The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings of Senate and
 House.

House.
 THE first session of the Fifty-third congress convened at noon on the 4th. he proceedinRs of the session were of the usual routine order A committee as appointed to wait on the president and a brief recess was taken. At i:iO the senate was called to order and mes. sage receiv that the house was ready for business brief recess was again takeu and then the message was received and read The death Of Hon. Charles O'Neill ana William Lilley, representatives from Pennsylvania, was announced, and after appropriate resolutions the senat adjourned %. The house met at noon with 24O members present Mir. Bundy was sworn in as the successor oi MT. Enochs. de- ceased of Ohio, and Mir Grinith as the sue cessor of Nj Chipman. of Michican After a brief recess the presidents message was re- ceived an read The announcement was made that Messrs o'Nein and Lilley, of Pennsyl. yania had died since the last etiu of the house. Appropriate resolutions were adopted ana the house adjourned.
 WHEN the senate met on the bth 0 communi- cation was received from the governor Of Hi. nois ndyisIng the senate that the statue of Gen Shields had been placed in the national capitol by the state of Illinois. Mir Hoar offered a resolution calling for Information as to ins;Iuc- tions given any representative of this govern ment in regard to Hawaii, which went over, and Mir. Dolph addressed the senate on the Hawaiian matter. fin which he administration was criticised The house resolution appropri- ating s'O.OJJ for paying salaries of additional clerks and deputy collectors to carry out the Chinese exclusion act was passed. Eulogies were delivered upon the late Representative O : ell. Of Pennsylvania, and the enate ad- iourned %. In the house large number of ex' ecutive documents were received and a eommu. nication from the governor Of Illinois in rela- tion to inc statue Of Gen Shields was laid be- fore the house After the morning hour the bankruptcy bill was taken up and debated for time Mir. Springer offered resolution which was agreed 10, for the ceremonies on the next day at the unyeiling of the staiue of Gen Shields In the capitol, and the house soon ad iourned
 THE senate on the 9th indulged In a spirited discussion on the Hawaiian matter, the Ques. tion being on the adoption Of Mr. Hoar's reso- lution requesting the president to send 10 the senate all the cores pondence on the question The debate was somewhat partisan in its na. ture The resolution was finally adopted The session of the house was brief A bill passed providing for two additional justices to the supreme court Of Oklahoma. At l:lO o'clock the exercises in connection with The unyeiling of the Shields statue began and the honse ad. journed.
 THERE was small attendance of senators when the senate met on the 5th The bin to reimburse the state of Nebraska for expenses incurred in repellin9 Sioux inyasions fin 1891 passed. Also he bill 10 amend the railroad forfeiture act and number of bills of local or private nature After passing the bill granting pension of sio0 month to the widow of Gen John M Corse the senate adjourned until Monday. %. The day in the house was de- voted to debate on the bankruptcy bill which drifted into mid free coinage discussion General debate on the bill closed and at i:5O o'clock the house adjourned
 THE senate was not in session on the sth.... When the house met the bankruptcy bill was the business in order after the morning hour. under the hve.minute rule The bill for the admission Of Utah as a state was taken up and MT Ding Icy fitbustercd agai st it until ihe expiration Of the morning hour Then the bankruptcy bill came up and after some consideration MT. Bland moved that the enactiny clause be stricken out, which motion prevailed by A vote of ii2 yeas to m nays, and the bill was cead Adjourned till Monday.