Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-10-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of the Extra Session-Whas
10th Houses Are Doing.


10th Houses Are Doing.
THE senate had its first all.night hgnt on tne
nth When the repeal bill came up MT COCK
rell continued his speech in opposition. MT.
Smith IN J) favored the bill and Mr.. lrbv Is
c. spoke in opposition Ate o'clock MT. Voor'
hees announced that he should ask the senate
70 remain In continuous session until vote
was reached, and the senate settled down to On
all.night session 1t was simply talking against
time. and ut daylight the body was still In SEES.
sion. The house was engaged IN debate OF,
the McCreary bill to extend the provisions OF
tho Geary Chinese cxcluslon) act six months
the discussion continuing until O'CLOCK, wnen
the house adjourned.
THE senate opened the day Tin continuous
SESSION. on the eth with Mr.. Allen (Neb.) sun
speaking In opposition TO the repeal bill, the
fight having been kept up oil night About
o'clock. after speaking nearly fourteen hours
he Welded the floor to Mr. Martin Kan who
took up the fight In opposition TO the bill and
occupied the floor for several hours All Ell
forts TO reach o vote failed during the day ana
the session continued until after midnight with
no result and ut l:4o q. m on motion OF MT
Voorhees,, the senate adjourned after contSn'
uous session OF forty hours. with talk OF COM
promise filling the air .... The house had caught
the infection OF the senate and proceeded 10 do
nothing, q quorum failing to appear. as many
members had sat up all night with the sick
senate The point OF no quorum was not urged,
however, and bill passed applying the land
laws OF March, 1891, TO that part OF the Sioux
reservation that extends into Nebraska The
bill TO protect forest reservations was debated
In committee OF the whole. Mr. Flynn's resolu-
ton permitting Cherokee strip settles to vote
after residence OF thirty days, passed. Inc
McCreary Chinese extension bill was taken up
and debate continued Mr. McCrcary asked
for night session, but with the awful example
OF the senate before them the members refused
and at 5:ij the house adjourned.
N IL the senate on the 18th MIR. Vest (Mo)
gave notice OF an amendment 10 the repeal bill
in the nature OF substitute. After repeating
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act II
authorizes the issuing of coin certificates for
the uncoined bullion, consisting OF seigniorage
on the silver heretofore purchased. 1t pro.
vides for the coinage OF American silver that
may be deposited by its owners at the rate OF
s',n0l 00) month up 70 the limit OF $500, 0)O.OOl
This coinage Is to be fairly proporiioned among
the silver producing states and territories
Holders OF standard silver dollars may have
them exchanged for certificates. The repeal
bill was then taken up and the battle continued
until midnight, when the senate adjourned. 80.
No house proceedings were reported, Us great
storm prevailed and communication partially
cut of.
THE senate was In session only six hours on
the 18th Anumber Of new rules were reported
having In view the shutting on diliiary pro
ceedings, which went over. Tho repeal bill
then came up and Mr. Jones lNev) spoke in
opposition At the close OF his speech the sen
ate adjourned until Monday. No business
was transacted In the house.
THE senate on the 18th was occupied for some
time discussing proposed amendments 10 the
rules and n, o'clock took up the regular grind
on the repeal bill. Mr.. Jones New concluded
his speech and Mr.. PETER (Kan) took the floor
in opposition to the bill which he held until U
o'clock when o motion to adjourn was voted
down. The Kansas senator continued TO speak
until 10 o'clock when the senate adjourned
.... The house passed the McCrcary bill with
the Geary amendmen, extending the provisions
| OF the Chinese exclusion bill six this, and
| also agreed TO the senate amendment to MIR.
| Flynn's bill giving persons who had resided on
| the Cherokee strip thirty days the right to
vote at the approaching election. The banking
| bill was under discussion Ut adjournment.
The senate stirred itself up considerably on
| the 18th over motion by Mr.. Dolph (Ore) &c
| correct the Journal so as TO make II show the
| presence OF senators who were actually presen,
| ana refused to vote upon roll call. A long de-
bate followed. participated in by Messrs,
Dolph Hill. Washburn and Sherman. who 70
vored a change Of the rules, and Messrs Har
ris, GRAY Faulkner and Morgan in opposition
The debate was decidedly spicy and developed
a res;lessness on the part OF senators Ut the
| situation and u determination to adopt some
method OF enabling majority OF senators &c
reach vote on any pending question within d
reasonable time under n proper Limitation OF
debate Senator Sherman took the ground
| that while the rules were so framed as TO ex
| pedite legislation and give minorities all theil
| rights under the constitution yet he thought
the obstructive methods OF the last two months
had gone far beyond anything he had ever be
| fore Witnessed In the senate and no further
| believed that there was no Legislative body hui
| what had the power - close debate II this
continued the senate would no longer COM
mand the respect OF intelligent people. After
| further debate the senate took a recess until
| morning. -. The house had u little warmth
| over tho bill removing the necessity for Affirm
alive proof Of LOYALTY OF pensioners OF wars pre-
vious TO the civil war, but the bill finally
passed with but little opposition, aud the Cox
banking bill was considered and finally passed.
| Pending consideration OF the printing bill the
house adjourned
| Oriental Scenes In New Mexico.