Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
AN UNUSUAL SCENE.
The Chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee
HIGHLY HONORED BY Ills ASSOCIATES.
Tributes to His Long and Able
Public Service.
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
Several House Bills Taken Up and
Acted Upon.
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE
SENATE.

On motion Of Mr. Sherman (0hio) the Pres
ident's message of Thursday last was distriba ted
to committees as follows: So much Of il as re-
lates to treaty stipulations with Great Brit
ain TO the committee on foreign re-
lations; so much OF il relates to the transpor-
tation Of merchandise to the committee on in
terstate commerce.; and 50 much Of il As re-
lates TO general relations with Canada to the
committee on relations with Canada.
The Senate proceeded TO the consideration
OF House bills on the calendar, and disposed OF
them as follows:
To promote the safety Of employees and trav-
elers upon railroads by compelling common
carriers engaged in interstate commerce TO
equip their cars with automatic coaplers aud
continuous brakes and their locomotives with
driving wheel brakes.
AT the suggestion Of Mr.. Harris CTenn. the
blu was laid aside temporarily withou. action.
Mr.. Harris stating his belief that its passage
would put into the hands of receivers a ma
jority of the southern railroads.
The consideration OF House bills was inter
rupted to permit Mr.. Teller (Coll 70 report
from the judiciary committee a new bill to sub-
NIT the McGarrahau claim to the court of pri-
waite land claims, and it was placed on the cal
| endar.
The following bills were passed:
To authorize the construction OF bridge
across the Cahabs river in Bib county. Ala.
by the Montgomery, Tuscaloosa and Memphis
Railway Company
MIR. EurrrR .s Az opJrcrop
.o.,o- ;..,-'..
Uousa hills , ,bo a,,.,,,,.x ,o,,,-,s -. rs
- 80, "a W. 'u''. uiieu "nen MI
bu''ei TO- " asheo iea'e 10 present some
morning business, and when Mr.. Har-
| ris (Ienn. objected, as he had already done
10 other senators under like circumstances.
somewhat il-tempered dialogue took place
| between the two Senators, and the result
that when the calendar was resumed Mr..
butter objected TO each case as 1t came
up. AFTER that retahatory course had
Deen followed up IN half a dozen cases
Mr.. Plat Conn appealed TO the two Senators
TO come together, settle their difficulties and
let business go on. The little side play, he
said. might be very interesting to the two Sens-
Senators. but 1t was death to the persons who
Ieoislation
Mr. Cockrel CMo) suggested that Senators
| would ''see the spectacle OUT"
or. biAckDurh my, also took hand IN the
pnt,ar wh;la nIa;,,,n. 81. Us ~nu nna.y WI.
conrtaonsiv trea,nd -, NE. Ia. Wa no, Wy
ths oh;ao.;a,s ~ ~ Ht, ".,n-ies
the co,,rss of bps;ness rent o., 'NAoe ""U
BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills we're passed.
| Relat,np tn contracts of common .o.,,;o-. ,a
M"
" '"iu oons""onf' uu'ies anu rignts Id con-
many amendments, on which conference wns
asked
Providing for sundry light houses and other
aids to navigation with many amendments. on
| which a conference was asked
To refund certain internal reyenue ta,es 20
the state of Kentucky and 10 Logan and Snnn-
son counties and the city of Louisville. XIV. and
to Sumner and Davidson counties. Tenn. with
a substituted
To create the California debris commission
ard to regulate hydraulic mining in the state of
California with MANY amendments
Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury 70
obtain plans and specifications for public build
| ings to be erected under the supervision of the
Treasury Department and providing for local
uper.ision Oh tne CONSTRUCTION OF the same,
WAN ''
TIE QUARANTINE BILL
Inc TWO hours assigned to the consideration
OF house bills on the calendar having expired
| conference report on the bill concerning tes-
! timony in criminal cases under the interstate
| commerce law was presented and agreed TO
Mr. Harris Tenn \ said that he hal ,aceivaa
n telegram iris morning from Senator p,Jl
IN Y asking him not 10 cali NJ, the quarantine
! bill TODAY. because of his necessary ab.ence
| That bill was the next Nouse bill on the cal
! endar He asked unanimous consent tho. ,ho
consideration of House bills on the calepSar
he continued in the morning bonr on Mona.y
| and that the onar,otine h,li shsu no, I've snh
| ;ect 20 obiect,on
Mr. FRYE ,Neo suogestes as nm oh;a.,;o,
that Mr. nm had given notice tho, he u,orid
move 10 take mn the hin 10 rsneaI The Sb.rm.,,
act in the morning bonr Of Mand.v
| Mr. CockrelI-Jbst o,lv ;nyolycs o.. IA
is not a debateable motion.
Mr.. Teller suggested signifcan,,v tb.. ., Az
Hills motion should prevail and the s;,vsr hill
he taken nm that wopid ha th. ias, 20 ~. 49,
aptine hill at this sess;o, He was o,;ta e.
emf whether the morrow wonld he 80.
in the morning hour Nv NJ .ro,hsr ,;r,. d.,
il might AS well he understood that n the mo.
finn shonld prevail thera ,ro,id h. ,a,h;n,
further dome at tbi, ...,ion s~c.n4 n.s.,n, az
recuIar snnronristion hi,,s fe ~
ALIrTLE SILVER DISCUSSION.
Mr.. Plat Conn. We do not ''scare bit."
Mr. Te,ler-I do NOT nronos. 20 sc.rs IN.
Senator from, Connec,;cnt ". :. NO, ..s;,v
silver h;,i he tatan M 70 -. t-,sad s' N, ' ne
course. insist upon Keeping f. before the
Senate, because ii it were laid aside il would
lose its advantages
Mr. hoar Mass. l-1ne senator from New
the silver hi, in the ,norrino bos'r Wv MonS.p
whether he will chs noe Ant % tsr,;on A. 10y
not Lnow pnt xh;,s that not;ce IL ,,arS;.,. uY
mpst daci;re 70 sora. 20 . rn.n;,nof,s .orls,.
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