The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
The Senate.

SSTH DAY.-Speecnes were made BY Mes5rs.
Vest. Dolph and Wolcott denouncine Mr..
Aliens Co1ey resolution. MIR. Higgins
spoke against the Tariff bill. devoting his
speech almost entirely to review ofthe Ha-
waiian question.-Tbomas Jordon Jarvis
was sworn In as Senator from North Caro-
lima to succeed the late Senator Vance.
90TH DAY.-The Senate met under its new
order at II a. m-The Tariff bill was I'm
mediately taken up. Mr.. Aldrich challenged
the Democrats to take vote on the measure
at 8 o'clock, and when his challenge was
accepted by Mr.. Harris he withdrew the
challenge because 1t had not.been accepted
Immediately.
ate proceed to the consideration OF the
Tariff bill. In response to request by MIR.
Allen, to allow some business on the calen.
dar to be taken up, Mr.. Harris remarked
that the disposition OF the Tariff bill was Of
vastly more importance The question was
taken on Mr.. Harris's motion, and
II was agreed to. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Hale. Harris, Sherman and
Dolph. At 8 p. m. Mr. Dolph yielded the
floor. when Mr.. Cameron offered resolutions
on the death Of Representative Lilley, OF
Pennsylvania. Eulogies were delivered by
Senators Cameron, Palmer apd Chandler,
the resoluticSs were agreed to, and the Sen
ate adjourned.
92D DAY.-Cross-ire debate on the tariff
occupied the whole day. Mr.. Turpie, IN a
speech. accused Mr.. Aldrich OF telling three
deliberate lies, and Mr.. Voorhees, declared
the income tax would not be stricken from
the Tariff bill.
93p DAY.-For the third time In five weeks
! the Senate met only to hear the announce
ment OF the death OF one OF its members
Senator Stockbridge, OF Mtchigan-Wnicn
~ Hat,,oo Tho rnaotino nf tha
Senate had been postponed from IL O'CLOCK
to noon, 80 as to give Senators an oppor-
tunity to attend the funeral OF Mrs Morgan,
wife Of the Alabama Senator. The Michigan
Senator's desk and chair IN the outer row OF
the Republican seats were covered with black
cloth. The usual resolutions were offered
by Mr.. Mcmillan, and were agreed to. Ihey
provide for committee OF seven Senators 70
attend the funeral at Kalamazoo, Mich.
Senators Mcmillan. Frye, Washburn. Cuilom.
Jones, OF Arkansas Gibson and Blanchard
were appointed. ,
94TH DAY.-The bill for the suppression OF
lottery traffic through national and inter.
State commerce and the postal service was
discussed by Messrs. Vest and Hoar.-.
Messrs. Squire and Lodge spoke on the Iarln
bill.
The House.
DAY.-nr. COOptI OuSLoo O oah ~
oroyide for the free coinage OF silver dollars
| of value equal to gold dollars The ques-
ton Of flning absentees caused lively de-
| bate, which consumed the remainder OF the
session.
112rH DAY.-The House disposed OF all the
private pension and relief bills-twenty-hve
| In number-reported by the Committee OF
the Whole from Friday night sessions, so
far this session.-The Senate reso-
luton was agreed to, appropria,,
additional clerical force in the library, made
| necessary by the operation Of the Copyright
| law.-Nearly all the remainder Of the day
! was spent upon the private calendar. The
House took recess until O'CLOCK, tne
evening session being devoted to private
pension and relief bills. ,,
18th DAY.-The Army Appropriation Dill
was taken up and general debate thereon
| exhausted. It was considered short time
by paragraphs for amendments, Wnen a
point OF no quorum was raised. inc iacH
| Of quorum being officially demonstrated,
at 5. 35 the House adjourned.
114TH DAY.-The resignation OF MIR. Caid-
well, OF Ohio, was received and fled
Senate bill appropriating $1,000 tor the re-
construction Of the Government bridge over
the Nlobrara River, Nebraska, was passed.
A resolution requesting the Fish Com
missioner to inquire into the alleged de-
struction Of fish In the Wabash River by the
flow OF oil was agreed to.-The Army Ap-
proprlation bill was considered, few un-
important amendments to It agreed to: and
the bill passed. ,,,
115TH DAY.-Mr Dlngley called up the bill
recognizing the accounting branch OF the
| Treasury Department, sbollshing the oficess
of Second Comptroller and Deputy Second
| Comptroller. The House made 1t the un'
finished business. The House then ad.
| journed out OF respect to the memory OF the
| late Senator Stockbr1dSe.
116rH DAY-Mr. Bell introduced joint
resolution 10 provide for the appointment OF
a committee to devise means for the employ
ment OF the idle men Of the country, to re-
strict immigration, start up the mines, m n
crease the currency, and to prohibit the IS.
sue of interest bearing bonds, without the
authority OF Congress. The Dockery Com
mission bill was passed adjourn
ment the House entered upon the consider
alton Of the River and Haroor Appropriation
bill.