Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1893 — Senate and Honse. [ARTICLE]

Senate and Honse.

In the Senate Wednesday the first open suggestion of a com promise on the repeal bill attracted the closest at entton on both sides of the chamber. Senator Butler of South Carolina In an Impassioned speech against the passasre of the bill made compromise the salient feature. “Compromise, compromise.” he said, “is the solution of the struggle here.” Senator Call addressed the Senate l-i oi position to the bill. Without concluding his remarks, Mr. Call yielded to a motion for an executive session. Some routine business was transacted before the House resumed the election debate. An interesting debate took place on the propriety of recognizing war claims of a class of which a portion had been paid by the Confederate Government. A joint resolution was passed extending the thanks of the Congress and the people of the United States to the foreign governments who had generously and effectively participated In the Chicago Exposition. When the Senate met Thursday morning the repeal bill was taken up. Mr. Call of Florida technically resumed the floor, and on motion of Mr. Voorhees the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. 'I he Senate remained in executive session until 5:15 p. m. a”d then adjourned until Friday. No business of Importance was transacted In the House. The House without, transacting any morning business resumed tl.e consideration of the Federal election repeal bill and was addressed by Mr. Northway (Rep.), of Ohio, In opposition to the measure. In the Senate Friday Senator Blackburn submitted an amendment to the bill repealing the sliver purchasing clauses of the act of IS9O. It strikes out the Voorhees substitute, leaving the bill as it passed the House, and then provides for the free coinage of silver of American production. The debate on the resolution for a committee to Inquire Into the banking svstem was continued by Senator Peffer. Its author. Seven hours of interrupted debate on the elections bill occupied the time of the House, the speech of Mr, Cummings of New York being the feature. The session of the Senate Monday was given up entirely to considering the Sherman act. But beyond a discussion, which developed considerable feeling, nothing new arose. The House also was the scene of rather more than usual inlerest, although barely a quorum was present. The election laws were the subjects of debate. Nothing came to a vote.

The Tucker bill repealing the Federal election laws passed the House Tuesday without amendment, by a vote of 200 yeas to 101 nays. In the Senate Mr. Turpfe. of Indiana, presented a petition of citizens of Richmond. Ind., asking that the use of the mails be denied newspapers and other mall containing reports of prize fights, P. M. Squire, of Washington, offered an amendment to the pending silver repeal bill. The resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Allen of Nebraska, calling for Information as to money borrowed by the United States. If any, since 1885. was agreed to. The resolution offered Monday by Mr. Dolph of Oregon calling for information as to whether China has requested nn extension of the time In which Chinese laborers were required by the act of May. 1892. to register, was laid before the Senate, and Mr. Dolph started to speak In favor of Its adoption. Mr. Sherman suggested that the matter should be discussed in executive session, and the Senate went Into executive session.