Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-12-21
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OF PROSEEDINGS OF TIE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condemned Record OF the Important
transactions of Our National Law
mnkers-'rhc Work Done in Both
Branches.

Washington. Doe. 0.-Thc Torrcy bank.
+, ptcy bill was straLglel unexpectedly
by the house just rs the consideration Of
the bill under the fvc-minutc rule WAS
:Eout to begin. Col Oates the champion
of the mc;Surc. had declined to permit
the house to vote on his substitute pro-
r:dmg Simply for a voluntary system of
bankruptcy. whrrrupnn Mr. Bland of
Missouri prrripilatcd the entire question
by moving to strike ont the rnacting
clause Of the bill Vainly the advocates
of the measure protested that it WIS I'M
fair to reject the bill before the house
h:d had q chance to perfect il by amend
ment. Their plcadings were rnavaiiny.
The vote was decisive. 1t was carried
by majority Of 142 to Ill. Judge
Tcrrcy of st. Louis. the author of the
measure. who has been here for ten
years promoting the interests of the bill,
sat disconsolatrly in the gallery. The
vote was not Il strict party one. An
| analysis shows that 115 Democrats. 1S
| Republicans and Populists voted to
| strike out the enacting clause and Ga
Republicans and ~ Democrats voted
against it. The full strength of both
sides was pollcd on the vote, and the
| defeat of the advocates of the bank
ruptcy bill was crushing.
Washington. Dec. 11.-The sudden col
IL rsc Of the bankruptcy bill in the house
has somewhat disorganizcd the pro-
gramlnc in the house for this week which
it was supposed would he almost entirely
de> oted to that subject. AS ii is the
house will begin the week to-day with no
definite work in vitw. The tariff will
4.
day al the earliest. although if the pres
cnt intention CT the Democratic members
of the ways and means committee holds.
the bill. that is the custom features of
tn" ill. will be reported On Wednesday.
Tie majority report will be filed with the
ii i'll. bat it will be some days later be-
fore the Republicans have their report
prepared. The hill for the admission of
Utah will again come up to-day. The Re
publcanS will probably continue fill
nstrring programme. and at the con-
rlE>ion of the lGur the privilege of the
bill will end and it will return to its
place on the calender. Mr.. kilgorc of
TEXAS. who is III charge of the measure,
says that in that event he will ask the
committee on rules for a day for con-
Siieration. and he expects that before
next Saturday night the bill will have
passed the house and have been sent 20
the senate. Mr.. Railry's bill for the es-
adjustment of voluntary system of
bankruptcy will come up this week. and
although the house gave crushing n';;-
.inr!ty against TIL. Torrry bill. hich i'll
Guided both the invol,nt: ry features. the
prevailing opinion is that an ovcrwhcm-
in@ sentiment i'll the house favors Il single
voluntary bankruptcy law, and NJ.
Bailey thinks that it can and will be
passed without debate.
In the senate the contest over Senator
iJill's federal election repeal bill is IN
rrcled 10 furnish more genuine political
talk thar :ny likely to be II der discus
SIGN. Senator Hills motion will be am
lag. nizcd by a counter motion. from Re
r"'iicans II refer tn" bill t. the con-
ni,,ce on privileges and elections. There
is likely to be considerable debate of 4
partisan character b, fore the result can
be determined. The programme for the
week also promises Il speech by Senator
Merrill on the financial features Of the
presidents message The venerable SEN
;:.or from Vermont generally treats the
s,rate to a speech early i'll the session
Oh some financial topic The Hawaiian
question will again during the week re-
c,ivc the attention of the senate. Th.
past week has de:" pei the fact that /
large number of Democratic senators
s:ard ready 10 defend Mr.. ticvcand's
policy. Consequently The discussion If
1ili> topic will not be or"->ided when it
shall occur. Tho senate calendar. while
10: very long. contains Sufficient nuili-
Der Of bills and resolutions 10 keep that
holy entirely employed.
Washington. Dec. 12.--In the senate
Mr.. HOar introduced Il resolution calling
upon the president for further information
as to his actions on Hawaiian affairs.
The resolution 10y imputation attacks the
presidents appointment Of commission
cr without the advice and consent of the
senate. Mr.. Hoar said if it We're lrIe
that the president nhc senate being in
SESSION. authorized an officer to execute
paramount diplomatic authority in an
other country with which the United
States was at peace. authorized him to
employ at his discretion the naval force
of the United States. and had given him
the title. which was crnmerated as on.
of the diplomatic Off es in the act Of con
grcss. he was standing upon very slippery
H olnd and he had better step on terra
firma rapidly and AT once. One of the
March 7, 1893. Che senate being in ses
SION commissioned person to 20 to
Hawaii. accrcditinG him by Il letter as Il
commissioner from! this government,
and said. in the letter of III
struction>, thar he was to he
para mount as representative OF
the United States in the Hawaiian
islands. II that allegation were true.
said Mr.. Hoar. it seemed to him as gross a
violation of the constitution of the United
States as was ever charged upon or i'm
puted 10 any public official. 1t WAS not
necessary to say to the senate or to the
administration people that an attempt to
usurp the power of the appointing or
commissioning such an officer without the
consent of the senate was an attempt 10
:surr all the diplomatic relations of the
government. The resolution was further
debated by Messrs. Hoar and Gray and
was hen laid over until tom tIrow. The
Mile Laos bill was then passed. Sen
ator Hills bill to repeal the federal elcc-
ton law Went over by consent.
The session oft he house was brief and
uninteresting. Several bills of mino" i'm