The Meeker herald., 1894-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


mains OF Senator Coiquitt drew to the Senate
chamber to-day very distinguished com,
pany Senate Chaplain Milburn conducted
the ceremonies and was assisted by Chaplain
Badly Of the House. The blind preacher was
peculiarly impressive in his rendering of the
service for tho dead. In his address he
dwelt particularly on the virtues OF the home
life OF the distinguished senator, rather than
on his political achievements.
No business was transacted by the Senate.
UousE-There was another day without
progress over the O'Neill-Joy contested cleo
tion case In the House, owing TO the lack OF a
quorum OF Democratic members, and at the
close of the proceedings 1t was rs far from
completed as when IL first began. Roll
calls followed each other In rapid succession,
but while there was known to be 2G0 members
on the floor. the nearest the Democrats came
to = quorum was l12-seycn less than quo
rum.
Eighty-Nintii Day.
sESArr.-Mr. Dolph introduced a joint
resolution declaring that the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain regard
ing the construction of Il ship cana. In Near
aqua commonly known the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty, is no logger In force.
Mr.. PETER of Kansas offered resolution
directing the finance committee to prepare n
bill for the repeal of all laws authorizing the
secretary Of the treasury to issue bonds or
other in,erest-bearing obligations without
specific authority OF Congress. 1t was TEN
porary laid on the table.
The resolution offered several days ago d.
recting the committee on judiciary to Inquire
whether the existing statutes are suiihcicnt 10
punish inhalation OF silver coins OF like
metal, weight and fncness was laid before
the Senate by the vice president, and after
short discussion, was agreed To.
HOUSE After rome routine business Mr..
Outhw ate, from the committee on rules, re-
ported rule limiting the debate to two hours
on the election cases, the final vote 10 be then
taken The Democrats managed 10 muster 4
quorum on the adoption OF this rule. The re-
port OF the committee was discussed for two
hours, but az some OF the Democrats had
gone home n quorum could not be secured
and the matter was not settled.
Nintieth Day.
SrxArE-The House joint resolution APP
propriating $4,000 additional 10 carry out
the provisions of the Chinese exclusion act
was passed
AT o'clock the McGarrahan bill was
passed without division, II refers the claims
OF William McGarrahnn TO the ranch OF Pan
ocho Grandc, to the Court of Private Land
Claims which shall report its findings TO the
secretary of the Interior who shall Issue
patent TO McGarrahan II this decision snhll
be In his favor.
uoUsr-The Joy-O'Nelll contested cleo
ton case came up and the fight began. a
quorum did not vote. An order rcsoklns
leaves of absence was offered, and hot dis
cussion followed between Crisp and Reed on
u
| spirit ran high when the vote was taken.
| 1ellers were demanded but the Republicans
refused to serve. Speaker Crisp took the
bull by the horns and ordered the count with
| only one teller Democrat. The Republic
| cans loudly denounced this infraction of the
| rules but the vote went on lust the same, re-
| sultlng lGi to 3. Thccxcitement subsidized be-
| fore al tournament.
| A message was received from President
Cleveland vctoing the -eigniorage bill. While
| expressing his regret at being unable TO agree
| with Congress, he stated that his sense OF du-
| ty required that he should veto the bill. His
| grounds for doing SO were numerous. lie
| pointed out its defects OF language, which he
| considered serious. He expresses the fear
| that the sanction of the bill would cause a
revival OF the feeling of dIstrust that has
| hitherto prevailed but Is now disappearing.
| lie said in closing:
| plan by which the government will be
| obliged TO pay out its scanty store OF gold for
no other purpose than TO force an unnatural
| addition OF silver money into the hands OF
| our people. This ia an exact reversal of poll
| cy which safe finance dictates II we are to
| preserve parity between gold and silver and
maintain sensible b!-metallism.
I'VE now have outstanding more than $3.50
| OO0, 900 In silver certificates, Issued under ex-
| listing laws. They are serving the purpose OF
| the money usefully and without question.
| Our gold reserve, amounting to only little
| more than 500 900. 600, Is directly charged
| United States notes. When 1t is proposed to
initiate our silver currency II Is time for
| strengthening our gold reserve instead OF de-
| peting It.
| II cannot conceive of a longer step toward
| silver mono-metallsm than we take when We
| spend our gold 10 buy silver certificates for
| circulation especially in view of the practI-
| cal difficulties surrounding the replenishment
| of our gold.
| 81 am not insensible of the arguments In
| favor OF coming the bullion scignioragc now
| in the treasury and / believe 1t could lie done
safely and with advantage IL the secretary of
| the treasury had the power to Issue bonds at
| a low rate Of interest under authority in sub
.titution and better suited to the protection
OF the treasury"
Niney-Flrst Day.
| WIS continued, and Reed and CiIsp had hot
dispute. The presidents veto message was
| read but no business was done for lack of a
| Democratic quorum.
| Ninety-Secon Day.
| HoUsE.-1n recognition of the personal
| sacrifice Speaker Crisp made yesterd ay In de-
| clining the senatorship, there was n burst of
| applause again this morning when he ascend
| ed the rostruln to call the House to order
| After little routine business had been trans
\ acted the House devoted the balance of the
day 10 euogizing the memory of Congress-
man O'Neill OF Pennsylvania.
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| Colorado Notes
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