The Meeker herald., 1893-11-11
The Speaker cleared the minor matter.

bridge bill, with the Senate amendments, Mr..
Dunphy moved concurrence. This was
agreed to and the conferrees were appointed.
THE Speaker lays before the House." said
Sneaker Crisp 'ihe House bill No. /, with
senate amendments 81 move the House
concur In the Senate amendments" said Mr.,
Wilson, rising TO his feet, land upon that
motion [ demand the previous question" He
offered to allow the silver men few hours TO
debate the bill, but Mr.. Bland declined to ac-
cept any lavors. The silver men attempted
to cause delay by fil.busterng, but the chair
ruled against them and at lao the previous
question was ordered.
The bill was then Ia the arena of debate
for the last time. fifteen minutes being al
lowed each side under the rules. After some
little wrangling 1t was arranged that Mr..
Bland should control the time for the OPP
poncnts and Mr.. Wilson for the supporters of
the measure.
Mr.. Bland sent TO the desk and had read
his amendment. II revlyes the free coinage
act of 1851 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 precipltatcd by the moneyed inter
ests Of the country for the purpose Of affect
Ing legislation The advocates OF silver were
| not discouraged. On the contrary, when the
Sherman law Is wiped out, the sole issue
would be whether this country should go to
| the gold monometallism which had prnc-
ticaliv bankrupted Europe or re-establlsh the
| monetary system OF the constitution.
Mr.. Bland was followed by Mcssrs. Bryan,
| Wheeler, Springer and Livingstone, who
SPOKE tsIGy Gid Wilson spoke in i faso IN. y.
the bill
Mr.. BANDS motion to recommlt the bill,
with instructions to report back free csin-
age amendment, took precedence, ard was
! first voted upon The motion lost 100
to 10. The vote was then taken on the mo
ton to concur In the Senate amendments
! The motion carried, 1913 TO "a.
] When the din following the detailed vote
had subsidized, Mr.. Allen (MisslssippD q.ieted
the excitement by humorous speech. When
he had finished, the House began rushing
through routine matters preparatory 10 final
adjournment.
Mir Weadocl fMichgan) presented CON
ference report upon the bill suspendlng the
statute one year which compelled work TO the
amount Of 500 on all mining claims. Mr..
Pence Colorado, Hartman Montana, VII
son (Washington) and Lucas South Dakota
supported the bill. The conference report
was adopted, 100 TO 3.
scvsnty-Fifth Day
SENATE MIR. Stewart introduced Into the
Senate to-day bill for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver, and 1t was referred to
the Finance committee.
The House bill 10 increase by twenty-five
the number of officers that may be assigned
to colleges was amended and passed.
The House bill to extend the lime of the
Chinese act was then taken up, and passed
without amendment
The Senate bill granting to the state of
California . per cent. OF the net proceeds of
the cash sales OF public lands In that state 10
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.
HoUs E.-lmmediately after the reading OF
the journal. General Catehings, from the
committee on rules. reported the resolution
for final adjournment tomorrow al 8 O'Clock
Judge Holman of Indiana argued against adj
iournmcnt and in favor of "A recess, in order
that the committees might have an opportun-
ity to work between now and the beginning
OF the regular session. wall street VIII have
no further use for u.s." shouted Mr. Bland.
Mr. Terry of Arkansas argued against either
an adjournment or a recess. The resolution
was carried by vote OF lH to 50.
MIR. Wilson, chairman of the ways and
means committee. asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of resolution TO per
nIt the Ways and means committee to sit
during the ad tournament in order to work on
the tariff bill. Mr.. Reed objected.
- Wv. hit-1.'5rid = falr prizc-winners cNposl-
tlon to be held in New York from November
"a to January Is, which was passed. Mr..
Kllgore reported favorably Mr.. Rawlins' bill
for the admission of Utah into the Union.
Mr.. Oates asked unanimous consent that flu
ture debate on the bankruptcy bill be limited
to three hours under the ivc-minutc rule.
chorus OF objections followed.
Mr. Catchings from the committee on rules
presented a special rule for the consideration
of MIR. 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 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.
SESATE.-Thc joint resolution to adjourn
adopted chiefly on the ground that quorum
could not be maintained in either the Senate
or House.
The House bill in sid Of the Worlds Fair
prize winners exhibition, 10 be held In New
York, was then passed, and the Senate ad-
jOurned until the regular session In Deem
Der.
HoUsE.-The Senate amendments TO the
bill permitting the sale OF Worlds Fair e1-
hibits In this country upon payment Of so per
cent. Of the duties to which they were sub
Jet were concurred in and the bill passed.
The clerk then began calling the commit
tees for reports and several trivial bills were
reported. Then a 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 for 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 n substantial tribute to the
late Chaplain Haddowny by ordering the pay
mcnt OF a years salary TO his widow.
An effort was made to extend the time OF
adjournment to 4 30 in order to pass several
other bills, but it failed and the House adj
iourned at p. NJ.
Senator and Mrs. Wolcott sailed for Europe
on the 4th.
The Chinese bill which passed the Senate is
the House bill unamcndcd. 1t extends to six
months the time under which the Chinese
can register under the Geary law. and for the
deportation after this time of any Chinese la
borcrs found in the United States without a
certificate of registration. 1t provides the
word laborcr shall mean skilled and unskilled
laborers, while a Chinese merchant shall be a
Chinaman devoted exclusively to mercantile
pursuits and not engaged as laborcr at ALL
1t changes the provisions of the Geary law
concerning witnesses in that instead of re.
quirng white witness 1t requires that the
witness shall be other than Il Chinaman.
Pending the order of depor.nfinp tho ttbina