Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1893 — THE NATION’S SOLONS. [ARTICLE]

THE NATION’S SOLONS.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Our National Law-Makers and What They Are Doing for the Good of the Country— Various Measures Proposed, Discussed, and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. 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. Turpie, of Indiana, presented a petition of citizens of Richmond, Ind., asking that the use of the mails be denied newspapersand other mall containing reports of prize tights. P. M. Bqulre, 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 an 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. When the Senate met Wednesday only twelve Senators were present to hear the chaplain’s prayer. The repeal bill was taken up and Mr. Cockrell of Missouri resumed his speech against the bill. Mr. Cockrell said the opponents of repeal stood to-day, and would stand throughout the struggle, ready and anxious to pass the pending bill with amendments. When the House met, Mr. Hunter of Illinois introduced a joint resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Rules, to take a recess that members might attend the World’s Fair. Mr. Brickner of Wisconsin secured the passage of a resolution authorizing the State of Wisconsin to erect in Statuary Hall a statue to Pere Marquette, the missionary.

After a Continuous session of forty-two hours, during which absolutely nothing was accomplished, the Senate adjourned at 1:40 a m. Friday because no quorum' could be mustered. The House is lu session, but nothing is being done. The Senate met Friday at 11 o’clock, and, though badly demoralized by its for-ty-two-hour session, proceeded at once to the discussion of the silver issue. Noticewa* given by three Senators of the introduction of as many amendments to the repeal bill. In the House a bill was passed increasing from 75 to 100 the number of army officers who may bo detailed for military Instruction at educational institutions. The session of the Senate Saturday lasted only six hours. Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, denied having ever intimated that he would vote against unconditional repeal as proposed to the Voorhees substitute. Various Important amendments to the rules were offered, which propose to forbid reading by Senators of speeches, either written or printed; to permit the counting of Senators present and not voting; to disqualify Senators Interested in national banks or national bank stocks from voting on any bill affecting coinage or currency; to provide for closing debate on any bill or resolution by the same arrangement as is now in operation in the House of Representatives. The silverpurchase repeal bill was taken up, and was under discussion when adjournment was taken. At no time during the day were there more than 100 members present in the House, and the discussion of the bill for the suspension for six months of the provisions of the Geary exclusion act was rather dreary and uninteresting. Without disposing of the bill the House at 5 o’clock adjourned. Thn Senate met with large attendance Monday morning, but the opponents of repeal so managed matters that no vote could be taken. The House resumed the discussion of the McCreary bill to amend the Geary- Chlnpse exclusion act The first amendment called up was that offered ,by Mr. Geary defining a Chinese merchant and containing the photographic feature. It was agreed to with practical unanimity, the vote standing 120 to 10. An amendment was agreed to providing that no Chinese person heretofore convicted in a court of the United States shall be permitted to register. The question then recurred on a lengthy subject offered by Mr. Mahon (Rep. Pa.) the purport of which is that it shall be the duty of the master of any vessel carrying *ll Chinese or other alien immigrants to receive a statement from each passenger. Lost The question was then upon the final passage of the bill, and on a standing ▼ote there were 167 in the affirmative and 9 in the negative.