Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-03-01

The chief event OF the Senate on thc 10th
occurred In executive session y was the
prompitudo with which the senate con-
6fmed the Supreme Court nomination OF
the President without even referring II tc
committee. IL II fully In accordance With
. member OF that body, when nominated
for . high public trust, should DO CONFIRMED
WITHOUT reference to COMMITTEES; but still
when contrRsted with the stubborn and
prolonged contests that have succcssiyely
taken place over the Hornblowef and Peck.
ham nominations, the prompt combination
Of Henato White to the supreme bench
came ~ d refreshing surprise to the public.
The haste OF the Senators to show courtesy
to their colleague would not even permit
Senator Daniel, Of Virginia, TO finish his
speech IN the Haw allan resolution. Daniel
was speaking when the nomination was an
nonnced, and after nm interchange Of
nounced that he would conclude his speech
at . later time, and Senator Caffery moved
that the Senate proceed to the ~cOnsidera-
ton OF executive business. h doors were
~ once closed. Upon reopening h doors
the Senate conference on the Oklahoma
railroad bill Was agreed to. Then the
The fiibuster over the silver bill In the
House continued until I o'clock. when an
Adjournment was q to give the Demo-
Gratis an opportunity to consider the situ-
alton In caucus. After the openjng Mr..
Marsh Of Illinois asked unanimous consent
for the bill authorizing the construction OF
wing dam, canal and power station In the
Des Moines rapids OF the Mississippi In
Hancock County, Illinois. The bill was
passed. March 81 was made a special order
for . tribute to the memory OF ONeill OF
Pennsylvania. The Committee on Invalid
Pensions reported back ~favorably the
TnWnov eoanlutInW s,o11ln0 apS the SatrptNrV
OF the Interior for information regarding
suspended pension cases; passed. Mr..
Bland then moved to go into Committee OF
the Whole ON the seigntorage bill; that the
general debate be closed or the previous
question be demanded. The Democratic
and the result WAS III to 4; two short OF u
quorum. Mr.. Bland moved n count OF the
House
The House Is still deadlocked on the
Bland bill. At the opening on the Goth
the sergeant at arms reported that he sent
thfity-seveh kilograms to absent members
and received fifteen replies: five that they
were sick, and ten that they were ON their
way to Washington. The others were
brought before the bar of tue House and
excused after giving q satisfactory expla-
nation aud Mr.. Bland renewed his siege.
The Republicans and eastern Democrats
renewed their hlibustering. breaking the
quorum again by not voting. the vote
standing 1852 to 5, twelve short Of a quorum.
A call OF the louise was ordered on
BANDS motion. The call developed the
presence OF 264 members, and the vote re-
Cured on BANDS demand for the previous
question. Thu vote resulted ISL to S; 20
short OF a quorum aud II less b a the pre-
ceding vote. Another call Of the House
followed. On this cali u quorum again re-
appeared, 269 members responding. Mr..
Bland then made y statement to the effect
that q quorum could not be obtained as
; long ~ committees had leave to sit during
the sessions OF the House. and he therefore
offered q resolution revOking leave to all
committees to sit during the sessions OF
the House, except the Committee on Ap-
propriations. Mr.. Reed made the point of
order against the resolution that the action
OF the House on previous occasions could
not be revoked pending proceedings under
call. A lively skirmish occurred over the
point Of order, and eventually Bland with
drew his resolution, Mt the same time stat
Ing that unless the members of the conn
mittees Included in II attended the sessions
OF the House he would again offer and press
the resolution. Tn vote then required on
BANDS demand for the previous question.
The vote resulted 1865 to 0, within . votes OF
a quorum. Another call Of the House fol-
lowed. The quorum r~eappeared only to
disappear again on the next roll caIl-162
to 4. When the announcement was made
Bland stated that ms IL was evident y quo
rum could not be secured to-day. he moved
IN adjournment. Accordingly at 4:10 the
House adjourned.
The session Of the Senate on the Goth WAS
devoid OF special interest. Senator Dam
lels OF Virginia concluded his speech on the
Hawaiian question and while supporting
warmly the course followed by the admin
istration, he declared that now there was
nothing to do but recognize the new gov-
eminent and wish it godspeed. After Sem
alter Daniels speech the bill for additional
printing ONCE facilities was taken up and
discussed in a desultory manner the re-
mainder OF the day. senator VOORHEES,
presented a petition signed by 1000 citi-
zens OF Massachusetts, In favor Of the pass
age of the new tariff DILL, md indicating
that such legislation woul be beneficial t.
Massachusetts, industries. Senator Hear
called attention to the fact that the petit
tion was really n petition for protection
Senator PETER presented a resolution II
amend the rules to provide the executive
sessions shall be held with open doors ex-
cept until the President shall suggest that
y matter requires secrecy or q committed
of the Senate recommends that a specifi,
matter h be considered behind CLOSED
doors. There was an interesting contro
versy over the selection OF a mar to reat
the farewell address OF George Washington
on Washington's Birthday. Finally Sena
tor Martin OF Kansas was chosen. Pendin.
the consideration OF the bill to provide ad
ditional accommodations for the Govern
ment Printing ONCE, the Senate went int
journed.
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