The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-23
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


plication the presidents Hawaiian policy and
asking for information on the Hawaiian matter.
Mr.. Gray dem. Del spoke in opposition ia
tho resolution, and said he thought 1t would
have been better taste all round II the senator
from Massachusetts had waited until the Of
cial Information asked for few days ago had
come TO the senate, After some further discus
sion the resolution went over until Tuesday.
After nn executive session the senate adjourn
cd until Tuesday
| HousE-The session OF the house was brief
and uninteresting Monday. Several bills oi
minor Importance were passed during the
| morning hour and an agreement was reached
by which Tuesday and Wednesday will be de.
| voted to the consideration of the bill for the
admission OF the territory of Utah. The bill to
review the claims arising out OF the captured
and abandoned property act aroused the parti
san opposition OF the republicans, and notice
was served on Tho democratic side by Mr.. Reed
that this bill could only be considered thc
stress OF q special order from the com
| mittee on rules, The remainder OF the ses
sion after the expiration 81 the morning hour
was devoted to District of Columbia matters
WASHINGTON, Dec 13.- .SENATE--In the sen
ate Tuesday MIR. CulluIn (rep,, Ill) indicated d
desire TO address the senate on the bill to re-
peal the federal election laws, but, as the Ha
| waiian resolution offered Monday by MIR. HoaI
and q resolution offered Monday by Mr. PETER
| had precedence in the morning, unanimous con
| sent was given that those resolutions should
| late hour Wednesday. Mr.. Cullom thcreupor
addressed the senate Mr.. Stewart (rep, New
then addressed the senate In favor of the repeal
! Of the federal election laws
HoUSf--Mr. Wheeler dem. Ala) called up
| the bill for the admission of Utah as state.
| Mr. hilgore dem, Tex.) spoke in favor of the
| admission of Utah. 1t had the requisite popu.
lation and wealth. Mr. kilgore believed tina,
| polygamy was dead and the chief objection o
| the admission of the territory was Thus re
| moved Ia II nS by Mr. Mors fra,,
| Mass.) The latter was opposed to the admis
! sion OF the territory, on the ground that the
character and practices of the Mormon church,
| 10 which majority of its citizens belonged, un.
! fitted that territory and the people to become
members of the federal union. Mir Morse was
! followed by Mr.. Rawlins, of Utah. who deliver.
ed an earnest and eloquent speech in favor OF
| the bill. The bill was discussed in an informal
way for some time by Mr., Harter, Mr.. Power
and others and at $50 the house adjourned
WASHINGTON, Dec H.-SENATE-The Ha.
waiian question was again the subject of ami
mated discussion in the senate Wednesday,
Mr.. Blounts report was characterized as con.
tanning not one line of unvarnished truth" by
Mr.. Frye (Me), while Mr.. Vest (Mo.) declared
that, while he was opposed to the annexation
Of the islands, the restoration Of the queen by
force would be IAN act of war" The resolu.
tion offered on Monday by Mr. Hoar calling up
on the president for further information In tie
Hawaiian matter was finally referred to the
listened, with the attention always accorded
the venerable senator, to a tariff speech from
Morrill, of Vermont AT the close of his speech,
the senate at i:30 went into executive session,
after which IL adjourned
HOUSE.-1n the house the resolutions of Mr..
Hit, as reported by the foreign affairs commit
tee and amended so as to include information
OF Hawaiian matters during the Harrison ad.
ministration-these resolutions requested in
formation from the president about Hawaii
If~ II,tN
ministration. The bill for the admission of
Utah to statehood was passed without
division at the conclusion of the debate, the
only amendments of importance incorpora ted in
the enabling act being one by Mr. Powers, pro-
hibiting polygamy forever and another by Mr..
Wheeler, reducing one-half the land granted TO
the state for common school purposes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-SENATE-The house
Dill repeating the federal election laws was re-
ported back favorably Thursday from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, and placed
on the calendar. Senator Voorhees, introduced
bill providing for the coinage of the seignior-
age IN the treasury to the amount of S200O,000
Der month, and when that is exhausted, for the
purchase and coinage of similar amount OF
silver monthly. house bill providing for two
additional associate justices of the supreme
court of Oklahoma Territory passed. a
resolution for the appointment OF a select COM
mittee on the Ford's theater disaster was
taken up discussed, and passed Senate bill TO
repeal clause in the last pension appropra tion
bill, which prohibited the payment of pensions
| to persons residing in foreign countries was
| taken from the calendsr and passed. The SEN
ate then, at 4:15, went into executive session,
| and soon afterward adjourned until Monday at
12 o'clock.
| HoUsE-The house was deadlocked for two
| hours Thursday by the refusal of the repub.
| licans to vote on the motion to go into commit
| tee Of the whole for the consideration of the
| Arizona statehood bill Mr.. Dociery, from the
| Joint commission on expenditures in the eXecu.
| tive departments, called up the bill introduced
| by him few days ago 10 improve the methods
| of accounting in the post Office department
| Without debate the bill was passed. Under the
| call of committees, Gen. Catchings, from the
| committee on rules, presented the report of the
| committee, making the bills for the admission
| of Arizona and New Mexico d special order
after the morning hour until disposed of. With
out division the report was adopted and tht
order made. Adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, Dec 1G-SENATE-Not in ses
sion.
HoUsE-The course Of events in the hous
Friday resembled the halcyon days of the Reet
congress, when legislation was rushed through
Mt q galopng speed The bill for the admis
sion of Arizona was put through under whiI
and spur by vote of ls5 yeas to 60 nays, ant
the bill for the admission OF New Mexico wal
well under way when a wrangle over what was
to be done with Oklahoma intervened and tn,
debate precipitated lasted until adjournment
The house committee on appropriations report
ed the urgency deficiency bill Friday morning
The bill carries II, 65l S96 The house commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce, afte
listening to arguments by Senators Mcrga,
(Ala) and Frye (Me), reported favorably thu
joint resolution of Representative Doolittle, o
Washington, for the appointment of u join
commission, consisting of three senators an
six bers, to investigate the present statu
Of the Nicaragua canal project
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S 1S-SENATE-Not in ses
, sion Saturday.
HoUsE-The pension debate in the hous
Saturday was lively and interesting. The d,
bate came up over a clause in the dehcienc
), bill One member stated that $4,000 had bee
/ spent in investigation of pension frauds
, and so far 10000 in alleged frauds ha
been discovered, none OF them prove
and nearly all involving pension agents and nc
= pensioners themselves He did not think tn
:. investigation business paid. Mr.. Cannon, {
|, Illinois, represented the republican side, an
MIR. Livingston, OF Georgia, the democrat
side 1t was a long and lively debate NJ
i Morse (Rep., Mass) closed the debate for II
a day AT the conclusion OF his speech an agre
4 ment was reached to close the debate aftt
three hours further discussion on Monda.
Then, at $40 p m., the house adjourned.
D Three New states.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-It now al
pears to be certainty that Utah, Ar
= zona and New Mexico territories wi
be admitted to statehood at this sci
sion of congress. This means six NOR
democratic senators and the postpone
q ment for some years of the possibilit
of the republicans gaining control {