Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-12-05
SESSION WAS SHORT.
Deaths Of 0'NelII and
LiIIey Announced.
THE HAWAIIAN SQUABBLE
Proves to Be q Subject Of Interest in
Both B anch 8 Of Congress.

terday. the members manifest cd much in
terest in the prrsiG-nt's mess ige. AS the
reference to the Hawaiian affair was
reached, tie membrrs Strengthened up and
gave the closest possible attention, hut no
expression Of approval or disapproval was
INDUCED in. IT, ere seemed TO be general
air OF disappointment, however, that 50
little space WAS allotted to this qu stion.
The recommendat ions relative to an in.
ternatiOnal monetary conference AID the
reque,t for further authority for the issue
OF bonds caused many significant shakes
OF the head uIl the part OF extreme silver
men. The presidents indorsemenC Of the
pension policy of the interior department
Of civ service reform and his appeal for
rigid economy In the approprat' 'ons also
attracted attention.
When he reference TO the tariff was
reached the mem bers crowded about the
clerks desk. The utterance relative to
the duty uf congress on the tariff question
and the hearty Endorsement given to the
Wilson bill seemed TO please the Dem
ocratic members greatly, but much sur
prise was evident when that section of the
message was read sta ing that the ways
and meahs commit 90 had embraced in It's
plan several idditional Internal revenue
taxes aud small tax on the incomes OF
certain COZ porat ons.
AS il WAS understood the internal rev.
enue feat ures aud the income tax hHd not
been absolutely decided upon the presi.
dents annou cement cane in the nature
of surprise. A roar Of applause greeted
the conclusion Of the readiuK Of the mos
sage
General Bingham, who hss been Sc ected
by the PEN sy vania deleg ition TO mo Ike
tn" announce nent Of the deaths II Repre-
sentativ, O'Neill and Lilly. Was theu
recognized. H spoke feelingly Of the de.
CEASED gentlemen and paid appropriate
resolu ions. which were passed. A com.
mittee as appoint d to attend the funeral
Of Mr.. Liley, aud at 3 p. m, as a further
mark of respect TO the memory of tue de-
ceased, the house adjourned.
Doings In tho senate.
The readinQ OF tbs pre- .ident's message
was concluded at 8 o'clock. having occu-
pied appr' xi.lately one hour aud a half in
the se ate.
Mr.. Dolph (Rep.. Or) Immediately
a ose aud SAID there had been distributed
in the senate printed copies OF " hat pur-
ported to be the message of the presid. nt
IL which, on page 9, he found part of
a page devoted TO Hawaii, and h. did not
hear hat p rion read from the desk.
He desired TO know, and thought the
country did also, whether that parr was
iralvertently or purpo-ely OMITTED by tie
secretary, or whe,h tn copies W ch had
been ciI culated were not true copies of the
message
The vice president responded that the
Il h. mos .lnf fn uau
bad been in dvert-nty omitted by tue REC
retary, and dIrec ed that |, bs read This
was done, ana Mr. Dolph gave notice that
he wou ID add ress the senate later on that
part Of the message.
Quil g nu Der Of measures Of import
ance were introduced ia the senate. One
presented by Senator Plat establishes "A
bureau of public health within he treas
ury deaartnent of the United st tes. :"
The bill provides that the states aud .rri-
tories shall he divided iuto nine districts
to b. knowu rs The sanitary dis rct, Of
the United Sites" The bul eau is to con-
sist of n co mission of Is. The commis-
sion shall be made up ~ follows:
One comnIi sioner from each district,
two at large. the surgeon general Of he
navy, the surg on general of the a my,
the sup.rvisitg surgeon general OF The
marine hospital service aud AL officer
learned Ia the law, detailed by the atlur-
ney general from the dtpar II ent of ju~-
tiCe. he con nlmi, soners, with The ex-
cep ion # tie late four, shall receive $40
per day for lie >ervices.
Senator j II r p esq to 4 memorial
aud RS luti rs zig ed by Sarah + V.
Emery, natl na! ,uper. mt nde Z of the de.
partme L of tie Omeu's CHRISTIAN Tenn
pera re ass ci Il Il. asking that senators
abstain from the Use uf int Ixicating
liquors during tie present session. The
resolution exp aims the necessity of clear
minds in bandit, z the mauy important
subjects o lrgi~lsti, N.
Senator Ptff introduced bill which
provid,s IT no person who was not
born In the Uui ell Stsrrs, or whose par.
euts were not at the me Of his or her
birth ciuzans o. the United States, and
who has not become a duly a ur Lied
citizen unde aud by virtue Il the laws If
the Unted ; ate, shal b. entitl, to vote
at any Ia iO,.tl or state eee lou"
Numerous petitions were pre- e-ente and
many bills l. trodlced aud referled To ap-
propriate committee A Joint reso tion
hitting Colo Il Anson Mills, u. S. A.,
to serve "a, eng neer on the commi ssion to
survey and fix tue boundary between the
United ates aud Mexicn was passed
A message frhm the house snnouncei
the death OF Hon. Charl UNeill and
Hon. Will IN Llley, lat representa-
tives from Prnn-yl ,nvia Mr. Camera
Or p.. Pd.) oil Fed resolution express
sve Of the ROW of the senate at the
sad Intelligence. and five senators were
app linted committee on tho part OF
an additional mark Z respect To tue de.
ceased, the sruate then adjourned.
stii Figuring.
The ways and means committee OF the
house Of repres .utatives yesterday dis
cus.ed in general way hr me hnd of
procedure upol tn" new tariff hil TIE Re
publ cans asked for time To louk over tue
comparisons with tue present law, and to
offer an, ndne u, or at least TO see
whether they will want to offer amend
ments or submit n general report against