The Globe-republican., 1893-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

There was but little business done in either
house on the day that the death Of Justice La
mar was offic ally announced.
Senator Sawyer, from the committee on pen
sions, reported bill authorizing the commls-
sioner 81 pensions to accept as proof OF citizen
ship of an applicant for a pension unde: the act
Of July n. $50 the fact that at the date of his
application he was an actual and bona noe resi-
Both anti-options bill and the Cherokee outlet
bill, which together held right OF way In the
senate. had TO give way for routine matters our
ing days session; excepting that half OF 1t was
spent in executive session over the nomination
of McComas one of the judges OF the supreme
court of the District of Columbia. McComas
In the house filibusterIng against the bank
ruptcy bill was inaugurated by Mr.. khgore, or
Texas. In the first place he insisted upon the
jected to an approval of the document, and an
hour was consumed before it was finally agreed
to as portion of the records of the house: Mr..
Pierce aided Mr.. kil0ore's every hlIbusterlnS
motion with another which was calculated to
Another wasted day was the comment Of re.
BY the majority of the democrats. But a few of
the democrats, opposed to the bankruptcy meas
ure. held firm and the house adjourned without
action. thus exhaustlnS the two days assigned
to the judiciary committee and the bankruptcy
bill. .
senator Mills made a speech against the anti
options bill, as being aimed against the exist
publican statesmen were mistaken IN regard to
the states right sentiment OF the people. The
people of the United States loved their state
government. They chung to it with an instinct
which told them that their Ii liberties depended
upon its preservation. BY an India rubber sys-
TEN of construction. congress had the right to
regulate the commerce in states. As proposed
in the pending measure it could go farther and
regulate the production OF specified articles
Passing. from the constitutional argument he
declared he would not support the bill, because
or att Of
cause it could not affect the price on cotton
wheat. corn other agricultural product. Flu
ture sales. he declared, we're part OF the busl-
ness system of the country. Contracts for the
supply of corn had to be made even before the
corn was planted or the land ploughed. Every
one would admit that the system of future sales
was absolutely necessary AMI essential TO the
facility of commercial transaction.
Senator Hiscock also opposed the bill: he
believed all legislation like that proposed was
vicious, and he believed that If the bill was
crystalized into a law it would become a basis
of the most gigantic trust that ever existed IN
the United States.
on the alcoholic liquor traffic gave Senator Vest
an opportunity of ventllating his views on such
specimens of crank legislation and on these
do-philanthropists who want to use the
powers of congress to advance some hobby to
which they are devoting their otherwise useless
lives"
The house considered the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Davis, of Kansas, moved to
increase the appropriation for the enlargement
of military posts from S20O,O1O to $4,000. In
opposing tho amendment Mr.. Dockcry criticised
the recent report of the secretary of the treasury
in regard to the financial situation.
There was a persistent fight under the lead OF
Mr.. Holman, against increasing the item for
the survey of public lands,
way to the Oklahoma Midland railroad. Its
passage had been Obstructed at previous ses-
sion by Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas; but upon this
occasion he announced that he had no objec-
ton.
When the tidings of the death OF Mr.. Blaine
reached the senate, Senator Hale rose and SAID,
Mr.. President: very great man has passed
from this earth. Hon. James q. Blaine died in
this city at ii o'clock this morning. His long
illness in some measure prepared us for that
but the dreaded event will carry sadness and
mourning throughout the United States, and
will awaken interest and sorrow wherever civil
lied man lives; Mr.. Biaines career was SO re.
markable and his public services so great. that
in all the histories which are written OF him he
will stand the central figure not only as to his
own country, but en- the policies and subjects
He belonged not to any one state. but to the
whole country, and none could mourn more to
day for his loss than do the jewellers on the
shores of the great gulf and in the cabins OF the
far Sierras.
senator Cockrell. of Missouri. then moved the
senate adjourn. and the motion was adopted
The adjournment makes the sixth tn interruption
The army bill has been reported to the senate
| being the first general appropriation bill to
reach tho senate this session.
sion, and although it was only informally con
sidered a long debate was had on the news from
Honolulu. Generally the speeches seemed tG
favor annexation or establishment OF protec
| .orate.
In opposition to these views it was asserted
| hat the debt amounted to more than S3,O)),Oo)
| which was sufficient to cause this government
| to halt before it assumed that load.
| In the house of representatives there was