The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-02-17
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
ings IN the Senate and House.

Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
ings IN the Senate and House.
WEDNESDAY.
WAsHISGToN. Feb. s.--1he senate
yesterday passed the federal elections
repeal bill by vote of 80 yeas to 2s
nays, Messrs. Stewart (Nev.), Allen,
Kyle and PETER voting for the bill. 1t
repeals all federal laws regulating the
control of congressional elections. All
amendments were voted down and the
bill passed as it came from the house.
1t now goes to the president The sem
ate at @ o'clock went into executive ses-
sion and soon adjourned.
The house debated the Hawaiian
matter all day. When the vote was
finally reached the republicans fill
bustered, but the democrats having Sc
cured a quorum the resolution. known
as the McCreary resolution, was passed
by 116 yeas tr 81 nays. The resolution
condemns the acts of Minister Stevens
and sustains the policy of the presi-
dent Mr.. Bland then attempted to
call up his silver seigniorage bill, but
the opponents of it commenced filibus-
tering against it and pending all efforts
TO secure quorum the house ad-
journed.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The senate
yesterday discussed the right of the
| secretary of the treasury to issue bonds
ut the present time. 1t was Senator
Stewards resolution and the debate
was on Senator Buffers motion to re-
fer to the judiciary committee. A
| strong speech was made by Senator
Teller in which he deprecated the de-
plorable financial condition of the
country, and called upon his republi.
can colleagues to bear the ir fair share
| of the responsibility of the cause and
not attempt to throw upon the demo
| cratic party the entire burden of devils.
ing remedies for the impending panic.
The matter finally went over After
briefly considering Senator Berry's bill
compelling the Rock Island road tc
stop at Oklahoma townsites instead OF
seeking to build up their own towns on
sites owned by the road for speculative
purposes adjacent to the legal sites es
| tablished by the interior department
the senate adjourned until Monday.
In the house the deadlock on Mr.
Bland's silver seigniorage coinage bill
was broken after four hours of filibus
tering. When, by vote of 1O6 to 40
the house carried Mr.. Bland's motion
to go into committee of the whole foi
consideration of his bill. the opponent:
| of the bill commenced filibusterinf
tactics. The fight was not on party
lines, but between the friends aud foe:
of silver coinage in both parties.
| quorum was finally secured and tn,
bill taken up. Mr.. Bland took tn,
floor in favor of the bill and pending
consideration the house adjourned
with the understanding that filibus
tering on the bill should cease.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lO.-The senat
was not in session yesterday.
The entire day in the house wa
spent in debate on the Bland silve
seigniorage bill. Mr.. Bland concludes
his remarks in favor of it, and Nh
Stone (Pa.) spoke in opposition. MI
McKeighan (Neb.) spoke in favor O
free silver. Mr.. Kilgore TEX favore
the bill. The house adjourned at
o'clock, after receiving the report G
the committee on naval affairs on tn
Holman resolution to investigate tn
premiums paid to contractors for wa
vessels.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-Neither hous
of congress transacted any busines
Saturday. The senate was not in Sc.
sion and the sudden death of Repr,
sentative Houk, of Ohio, cut off all prt
ceedings of the house, which appointe
a committee to arrange the funeral an
adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l3-The senat
yesterday had the Hawaiian affair III
der discussion. Senator Gray spoke q
length on the subject, sustaining til
administration. Senator Pettigre'
presented n resolution directing tn
secretary of agriculture to report I
the senate the amount of wheat in til
country March 80 last, the total yiel
of the past year and the amount no
in the country. 1t was adopted. Sen,
tor Challenger presented substitut
for the Wilson tariff bill, and after r
ceiving u notice from the house of tn
death of Representative Houk the sci
ate adjourned.
The house considered District of c.
lumbia business, and the remainder
the session was consumed in payiu
tribute to the memory of the late Sci
, ator Stanford, of California.
TUESDAY.
, WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE sena
, yesterday again had the Hawaiia
5 question under discussion. Senat,
5 Gray resumed his speech in defense
the administration. AT the conclusio
of his speech the bin compelling Il
, Rock Island railroad to stop at certa
towns in Oklahoma was taken up, br
, the senate soon went into executi'
, session.
( Mr.. BANDS seigniorage coinage S
yer bill occupied the attention of Il
house during the entire day, the hou
I being in committee of the whole.
THE TIDE TURNING.