The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS



sENArs.-Mr. Hoar offered q resolution
calling upon tho president for information
about tho Hawaiian affair. Laid over. A
similar resolution was offered by Dolph and
he addressed the Senate at some length upon
IT,
Tho House joint resolution appropriating
40, 600 for the payment Of salaries and OK
penses Of additional deputy collectors Of To-
ternal revenue to carry out tho Chinese ex-
on Appropriations and passed.
HousE.-Mr. McRae called up bill 70
amend section 8 Of the act forfclting certain
lands granted TO aid In tho construction Of
roads, so Us to extend the time under which
persons In possession Of these forfeited lands
may purchase the same to January l, 1897.
The time under tho present law expires on
the first Of the coming year. Several other
bills affecting land titles In the West were
passed. Mr.. Bland introduced free coinage
bill. It repeats that part Of the act Of 1873
which prevents tho coinage OF silver dollars,
and re-enacts the law Of 1887, providing for
the coinage OF silver dollars Of 412x grains.
The bankruptcy bill was discussed uutil ad-
Third Day.
sENArK.-A spirited discussion Of the Hs-
waiian question occupied tho Senate to-day.
The debate arose over tho resolution offered
Yesterday by Mr.. Hoar requesting the Pres-
ident TO send to the Senate all the correspond
ence on the question. Tho resolution was
supported by several Republicans and by Mr..
Hill Of Now York The resolution was adopt
ed.
HousE.-The session was short aud unim-
portant. At LILO the House adjourned to
attend the unwilling Of the statue to General
Shields, placed In the rotunda Of tho capitol
by Illinois.
Fourth Day.
SENArE.-0n motion Of Mr.. sanderson,
Senate bill to reimburse the state Of Nebras.
ka for expenses incurred in rcpelling threat
ened invasion and raid by the Sioux In 1880
and In 1891 was passed.
Mr.. Hill gave notice that on Monday next,
Immediately nfter the conclusion Of the morn
ing business, he would move TO take up for
consideration the hill to repeal the federal
election laws reported from the Committee
on Judiciary.
After transacting other unimportant busi-
ness and holding an executive session tho
Senate adjourned.
HousE.-During the morning hour the res
olution authorizing An additional clerical
force for the House aroused some opposition
from Mr.. saycrs and Mr.. Kilgore, and MIR
Cannon, of Illinois, took occasion to chide and
reproach tho Democratic side with backslid-
Ing in their pledges Of retrenchmcnt and re-
form. The resolution was passed.
lpOu INC announcement VI tuU CApHAtluu
Of the morning hour, the House resolved It.
self into committee OF tho whole for the
further consideration Of the bankruptcy bill,
which occupied the balance OF the day.
EInh bay.
The Senate was not in session.
HoUsE.-During the morning hour Mr..
Kilgore OF Texas, from the committee on ter
ritories, called up the bill for the admission
OF Utah on an equal footing with the original
IL La.
which prevented action on the bill
Mr.. Oates then moved to go into the COM
mittec OF the whole for the consideration Of
the bankruptcy bill under the fvc-mnute
rule Pending the motion Mr.. Bailey (Texas)
tried to induce Mr.. Oates TO allow the House
to vote on his substitute providing for q vol
untary system Of bankruptcy. Mr.. Oates,
however, declined, and the reading Of the
bill was about to proceed by sections when
Mr.. Bland moved TO strike out the cnacting
clause Of the bill. This motion brought the
whole question to direct issue.
Mr. Bland, in support OF his motion, speak
ing with his accustomed fire, commended this
bill would place the country At the mercy OF
the banks, TO give them free license to loot
the people. At the conclusion Of his brief
speech, Mr. Bland demanded the previous
question, and the vote on the motion to strike
out the enactlng clause, was taken by ayes
and nays. The full strength OF both sides
was pittcd on the vote and the defeat OF the
Advocates Of the bankruptcy bill WA crush-
ing. The motion TO strike out the cnacting
clause WAS carried by vote Of l42 TO Ill.
seventh Day.
SENArE.-Mr Hill OF New York consented
to having the elections bill referred
70 the committee on privileges and
elections. Mr.. lIoar of Massachusetts,
presented q resolution asking the President
n number Of questions concerning the Ha-
waii,n matter, aud he spoke Mt length upon
II. He criticised Mr.. Cleveland severely.
uousE.-The session Of the House WAS
brief and uninteresting. Several bills OF
minor Importance were passed during the
morning hour and an agreement was reached
by which to-morr ow and Wednesday Will be
devoted 10 the consideration of the bill for
the admiration of Utah