Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-02-08
1893 February. 1898
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CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 3l.-Mr. Chandler called
up his Hawaiian resolution and it was debated
for a short time without action. The senate
then took up this anti-option bill and passed it.
40 to 20.
The house spent the day considering the
sundry civil bill. A resolution was introduced
that it is the sense of the house that it is time
to take steps looking to the annexation OF
Hawaii.
Wednesday, Feb. 1.
WAsHINGToE, Feb. LIN the senate imme-
diately after the routine morning business, the
committee on appropriations asserted its right
of precedence, and maintained 1t up to the
time of adjournment. The fertilization bill
was the first of the general bills to come before
the senate, and it was passed after rather in
teresting, though not novel, discussion on the
subject of coat Notifications. The army appro-
priation bill was then taken up and was passed
with but sinIle Notwithstanding the
pay of scrgeants of the army. The District of
Columbia bill came next in order. All the
committee amendments were agreed to except
one-the erection of a $500,O00 municipal build
ing in Washington city, and the bill went over.
! The house spent the day in consideration of
the sundry civil bill.
Thursday, Feb. 2.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The senate spent most
of the day in executive session, and ratified the
amendments expunging misdemeanors and
otrenses of political character. The Chandler
Hawaiian resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
The session of the house was unusually inter-
estinG. In the morning tho anti-option bill
was The center of interest. The opponents of
the lcgisla ton were ON the alert and the in
start that Mr.. Hatch made his motion for a
conference, Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, was aG
dressing the speaker with a point of order,
that the senate amendments must first first be
crnA;.icrcd in committee of the whole. The
dis Ssi0G o. Mr., Bynum's point was brief
one. i'2t tors: enough to show that the fight
yerI'.a measure would be a sharp and Yigor-
GUS one. The house also passed the sundry
civil bill.
Friday, Feb. 3.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-The friends of the
anti-option bill obtained victory in the house
during the day, Although the speaker decided
against them ald ruled that the house could
not at present concur in the senate amend
ments, and thus throw the bill into conference,
when report would become privileged, the
house, notwithstanding the determined fight
of the members of the ways and means COM
mittee and of the other opponents of the bill,
referred it to the committee on agriculture,
which is favorable to its passage. The def
cheney appropriation bill was passed.
In the senate discussion on the Sherman
silver law repeal bill was unexpectedly pre-
cipitated by Mr.. Teller. Several of the senat
ors made remarks on the subject and finally
notice was given by Mr.. Hill, of New York,
that he would make motion Monday to take
up the bill and pass it.
Saturday, Feb. i.
r WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The senate furnished
evidence of the ease with which legislative bust
ness can be transacted in that body. Two
hours were set apart for the consideration of
house bills on the calendar, and eighteen of
them were passed, and after that the house bill
to ratify the agreement with the Cherokees for
the cession of their interest in the Cherokee
outlet lands, and appropriating over So, 100000
to carry it out, was taken up, discussed and
passed in the shape of a substitute.
The house passed the diplomatic and the
military academy appropriation bills with
little debate. Mr.. Hatch reported back the
anti-option bill; with senate amendments, and
1t was referred to the committee of the whole.
The house then, in committee of the whole
proceeded to the consideration of the diploz
matte and consular appropriation bills, both of
which were passed.
Monday, Feb. 6.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Elm the senate Mr.. Hill
called up his motion to proceed to the con-
sideration of the bill for the repeal of the Sher-
man silver coinage law. The motion was voted
down, AZ to 23 Afterward the quarantine bill
was taken up and passed without division;
also bill for the payment out of the treasury
of local taxes on lands held by Indians in
severalty. Finally the automatic coupler bill
was taken up and discussed for time without
action.
In the house Mr. Kilpore of Texas fill