Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-09-21
FIFTY THIRD COAGRvs
PROCEEDINGS OF ruE srr
SESSION OF CoNGpRss ISil

PROCEEDINGS OF ruE sn,
SESSION OF CONGRESS
Condensed Record of tb.
Being transacted by our Nn,ias
Observation-Disclosures Re;or, ~
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Washington, Sept. 12.-In the -,
the greater part of the time was
pied by Senator Pugh (Alal in w
ton to the repeal of the Sherp.a
He was followed by Senator ~
(Colo.l, also against the bill, VIII
Guided his speech begun on Saturdar "
The silver men neither Saturday
day followed the tactics inan,nA
early last week of insisting unon
presence of a quorum, and ann.
the feeling between the friends ona
p~onents of repeal IL much b4ttos ~
has been heretofore during the sosa:~
Washington, Sept. l3.-The sa,o,a
prompt in getting to work on The :.
bill. The Stewart resolution as n
ators holding stock in national IA
was laid over until tomorrow. A., 1aJ
the bill was taken up and MIR Mt
(Rep. Orr made "A long speech aya;.
the repeal of the Sherman oct,
The house transacted only routins \
hess. Mr.. Hepburn lItcp. lowa( a,tors
ed TO secure consideration Of n -
ton calling on the secretary of the trsa
ury for information as To he amount
merchandise transported from one I'M
States port 10 another over Conoa;s
territory. Mr.. Geary (Dcm. CALI ID
jected, and the resolution was yefor,oS
Washington, Sept. i4.-Mr. Allen d.
Neb.) occupied the floor of the sensta
advocating the Stewart resolution nm !
= o'clock, when the presiding Officer t.t
before the senate the repeal bill. the rasa
luton going 10 the calendar. Mr.. yoos
hees, in charge Of the repeal hin sai
the bill had been discussed ia the hon.
seventeen days and in the senate ,veJyd
days. He therefore thought the time u.1
approaching when the day for a vo,l
should be fixed. He asked that cenar.
debate close a week from to-day. and ,bs
the amendments then be discussed untF
the Saturday following at > O'Clock mn
der rule =, when Il vote should be taks, r
on the substitute and all the amendments \
Mr.. Dubois denied that the subieq1 had
not been discussed & the satisfaction ~
either congress or the couutr as had Il
been asserted. Mr.. Voorhees, sai6 b.f
would enew his request at some futun.
time. and Mr.. Shoup of Idaho proceeded
IN u1lplCG rho Sat,a 70 ,,,l,, I'll. u-t n
order.
The house transacted routine business,
of an unimportant character. An Oh
lection prevented a resolution offered by
Mr.. Talbert Dem. :. c. directing thr {
committee on banking aid currency to \
report Immediately a bill for the issue Of
SID. 100000 of treasury notes from being
considered. The house went into commit. |
tee of the whole on the printing bill.
Washington. Sept. 15.-The struggle /
over the federal election repeal Dill be-
gun in tb" house with the opening of The
session, the Republicans under the lead
of Mr.. Burrows) flibustercd TO prevent
the reception of the report from the con-
mittec on election of president and vice
president. in favor of the Tucker bill.
On Mr.. Burrows motion 10 dispense with
the call of committees for reports, the Re
publicaus refrained from voting, tbus
breaking a quorum. The vote resulted:
Ayes, /: nays 100. : call OF the house
was ordered. Several Democrats who
feel that they are acting with the adj
ministration in opposing legislation until
the silver legislation is ont Of the way,
also refrained from voting. The Demo
Gratis realize that they must secure q
quorum Of their own party before they
a secure action on the federal election
repeal bill. and after a day devoted to
hliUustering adopted IL resolution ~reTokIn2
all leaves of absence except those on ae-
count of sickness, and kilograms were
ordered sent 70 ab%cntccs notifying them
10 return.
. In the senate. after the offering OF Mr..
Faulkner's amendment to the repeal bill
proposing the coinage of SSO0,0O0,OI0 OF
silver at the ratio of Ii 10 land a per
sonal explanation from Mr.. Hawley Rep
Conn., denying that he had been absent
from the senate chamber more t'syt
tire" days during the present session,
the repeal bin was taken up and Mr.,
Daniel Dem. Va addressed the senate
in opposition TO il.
Washington. Sept. 1G.-SoIne routine
business having been disposed OF. the
struggle over the federal election bill was
resumed and the Republicans again re-
sorted to ilibustsring tactics. The at
tendance was very small az the opening
MIR. Burrows demanded the ayes and
nays on the call of committee reports.
The vote resulted. yeas /. nays 1870
quorum. The Republicans and administra-
ton Democrats refusing 10 vote. Inc
house devoted the remainder of the DAY
10 delivering ~eulogics on the life ana
character of the late Congressman Smp
man of Michigan.
AFTER the routine morning business Tue
repeal bin was taken up in the senate,
and Mr.. Lindsay Dem, KY addressed
the senate at length.
Washington, Sept. Ex-senator N"r-
bees will one day this week move "
prolong the day session of the senate
INTO the night, aud il Is understood tha,