The National tribune., 1891-03-05
CONGRESS.
An Abstract Of the More Important
Proceedings Of Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY, FER. 25.


expressive OF the sorrow Of tho Senate were
adontud. and after remarks hy Nh, SpooRer
lMis1 the Senate at 1925 a. m. adjourned as a
mark of respect
The Vice President appointed Messrs. Cor
man. Gray, Jones lArk.l, Pasco, Faulkner
spooncr, Wilson lowR), Mitchell and Dixon
Hs the committee on the part of the Senate TO
attend The funeral.
la the House. Mr. Mckinley lO) from the
Committee on Rules, reported q resolution pro-
viding that tomorrow the House shall meet
nt 10 O'Clock and shall immediately proceed TO
the consideration OF the shipping bll, the gem
eral debate 10 close at g o'clock.
Friday the House shall meet at 10 o'clock
and proceed 60 tho consideration OF the bill
by paragraphs, the previous question TO be con-
sidered as ordered at o'clock,
bir. Blouut tGa.A protested against this
method OF doing business, but said that, as q
member OF the Committee on Rules, be had
agreed 10 the resolution with a view Of getting
o. much opportunity Of debate as possible. lt
was the best tho minority members could make
out OF the situation.
MIR. McMillin (Tenn), another minority
member of the Committee on Rules, took the
same positiou lie inveighed against the code
OF rules aud pointed to the truth OF the proph-
ecy be had made ID the beginning Of the Con-
Rrcss He had said that the rules had been
adopted for four reasous: To pass the election
bill which subjected the ballot box 10 the bay
onet That had been done. TO pass the tariff
bill that should rob the people That had
been done To pass the direct tax bill. That
bad been done To PASS a bill placing further
taxes upon a depressed and hurdened interior
for the benefit Of the shipping interests. That
was about 10 be done.
hlr. Cannon (Ill) said that the House could
at spare The two days but he had yielded 10
tho general desire that the shipping bill should
be considered aud he had acquiesced in the
H. hsfFur 4nsF
the order were made he would ask the House
10 sitto night aud tomorrow night for the con-
gideraton OF the appropriation bills.
The resolution was adopted. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole on
she Agricultural appropriation bill The bill
was considered by paragraphs until 4:45 ?. ms
when Mr. Gibson Md announced tic death
of Senator Wilson Md. Resolutions were
adopted, aud the Speaker appointed as the
committee on the part OF the House 70 attend
the funeral Nessrs. Gibson, hCCOuas, Ruak,
St0ekbridge, Stump, Mudd, Stone Mo-,
Browne Va and Abbott
A. q mark Of respect to the dead Senator the
House adjourned al p M until p. IA.
Al the evening session the Agricultural Hp-
preparation bill was considered in Committee
of the Whole by paragraphs, favorable con-
Clusion WAS reached and the bin laid aside, 70
be reported favorably 10 the House.
The deficiency appropriation bill was then
Che committee rose.
Tie Agricultural appropriation bin was re-
ported 10 the House and passed, and the House
adjourned Rt ll:20 p. m.
THURSDAY, Fen. 26.
la the Senate, the House amendment to the
direct tax bill was presented aud laid on the
table fOr the present
Mr. Allison lIowa), from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported 10 the Senate the legis-
latiye executive, and Judicial appropriation
bill, The principal changes made in the bill
~ passed by the House relate mainly TO the
amounts appropriated for clerical hire in the
different Departments, aud do not materially
GfieCt the total appropriation IN the bill. The
committee also provides FOR an increase Of from
80 10 so the number Of clerks 10 Senators, and
places them on the annual roll
The sundry civil appropriation bill wRs then
taken up and discussed under the fve-minute
rule. All tue amendments from the Commit
Tee on Appropriations having been disposed Of,
the bill was open 10 general amendment, sew
eral being offered aud agreed to, aud the bill
Mas then passed.
The legislative, executive and judicial APP
propElati0n bill was then taken up and the
hmondmeuts reported from the Committee on
Appropriations were acted on M read, Mr..
Allison expressing the hope that the Senate
would continue in session until the bill was
passed.
Mr. Sanders Mont. offered, ne a new section
o. The blIl, al amendment providing for the
purchase Of l5OO0O09 ounces oi silver and the
issue Of Treasury notes thereon.
hr Edmuuds lNt.) raised a point Of order
against the amendment, which was sustained
by lhe Chair Mr. HErris no appeal was
taLea from the decision, 80 that the amend
mput stands As ruled out ef order
The legislative bill was then CON mueted with
the exception Of several amendments on which
scpeFate votes Wete demanded. The bill was
LAID aside until tomorrow.
Tie conference report ON the Military Acad-
emy appropriation bill was presented by Mr.
Allison Iowa aud agreed 10. The bill remains
HE d passed the House, the Senate receding
from the only amendment il made.
Tic House met al 10 o'clock there being less
thai 20 members 10 attendance.
On motion Of Mr.. Hopkins Ill) bill was
passed relieving Orville b. Merrill Uf the charge
of dishOA0riblc discharge
On motion Of Mr.. Mccormick pa q bin was
passed authorizing the Secretary Of War 10 re-
woke the order dismissing Second Lieut. L. h
NlECn.
on motion Of Mr. Springer Gll} bin was
passed Tor the retirement Of Lieut.. Col, j.
Madison Cuts with the rank Of Captain.
1be House then proceeded IN Committee Of
thc Whole 70 general debate on the SHINING
BILL Nj brosyeuor lO.i, WHO held the floor
when tie bill war last under consideration. con
Gluded his remarks in favor of the measure
The time which had elapsed since he last ad-
dressed the House. hesaid, had c0ntroverted the
argument made by gentlemen on the other side
that the Mckinley tariff law had shut ont
American products from foreign markets and
Foreign products from American markets Time
had done good deal for the Republican side Of
thc House, aud would ECcOulplish The tri
unphant passage OF the shipping bill. Under
tic 0pcAi on Of the Mckinley bill as part Of
thc letter aud spirit and purpose Of that bin
the Quilted States bad opened markets Tor MANY
buhheE 0i " heat aud a good many barrels 0C
pOrk. ic also said that the reason that Lie
Democrats would be- in a majority IN the Dcyt
House wHs that there had boon misreprrseut-
RtloH aud Misunderstanding OF tic Mckinley
bill. Today ln the markets 81 the country tie
commodities that entered into the daily life Of
tbs people, without a single exception, were
cheaper than they were the lst Of septsm-
bCr 1880 and cheaper than they lad ever be.
fore been in the history Of the country Al
the 6aur time the agricultural prod uct6 brought
better prices than they did a. the close Of the
50sh Congress
hr kauE Pa, Mills Tex aud Hopk ins
llll.) spoke against the measure. The com
niIitoe then rose, aud the House at O'Clock
took a recess
Tie evening session was devoted 10 tie con.
sidsutiOn Of tie general deficiency bin in Com.
mitlee Of the Whole After considerable dis.
eusson the committee rose, aud the bill wat
passed.