The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-12
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SENTATlvES.
Dur Natio0al LAW-Makers and What Thoy.
Are Doing for the Good Of the Country-
varioos Measures Proposed. Disoasse4
and Acted Cpon.


OOIo8O Ot NOo8rcc0
Tho principa, interest In tbs Senate
Monday conferred In the speech of Senator
Voorhees, chairman OF the Committee on
Finance. who thus launched the tafi&
question upon tho sea OF senatorial debate.
In tho House for Ave hours roll
call followed roll call In m end
less attempt to bring the dlibuster
against the oNeiil- Joy contested election
case to . close. but at no time Was tho
House able to muster quorum. and the
fight Was finally abandoned for tho day.
Just before tho House adjourned MIR. Pat,
terson gave notice that upon reAss Sc IN ping
he would ask the House 10 sit in con.inu-
Gus session until the case was decided:
100 was the high water mark touched on
any roll-call This is nine short OF .
quorum
After nearly three weeks OK hltbusterins
the ONeil Joy contested election case
Vas finally disposed Of Tuesday. when Mr..
Patterson, Chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on Elections. informed the House
that he proposed to insist upon the
confederation OF the pending election
case until a vote was reached. some Of the
members who have been lodging suddenly
decided to help make y quorum. The Ne.
suit was vote in which IA quorum was
shown ard tho case was taken mp THIS
action was 80 sudden and unexpected thao
from the House At the time So quickly was
it disposed Of that when he finally came In
no found that he was no longer q Congress-
man. In his absence he had been unseated
and Mr. O'Neill lad been sworn in as the
rightful member from the North St Louis
district The House then Immediately
proceeded with the consideration OF the
English Hilborn case. two hours being al
lowed for debate. Tho resolution declar-
ing Mr. Hilburn elected WAS lost by n vote
Of So to 1856 The quorum failed. and .
truce was then declared for the night At
$50 p. m. the House adjourned. ! no Sen-
ate talked tariH.
In the House, on Wednesday. the motion
to mass the seiSnioraGe bill over the Pres
tdent's veto was defeated. In the contest
bet ween MessrS Hilborn and English for .
scat FROM California. Mr. Hiitorn was
beaten The Senate continued its debate.
with the tariff bill as the subject
The Senate Thursday considered. with
out final action, several minor matters.
aud continued the tariff debate. Tho
urgent deficiency bill, apprcpriating some-
thing over sl.O0o,0o0. was passed by tho
House James Izler. elected to succeed
Mr. Brawley as Representative t the First
South Carolina District. took his seat Tho
Senate bill to give effect to the award OF
the Paris tribunal. prescribing reguia-
tions for the protection ~ FUR seals In
Rehriny Sea, was passed Rills were
passed authorizing the construction OF
bridges across the St Louis River between
Wisconsin and Minnesota ut Duluth ana
G;osse Point After the deficiency was
disposcd Of the consideration ~ the post
Office appropriation bill was resumed.
Only one amendment was adopted setting
aside $50. 600 for the establishment OF star
roc tes to new postofsiceS
The Senate does no, appear TO relish us
own pudding. for on Friday 'he tarin de-
bate was delayed by lack OF quorum.
The House went ahead with appropriation
bills again. First. however. "A bill author.
izirg the city OF Hastings. Mimi. ~ con-
struct a wagon brise across the Missis'
sippi River was passed oill 20
increase the amount q! lands In
the Yellowstone Park Reservation now
leased for hotel purposes from ten
to twenty acres was passed.
Mr.. Henderson sent to the clerks desk
and had read an appeal to Congress
apainst the further extension or second
class mail privileges Mere than $50. O0O.-
600 mounds OF second-class mail matter
va 3 carried by the malls last year. le
said: s. 400 news publications. we're started
last year. and the efficiency OF the mali
service was crippled by the limit'ess guam
titles of second-class mail matter carried
Mr. Loud OF California. opposed tho
amendment on the ground II would swamp
the department 1t would cost the tnitoo
States. he declared. $40. 600. 600 annually.
Mr.. Loud offered and advocated a u amcnd-
mont to increase the appropriation IoI
railroad transportation from $50. 500. ooO 70
s26. g0O 600 on the ground that the former
sum would prove inadequate 1t was oe-
feated The evening session was devoted
to pension bills