was ordered.
The bill was then in tho arena OF debate
for the last time, fifteen minutes being al
lowed each side under the rules. After some
little wrangl!ng 1t was arranged that Mr..
Bland should control tho time for the op-
ponents and Mr.. Wilson for the supporters Of
the measure.
| Mr.. Bland sent TO the desk and had read
| his amendment. 1t revives the free coinage
| net of 1887. Mr.. Bland said a vote must now
be taken upon the all-important question of
| returning to the law Of 1873. The recent
panic was preclpitated by the moneyed inter
ests OF the country for the purpose Of Affect
ing legislation. The advocates of silver wero
not discouraged. On the contrary, when the
Sherman law is wiped out, tho sole issue
would be whether this country should go to
the gold monometalllsm which had prac-
| tically bankrupted Europe or re-establish the
monetary system of the constitution.
Mr.. Bland was followed by Messrs Bryan,
Wheeler, Springer and Livingstone, who
spoke few words Of objection to the bill.
Reed, Tracey and Wilson spoke In favor OF
the bill.
Mr.. Bland's motion to rccommit the bill,
with Instructions to report back free coin
age amendment, took precedence, and was
| first voted upon The motion was lost, 100
| w m n
tion to concur in the Senate amendments.
The motion carried, 1913 to "a.
When the din following the detailed vote
had subsidized, Mr.. Allen (MississippD quIetcd
| the excitement by humorous speech. When
| he had finished, the House began rushing
through routine matters preparatory to final
adjournment.
| MIR Wcudock (Michignn) presented con-
ference report upon the bill suspending the
statute one year which compelled work TO the
amount OF 500 on all mining claims. MIR.
Pence (Colorado), Hartman (Montann), VIII
son (Washington) and Lucas (south Dakota)
was adopted, 199 to 8.
| scven.y-FIfth Day.
SENATE.--Mr. Stewart introduced into the
| Senate to-day bill for the free and unlim-
| tied coinage of silver, and 1t was referred to
| tho Finance committee.
The House bill to increase by twenty-five
the number of officers that may be assigned
l
| The House bill to extend tho time Of the
Chinese act was then taken up, and passed
without amendment.
The Senate bill granting to tho state of
California per cent OF the net proceeds OF
the cash sales OF public lands in that state to
aid In the support of its public or common
schools, and making an appropriation for
that purpose, was, on motion OF Mr.. White Of
California, taken up and passed.
HoUsE.-Immedately after the reading OF
the journal, General Catchfngs, from the
committee on rules, reported the resolution
for final adjournment tomorrow Mt o'clock.
Judge Holman of Indiana argued against ad-
journment and In favor Of n recess, in order
that the committees might have an opportun-
ity to work between now and tho beginning
of the regular session. "Wall street will have
no further use for u.s." shouted Mr. Bland.
Mr.. Terry OF Arkansas argued against either
an adjournment or recess. The resolution
was carried by vote Of 134 to 49,
Mr.. Wilson, chairman OF the ways and
means committee, asked unanimous consent
| for the consideration OF n resolution to per-
nit the ways and means committee to sit
during the adjournment in order to work on
the tariff bill. Mr. Reed objected.
Mr.. Fitch Of Now York called up the bill
to aid the Worlds Fair prize-winners exposi-
ton to be held In New York from November
"a to January Is, which was passed. Mr..
kilgore reported favorably Mr.. Rawlins' bill
for the admission of Utah into the Union.
Mr.. Oates asked unanimous consent that fu-
ture debate on the bankruptcy bill be limited
to three hours under the fye-minute rule.
chorus OF objections followed.
Mr.. Cntchings from the committee on rules
presented II special rule for the consideration
Of Mr.. Wilson'S resolution.
| A long parliamentary struggle ensued, and
as the Republicans refused to vote the Demo-
Gratis made every effort to secure quorum OF
| their own, but Intellectually. After three
hours wasted n compromise resolution was
| agreed upon at the suggestion OF Mr.. Reed,
by which the wording OF the resolution was
slightly amended, and the house adjourned.
| scventy-sixth Day.
sENArE.-The joint resolution to adjourn
| the session at . p. m. wns considered and
could not be maintained in either the Senate
or House.
The House bill In sid of the Worlds Fair
prize winners exhibition, TO be held In New
journed until the regular session In Decem-
ber.
HoUsE.-Thc Senate amendments to the
bill permitting the sale OF Worlds Fair cx-
hibits in this country upon payment of 80 per
cent of the duties to which they were sub
ject were concurred in and the bill passed.
| The clerk then began calling the commit
| tees for reports and several trivial bills were
| reported. Then dozen members were on
! their feet seeking recognition. Mr.. Boatner
was recognized and asked unanimous con-
sent to consider bill changing the judicial
districts Of Florida. 1t was passed.
resolution providing Tor the payment OF
| the members clerks out OF the miscellaneous
| funds Of the House was passed.
| Then the House. on the motion OF Mr.. Cobb
of Alabama, paid q substantial tribute to the
| late Chaplain Haddoway by ordering the pay
mcnt of years salary to his widow.
An effort was made to extend tho time of
adjournment to 80 in order to pass several
other bills but 1t failed and the House ad-
journed at p. m.
Senator and Mrs. Wolcott sailed for Europe
on the 4th.
|. The Chinese bill which passed the Senate is
the House bill unamended. 1t extends to six
months the time under which the Chinese
can register under the Gcary law, and for the
deportation after this time of any Chinese la
| borers found in the United States without n
| certificate of registration. 1t provides the
word laborer shall mean skilled and unskil!cd
| laborers, while Chinese merchant shall be
Chinaman devoted exclusively TO mercantile
pursuits and not engaged as q laborer at all.
1t changes tho provisions of the Geary law
concerning witnesses In that instead OF re-
quiring 4 white witness 1t requires that the
witness shall be other than Chinamnn.
Pending the order of deportation, the China
man to be deported cannot be bailed. Certiii-
cates of registration arc TO contain the photo
graph of the applicant.
The treasury closed the month Of October,
and the last month probably of the present
administration of silver purchases, by buying
I'm tho npyrepatc 043 900 ounces. The Offers