Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-09-13
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Special Session.

wAsrfNcroS. sept 2-SEsArE-Friday was
dull Gay In congress. It's only relief being the
speech delivered by thzt national humorist, Mr.
Vance ~. O.. IA the senate on behalf OF the
cause 81 silver. Mr.. Vance criticised the ad-
-ninistration freely. declaring that the prcsi
dents Interference b. patronage was unwar-
rnntcd and saying that n IL had efcn krown
last year that Mr. Cleveland would favor such
n measure as the unconditional repeal % the
silver purchasing clause OF the sherman act tho
democratic presidential ticket would not have
carried a single electoral vote south OF the POI
tomac river. Mr.. Nunccs speech abounded In
Sthcr sensational statements aud was filed
with his characteristic humor.
HousE-The house spent another day discus
Sing the rules and made little progress that
the nnal settlement OF tho matter seems little
nearer than IL was Thursday. Two hearings
have already been arranged for the ways and
means committee at the meeting 20 be held
Monday. Representative Harter will be heard
NJ 10 O'Clock In plea for removing the duty on
agricultural implements and -four when IL IL
removed b. other countries. or reducing Il TO
the level fixed by other countries Tho delega-
ton which Is Ina town from Besmuda will be
EivenA hearing NJ n O'Clock on the promotion
Of more cordial trade relations
WAsHtScroN, Sept A-SENArE-Mr Voor-
hccA, Saturday, rather Apologize consented
TO allow the repeal bill to be temporarily laid
aside, 40 as TO accommodate SIR. Doiph. OF
oregon, 60 make u speech, in which he mimi.
Tested his hatred OF the despised Chinaman
ana found fault with the government for not
having rightly enforced the Geary Chinese cx-
clusion act Chairman Voorhees, gave notice
that with Monday next he intends 70 inaugurate
an era OF business In the senate and he ac-
cepted tho suggestion OF Mr. Hale, OF Maine.
mat IL would be well 10 have longer daily ses.
sions Ia order that the inevitable long.drawn-
out debate may be sooner exhausted
HoUsE-The debate over the house rules is
Developing considerable feeling between the
and -
constituted the fractional opposition In his own
party TO the speakers administration in the
last house This Is made apparent; by the Wig
orous manner In which they are lighting some
OF INC proposed changes in the rules, proposed
IN the interest OF cXpcditing business and pre-
venting obstruction
WAsHINGToN. sept 6-SEHArE-There was
= brief EFFORT on the part OF senator Allen o,
Nebraska, To obtain one days delay. He moved
m oulournment as IN indication that the SEN
ate was In sympathy with the working people
who were observing labor day. Senator Voor.
hocS promptly opposed the motion with the
statement that the best observation OF labor
day and the best evidence n the serate's syu.
pathY with the working classes would DC shown
In deVoting this day TO work and thus bringing
nearer the hour when the sherman act would
be repealed. Senator Faulkner. OF West
virginia came 10 Mr. Voorhees, assist
anee and opposed MIR Aliens mo-
uon invoking that ancient tradition
listening 90 the speeches OF Senators Cuuom
tllll and Coke. tTex). Mr.. Gallingcr. IN H,
introduced bill supplemental 90 the pension
act OF June q, 1890, and it's general purpose IA
10 provide that except In cases OF established
fraud. no pension shall be suspended or with
held until after notice OF ninety DAYS 10 the
pensioner and then only after fun and impair
tial investigation.
HousE-The house spent Monday in discuss.
ing the new rules
WASHINGTON, Sept d-SESArE-Thc session
OF the senate Tuesday was principally occupied
with the speech OF Senator Stewart OF Nevada
In which he had promised to give what he
termed "thc true history" Of the demonetiIa
ton of silver by the act Of is7G Although Mr.
stewards speech was In q sense a reply to Mr..
sherman, that expert nnancier was couspicu-
Gus by his absence
HousE-Among the many bills fled with tho
oniccrs OF the house, TO be placed on the calen.
dar at the proper time, Mr.. Hartcr, OF Ohio has
a number looking 10 the regulation OF the
finances One OF Mr.. Hartcr'S bills authorizes
the president 20 open the minis OF the United
states To the free coinage OF silver when he
shall have been oficialy advised that not less
than six nations OF Europe, including Great
Britain, Germany and France, have likewise
opened their mints
WASHINGTON, sept 7.--SESArE.-The reso-
luton offered by MI Morgan. Of Alabama. for
the appoin mcnt OF joint select committee on
finance came before the senate almost az the
opening OF its proceedings Mr.. Morgan made
q bitterly violent assault upon the national
banks. which hc declared had created this
panic. had refused 20 lend money FOR the move
mcnt OF crops; had forced the price OF cotton.
wheat and corn To a agurc which he said was ~
disgrace To this congress" and then while the
| people were starving had loaded them up with
| deprecated securities and now IN order thnt
they might realize their profits. had suddenly
! released their loclSed-up money; had caused
| the financial stringency which thcy had created
/ suddenly 20 disappear and had caused stocks
! 70 boom. After Morgan's address OF two hours
| duration The repeal bill was discussed
HoUsE-Thc house resumed business wedncs
day on tho rules Mr. Catchings, a democratic
member of the committee on rules, announced
/ that the committee had determined to recede
/ from the proposition 60 make leo a quorum OF
committee OF the whole. This was the rule In
/ : Fifty first congress. but was opposed on the
democratic side Of the present hou e IL was
/ voted out "Wednesday. but not until there had
| been good deal OF useless party debate
! WAsHINCToN, Sept S-SENArE ses
| sion OF the senate Thursday was exceptionally
dun and dcveloped no new features IN the situ
alton. Mr.. Walthan. OF Mississippi read q
/ long speech IN favor OF bimetalism, ia which n,
| advocated that the repeal bill be accompanied
I by seine formal and binding agreement thai
| legislation designed 20 maintain silver as none,
1 upon an equality with gold should immcdiatsly
| follow. Perhaps the most interesting event o
!
speech Mt Stewart occupied the time II no
| the attention Of the senate for total period O.
over ten hours scattered through three days
/ HotSE-I'hc house completed the considera
| ton oi the rules and they were adopted viii
only Two important changes The first chang,
| placed thc committees ON banking and cure acl
I and coinaEc, weights and measures on the sam,
! footing with the ways and means and appropri
/ atoms committees, clothing them with powe
| 60 report at any time The second restores "a.
N."
! whole 81 she old number o majority % th
house IS soon rs the rules we're adopted
/ great avalanche OF bills was piled breast higl
ca She speakers table Al the request %
Chairmai Wilson, 90 she Ways aud means tha
committee vas given leave % Eit during the ses
a"n 20 the house The house then adjourue
Hitl SATURDAY,
Petitions Favoring Repeal
] WAsWSoroN, Sept senator Sher