The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-02-09
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings OF the Senate and House os
Representatives = Important Mensures
Discd:ssd and Acted Cp""-Gist Of the
Business.
The National kolons.

Monday Senator Chand g. DrcuEht inc
Hawaiian question forward as dfstinc-
lively American ISSUE. Ry rcsolatfOr
which he introduced In the Senate he calls
upon the President to enter into negOtta-
tion with the fro-lnrial Governments Of
the late Kingdom OF Hawaii for tho admis-
sion OF the island as territory of .hc
United States Mr.. Chandler had hoped
for tho imme !iate consideration of tho
resoutfon. but Senator White infsrp"scd
an objection. and unIcr the rules the Baso-
luton went over.
The Senate got rid Tuesday OF the legi>.'
lative incubus under which IL has labored
since the first day of the session The anti
option bill reached the point at which
voting began at 3:l3 T. m The first vote
was on the amend m ,nt offered by Nv villas
wis TO the George substitute, ara The
amendment was rejected-ycas Il: nays.
20. TheE he George substitute ITSELF wns
rcjccted-yeas, 10: nays. II Ana hnatls
tho bill was passed by vote of - to 2!I
There were many m mbers or the h""se OF
Representatives, at times almost aSWany "i
them es there were Senators, present In the
Senate chamber duriag the vCt1s and the
preliminary discussion of tie biil. and the
deepest interest was manifested In the
proceedings az we'll on the floor rs In the
crowded galleries Representative Dear.
mond MO put Il little spice ihto tho pro-
Gee iings of the House by mak.n, an nt-
tack upon the civil-s"rvire Law. Jhen
Controversy as TO the democracy OF M
tanned tile House for .whic. The House
resumed. in committee OF the whole. the
consideration Of the sundry civil appropriate
tion bill. The committee then returned 10
the section relative TO pubHc tuiidfu.s-
The I rtification bill was the first Of the
general bills to come before TIC Senate
Wednesday. and II was passed after father
interesting discus.i n on Tho subject ek
coast Notifications. The army appropria,
,ion bill was then taken up and Was passed
tai l..,a t~rv ffafsrp
the monthly pay OF ser2eants OK the
army. The District OF Columbia tfil
ca me next In order All the committee
amendments we're agreed 10, except orc
that was reserved for action Thursday
looking TO the erection CT a 5000 mu-
| nicipal building in Washington city The
attention OF the House was centertd upon
one item OF the srndry civil appropriation
bill. That item was one appropfsstinG
| SIG oOo, GOO for carrying on the contracts AL
| ready entered into for the improve
| ment OF rivers and harEori The
| juriSdictional authority OF the Committee
| on Appropriations was called into 4ues-
| tion. 1t was contended that the apprGpft-
| ations should have teen reported " inc
| committee on hari,ors. bu: although Mrt
Holman was foremost OF those VINO na6e
| this contenti N against the power OF the
| committee OF which he was chai"mar. that
| committee came out victorious and the
| item was decided to lie a proper one. With
l
Thus lay morning the an,i-cltion bils
| was the center uf interest in the House.
| The opponents OF tn. legislation were oi'
the alert. and the instant that MIR lfatrts
made his motion for the conference. Nj.
| Rynum, OF Indiana. Was Addressing the
Speaker. with point II order. that. the
| Sena.e amendments must first be con-
| sidered in committee of the whole. Joha
| Davenport and the Federal election laws
| b,, inI 40 2ff )f HOnS0.
| brought forward by an amendment offered
| by MIR Fitch, Of New York to the sundry civil
| bill II provides that hereafter no part OF
any money appropriated to pay my fees to
| or clerks shall be usei for any warrant Ia
sued or arrest made under the laws relai-
| ing to the election Of members OF Congress
| unless the prosecution has been commenced
| upon sworn complaint setting torth the
| facts constituting the offensc and allie -1HE
them TO be within the personal knowledge
of the affian,. The amendment was
finally agreed TO. 112 to ~. The
| Fitch amendment was agreed to-yeas Isl.
nays so The bill was III en- passed With
the exception OF one hour in the early part
OF the day. and little longer time In the
| evening. the days session OF the Senate
was held behind closed doors 1t was
passed in she consideration of the French
and Swedish cN:raGition treaties. Mr. Car
| isles resignation as Senator from Ken
,ucLy was presented The District appro-
priation bill was taken up, considered.
and passed.
| Friday the Speaker laid before tho House
the Presidents message relative TO the
bond transit over Canadian roads Re
ferred The deficiency appropriation bill
was passed and the Indian appropriation
bill was reported The House then paid
| tribute to the memory OF the late
Representative Craig. of Pennsylvania.
and adjourned. The question OF the
repeal Of the Sherman act. or at least
OF the suspension CT the silver bull
lion purchase provision OF IL. was un-
exrcctedly precipi,atcd on the Sem
ate by Mr. Teller tIep J. Colorado
lie made the presentation OF some
! petitions on the subject the occa
sioa for launching out into discus
| sion of the whole question. and expressed
| his confident assurance that the repeal OF
| the Sherman act was not amcng the posi-
| hiiities Of the present session. At ) D. M.
| the business Of the Senate was suspended
| in order that fitting tributes might be made
10 the memory OF the late Senator Barbour.
| of Virginia. Eulogies of the dead Senator
we're pronounced by Messrs. Daniels. Man
derson. Faulkner, Galiingcr. FIatt. Hill.
Hiscock. and Hunton, Mi. Barbonr's sue
| ces .or in the Senate. Tic usual rcsolu-
tions we're agreed to- and the Senate. as q
| further mark OF respect TO the memory O,
| MIR Barb ,ur. adjourned.