Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

SENATE.-Thirty-frs day-Only routine
business and the acceptance OF credentials
from several reelected members A COM
municatlon was received from Chief Justice
Fuller, of the supreme court announcing the
death of Associate-Justic Lamar and the
oUsE.-No business. Adjourned as an evil
dence OF respect to the memory OF Justice
Lamar.
SENATE - Thirty-second day = Routine
matters occupied the larger portion of the
day. A bill, for the admission of Utah as
state, was presented. An amendment to
the naval appropriation bill was presented
and referred. IL authorizes the construc-
ton OF one battleship, two armored coast
defense vessels, ten gunboats and eight
trst-class torpedo boats at a total cost of
A,200,OQ0. Executive session. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Filibustering against tho bank
ruptcy bill wasted the entire days session.
sENATE.-Thirty-th day. "A day OF hot
talk and sarcasm. Senators Mills and His
cock riddled the anti-option bill and Senator
Vest vented his spleen pon''pseudo philan-
thropists' who petitfoned Congress to estab-
fish a commission upon the alcoholic liquor
traffic which Mr.. Vest termed crank legis-
lation." Two joint resolutions were agreed
to--the first TO authorize the secretary OF
flags for decorating the Worlds Fair build
ings--the second appointing a. committee
on arrangements, for the Inauguration OF
the President-elect March 4. The bill for
the establishment and enforcement OF rules
and regulations for the navigation of canals
was passed. HOUSE, The sundry' civil bill
Dockery resolution was reported from the
committee on rules and referred to thecom-
mittee on appropriations to be Incorporated
In one of the appropriation bills. The reso-
tuition provides for a commission OF three
Senators and five Representatives of the
SD Congress to inquire TO the status OF laws
establishing executive departments and
bureaus In Washington. The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the calendar.
Adjourned.
SENATE.--Thirty-fourt day--The death
of Hon. James q. blaine was announced by
senator Hale, who paid glowing tribune 70
him, and the Senate Immediately adjourned
out of respect to his memory. HOUsE.-The
chaplain In his opening prayer spoke with
great feeling of the death of Mr.. Blaine
Mr.. Milliken. of Maine and Mr.. Holman. of
Indiana, paid tribute TO the great man who
had passed away and the House Is a mark
of respect adjourned
SENATE Thirty-ffth day-Mr. Chandler
stepped TO the front as an avowed Hawaiian
annexationist; and IL he had had his way the
President would have been instructed by
both Houses to enter into negotiations with
the representatives Of the provisional gov
20 submit the convention to Congress for
ratification by legislation. But his way
was blocked by Mr.. White, OF Louisiana.
who objected to Immediate action and Mr..
Chandeliers resolution was laid over. Mr..
White also made an attack upon the anti
options bill and delivered a clever address
which occupied almost three hours Ad-
journed. HoUsE.-The sundry civil appro-
priation bill was further considered but
not disposed of. A request for the passage
OF bin appropriating $4,000 for buoys ON
the lake front of Chicago was objected 20
and laid over. A bill 10 punish crimes in the
yellowstone park was placed on the calon-
OAR. Messrs. Fellows, Geary, Patterson
Powers and storer were appointed q com
mittee TO Investigate the rumored infiuence
OF the Panama canal scandal In this country
Adjourned.