The record-union., 1893-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
hesterday's Proceedings in the Senate
and House.

ieS0eroay's Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-After the Joint
session dissolved to-day the Senate took
pp 'ne railway automatic car coupler bill.
IL was oeoated up to the hour of adiourn-
iiiehG without any definite action beino
'ahen' During the debate German took
up 'he taunts INDUCED in yesterday bv
=, Cn"huler against the Democrats in the
Senate lor not supporting the pending
measure, which was favored in the Mat
iorIh OF the National Democratic Conven-
'ion. Ihe Democratic party" German
sad, is abundantly able to take care of
ltseH. 1t is true both the national par
lles, IN convention assem- bled in the wear
1o'1' ADOPTED resolutions favoring this
ctass OF legislation, but the Senator from
ne" hampshire has not correctly ouoted
the resolution of the Democratic Conven-
tlon. 1hat resolution favored legislation
on the SUBJECT by the States, not by Con-
iess' II Ihls Dill became law the in
lluences that are behind it would make
themselves felt at future party conven
tlons. They would say: we are now
strong enough to control your Presi-
dentla! election; you must confiscate the
property of railways by further legisla
tloh' or we will control your politics.
1hey would say that Congress must
Ieglslate so the rail must weigh $50 bounds
10 the yard instead of 100, and the Carne-
giles and other manufacturers of steel
rams VINO had jobs to press would
threaten Congress with their employees. :"
A number of bills were taken from the
calendar and passed, including the fol-
lowing: The House bill to amend the
Act Of March 3, 1891, establishing a Court
Oh private Land Claims; the Senate bill
10 exempt veterans from competitive
examination in the classified service of
the United States, and the House bill for
the rehet of certain settlers on public
land IN the Tucson land district. Arizona.
Senate bill to amend the Act of Nav
.. 1892, prohibiting the immigration of
Chlnese, having been reached on the cal
enoar, IN the absence Of Dolph, who re-
ported it, it was laid aside without action.
alter notice by Hoar of substitute for
the bill, the substitute being that the Act
Is hereby repealed.
subsequently Dolph moved TO take mn
the bill, and said it merely proposed to
strike out the word white" as a ouali-
hcatlon for witnesses. When informed
OF Ho@r's substitute, he said he was
ready to have vote taken upon if but
Hoar simply said let it go over, and the
Dill went over without action.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The temner of
the House in regard to the silver fiqht
was pretty well demonstrated to-day bv
It's disposal of fiibustering motion
made by Antony of Texas.
The quarantine bill had been called nm
1or the purpose of concurrlng in the Sem
ate amendments and passing it.
Antony, who was conducting the onno-
sltIon practically alone, thought that he
could win support for his side bv nlaving
into the hands of the silver men. He
therefore, framed dilatory motion to the
effect that when the House adjourned if
should be till Saturday. This. he no.
heved, would win the votes of all the free
coinage members, as the intervening
days, Thursday and Friday, are the davs
set by the Committee on Rules for the
consideration of the silver bill. To his
great surprise almost the whole House
rose in revolt against the idea.
The Senate amendment to the House
quarantine bill was concurred in.
The House then resumed consideration
OF the legislative appropriation bill.
Without disposing of the bill the COM
mlttee rose and the House adjourned.