Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-01-12
FROM WASHJ .GTON.
Daily Proceedings in the Fifty
Second Congress.
A Summary of the Work Being Done By
the National Lawmakers in Senate
aud House-BHls introduced
and Passed
IN THE SENATE.

IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. In the senate
yesterday a joint resolution was re-
ported providing that the right of citi-
zenship shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by any state
on account of sex. The quarantine
bill was discussed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The feature of
yesterdays session of the senate was
the speech delivered by Senator Villas
Wis., against the anti-option bill. He
stated the constitutional objections
which, in his opinion, precluded
the possibility of its passage by
the senate and denounced it a.
fragrant advance to centraliza-
ton and as involving the characters
ties of the most odious favoritism. A
bill providing that no person shall be
excused from testifying in criminal
cases on the ground that his testimony
might tend to criminate himself was
passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE session of
the senate yesterday was given up ex-
clusively TO the discussion of the bill
on the subject of quarantine regula-
tions and its co-reative measure, the
bill to suspend immigration for one
year. Senator Chandler, the author
of the bill, opened the debate.
He criticised the Gridiron club,
made up of number of lead
ing Washington correspondents;
criticised the steamship compa-
MES for trying to exert improper infiu-
ences on the press and on congress;
criticised cabinet officials for subserv-
iency to the steamship companies infiu-
ence, and finally criticised his senator
ial associates He closed by saying
that the only radical, thorough and
complete preparation that the United
States can make to keep out cholera 10
to break up practically the carriage of
steerage passengers and to keep out
alien immigration during the year 1898.
Senator Mills TEX said the bill was
mot intended to prevent the spread of
the cholera, but to prevent the spread
of the democratic party One of the
first things the foreigner does is to vote
the democratic ticket. That is the
secret of all this agitation"
After further argument the bill was
modified in some particulars and or
dered printed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. The senate
was III session over five hours yester-
day Half of the time was spent on
Senator McPherson's Joint resolution
authorizing and directing the secretary
of the treasury to suspend all pur-
chases of silver under the Sherman
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granting additional quarantine powers.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Jan. BIN the house
yesterday d resolution was introduced
TO stop the purchase of silver bullion.
The private pension bill was discussed
and bill was introduced providing
that the term of all persons appointed
to offices under the United States shall
be for four years, whether under civil
service or otherwise and no person is
to be eligible to hold Office for more
than eight years.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. By unanimous
consent the house proceeded Yesterday
in committee of the whole to the con
sideration of the fortifcation appro-
priation bill. There was no general
debate. The bill was passed without
amendment. 1t appropriates s735, O55.
The consideration of private pension
bills was resumed and a few of the
measures were passed without opposi-
ton
WASHINGTON. Jan. THE attend
ance was small in the house yesterday
and private business ruled, except the
passing of the bill providing for the
muster and pay of certain officers and
men OF volunteer forces. About thirty
pension bills were passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. No business
was transacted in the house on Satur-
day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-In the house
yesterday the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill was passed and the bill
TO promote the efficiency Of the militia
was considered. A bill was favorably
reported for the establishment of ma
tional quarantine.