The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-10-13
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


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WASHINGTON. Oct A-SENArK "A novel
Amendment 10 the hill renealins the purchas
fog clauses OF The silver acs Ct isa0 was submit
ted to the senate Tuesday by Senator Morgan.
o. Alabama /, proposes tho rc-cnactment Of
the free coinage act q 1877 ani the remission OF
the % per cent OF tariff duties TO the countries
which receive American standard dollars OF tho
present weight and ineness AT par as legal
tender m0fey. The dinicuilcs In tho way Of
securing a compromise on tlc repeal bill be-
come more and more apparent every day, be
cause Of the dincrcnccs which exist on the
democratic siic OF the senate chamber
HOUSE, The debate on the elections hill
Tuesday only showed one nash Of interest
when Murray. tho South Carolina colored rep
reseniatiyc. Intercepted Kyle, % Miss ssppL
Boutelle q Maine, supported the eolored man,
and between them they ioreed the Mlssissip
plan to appeal 10 the speaker To prevent fur.
Their interruptions. The real feature OF the ses-
sion occurred Just before adjournment Mr.
Dunphy asked unanimous consent 10 consider
the New York and New Jersey bridge bill Mr.
De Witt Warner, although he RETAINED from
obiecting, ml dc vigorous speech against the
bill ltis the bill which Senator Hin tried TO
pass In the senate after midnight on the night
Of the last session Of congress. Mir. Warner
questions The good faith II the corporation TO
ing so far as TO intimate that II was TO be given
a monopoly for ten years in order TO permit il
20 blaelSm some company that honestly de
sired 10 erect bridge, When the vote was
taken ho made the point OF no quorum, and the
attempt 10 railroad the bill through a deserted
house Was frustrated
WAsHINGToS, Oct h-SENArE-sCompro
mise was the keynote OF both the speeches
delivered IN the senate Wednesday. by Mr.
- ~ a,A L.
Of Kentucky "Compromise" was also tho key
note OF statement delivered by Senator Cor
man. Of Maryland. 10 u delegation OF business
men from Baltimore who came TO Washington
by q special train 10 plead with the southern
democra tic senators for the cause OF uncondi-
ti0nal reneaL
HoUsE-The house, in transacting routine
business passed ioint resolution rendering
the hanks q tie United States to the foreign
governments which generously and effectively
participated In the Worlds fair. The house then
considered the bill 10 promote the safety OF ma
tional banks by prohibiting the officials OF such
banks to borrow money except BY the consent OF
the board Of directors Hut Il went over without
action The bankruptcy hill was reported and
placed upon the calendar The foreign affairs
committee Wednesday decided to report favor
ably the McGreary substitute for the Everett
bill AZ agreed on, It extends the Chinese reg
islration period six months from the passage
Of the act II strikes out the word white"
from the Geary act SO as TO permit the testi-
mony OF anyone except ChinAman TO prove
that 'ChinamNn Is entitled 10 register Il
defines Chinese lahOrcr
WASHINGTON, Oct 6-SENArE-The senate
devoted the entire day 10 an executive session,
In which the policy OF the president for violat-
ing the hOme-rule plank In the democratic plat
form in the appointment Of Indian agents was
severely criticised There is but little public
interest In this matter. as the contention Is con-
aned wholly to senators and members in the
far west who object 10 tho appoint ment OF east
ern men to ofiees In tho territories All tho
signs point to tho beginning OF a most earnest
struggle in the senate next week to secure
vote on the blu for unconditional repeal OF the
purchasing clause OF the Sherman act
HoUsE-Seeretary j. Sterling Mo-
BY the bill passed Thursday, place.
o. presidential succession The pa
retary OF agriculture had not been
the succession bill was passed in II
passed turning over the property
mon church nov In the hands OF n
charitable purposes, marks the ofiiciq
up OF the affairs Of the Mormon Oh
the Edmunds.Tucker act The hou
bill authorizing the sale OF tho old Gu
at Louisville Ky Consideration OF
bill was then resumed. Mr.. Murral
floor for the completion Of the spec
Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct L - SENAT
Mr. Blackburn (Ky.) submitted an al
TO the bill repeating the silver
clauses OF the oct OF IS o II strike
Voorhees, substitute, leaving the bf
passed the house. an. ihon provides for
coinage OF silver OF "a lerieAh production
secretary Of the tresIury Ia authorized on
Nrae IA 80 n, n.
oragc 10 be charged for the following month,
which Is to be the difference between the mar
ket price Of silver bullion and the minted value
after coinage This seignorage Is not 10 be
coined. but Is to be sold BY the secretary Of the
treasury for gold. 70 be used for the purpose OF
maintaining the parity OF gold and silver
HousE-Seven hours OF uninterrupted de-
bate on the elections bill occupied the time OF
the house Friday, the speech OF Mr. Cum
mings, Of New York. being the feature As but
three days remain for the debate, the house
met Friday morning at II o'clock. Night SEES
sions wi also be ordered. so that all desiring
70 speak shall have an opportunity.
WASHINGTON, Oct 0-SENATE-There was q
good deal OF diCkering in tho senate Saturday
afternoon over an early adjournment both
sides wanting to adjourn early but neither side
wanted the motion 10 come from It. The silver
senator's informed the repealers that thcy
would not oppose motion TO adjourn. reso-
luton was introduced IA the senate Saturday
providing for the appointment OF a comSrittee
TO investigate the recent Ford opera house dis
aster in which number OF clerks were per
manently injured, and to report to what extent
the government is liable.
HoUsE-A the night session the galleries
were comfortably allied, but only eight mem
bers we're In their seats Kilgore. OF Texas. oe-
cupiA the chair The speakers were Grady
a. N c.. Dunn %. N. j., Mr.. McCieary (R.,
Mimi, and Mr.. Anderson u. w. Val The
house, at 1914 adjourned until Monday at II
o'clock
WASHINGTON. Oet ij-SENATE-Ths pro-
oeedings in the senate Monday by their spici
ness and heat show the rain OF feeling which
preoedes the great struggle which vii begin on
Wednesday. Senator Harris op,ned the
morning with some remarks In his character.
istically incisive manner concerning resolutions
recently adopted by the Memphis exchanges
eritlcising himself and Senator Bate for their
opposition TO unconditional repeal Mr. Harris.
with not a little heat, declared that he would
continue 10 do his duty as a senator as IL APP
peared proper TO himself, let the consequences
be what they might
HousE-Nothing Of importance was trans
acted in the house Monday The following pri-
yate bills we're introduced: To pension Lulu
MAthilda Miller. daughter Of Chas A. Miller,
late an assistant surgeon Of the Thirtyfourth
regiment o v. l.. at 50 q month; TO grant an
honorable discharge to Alex. l. Friehlch, late
| captain Of Company b, Forty-seventn o " l +.
to date January Is 1852 UP to which time he
served and was paid: 10 pension at the rate OF
| t2S month Chas II. Maxneld, late Of Company
| F, Third New York light artillery; 10 pension
Anna s., widow OF julius A. Krause, musician
in the Marine Corps
Rendered Insane by q sun-stroke.
COLUMNS, o., Oct l0.-Edward Fish
err, well known undertaken, has be-
come hopelessly insane as a result of a
sun-stroke, and has been committed TO