The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL
The Weeks Proceedings of Senate aI
 House.

House.
 When the senate met on the 11th the ex' pected debate on the federal elections bill did not come of, as Mir Hill agreed 10 MT Hoar's suggest ton that the bill b referred to the cleo tions committed Mir Hoar (Mass) then of- fered resolution calling on the president for certain information in regard to Hawaiia, re ferring mainly to the appointment Of Mr. Blount and the powers conferred upon him, and proceeded to speak at length in which he crii' cized the action of the administration in the Hawaiian affair. Mir. Gray (Del) replied and defended the action of the president and said the senator from Massachusetts had acquired the reputation If common scold in refer ence to the party to which he was opposed The resolution then went over and the senate soon adjourned ... The session Of the house was brief and uninteresting The bill for the admission Of Utah again went over, and a bill fixing the time and place of holding federal courts in Nebraska, passed No other business of public importance was transacted
 AFTER the morning hour in the senate on the I2th debate on the federal elections repeal bill was commenced MT. Cullom tIll) opening the battle in vigorous speech against the meas ure He was frequently interrupted by MT. Hill (N Y.) and the discussion became quite spicy and interesting Mir Stewart tSeV) ) spoke in favor of repeal Soon after o'clock the senate went into executive session.. The
 
 bill which continued with much spirit untii adjournment at 5:U o'clock.
 THE Hawaiian question was again the sub feet of an animated discussion in the senate on the 18th Mir. Hoar's resolution of inquiry being up for debate. MT Frye defended the action of Minister Stevens and Mir Vest spoke fin de- fense of MT. Blount and deprecated anything like partisanship in disc ssing the question At the clo.e Of the Hawaiian debate MT Nor l As0 ala nR E went into executive session. In the house the bill granting the right of way to the Kan sas Oklahoma Central & Southwest railway through the Indian territory passed. The l Utah admission bill was taken up and after d warm debate passed without di is on. MT. Me | Creary CKy.) offered resolution calling Tor | the instructions given to representatives Of the | United States in Hawaii The resolution was l adopted and the house adjourned
 IN the senate on the lith the house bill re- | pealing the federal elections laws was favorab J reported from the committee on privileges and | elections MT. Chandler submit ed minority | report against the bill The house bill provid ing for two additional judges in Oklahoma | passed and MT. Voorhees, introduced bill fol | the coinage of silver dollars and for the retire ment of small denominations of gold and paper | The resolution to investigate the Ford theatel disag,er was amended and adopted. Severa I a bill to repeal a clause in the last pension ap | propriation bill which prohibited .the payment | Of pensions to persons residing in foreign oun tries. Adjourned until Monday. zee. In th' house deadlock existed tor two hours over th' | Arizona admission bill republicans refusing t' | answer to a roll call and preventing quorum A number of committees then reported and thu Arizona and New Mexico bills were pending adjournment
 THE senate was not in session on the 18th l The house rushed business at a lively rate The bill admitting Arizona as state passed | and the New Mexico admission bill was wei under way when wrangle over OSlanom stopped the wheels of legislation. Some of th eastern members objected 10 the admission C western states, owing to the preponderance 1 | would give the west in the United States sen ate A lively debate followed in which mem bers iudulGed in political speeches althoug deprecating politics. This continued until ac iournment, the main point discussed not bein the admission of New Mexico but what was [ be done with Oklahoma