The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-16
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
RESUME OF PROsEEDINGS OF The
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record Of the 1mportant
transactions OF Our National Law
~makers-The Work Done In botn
Branches. g. - ,-NT - .5

Washington, Dec. 6.-The Hawaiian
effair came up in the senate In the shape
of a resolution asking the president TO
submit to congress instructions regarding
Hawaii. The resolution went over. MT.
Dolph then addressed the senate on the
Hawaiian affair. He said that h. was
opposed to the restoration of a corrupt
and Ncentious queen, and favored annex
alton. He denounced Mr.. Blount's re.
port as one-Nded and colored.
The vice president laid before the SEN
ate a communication from Gov. Alt
geld of Illinois, advising the senate that
the State of Illinois, in view OF the In
vitation extended to the states by con-
gress, had caused to be made and placed
in Statuary hall of the national capitol
a bronze statue of Gen. James Shields,
che Of Illinois most distinguished war
riors and statesmen. MI. Cullom gave
notice that he would introduce an appro-
pirate resolution in reference to the statue
for the consideration of the senate.
Among the petitions presented was one
by Mr.. Dolph, Of the Oregon Horticultur-
al society, favoring the maintenance of
the present duties on prunes. The senate
passed, with slight amendments, the
house joint resolution appropriating $780,
600 for employment of additional deputy
collectors of internal revenue to aid in
the execution Of the Chinese exclusion
acts.
The first bill called up at this session
in the house was one for the establish
Icent of a light and fog signal station at
Butter Flats, New Bedford, Mass. Gov.
Sayres, the new watchdog of the treas
ury, keen and alert, insisted that the bill
should be considered In committee of the
whole, and Mr.. Andrews. who has charge
OF the measure, was forced to yield to his
demand. Mr.. Blanchard Of Louisiana
had the honor of being the first member
called to preside over the house in com-
mittee. MI. Anderson made a statement
Covering the urgerc y of the aprropria-
ton, to which Gov. Sayres replied that
the station was not recommended by the
light house board, and until it was 50
recommended, he should fight It. Ac-
coldingly MI. Anderson withdrew it. The
joint resolution for the relief of bona
fide settlers on the Mile Laos reserva-
ton passed.
Col. Kiefer is preparing a resolution
calling on the attorney general for in
formation as to what has been done in
the direction of the antitrust laws.
Washington, Dec. TN the senate
when Senator Hoar's Hawaiian resolu-
ton was taken up, Senator Hill created
q sensation by making, perhaps, the
strongest speech of his senatorial career.
He challenged the right of the president
to use military force to restore the Hawa-
han qreen. There are three CO. ordinate
branches Of this government" he said,
land this is an authority which is not
vested in the president alone" The con-
templated action of the president, he de-
clared, would be a u%surpation of the
rights Of congress. He was attentively
listened to throughout, and the galleries
rapidly filed up as the report of the sen.
satonal character of his speech spread
through the capitol. When Senator Hill
finished he was followed by Senator
Sherman, who also challenged the cor
rectness Of the presidents position. Mr..
Hoar's resolution was adopted.
Nothing Of Importance was done in the
house.