The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-01-22
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.

AT the Nations Capita1-What Is Being
Done by the Senate anu Household
Matters Disposed OF and New Cnes Com
sfdered.
IN the Senate on the 18TH the joint reso-
luton suspending for another year from
March 30 next the act requiring steamers
to carry life-saving appliances was re-
ported and placed on the calendar. Mr..
Washburn introduced a bill to credit o. M.
Laraway, late Postmaster at Minneapolis,
with S11,115, the value of postage stamps
stolen from his Office in July, 1885. Mr..
Henderson introduced bill to establish a
branch mint at Omaha, Neb.. and Mr.. Nc,
Connell one for a mint at Boise City Idaho.
Mr.. Morgan offered preamble and concur
rent resolution on the subject of the recent
information or suggestion for writ of pro-
hibition in the Supreme Court in connection
with the Behrng Sea dispute with Great.
Britain. The resolution declares such pro-
ceeding to be without precedent, to be
prejudicial to the comfy of nations and to
the usual and amicable conduct of interna-
tional relations and not in conSonance with
the dignity of the Government and people
or with the respect due to the President of
the United States Referred. Mr.. Sanders
offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
directing the Secretary of the Interior
to inquire into the claims of settlers
within the bounds of Yellowstone Park,
March 1, 1872. After the journal had been
dDDONGQ OnS house proceed TO JQ6 cOnSlQGr-
alton of conference reports on public build
ing bills. A message from the Senate was
received announcing the passage of the
financial bill with free coinage substitute.
The reception of this message by the DEM
ocratic side was cordial and elusive, and
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, expressed the hope
that early action would be had upon the
measure. The bill went to the Speakers
table.
AMONG the communications and petitions
received and referred in the Senate, on the
10th, was communication from the Treas
ury Department recommending an appro-
priatiOn of 500, 900 for the Marine Hospital
at Lake View, Chicago. On motion
of MIR. DOlph the Senate bill appropriating
$1,873, 900 for the early completion of the
work for the improvement of the mouth of
the Columbia River, Oregon, and 1915, 600
for the early completion of the canals and
locks at the cascades of the Columbia River,
Oregon, was taken from the calendar and
passed. The calendar was then taken up
and a half-dOzen private pension bills were
passed. Conference reports on the bills for
public buildings at MankatO, Mimi. $50, 000),
and at Sioux Falls, S. d. ($100, 00O), were pre-
sented and agreed to. The election bill
was then taken up and the Republicans de-
termined to remain in session until the bill
was brought to vote One or two motions
to adjourn were made and lost and the Sem
ate settled down to an all-night session, Mr.
u
Mr. Dingley, of Maine, from the Silver
Pool Committee, reported a resolution Civ
ing that committee leave to sit during the
sessions of the House. and granting it power
to conduct the investigation outside of
Washington if desired. Adopted. The
House then went into committee of the
whole on the District of Columbia appro-
priatiOn bill. Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas,
after paying his respects to parliamentary
law as recognized by the Speaker, passed on
to a brief discussion of the free coinage
bill. He appealed to the Republican ma
jOrity not to ask once more the distinguished
Speaker to assume any further response
bflity in regard to the silver question.
When in the history of the country had a
Speaker ever met the demands of his party
more brave1y or more courageOusly than
had the present Speaker-or more disas-
trously? Had it come to this that after the
Speaker had suffered the terrible penalty
resulting from the responsibility thrust
upon him by party caucus that his party
would ask him to make still further sacri-
fee? He (Mr. Rogers) submitted to gentle
men on the other side that if there was
further responsibility to be borne this
silver question it should be borne by gen.
tleman at the other end of the avenue and
by those who openly and boldly denounced
free silver.
AFTER d continuous session of thirty
hours the Senate adjourned at 6 p. M. ON
seemed determined to push the election
bill to a vote, and the Democrats were
equally determined that it should not reach
this stage, and the Sergeant-at-ar arms was
kept busy in his endeavors to secure a
quorum. When he was dispatched for
Senators Hampton and Butler and
was informed by them that they
would come into the chamber when
they got good and ready, a new feature
was brought into the battle. DOlph, of Or
egon, demanded to know if q Senator could
not be compelled to attend these sessions.
The presiding officer said they could not.
"Then, said Mr.. Dolph, "if that is our stu
alton we ought to know it," "MOst of us do
know it, suggested Mr.. Vance. After that
there were no more attempts to cOerce the
attendance of Senators. The Sergeant-S
arms simply notified Senators that they
were needed. Some would respond others
would not. Senator Faulkner closed his
speech at 2 o'clock, having had the floor
continuously for twelve hours, during six
hours of which he spoke. At noon not
more than dozen Senators were on the
floor Mr.. Daniel followed Mr.. Faulkner in
a long speech against the bill. Mr.. Aldrich
gave notice that on the goth he would ask
the Senate to proceed to the consideration
of the resolution to change the rules of the
Senate "Suppose the election bill shall
have the right of way then,n queried Mr..
Morgan, ado you propose to displace it?"
~The Senate has my notice. was the re-
Spouse. 81 suppose that the election bill
will have passed by that time" A laugh
of incredulity on the Democratic side.