The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

closed doors-tbe executive session lasting
from 1910 to 4:30 O'Clock, when the senate
adjourned until o'clock. Monday, the
change Of hour being fixed in order TO give
the senators an opportunity TO at'eho
Blaine's funeral In the morning the army
appropriation bill was reported from the
committee on appropriations and placed OH
the calendar. This is the first general ap-
preparation bill reported to the senate DUR
ing the present session.
HoUsB-The house this or ling adopted
the resolutions for an investigation OF the
whiskey trust by the Judiciary committee
and for an investigation of the Panama
scandal by a select committee, which Will
also be charged with an inquiry into the
| contract between the Pacific Mail Steam
| ship company and the transcontinal rai-
roads. The house in committee OF the
| whole spent some time considering the sun
dry civil bill: but little progress was MADE
| Adjourned to , p. m. Monday
| MONDAY Jan. 30.
| sENATE-In the senate Mr.. Chandler
offered resolution requesting the president
| to enter into negotiations with the pro-
| visional government Of Hawaii for the
| admission of the islands as territory and
10 lay Ille pTOQOSltlOIS VI IbC toi'ihi'SAo'-
| before congress for ratification by legislation
Mr.. White objected to its immediate con-
| sideration and it went over until tomorrow.
The anti-option bill was then taken up and
Mr.. White made another argument against
| it.
HOUSE-The house session was uninterest-
ing today The sundry civil bill was again
considered, but not disposed of. Messrs.
Fellows Geary, Patterson, Powers and
Storer were appointed a committee TO inves-
tigate the Panama canal scandal.
TUESDAY, Jan. 81
! ESESATE-The Chandler Hawaiian resolution
having been laid aside without having been
| acted on and the anti-option bill having
| been taken up, arguments in opposition to it
! were made by Messrs Wocott and Gray.
| On motion of Mr.. Sherman the time for
| taking the vote on the anti-option bill was
extended fifteen minutes to give Mr.. Higgins
| an opportunity to conclude his argument in
support of the bill. AT 3:15 the senate
proceeded to vote. The first vote was on the
| Villas amendment to strike out of the George
substitute the words declaring dealing
in options and futures to be distractions to
commerce, and therefore illegal and void
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substitute was them rejected. The question
was then on the passage of the bill. Mr.
Harris said he regarded the measure as a
| palpabe and admitted fraud on the con-
stitution 1t would destroy home rule, local
self government and the last ysstige Of the
reserved right of the states. Mr. Vest spoke
| of the action of the house OF representatives
of the Missouri state legislature in instruct
| ,l,o@
state to vote for the bill, end said he pre-
| ferred his own self respect to personal or
| political applause. He therefore with the
| greatest of pleasure would vote against the
| bill. Various amendments were offered and
| rejected, and the bill passed-yeas 40 nays
| 20, The bill is the one passed by the house
| June 8, 1892, with various senate amendments
thereto. Mr. Washburn moved conference
be asked, but on motion Of Mr.. Hoar thi
| motion went over.
| HOUsE-After miscellaneous business the
house resumed consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill. An amendment by
| Mr.. Taylor for $4,000 for repairs and
extension of the custom house at Chicago
| was, on motion of Mr.. Holman, reduced to
10000 Representative Sanford of New
York today offered the following: Resolved:
| 1t is the sense of this body that the time has
| come when the preservation and extension
| of our commerce and the uphOlding of our
| flag demand prompt action by this govern
ment towards the immediate annexation of
| the Hawaiian islands to the United States
WEDNESDAY, Feb. /.
SENATEThe senate ordered u conference
| with the house on the anti-option bill, and
| then took up the fOrtificatiOn bill which was
| finally passed. The army appropriation bill
was then taken up and passed with a single
Notwithstanding the monthly pay of
| sergeants Of the army. Mr. FELTON, sent to
| the clerks desk and had read the resolutions
| adopted at the meeting of the chamber of
commerce at san Francisco regarding the
| Hawaiian matter. 1t was referred.
HoUsE-Thc speaker appointed Mr.
Chapman, democrat, of Michigan, and Mr.
| Lodge, republican, Of M tssachusetts, tellers
on the part Of the house during the counting
| of the electoral votes. The house then
! resumed considera ton of the sundry civil
| bill. The chair overruled the point of order
| against the river and harbor items in the
| bill and the house proceeded to consider
| them. Without final action en the bill the
| house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2.
| SENATE-On motion of Mr.. Sherman the
| senate went into executive session for the
! purpose of discussing the French and
| Swedish expedition treaties, and incidentally
| the Hawaiian matter came up and was
| debated. There is almost unanimous feel
! ing in favor of American interference but
"A difference Of opinion as to whether
| annexation or a prOtcctOrate is the best
| The district appropriation bill was taken up,
considered and passed
HOUsE-The anti-option bill with the
senate amendment was laid before the house
and Mr.. Hatch moved the house non-concur
| in the amendments and to agree to the
| request for a conference. Mr.. Bynum made
| the point Of order that the amendments must
| be considered in committee of the whole
| After some discussion the speaker reserved
| his decision until tomorrow. Mr.. Cummings
| introduced a bill to provide for a commercial
| and political union between the United
! States and Canada Consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was then
! resumed. The house agreed in committee to
| the amendment to the sundry civil bill,
| limiting the fees of the United States com
mssioners, etc. in federal election cases to
prosecutions where warrants are issued on