The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Legislature FOL
Past the Week.

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA spirited dis
cussion of the Hawaiian question oc-
cupied the senate Wednesday. The
debate arose over the resolution offered
by Mr.. Hoar (Rep., Mass.). requesting
the president to send to the senate all
the correspondence on the question.
Mr.. Mills Dem, Tex) opposed the
resolution. It called for information,
but meanwhile its author (Hoar) pro-
ceeded to ''shelI the woods" before he
got that information and charged the
president with meditating an act of var.
Mr.. Hill Oem., N. Y, } said he did not
propose to cross the Hawaiian bridge
until he reached it, nor did he intend to
discuss the wisdom of the original pro-
cedure or what had been done recently
by the present administration. He said
this was simple resolution asking for
information from department of the
government information which he
thought the American people wanted to
know from the presidents message, and
were disappointed when it was not
given them.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sin the house
Friday Mr.. Talbot Is. Co. endeavored to
get adopted resolution instructing the
ways and means and banking commit
tees to report the tariff and banking bills
at once, but objection was made. Mr..
Kilgore (Tex.) called up the bill to adj
nit Utah to statehood, and the Repub.
icans began to filibuster.
The morning hour expired without ac-
ton on the Utah bill and the house
went into committee Of the whole on the
Torrey bankruptcy bill. Mr.. Bland
(Mo.) moved to strike out the enacting
clause, thus defeating the measure, and
after an exciting debate his motion pre-
vailed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lin the senate
Monday the unexpected happened and
the expected failed to materialize. The
expected political debate of the federal
Hill of New York acquiescing in the
suggestion of Mr.. Hoar that the bill
should be referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. No one ex-
pected debate on the Hawaiian question
until the resolution calling for informa-
ton, agreed to by the senate last week,
had been complied with by the execu-
tive. However, Mr.. Hoar submitted
another resolution calling upon the
president for specific answers to ques-
tons which, if literally complied with,
would lay before the senate and the
country the history of the actions Of the
administration on the Hawaiian matter.
After lively debate between the author
of the resolution and Mr.. Gray of Della
ware, the resolution went over until
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-When the
morning hour arrived, Mr.. Kilgore of
Texas was about to call up the bill for
the admission of Utah when Mr.. Ding
ley, on behalf of the Republican side,
made statement declaring the bill was
of too much Importance to be considered
during the morning hour but no objec-
ton would be made from his side if
ample opportunity was allowed for de-
bate and amendment. Thereupon,
General Wheeler asked unanimous con-
sent that tomorrow and Wednesday,
after the morning hour, be set aside for
its consideration. Without objection
this order was made. 1t is understood
that delegation from Utah was instru-
mental in inducing the Republican lead
ers to recede from their opposition OF
the bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The first CUR
of the inevitable parliamentary battle III
the senate upon the question of the re.
peal of the federal election laws was
fired Tuesday and it came from one of
the opponents of repeal-Ssnator Cullom
1lls.) Senator Stewart (Nev.) in g
short speech advocated the repeal
of the election laws and incidently gave
expression to some of his well known
financial views. The resolution calling
upon the president for additional infor.
nation in the Hawaiian matter was laid
over until Wednesday in order that Mr..
Frye (Me.) might submit some remarks.
Mr.. Cullom spoke on the federal cleo
ton bill. He reviewed the legal ques.
tions involved in federal supervision OF
elections, taking the broad view of the
constitutional power of the general gov
eminent to regulate elections for federal
Offices.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The house dis
cussed the question of pinning another
star on the American flag. The con
sideration Of the bill for the admission
of Utah into the sisterhood of states was
begun. The principal point at issue was
whether the enabling act should contain
provision imposing pains and penalties
for polygamous marriages, the conten-
ton on the one hand being that the state
should come in on an equal footing with
other states unhandicapped by such pro-
visions; on the other, that as polygamy
had been stamped out by federal statutes
and that as the admission of the terri
tory would repeal that statute, congress
should make it practically part Of the
enabling act.
Presidential HominatiOns.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE president
sent to the senate the following nomina.
lions: James Il. Jordan, postmaster a