The Globe-republican., 1894-04-20
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report Of the Weeks Proceed
ings m the senate and House.

IN CONGHeSS
Condensed Report Of the Weeks Proceed
ings IN the senate and House.
TUESDAY.
WAsHINGroN, April 1L-When the
senate met yesterday it was with bare
ly a quorum present Mr.. Kyle re-
ported back adversely Senator PETERS
bill for the improvement of public
roads. Mr.. Wolcott's resolution for the
coinage of Mexican dollars was amend.
ed and agreed to- 1t provides for
treaty with Mexico for such coinage
for export Senator Lodge then ad-
dressed the senate in opposition to the
senate bill After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
The house put in the day in consider.
ing the post Office appropriation bill in
committee of the whole.
WEDNESDAY
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Soon after
the senate met yesterday Senator Nor
gan took the floor and referred to tie
manifesto of Minnesota democrats
charging a combine on the part of sew
eral democratic senators to defeat tariff
reform legislation, in which his name
was coupled, and he declared that the
present bill met his approval and he
favored tariff reform. Mr.. Hale then
spoke in opposition to the bill. and
Senator PETER concluded his speech
which was begun Thursday. The
urgency deficiency bill was then dis
cussed until adjournment
When the house met MIR. Reed COM
menced filibustering and the democrats
being unable to secure a quorum an
adjournment was taken.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, April lathe senate
yesterday completed the urgency def
cheney bill and it was about to be put
on its final passage when the hour for
taking up the tariff bill was reached
and the urgency bill went over. Mr..
PETER then delivered another Install
ment of his speech and had not con-
cluded at 5 o'clock. At 6 o'clock the
senate adjourned.
The house did no business. The COM
mittee on rules attempted to bring in
report for a rule to prevent the break
ing of quorum when Mr.. Reed COM
menced his filibustering tactics, and
pending efforts to secure the necessary
quorum to adopt the new rule the
house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON. April 14.-The senate
met yesterday with no quorum present
ana considered the deficiency bill for
time and then went into executive ses-
sion, at the close of which it ad-
journed.
The struggle over the adoption of
the new rule in the house was resumed.
The rule reported was to head off fill
clustering and to compel members to
vote under penalty of fine of $40 for
each time a member present refuses to
answer to his name. Filibusteripg on
the part of the republicans prevented
a quorum and the democrats being un-
able to muster the requisite number
of votes to adopt the rule the house ad
journcd.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The senate
held a very short session Saturday. Mr..
Walsh, the new senator from Georgia.
offered a bill for the reform of the
judiciary. Mr.. Quay's resolution to
hear a delegation of workingmen was
ia bled. Mr.. Quay spoke in opposition
to the tariff bill After an executive
session the senate adjourned.
As soon as the house met Mr.. Reed
(Me.) resumed his flibustering tactics
upon the approval of the journal and
the house adjourned, democratic eau
Gus being in session to consider new
rule by which a quorm may be coun ted.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-No busi-
ness was transacted in the senate yes
terday, the body adjourning on ac-
count of the death of Senator Vance.
The same action was taken by the
house. The latter body also adopted
on the death of Gen.
Slocum- Each house appointed COM
mittees to attend the funeral of the
late Senator Vance.