The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-03-04
FIFTY-SECoND CONGRESS.

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wednesday, Feb. %
In the house Hatch made an attempt to
nave the anti.option bill called ~. but the
speaker decided that the Gpp.ppri ,tiJn bills
lad the right-of-way aud caljct Hazel. to the
chair The postOfice appropri .ior. WAS then
passed and the Indian appropriation Eli
;alled, which was discussed three
hours, and the house adjourned without dis
posing OF it. In the senate President Pro Tenn
Henderson read Washington's farewell al.
lress. The sundry civil appropriation bill
vas finished, the conference report ON the army
appropriation bill was agreed 10, and the con
'ular and diplomatic appropriation bill was
brought up Before amy progress was nj tde
On this bill the senate proceeded TO the con
alteration Of executive business.
Thursday, Feb. g.
GOOD progress was made In the senate in dis
posing OF the absolutely necessary work OF con-
gress. Within less than an hour two of the
general appropriation bills diplomatic and
consular, and the military aradeTy-wprc read,
considered and passed Then The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill, which
lppropriatcS about i!.,OJJ JOJ. was taken up
ana considered up till the Time OF adjournment.
The incident in the house WAS the ovation ten
Tered 10 the next secretary OF The navy, Hilary
A. Herbert OF Alabama. lie was warmly
greeted, and without regard 10 party his col
tongues We'd with each other in doing him
honor. Then the indian appropriation EIll
was taken up, Notwithstanding the opposition
OF Mr. Hatch of Missouri, who desired to call
up the anti-optlons bill Without disposing OF
the bill the committee rose and The house ad-
IouTned.
Friday. Feb q
When the house met to-day Mr.. Peel
moved that IL go into u OF the whole
Tor the consideration of general appropriation
bills MIR, Hutch opposed the motion with his
anti option bill but after some debate the house
determined by q vote OF l48 10 81 to resume
consideration OF the Indian appropriation bill
When the senate resumed consideration OF the
legislative appropriation bill, an amendment
providing for thirty five clerks TO senators
who are not chairmen OF committees,
was agreed TO Thc Total COST of these
clerks will be SI ,2T5 per annum. An amend.
mcnt reported by the committee on appropria.
lions 10 strike out OF the bill 4 paragraph
abolishing the Utah commission ana substi-
tute for II q paragraph appropriating $40 1000
for the compensation OF the five commission
ers was adopted.
Saturday. February 26.
After four hours OF discussion the senate
passed the legislative appropriation bill, after
Insisting on its amendments, and was granted u
conference with the house on the disagreeing
ones. A motion by Sherman TO go into execu-
tive session was defeated by the compact
Democratic vote aided by four votes ON the
Republican side of the chamber. One OF the
leading Democratic senators stated to
u tNpobtCl thdt LHC par tlCulaT Big
nilcance OF the vote was that
the remaining lime OF the session should
be given to legislative business and not frit-
tered away In petty nominations. or in con-
sidering the Hawaiian treaty. No action on
the treaty, he said, would be had this session.
After paying tribute 10 the memory OF the late
Representative Spinola Of New York the sen
ate adjourned.
A fight which may next week prove TO be a
serious one, was inaugurated in the house to-
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ton bill, which contains the Sherman bond
amendment There are in all 207 amendments
TO the bill. Mr. Holman desired that all
except the Sherman amendment upon
which there was TO be debate non
concurred in. Mr. Bland, as leader of the
opposition TO the Sherman amendment, OBJ.
jected unless it was agreed that that amend
ment should.after debate be also non-concurred
in, This suggestion of Mr.. BANDS raised the
antagonism o! Mr Cochran and no
agreement was arrived at. The silver
men then reSorted to hlibustering tactics
which were e~fectual and after u speech
by Mr.. Bland the bill went over without ac-
ton. The first iii; on the calendar was the
Indian appropriation bill. This bill Mr.. Hol-
man requested should be passed over for the
present. Mr.. Hatch objected and the commit
tee was compelled to rise in order to submit
the question to the house, which decided
the bill should be passed over. The
committee having resumed its session, the
,us,hou sann,a ~ 20 -. CO. oue
.ls u,oat ~ oo"niietoe o,e pubic
DsonaaSod ~ ,"fsn,n 20 800 az n aSo
memory of the late Senator John Barbour of
Virginia and then adjourned
Monday, Feb. 81.
In the house the Indian nnnronriatIon hill
and the car coupIer hill were nassed under ans.
pension of the rules and the snudrv civil hin
was sent TO conference. To accomplish the
latter. however. 1t was practically necessary to