Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Fifty Third Congress Is Now
in Regular Session.
Measures of Impe ance Being ConSLd-
cred in the Senate and House.
A Summary of the Daily
Proceedings.
TIE SENATE.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-Senator Voor-
terday which declares q pension vested
right, regulates suspensions of pensions
and grants appeals 10 the supreme
court of the District of Columbia A
bin was also introduced to amend the
internal revenue laws Senator Hoar's
resolution calling. on the president for
information regarding affairs in Ha-
wall was adopted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s - Bills were
passed in the senate yesterday TO amend
the railroad land grant forfeiture acts
and granting a pension of 500 sper
month to Frances Corse, widow of Gen
John NJ Corse. Adjourned to Monday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Hoar
rep, Mass. introduced resolution in
the senate yesterday calling upon the
president for information concerning
the authority under which Commits
sioner Blouut was appointed and by
what authority he took testimony and
submitted his reports on the Hawaiian
situation he said:
1.-THE appointment OF commissioner with
paramount authority as a representative Of
the United States in these islands was as gross
a violation of the constitution Of the United
States as was ever charged upon or imputed 10
any public official II il is true that the presi-
dent the senate being in session, authorized an
officer to exercise paramount diplomatic
authority in another country with which the
United States was at peace, directed the con-
sui and the resident minister to promote his
success by every means in his power, placed
the archives under his complete and untrarn-
meled control, authorized him TO employ al his
discretion the naval power and to land or with
draw the forces of the United States at will,
and gave him the title which was enumerated
as one Of the titles of the diplomatic officers in
the act of congress, the president is standing
upon yery slippery ice
Senator Gray (dem., Del said he did
not intend to be drawn into discus
sion of the Hawaiian matter even if
the senator from Massachusetts could
not restrain himself from an indul-
gence in his habit of scolding an adj
e aistration belonging to party the
opposite of his own.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--Mr. Grosvenor
offered resolution in the house yes
terday containing 1900 names of Ohio
pensioners who were dropped from the
rolls between March 4 and October l.
1913, and requesting the secretary Of
the interior to furnish the house de-
tailed statement as to the reasons for
these suspensions. Mr.. Hit intro
duced a resolution relative to
Hawaii and declaring it is the
sense of the house that the in
PREVENTION by the government of the
United States, its representatives or
armed forces. in the affairs of a friend
~ recognized government to restore or
overthrow and substitute monarchy
therefor is contrary to the policy and
traditions of the republic and the spirit
OF the constitution.
WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN the house
yesterday the general debate on the
bankruptcy bill was closed. A bill was
passed to increase the force of capitol
employees. a bill was introduced to re-
peal the provisions of the last army
bill prohibiting the reenlistment of
privates who have served ten years or
more who are over IS years of age.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-The Torrey
bankruptcy bill was defeated in the
house yesterday by vote of 142 to Ill
on motion that the enacting clause
be stricken out Adjourned to the
18th.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 12,-In the house
yesterday bills were introduced to pre-
vent strikers interfering with mail
trains, to provide for uniform system
of bankruptcy, and a bill making
changes in postal affairs. The ways and
means committee have changed the
time when the tariff bill will go into eff
feet from March 1 to June /, 1894, and
have also made several changes in tho
measures.