The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-17
FIFTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
In the Senate,


Both DAY.-The Senate spent two hours
In the consideration Of Hous, bills on the
calendar and passed eighteen Of them
Mr.. Morgan introduced a resolution, which
was agreed to, requesting the President to
send to the Senate the draft OF the an.
ne1ation treaty negotiated in 1854. but not
complete1, between the plenipotentiaries Of
the Unttei States and ths kingdom OF Hawaii
The Senate then passed the HOUSE bill to
ratify and confirm an agreement with thA
Territory ami aporopriating IS. 535. 73j to
carry 1t out-Menorial proceo ling, In
memory Of Mr.. Gamble. o: South Dakota;
Mr.. Fori. OF Michigan, an Mr.. Stackhouse,
OF South Carolina Qate members Of the
House OF Rspresentativs), were begun at I
p. M, and a ter eulo lies OH each of the deaL
Representatives. the customary resolutions
were agre 81 to, and the Senats adjourned.
4OrH DAY.-By a vote of forty-two to
twenty three the Senate declined to take up
YER Purchase act Mr.. Hill made a speech
In favor OF fres coinage e-Mr. Harris's
Quarantine bill was substituted for tho
House bill and passed.. 1t confers National
4lsr DAY.-rhs Senate took up uuob-
jecte to House bills AMI pissel q numb,r
OF them, inciu ling sixt,sn pension bills
The bill for the relic; of the assigness OF
John Roach, to pay thu balanc, dus on the
despatch boat Dolphin, sSl65, was also
passei-rhe bill to require automatic
couplings aud continuous brakes OH freight
cars was discu sed--rbe Senate refuse to
consider the New York aud New Jersey
Bridge bili--rhe Son ,te rltifi, I'd ths Rus
sian Extraiition Treaty with amendments.
4!D DAY.-dr. Morgan has introduced ?
bill which will gve the President power to
establish temporary Government in Ho.
waii pending the establishment o OF a perman
ent one-The Car-Coupler bill was dis
cusssJ.
43D DAY.-The whole OF the days session
after the morning hour was devoted to q
discussion Of the Railroad Automatic Car
Coupler bill.
44ra DAY.-The Vice. president presented
the memorial Of ths Chicago Chamber OF
Commerc, favoring thu annexation Of tho
Hawaiian Islands-The conferenc, report
CO tue bill 10 restore 10 the public domain
Q portion of the White Mountain Apache
The Railroad Car Coupler bin was further
discussed, but went over--The Legs.
lative, Executive and Ju iicial Appropria-
tion bill was referred.
In the House.
ADD DAY.-The opening feature OF the ses
sion was the spontaneous expression Of rs
gret manifested by his colleague at the
voluntary Retirement of Mr.. Blount O.
Georgia, from the seat which he hss fillet for
twenty years. Never before In the history OF
Congress has member been so honored---
Inc houso tnen, In Committee or the
Whole tMr. Hatch in the chair, proceeded
to the consideration OF the Diplomatic AMI
Consular Appropriation bill. There wa.
no general debate, and the bill was read for
amendm snts. When the committee rose the
bill was passed---rhe Military Academy
Appropriation bill was then taken up.
There was no opposition made to the blu,
which was passed without division
Public business was then suspended to en-.
able the House to pay tribute to the late j.
w. Kendall Of KENTUCKY. After remarks
by Messrs. McCreary, Paynter, Caruth,
Bum, q. w. Stone, Mckinney, smith.
Weaver, Wilson AMI Beiknan, the House out
OF respect to the memory OF the deceased
adjourned.
lsD DAY. The House filibustered all day
against the Anti.Option and Bankruptcy
44rH DAY.-The Legislative Appropria.
tion bill was discu ssed.
45rH DAYe-The Electoral votes were
counted In joint ssion In the House. and
the result was decared-The Legislative
Appropriation bill was considered.
46rH DAY.-The friends OF silver sustained
Tho demand for the previous question ON the
Silver Purchase biii--The Legislative biti
was passsd---The Repeal bill was passed
by a vote Of 152 20 i43.
47rH DAY.-The Invalid Pension Apprc.
priation bill was considered Ia Committss
of the Whole. Without closing the gen
erai debate the committee arose, and tn
House took a recess until 8 o'clock the even
Ing session being devoted to tho copsidcra-
.ton OF private pension bills s -