The record-union., 1893-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senate
and House.

ColSTudy IEOCeGulnSS III Ine senate
| and House.
WAsHIN GToN, Feb. 1.-The Senate or
| dered a conference with the House upon
the anti-option bill and then took up the
fortification bill. The fortification bill
was finally passed.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up and passed, with single
amendment increasing the monthly pay
OF Sergeants OF the army.
The District of Columbia bill came next
in order. All the committee amend
ments were agreed to, except one re-
served for action tomorrow, looking to
the erection Of $500, 900 municipal build
ing in Washington City, and the bill went
over.
Feltonsent to the clerks and had read
resolutions adopted at meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce at San Francisco,
regarding the Hawaiian matter; referred.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The Senate, on
motion Of Sherman, went into executive
session.
The executive session was for the pur-
pose of discussing the French and Swed-
ish extradition treaties. Incidentally the
Hawaiian matter came up and was de-
bated. There is an almost unanimous
feeling in favor of American interference,
but difference of opinion exists as to
whether annexation or protectorate is
best.
In open session Chandler's Hawaiian
resolution, offered some days ago, was
referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
The district appropriation bill was
taken up, considered and passed.
A concurrent resolution from the Legis-
lature of Oregon, requesting the Senators
from that State to use all honorable means
to secure the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States, was pre-
sented and referred.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. LIN the House
the Speaker appointed Chipman (Dem)
of Michigan and Lodge REP of Massa-
chusetts tellers on the part of the House
during the counting of the electoral vote.
The House then resumed consideration
of the sundry civil service 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 on the bill, the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--The anti-option
bill, with the Senate amendments, was
laid before the House. Hatch moved that
the House non-concur in the amend
ments and agree to the request for con-
ference.
Bynum Of Indiana made point of or
der that the amendments must be consid-
cred in Committee of the Whole. After
discussion, the Speaker reserved his de-
cision until tomorrow.
The Rules Committee reported, giving
notice that it would call up the Andrews
silver repeal bill on February 9Th.
Cummings of New York introduced
bill to provide for a commercial and po-
litical union between the United States
and Canada, and consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
sumed.
The House agreed in committee to the
amendment to the sundry civil bill limit
ing the fees of United States Commission
ers, etc., in Federal elections cases to
prosecutions where the warrants are
issued on sworn complaints
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House. The amendment
was agreed to-yeas 1Sl, nays so. The
bill then passed and the House ad-
journed.