The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-12-25
No COMPROMISE.
Congress Still at War Over the
Naval Bin.
Both Houses Firmly Refuse TO Conoede.
and tho Senate Attempts TO Coeroe
tho House by Refusing TO Vote
Holiday Recess
TDE WEEKS PRoaRA NINE.

TDE WEEKS PRoGRAMME.
WASHINGTON, Dec, s2,-It Is the gen
eral opinion of members of the House of
Representatives that when that body meets
on Wednesday next II will Immediately ad-
journ for three days. and that successive
similar adloumments VIII take place until
January D, unless In the meantime the
Senate shall amend and pass the con.
current resolution providing for holiday
recess The failure OF tho cOnfcrees upon
tho Naval bill 10 reach an understand
Ing, 40 that the holiday recess might begin
Saturday night was disappointment to
many Senators who made arrangements
TO leave tho city, Though the Senate
meets to-day II may be without quo
rum, and therefore unable to transact
any business except by Ignoring the fact
II a quorum Is present, the Senate Inter
State Commerce bIll the bill to forfeit
the land grant OF the Oregon Cen.
tral Railroad, and tho lllll silver resolution
are unfinished matters upon which speeches
may be made II ls unlikely that action
VIII DO taken on any important question
during the absence Of the many Senator'S
who left the city not to return until
after New Years.
The CullOm Interstate Commerce bill In
the RSenate, and the Reagan bill on the
same subject In tho House, both 20 over
until January u, and are likely 10 make
many more days OF debate In that month
unless set aside by other special orders or q
question OF consideration,
OF tho three important trcatIcs--thc
Cuban and Porto Rico, the Nlcara-
guam and the san Domlngo-lald before
the Senate only one, the Ncara-
yuan, has been In any way consd-
srcd by that body collectively and that
hnly by sort Of subtcriuge on Mr. Vests
notion 10 stop Secretary Chandlers pro-
ected survey OF the proposed canal route.
The Committee on Foreign Relations has
taken no action on tho resolution 10 dis
cuss the Cuban and Porto Rico treaty In
open session, II ls rumored that major
lty OF tho committee favor u continuance OF
the policy OF secret discussion, but that
there Is possibility OF u majority OF the
Senate voting for an open debate. Hence
tho delay.
CONTESTED SEATS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-'fhe only notice
Of contest for scat In the House yet 70.
celyed by the clerk comes from Meredith
il, Kidd OF the Eleventh Indiana District
against George w, Steele. William Pitt
Kellogg has Informed Mr. Gay that he will
contest his right to seat from Louisiana.
NpIANAs CHOICE.
WASHINGTON, Dec ga formal meet
n
citizens Of Indiana was held at the Capitol
Saturday night, The sentiment was gen
orally expressed that Indiana was entitled
10 recognition In the Cabinet OF tho Prcsl-
dent elect, aud the opinion was unanimous
In that event the honor should DO conferred
on ex-senator Mcdonald. Senator Voorhees,
and nl tho Democratic members Of tho
House were present and oonourrod In the
views expressed.
arNATn,
wARnrNdToN, Dec AIN tho Senate sntur.
day bill .wna presented by Senator Dolph
providing for tho snlo Gf tho timber lands
Of Oregon, California Nevada aud washing.
ton Territory, without reference 20 their
ltnoss Tor culllvttlon, also bill 10 70.
auco 70 tlO gnd 20 per nero respectively pub
llo coal lands wlthln twOnty m los OF Il pros.
poctiv0 railroad or beyond twenty miles.
benutor Vest cullod up hla resolution oppoa'
Inv the eondng OF u surveying party ~
Nicaragua AftOr some wrnngllng, In which
Senators Morgan, (ongor and Cameron
lWlsl PARTICIPATED, tho senate doors wOro
closed for the consideration of the quca-
ton, WHOM the doors r00pon0d tho House
resolution providing for mn adjourn
mcnt on the holidays wna tnkon mp, ltl con.
nidorntlOn NJ ouco implicated tho Naval APP
preparation blll, ana long dohnto onauod,
C0nWor londlng III tho discussion. Tho dobato
ondod NJ tlyo O'Clock, whom message was ro-
poivcd from tho House unnounongn bill, tho
provisions OF which woro tho rollof OF the
navy Tor thirty ono days from DOOOmhNr gl
noXt, senator Logan lo1 IN the discussion
against the measure, holding that II VIVA
vicious legislation, hblng n lump approprln.
ton bnscd on ltems aud outlmutos which long
ninoo pnsHod out OF 0Siatonuo, Senator Hay.
ard anld ho was Annlnlt such legislation M u
rulo, but this measure wna Designed lor moro.
" temporary rolIV gnd ~ many mpmbcrs Of
sno uouso tnu gono heme NC Seasse ssenl
gongy measure After n general dlpousalon
| tho bill wue dufoHtod tho Republicans voting
toldly against II, Tho Affirmative veto was
| " lollpysi Dayard, Colqnltt, Jackson, Jonos
| FlnJ, George, Gibson, Hampton, Lnmnr-s,
| Only thlrty'throo votos were onat lnd ~ that
showed no quorum prosOnt the Senate I'D
journod until 20 any,
Whom the sonptc mot this morning NJ.
| Plumb introduced bill 70 establish an add.
tlonnl land dlstr ct IN Dlkota ,
on mot on of Mr., MMudorson, tho bill
| passed extending % tho port OF Omaha tho
| prov sl0ns Of tho not rotating 10 immediate
| transportation of dutuhlo goods
| MIR Blair called mp tho bill providing n
| commission 10 examine into Tho liquor trnllo
| lie Rald II was tho bill already pissed four
| llmoa by tho senate, but not n0tod ON by tho
| House,
Tho motion was opposed but tho bill wes
inkon up nnd pnsHodayons ~, maya TO- llc-
fore voting, Mr., VcaL who opposed the bill
remarked TINT ho did not propose " 10 placed
by hlA vote In any attitude OF hostility 60 tom,
pcrpnoe, but hp regarded the subject matter
| Df tho bill ps belonging exclusively to tho
| Stnioa, aud thero was no ovldonoo that tho
State governments woro not entirely oompo,
tent 20 doal with ",
| HOUSE.
| In tho House Satday Mr.. Randall All.
nounocd that tho Senate hndn refused "a
| concur In the House notiOn fnyorlng nu
| ndlournmont untll January d, AZ tho Con,
| " tuti0n prohibited tho adjournment OF ono
| house OF Congress for moro than throo
i days unlosa the othor house pnyo oonnont,
| ho moved thnl nn adjournment b0
, nado now for throc days, that on the day
| Op runsspmbling another throo DAYS adjourn
| lnout DO mntip, nnd 40 on until january
| 4, the understanding among the momburn TO
| DO that no business would be TRANSACTED on
| tho days when tho House wae prcpumbsbly
| n sess on Tho motion VIA Defeated but tho
| hcIl understanding OF mcinbtrb or the llouad
a lhnt ilu provs ops will be carried OUT Tho
| House thcr ndjpurnod untll December ", tho
plcnll on liandull'e motion having doinon
| ,tratod tho nbeenpo OF q quorum
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