The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-23
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME or PROsEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condehsed Record Of b Important
TRANSACTIONS Of Our National Law
makers-The Work Done In Both
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Washington, Dec. 9.-The Torrey bank
ripley bill was straLgled unexpectedly
by the house just as the consideration OF
the bill under the fve-minute. rule was
.Eont to begin. Col. Oates, the champion
of the measure, had declined to permit
the house to vote on his substitute pro-
v;ding simply for a voluntary system of
bankruptcy, whercupon Mr.. Bland of
Missouri precipitated the entire question
by moving to strike out the enacting
clause of the bill. Yainly the advocates
of the measure protested that it was I'M
fair to reject the bill before the house
he'd had a chance to perfect it by amend
ment. Their pleadfngs We're %unavailing.
The vote was decisive. 1t was carried
by a majority Of 142 to Ill. Judge
Tcrrey of st. Louis, the author of the
measure, who has been here for ten
years promoting the interests of the bill,
sat disconsolatdy in the gallery. The
vote was not a strict party one. An
analysis shows that 115 Democrats, Is
Republicans and 9 Populists voted to
strike out the enacting clause and Ga
Republicans and Al Democrats voted
against 1t. The full strength of both
side was polled on the vote, and the
defeat Of the advocates. of the bank.
ruptcy bill was crushing.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE sudden CO.
Ii pse Of the bankruptcy bill in the house
has somewhat disorgsnized the pro-
gramme in the house for this week which
it was supposed wolld lie almost e.: entirely
devoted to that subject. AS it is the
house will begin the week to-day with no
definite work in viz W. Tho tariff will
Lot come up for debate rntil next Mon
day at the earliest, although if: the pres
ent intention cf the Democratic members
of the ways and means committee holds.
the bill,- that is the custom features Of
the hill, will be reported On Wednesday.
TIE majority report will be filed with the
Till, bnt it will be some days later be-
fore the Republicans have their report
prepared. The bill for the admission of
Utah will again come up to-day. The Re
publicans will probably continue a fli-
lustering programme. and at the con-
clGsion of the hour the privilege of the
bill will end and it will return to it's
place on the calender. Mr.. Kilgore of
Texas, whotis IN charge of the measure,
says that in that event he will ask the
committee IN rules for a day for con-
sideration. and he expects that before
next Saturday night the bill will have
passed the house and have been sent 20
the senate. Mr.. Bailey's bill for the es-
Enlistment of a voluntary system Of
bankruptcy will come up this week, and
although the house gave a crushing ma
jority against the Torrey bill, which in
Guided both the involrnt.ry features, the
prevailing opinion is that an overwhelm-
ing sentiment in the house favors a single
voluntary bankruptcy law, and Mr..
Bailey thinks that it can and will be
passed without debate.
, In the senate the contest over Senator
Hills federal election repeal bill is ex-
pected to furnish more genuine political
talk than any likely to be IL der discus
SIGN. Senator Hills motion will be an
tagcnized by a counte motion from Re
rnblicans tt refer the bill t. the com
nittee on privileges and elections. There
is likely to be considerable debate of a
partisan character be fore the result can
he determined. The programme for the
week also promises a speech by Senator
Mcr1ill On the financial features of the
presidents message. The venerable sem
a:or from Vermont generally treats the
senate to a speech early in the. session
on some financial topic. The Hawaiian
question will again during the week re-
ceive the attention of the senate. The
past week has de eel ped the fact that Il
large number of Democratic senator's
stand ready to defend Mr.. Cieyeland's
policy. Consequently rhe discussion Of
this topic will not be one-sided when it
shall occur. The senate calendar, while
70: very long, contains a sufficient num-
Der of bills and resolutions to keep that
body entirely employed.
Washington, Dec. 12.-In the senate
Mr.. Hoar introduced a resolution calling
upon the president for further information
as to his actions Oh Hawaiian affairs.
The resolution by imputation attacks the
presidents appointment of a commission
er without the advice and consent of the
senate. Mr.. Hoar said if it were trae
that the president (the senate being in
SESSION. authorized IN 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 nava: force
Of the United States, and had given him
the title, which was enumerated as on.
of the diplomatic ofEt es in the act of coa-
gress, he was standing upon very slippery
ground, and he had better step on terra
frma rapidly and at once. One of the
allegations was that the president on
March Z, 1893, (the senate being in ses-
sion) commissioned a person to 60 to
Howaii, acoreditins him by 4 letter as a
commissioner from this government,
and said, in the letter of in
structions, that he was to he
paramount as a, representative of
the United States in the Hawaiian
islands. If that allegation were true,
said MI. Hoar, it seemed to him as gross q
violation of the constitution of the United
States as was ever charged upon or inn
puted to any public official. It 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 to
,:surp 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 cleo
ton law went over by consent.
The session oft he house was brief and
uninteresting. Several bills of minor inn
portance were passed during the morn
ing hour, and an agreement was reached
by which tomorrow will be devoted to
the consideration Of the bill for the admis-
sion Of the Territory Of Utah. The bill
to review the claims arising out of the
captured and abandoned property act
aroused the partisan opposition of the
Republicans and notice was served on
the Democratic side by Mr.. Reed that
this bill could only be considered under
the stress Of q special order from the
committee on rules. The remainder of