Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-10-13
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

ferred +. Morgan offered resolution In
structing the committee on judiciary TO re-
port the provisions, II any. OF the coinage
act of anuary Is 1857. which are now In
force; held over. The resolution heretofore
made by r. DOlph, Rep, On, calling for
information as TO. pensions paid TO persons
residing In foreign countries, was taken up
and agreed TO. The repeal bill was, taken
up and Mr. Butler, Dem, ;. g., addressed
the Senate In opposition TO the bill as did Mr.
Blackburn. Dem, Ky, aud Mr.. Call Florida
h0UsE-Mr, Martin, OF lndianp secured the
adoption OF resolution calling upon the
secretary of the interior for information as
TO the number of pensions allowed and re.
1ected since \ arch 4. lsa3 MIR. a. Greer, OF
Nebraska asked for the Immediate consid-
Grafton of "a resolution for the appointment
OF IA committee TO investigate reports that
agents of the interior department. under
the guise OF detectives. were running down
evidence upon which TO base the suspension
OF PENSIONS; went over The House passed
expressing 20 foreign governments partic-
ipatlng in the Worlds Fair celebration
tue acknowledgements OF Congress. nder
call of committees, Col. Oates reported the
bankruptcy BILL Mr. McCreary reported the
substitute for the Everett bill amending
the Geary exclusion act and r. heeler,
from the committee on territories, reported
favorably bill requiring railroads
passing through the territories, TO
establish stations at all town sites
The elections law repeal bill was discussed
and Just before the House ad iourned Chair
man Fitch, of the committee reporting the
bill introduced substitute which strikes
out the section OF the revised statutes en-
powering the military to keep peace at the
polls and repeating all laws regarding the
the appointment OF supervisors or deputy
marshals The substitute would leave in
force the election la IS relating TO the pun
ishment of private individuals for bribery
and above all leaves In force the declara-
tory principles OF the fifteenth amendment
The northern democrats had, after an in
formal conference, decided that the Tucker
bill was too sweeping and this substitute
was formulated TO meet the objections.
SENATE.-Fifty-second day.--No business
HOU B. r. Oates called up the bill dis
qualifying United States judges from Sit
ting in cases in which they have ever been
Interested as counsel or by ties OF consan-
guinity, ana IL was passed. A bill permit
ting boiler inspect ion at the place OF manu-
facture was passed. and also n bill includ-
ing the secretary OF agriculture i'm the list
OF pre- -idential successors. The bill restor-
ing property of the Mormon church now in
the provisions OF the tdmunds-Tucker act,
to that church was passed. The elections
law repeal bill was taken up and Mt. MUIR
ray, the colored member from south Caro-
lima, made "a speech which was listened TO
with great interest. lie said that this bill
was a step toward the abrogatiOn OF the
18th, 18th and 18th amendments TO the Con-
stitution. lie applied such epithets as
'murdererS' thieves and ballot box
rapers 10 the southern emocrat politl-
cian- and appealed elOquently TO northern
democrats western Populi t. and patriotic
Republicans everywhere TO resist the pas
sage OF thi' nefarious bill. The black people
were the most traduCed and slanuered on
earth. They never attempted To dominate
i'm the south. They were submissive and
law-abiding Mr.. tus ell. OF Georgia, and
passage OF the bill and Mr. hainer, OF Ne
Draska opposed H.
SENATE. --Fifty-third day MIR. Blackburn,
OF Kentucky, submitted an amendment to
the bill repeating the silver purchasing
clauses of the act OF $50. 1t strikes out the
' oorhees substitute. leaving the bill as it
passed the House, and then provides for the
free coinage of silver of American prOduc-
ton. The secretary OF the rcasury is au-
thoriyed on the FIRST day OF each month to
establi n the seigniorage TO he charged for
the following month, which Is to be the diff
ference between the market price of silver
bullion and the minted value after coinage.
This Sc gniOrage is not to be coined, but Is
10 be sold by the Secretary OF the Treasury
for gold 10 be used for the purpose of
maintaining the parity OF gold ana silver.
The resolution heretofore offered by r..
PETER Pop, Ms for a select committee to
inquire what legislation is niece ssary TO i'm
prove the banking system of the country
was taken up and referred TO the committee
on finance. Mr. Call, of Florida, concluded
his speerh against the repeal bill MIR.
Teller, OF Colorado, spoke in opposition to
the bill Executive session HOusE-Ihe
elections law repeal bill occupied the day.
- r. Hainer, of Nebraska, concluded his
speech in opposition TO the measure
y r. Hicks, OF enn-ylyania also opposed IL,
while MIR Brookshife OF indiana supported
it. Then +. Ray, OF New York put in his
oar TO oppose and was countered by r..
English. of New Jersey, who stood by the
democratic guns. Amos Cummings, OF New
York made the speech OF the day in favor
OF repeal lie said the present elections
law was the result OF party necessity and
not OF national need. VT. Baker. OF New
Hampshire, and 7. Tawney, of Minnesota
In opposition and b r. Talbert, of south
Carolina, in support, followed. The latter
created sensation by, declaring, the
proudest memory of my life Is that was a
Confederate soldier. Our struggle has been
styled the lost cause. 1t may have been
lost, but was the cause OF liberty. IL some
are not willing 10 give liberty TO us, we. are
ready to fight again. We will give the black
men their rights, but this Is a white mems
country, and white men must and shall
rule VT. Geissenheimer, of New jersey
detailed the result OF the Investigation into
the operation OF these laws in New lork by
congressional committee OF which he was
a member. The conclusion OF the commit
tee was that the laws were bad because no
no convictions we're secured; that they
placed too much power In the hands OF the
party In power, and should be repealed.
SENATE-Fifty-f fourth day.-Nr. Voorhees,
gave notice that he would In a few days
ask the Senate TO sit in continuous seS,
sion until a vote was reached upon the bill
20 repeal the silver law OF lS9O-the 'Sher-
man law MIR. WolcoJt on cred a resolution,
which went over, directing the committee
on finance TO report bill for the coinage of
gold and silver in accordance with the
policy set forth In the bill reported by the
committee August 2S 1885, being House bill
No. I. Atr. Harris, Dem, Tenn, offered a
resolution, which was referred, creating a
select committee OF five Senators TO investi-
gate the ord Theater disaster in Wash
ington City and reported whether In equity
and justice tire government should com
pensate the sufferers therefrom. Mr.
Roach Dem, ~ D., sproke favoring repeal
and Mr. Allen, Pop, Neb, opposed it,
HoUsE.-The Tucker bill to repeal the
federal elections law was the whole I pic of
discussion anu although some of the best
speakers OF the House were participants
the attendance was very slim.
SENATE.-Fiftv- day.--The resolution
heretofore offered by Ar. Wolcott directing
the committee on finance TO report IA bill
embodying the bi-metallic declaration con
tanned In the Voorhees, substitute for the
Wilson repeal bill was taken uD and Mr.
Wolcott addressed the Senate in favor of
its adoption. r. Voorhees, replied at great
length and with great feeling. VI Cock
relf, DEM, NO. addressed the Senate In OPP
o,ition to the repeal of the bill HOUSE.
The closing day of the debate on the Tucker
elections law repeal bill was quite interest
ing. yet the arguments were the same as
they had been every day during the two
weeks of the discussion.
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