The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-05-25
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.

Condensed Proceedings Of the Senate and
House for tho Past Week.
AFTER one hour devoted to routine and other
business Of little importance the senate on the
14th entered upon the seventh week OF the
tariff debate. the sugar schedule being under
consider alton most OF the day -. The house
was engaged in District of Columbia business
A small sensation was brought about by q
negro man rising in the gallery and addressing
the speaker and declaring that the Lord had
directed him to appear and speak in favor OF
the Coxey bill The negro was elected and con-
sideration Of appropriation bills resumed
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. Allen
(Neb) offered resolution calling upon the sec.
retary Of the treasury for information as to the
total number Of persons engaged in the pro-
tected industries. and other statistics as to
wages, the number Of native citizens and
aliens employed. etc. The resolution went
over The tariff debate was then resumed and
continued until adjournment. =. In the house a
bill was reported from the labor committee
making labor day o national holiday. The
naval appropriation bill was then taken up and
considered in committee OF the whole and at 2
o'clock the bill passed The remainder Of the
day was occupied in considering the agricult-
ural bill
In the senate on the 10th Mr.. Aliens resolu-
tion calling upon the secretary Of the treasury
for information as to the number of persons
directly affected by protective duties and by
competition with the foreign laborers in the
United States was discussed until IL o'clock.
Mr.. Lodge offered resolution for the investiga-
tion of charges made of offers to bribe senators,
and the tariff debate was resumed. AT o'clock
the senate went into executive session. The
house passed the bill for the valuation Of am
davits made before United States commission
ers Ia all land entries, and the labor committee
reported the joint resolution for an investiga-
tion Of the industrial depression. The house
then went into committee Of the whole for the
consideration Of the agricultural bill. At
o'clock the committee rose and the house ad-
journed.
On the 18th the senate had an interesting
discussion upon the resolution OF Mr.. Lodge
for an investigation of the charges Of attempt
ed bribery of senators by the sugar trust. Mr..
Lodge spoke in severe terms about any at
tempt to bribe senators and said the matter
should be fully investigated. Other senators
took part and several amendments made to the
resolution by which it was made a ''veritable
drag net and as amended was adopted 1t
provides for a committee OF five senators to
make thorough investigation Of the charges
as well as reported efforts Of any parties or
corporations to attempt TO influence tariff leg
islation by bribery directly or indirectly. The
vice president appointed Senators Gray, Lind
say, Lodge, Allen and Davis as the committee.
The tariff debate then occupied the senate un-
vorably reported for an inquiry into the feasi-
bility of constructing a ship canal from the
Hudson river to the great lakes. The agricult-
ural bill was further considered and passed
and the house adjourned.
THE senate continued the consideration Of
the tariff bill on the 18th without any filibuSter-
ing, an agreement having been reached that
after Monday there should be longer daily ses-
sions. At 4:50 O'Clock, after adopting Mr.. Nor
gan's resolution calling upon the attorney-gen-
eral as to the existence of sugar trust the
senate went into executive session 80. The
house had under consideration the legislative
appropriation bill which was considered until
recess. The evening session was devoted to
pension bills and the house adjourned until
Monday.
THE senate further discussed the tariff bill
on the 10Th and made but little progress Mr.
Gallinger continued his serial. Several un-
important bills were passed and at 4:6 the
senate adjourned until Monday .... The house
was not in session.