The Forrest City times., 1893-10-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of the Extra Session-what
 10th Houses Are Doing.

bOth Houses Are Doing.
 THE senate met on October 2(the ninth week Of the session) with only few senators pres- ent quorum was finally obtained. After routine business, Mir. Kyle (S D. addressed the senate in opposition to the repeal bill and Mir McMillan (Mich.) favored 1t At the con- cluson of these speeches the house bill ex- tending the time for completing the eleventh census was passed MT. Dolph (Ore) occupied the floor discussing financial matters when the senate adjourned .... The house had Q tame session debating the federal elections repeal bill The speech of the day was made by Mir. Clark (Mo) in favor of the bill
 WHEN the senate met on the 3d there was lively time getting quorum but it was final ly secured A communication was receiv ed from the secretary of the treasury giving de- tailed statement of the export of silver for the months of July and August. Mir. Morgan Ala offered an amendment to the silver repeal bill declaring the act of January. 1884, to be in force. Mir. Dolph then concluded his remarks in support of the bill. MT. Palmer Ill) also favored the bill The debate was continued dn running" order) until adjournment. .. The house continued debate on the federal elections repeal bill Mir. Northway (O) opposed in lengthy speech. Other speeches for and against the bill kept up the interest until adjourn. ment
 WHEN the senate met on the 4th only seven members were present quorum was soon brought in. however. and MT. Morgan reported from the foreign relations committee g. bill making appropriations to enable the secretary of the treasury to enforce the Chinese exclu- sion act. After other routine business debate on the repeal bill was resumed. The only feature of the debate was the speech of Senator Black burn Cky.). who made long argument in de- fense of silver, but announced that he would not enter into any flibustering scheme to de- feat 6 vote on the bill Mir. Call (Fla. held the floor against the bill at adjournment =. In houao after rnufipo huS{poaa federal elections repeal bill was further debated and was'under consideration at adjournment.
 BUT little was done in the senate on the 5th. When the repeal bill came up Mir Call had the floor, but yielded for executive session which continued until adjournment ... The house passed a bill putting the secretary of az riculture in the line of presidential succession. and also a bill disqualifying United States judges from sitting in cases where they had been interested as attorneys or by ties of con sanguinity. bill restoring property of the Mormon church now in the hands of a receiver to the church in accordance with the Edmunds. Tucker act also passed The federal elections repeal bill was then deba ted until adjourn ment the speech of the session being made by MT. Murray, the colored member from South Carolina, in opposition.
 IN the senate on the 9th Mir. Blackburn (Ky) submitted an amendment to the silver repeal bill striking out the Voorhees, substitute. leav. ing the bill as it passed the house and then pro vidlng Tor the Tree coinage or silver or Amer1- can production the secretary of the treasury to establish the seigniorage each month. which seigniorage is to be sold for gold to be used to maintain the parity of gold and silver. Debate the bill was then resumed. Messrs. Call (Fia) and Butler (S. @ speaking in opposition to It. Mir. Peffers resolution for 8 committee to inquire into the banking system was dis cussed and referred and Mir Morgan's resolu. ton of inquiry as to whether any of the pro- visions of the coinage act of 1887 are in force was agreed to- .... The house put in seven hours debating the elections repeal bill, number of members speaking for and against it
 IN the senate on the 7th Mir. Voorhees, gave notice that on Wednesday he would ask that the senate remain in continuous session until the repeal bill was disposed of MT. Wolcott offered a resolution, which went over. directing the finance committee to report Q bill for the coniage of gold and silver, in accordance with the policy of bill reported August g. 1893 Mir. Harris offered a resolution appointing a committee to investigate the Ford theater dis aster. The repeal bill was then further de. bated- MT. Roach (N. D. spoke against un- conditional repeal although he favored repeal with limitations in favor of silver coinage He favored international conference. Mir. Allen tNeb held the floor against the bill at adjournment. ... There was a very small attend. ance in the house Debate on the elections bill was continued and at times was quite animated.