The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings OF Senate and
House.


House.
WHEN the senate met on the 5th a commun.
cation was received from the governor OF Hi.
nois advising the senate that the statue of Gen
Shields had been placed in the national capitol
by the state OF Illinois Mr.. Hoar offered q
resolution calling for information as to ins'Iuc-
tons given any representative OF this govern.
ment in regard to Hawaii, which went over,
and Mr. Dolph addressed the senate on the
Hawaiian matter in which he administration
was criticised The house resolution approprt-
ating $4,000 for paying salaries of additional
clerks and deputy collectors to carry out the
Chinese exclusion act was passed Eulogies
were delivered upon the late Representative
O'Neill, OF Pennsylvania, and the enate adj
tOurned. 80. In the house large number OF eX-
ecutiye documents were received. and commu.
nication from the governor OF Illinois in rela-
tion to the statue of Gen Shields was laid be-
fore the house After the morning hour the
bankruptcy bill was taken up and debated for
time Mi. Springer offered resolution
which was agreed to, for the ceremonies on the
next day at the unwilling Of the statue Of Gen
Shields In the capitol, and the house soon ad-
journed
THE senate on the 9th INDUCED in o spirited
discussion on the Hawaiian matter, the ques.
ton being on the adoption Of Mr.. Hoar's reso-
luton requesting the president to send to the
senate all the correspondence on the question.
The debate was somewhat partisan in its ma.
The session Of the house was brief A bill
passed providing for two additional justices to
the Supreme court OF Oklahoma At I:iO O'Clock
the exercises in connection with the unwilling
Of the Shields statue began and the honse ad.
journed.
THERE was a small attendance OF senators
when the senate met on the 9TH. The bill to
reimburse the state OF Nebraska for expenses ~.
incurred in fepeliing Sioux invasiods in 1891
passed Also he bill to amend the railroad
forfeiture act and number Of bills Of q local
Of private nature Attsr passing the bill
granting pension of 800 month to the widow
Of Gen John NJ Corse the senate adjourned
until Monday go. The dal in the house was de-
voted to debate on the bankruptcy bill. which
drifted into mild free coinage discussion.
General debate on the bill closed and at 4:oC
o'clock the house adjourned
THE senate was not in session on the Sth.
When the house met the bankruptcy bill was the
kusihess in brher after the morning hour, under
the FIVE minute rule. The bill for the admission
of Utah as a state was taken up and Mr.. Ding.
ley filibustered against it until the expiration
Of the morning hour. Then the bankruptcy bill
came up and after some consideration Mr..
Bland moved that the enactiny clause be
stricken out, which motion prevailed by vote
Of ii2 yeas to Ill nays, and the bill was dead
Adlourned till Monday.
When the senate met on the nth the ex;
pected debate on the federal elections bill did
not come of, as Mr.. Hill agreed to Mr. Hoar's
sugges ton that the bill b referred to the cleo
lions committee Mr.. Hoar (MasS) then Of
fered resolution calling on the president for
certain information in regard to Hawaiia, fe'
ferring mainly to the appointment Of Mr..
Blount and the powers conferred upon him, and
proceeded to speak at length in which he criti'
cized the action of the admins tration in the
Hawaiian affair. MIR. Gray del replied and
defended the action of the president, and said
the senator from Massachusetts, had acquired
the reputation tf common scold in refer
ence to the party to which he was opposed
The resolution then went over and the senate
soon adjourned. 49,. The session of the house
was brief and uninteresting The bill for the
admi ssion of Utah gain went over and a bill
fixing the time and place Of holding federal
courts in Nebraska, passed No other business
Of public Importance was transacted