Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-15
ssRD CONGRESS ASSEMBLIES.
The Presidents Message Read on the
Opening Day-The Proceedings.

colors of the lady spectators costumes
gave the Senate chamber an additional
charm. The roll call was responded TO
by So Senators. The usual resolutions
notifying the House of Representatives
of the meeting of the Senate and the
resolution for committee of two Sen
ators To join similar committee of
the House To wait upon the President
of the United States and inform him
that Congress had assembled and was
ready to receive any communication he
may desire to make, were offered and
agreed to. Mr.. Mcpherson, Dem, y.
j., and Mr. Sherman. Rep, o. were APP
pointed as the committee on the part
of the Senate. After a resolution had
been adopted that the hour of daily
meeting shall be IL o'clock meridian, n
recess was taken for one hour to enable
the committee 10 wait on the President.
Upon reassembling Mr.. Mcpherson
announced that the President had sent Il
communication TO Congress. Secretary
Pruden then read the Presidents an
nual message, which occupied one
hour and a half. But little interest
was manifested, most of the Senators
either talking or reading, and at the
conclusion all but - Senators had left
the floor for q smoke or Il stroll through
the cloak rooms. MIR. Dolph secured
the floor when the reading was ended,
and gave notice that on the following
day he would address the Senate on
the Hawaiian question. A message
from the House announced the death
Of Hon. Charles ONeill and Hon.
William Lilley, of Pennsylvania. A
resolution of sorrow was adopted and
as mark of respect the Senate adj
journed.
In the House of Representatives 24O
members responded to their names.
ii. :. Bundy, as successor to the late
Representative Enochs, of Ohio, and
Levi Il. Griffin as successor of the late
Representative j. Logan Chapman, of
Michigan, were sworn in. Messrs.
Wilson, Cultivate and Burrows were
appointed n committee TO wait upon
the President. The reading of the
Presidents message was not followed
with any great degree of interest, but
il was applauded when finished. Gen.
bingham, of Pennsylvania, called at
tention TO the vacant seats of the late
Representatives O Neill and Lillcy; a
committee was appointed and the
House adjourned as a further mark of
respect.
= ENAI E-SccOuN uaN,-ln strong contrast
J to the previous day the galleries were de-
serted, and al air OF quiet perVaded the
chamber that Vas almost oppressive 7.
HOar offered n resolution re Iucsting the
President 80 far as in his opinion H. shall
not be inCOnsi tent with the puDlic interest.
10 com 0Uuicaie Ia the senate copies OF all
Instructions which may have been given TO
any representative OF the United states or
any naval O1Grcr since arch I. iogl In
reference TO Che preservation Of public
order in Hawaii or the protection OF lives
ana property OF An ericau ctti ems or the
reco-nitiOu or support OF any government
there. considerable discussion re ultcd In
the resolution being laid over. r. folph,
of oregon then addrcsse the Senate on
that portion Of the President mes age re-
terring to Hawaii. lie took the President
To task for his attitude in the matter, and
especially for the air OF secrecy with whicu
he aimed 10 surround the recent actions
OF the government IN relation 10 Hawaii
Mr.. DOlph EXPIRE ,~cd the Opicion that the
President had not the constitutional power
TO restore the queen. Hc also criticised r
ROunt- report "a being more like
the plea or "a Jealous l1wyer than an un-
preiudlccd or Impartial dt ci-iOn Of n judge.
/ House .oint resolution apprOpriating .UU'u
for payment or alarie, ana expenses OF adj
dittOual deputy OllcctOrs of internal reVe-
nue., to carry ont the Chinese exclusion act
was reported from { he committee on appro-
D, iations and passed. llOUSE.-Not "A spark
of interest enliVencd the proceedings. The
only thing Of moment accomplished leyOnd
the passage OF several small bills affecting
land titles In the far west was an agreement
to close the general debate on the banN-
rally advances the parliamentary stage 81
the bill. A. soon a general de ate closes
the bill will be open 10 amendment and dc
bate under the hNe-minute rule.
sRNATE-Third day. The Hawaiian ques-
ton was again called 90 the front by. Mr.
Ilonr OF massachusetts,, who continued his
attack, upon the Presidents attitude to-
ward Hawaii. essrs. Ills, Of Texas, and
! Villas, OF Wisconsin, defended the Presi-
dent Mr. Hill OF New. ork. said that he
gh n NJ ma i'm r. nTl-
! issued by the President. u was n question
| of whether the government had the power,
! without the sanction Of ongress. to restore
| the previously existing state OF atfairs.even
cOncedtng that the provisional government
| had been established by fraud or by force
T. sherman said that all he desired TO say
| on the present occasion as that IL IL was
| the purpose of the President by the use or
military force To restore the queen In Ha-
wall IL would be fatal act OF public policy:
! great In II. tlcC To the people OF the nited
! states and almost AN insult to Congress-
! Mr.. call, OF lOrda, closed the debate and
! then the re olution was adopted without a
/ division. Executive session Adj burned
! HOUSE, few uni important matters were
/ attended 10 and after short session the
! House adjourned TO participate in the I'M
! yelling OF Il statue OF Gen. James Shields,
! placed in Statuary hall in the apitol by
! illinois, Missouri and inncsota Jointly.
SENATE Fourth day.--Nir Hill OF New
/ York, announced that lie would call up the
! bill repeating the federal election Jaws
few minor bills were passed and after an
/ HOUSE, Hhe general debate on the bank
ruptcy bill was closed a resolution author
izing additional clerical force met with
considerable Oppo ,ttion and Mr.. Cannon OF
Illinois rep CACHED the cmOcratS for so
soon falling away from their pledges OF re-
trcnchruCnt Ne, Crthelc~S the resolution
passed The remainder OF the day was oc
cupied In lstless discussion of various mat
tCrs.
SENATE.-Fifth day-No session. House
/ THE Torrey bankruptcy bill was stranged
] House ST : l.
sidcr0tiOn OF the bill under the five minute
! rule was about to begin. COL, oates the
J champion OF the measure, had declined to
! permit the House to vote on r. BAILEY =
! substitute, providing simply for a voluntary
/ system of bankruptcy, whereupOn MIR.
! Bland, OF ',iSsOuri. precipitatcd the entire
question by moving TO strike out the enact
/ ing Clau Of the bill aiuly the adVocat es
! of the measure protested that IL was unfair
! 20 re ,ect the bill before the House had n
! chance to perfect It, by amendment. Their
/ Dleadings were uuavalling The vote was
/ decisive. IL wa carried by "a ma GRITTY of
! 1il to Ill Judge rorreY Of - Louis. the
/ author of the measure who has Eeen here
/ for ten years promoting the interests OF the
| bill. sat di .cOnsolatcly In the gallery IN
! attempt TO drive the bill for the admission
1 OF Utah rs a state through was defeated by
/ "A determined hliDustCr led by Mr.. Dingley,
! OF Maine and supported by almost the en-
tire Republican side.
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