Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-04-01

'i'N' lew minutes nrNu;ei to t:ic trans
acton OF uniinportSnt business, the sen
ate on motion of Mr. Shetn,an, went into
executive session on the Bchring sea ques-
! tion.
| tcre was another large crowd present
whe'' the house opened After softe COM
mI;;'''' reports he debate Oh ti.. silver bill
W uinea md continued tLrou. hout
the day.
W AS!IiNGToS, March 2i.--The house
spent ,ae day up to > oc,o"k in debating
the Bland silver bill. AT hat hour the
speaker closed the debate according TO
agreement and Sir. Blnn,i moved the
previous question, Mr Burrow. imme-
/ diateiy moved to lay ON the table. There
was an exciting tin,v. a:d when the vote
on TIE motion to tai ic was counted il was
found there were rs to Iii in favor Mr..
I'iHP. btfor" the v,!, was announced said
lie desiied to be recorded as voting no This
made tic. and the motion to table
was con- eQuently lost. \ motion to re-
Consider finally prevailed, when the anti
silver mrn adopted iiiibustering tactics.
Inc greatest confusion reitsnctl until 1910
a. m, when the house adjourned, Th-
silver bin then took its place as a special
oiiti aHi goes on tnc u; .ri!t.aT.
The senate was only in session short
time before sn executive session on the
Behrng sea question was ordered
Frih.o.
WARRINGTON. March 25-Scnate only
III ay' sion half an boar b fore an executive
seSs'i n on EcAl ing svi matter, was Or
dcrc:l
The house, wraricd from its lahors on
the silver bill since Tuesday last, devoted
thieo hours to the consideration of bills
on the private calendar and not securing
a quo i"ii!, al .oUrutl nt 3::n. Mr.. Bland
introduced - itsuli,ion to vote on the
silver bill on Monday. Referred to com
mlttee on rules.
saturday.
WASHINGTON, March ~ -'ihe house pro-
cceled, under a special order, TO the con
slae:at!on OF the pension hills reported
faNof';bly from committee u: the whole ut
the late Friday night Sa,rion. Seventeen
private pension bills wr>, passed, and at ,
o CLOCK busiic,s WAS Suspended and the
colleagues OF the late L. Il. Spinolu, of
Ntw FORK, proceeded to pay tributes to
his memory. after eliouics by MeSsrs.
Cochran and Curtis, Cummings, Wheeler,
Geissenha !n"r. r.Beilen. Hooker and Copper,
the house. 81 n further mark OF respect to
she memory Of the deceased, adjourned.
The senate WAS not in session.
Hs"nday.
WAsHINGToN, March x, Senator Mop-
gan offered u resolution which was agreed
to calling on the president for correspond
ence with the Argentine Republic on the
subject of reciprocity; and for inforne
tion as to articles exported therefrom to
the United States On which the United
States requires u reduction Of the custom
duties imposed by the Argentine Rcpub-
lie, so as to make reciprocity fair and
equal. House bill to amend the act Of
1888, authorizing the construction On q
bridge across the Mississippi river at Bur
linSton. Ia, was passed.
The house consumed the entirc day in
considering bills reported from the COM
mittee on tho District of Columb bia, sev-
eral of which were passed.
Tuesday.
WAsHINGTON March 2t'.-In the house
letter was read from Mir. Mills, of Texas
stating that he had transmitted his resig.
nation Us q membar of the house to the
governor Of Texas to tai;e effect at once.
Bills we're passed for the relief of Daniel
Mcclure and to esta ablish port of deliv-
cry at Des Moines The house then went
into committee of the whole on the tariff
bill.
Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, gave notice in
the senate that Immediately after the
morning hour on Monday next he should
call up his free coinage silver bill 'Ths
measure is now on the senate calendar
with TN adverse report. At 2 O'Clock the
senate went into executive session on the