The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-22
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF TIM
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record OF the Important
transactions of Our National Law.
mnkers-The Work Done In Both
Branches.

Washington, Feb. 16.--The vice pres
dent of the United States came to the
rescue of the Oklahoma tOwn-site bill to-
dny and by his vote broke the tie and
passed the bill compelling the Rock Is
land Railroad company to stop its trains
ct the new towns of Enid and Round
Pond. This mcas,rc has been under
discussion in the senate nearly week
and has been one of the most holly con-
tested bills of the session. Senator Black
burn moved to lay the bill on the table
The roll call 'esultcd' Yeas %. nays 81,
and the motion to ts bic the bill was de-
fected. Senator PETER then presented
an amendment 10 provide that in any
election for the location Of county seats
AL citizens of the United States" ire
spective of sex, shall be entitled to vote
1t was opposed by Senator Blackburn,
but Senator PETER made a strong speech
II support of his amendment II in
tend said he in conclusion. ''to avail
myself of every opportunity to give to
Woman-God bless her--every advantage,
every right and every privilege that I
have got" (Applause>. The amendment
was defeated, the vote being yeas Is,
nays 4. Those voting for woman's stuff
rage were Senators Allison, Carey, Davis,
Dolph, Frye, GalIinger, Hansbrough,
IL,
PETER, Perkins, Stewart. Teller and Will
son The bill was, then reported as
amended and cfter the third reauing. the
roll was called. The result was Il tic.
The vote on this bill, said Vice Pres
idcnt Stevenson, lis yeas -. nays ~, q
Tie. The ch.ir votes yea" This vote of
the vice president saved the bill and il
was declared 70 be passed. The senate
then adjourned and the Peciham nominal
ton goes over until morrow.
The debate on the Bland segniora &c
bill in the house was characterized by
several strrns Democratic speeches
against the measure. Mr.. Bland has
given up hope of reaching an agreement
to close debate by unanimous consent
and tomorrow he will move to close de-
bate. AS the opponents Of thu bill will,
decline to vote it will require Il quorum
OF the advocates Of the measure 10 carr
this motion. Mr.. Bland does not expect
to secure quorum tomorrow, but rs
soon as this lack of a quorum is demon
s+rated, steps will he taken to compel
the Attendance of ahSentees and Mr..
Bland is confident that on Monday Il
quorum will be present to pass the bill
Washington, Feb. 17.-Thc senate ad-
journed after spending the better part of
two days considering the nomination of
w. II. Peckham of New York to be as
soclate justice of the supreme court. The
nomination was rejected by u vote of 81
to fl. The vote in detail was as follows:
Ayes-Bate, Blackburn, Brice, Butler,
Gallery, Dixon. Faulkner, George. Gray,
Hale, Harris, Hunton, Kyle, Lindsay,
Mcpherson, Martin. Mills, Mitchell orr,
Mitchell wis.,, Palmer. Pasco. Petit
grew, Platt. Proctor, Ransom. Roach.
Squire, Stockbridge, Turpie, Villas, Voor-
bees, White na.)-3
Nays - Aldrich. Allen, Allison, Berry.
Call, Cameron, Carey, Chandler, Cock
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German, Hans
brough, Hawley, Higgins Hill, Hoar,
lrby, Jones (Ark.), Lodge, McLaurin,
Henderson, Morrill,, Murphy, PETER,
Perkins, Power, Pugh, Shoup, Stewart,
Teller, Vest, Washburn, White (CaI),
Wilson-41.
Paired for Peckham-Camden, Gordon,
McMillin, Martin, Morgan-5.
Paired Against Pcckham Dubois,
Jones (Nev.), Quay, Vance, WoIlcott-5.
Absent Without airs--Colquitt and
Sherman.
Senator Colquitt released Senator Will
sen, who voted against confirma ton, and
Senator Sherman released Senator Brice,
who voted for confirmation.
Rccapitulaticn-For confirmation, Dem.
ocrats, %; Republicans, 8: Populists, T.
-. Against confirmation, Democrats, Is;
Republicans, %; Populists, Sill. Paired
for confirmation, Democrats, 4 Repub-
icars, 10. Paired against confirma ton,
Itmocl ats, I; Republicans, -. Absent
ind impaired, Democrats. 1: Republicans,
-.
MIR. Bland began his coercive tactics to
compel vote on the silver seignioragc
bill The bulk of the Republicans and
the Democratic oppOEerts of the meas
urc inaugurated tilibuster with the in
tenticn of forcing him TO produce a
quorum of the advocates of the bill tc
pass it, and the entire day was consumed
in roll calls The highest number of
votes Mr. Bland was able to poll was
l63 in favor of his demand for the pre-
vious question on the motion to close de-
bate. OF these 40 were Democrats,
POpulists and Republicans. Mr. Page
VI L. and Mr.. Ryan IN. " refused t.
Join the tilibuster, but voted against the
motion. The Republicans who voted with
MIR. Bland are as follows: Bowers (Cal)
Brodcrick, Doolittle, Funston. Marshal
Hermann, Post and Sweet. Mr.. Blanc
abandoned any further attempt to secur,
quorum. and the house passed reso
telegraph for absentees
Washington, Feb 19.--The Democratic
members of the senate committe or
finance have decided that they will no
be able to report the tariff bill to the
full committee on Tuesday next, as the,
had announced they would be, and on.
of the members of the Subcommittee whicl
has had the bill under consideration sale
to-day that he would not attempt to sa,
when the bill could be reported Il shall
De very well satisfied he said, IF thu
bill is in shape to be reported by tn,
beginning of next week. The reason fo
the postponement is discovered in the fac
that the work of satisfying Democrat,
senators has been found a very Difficult
one, and the construction of bill tina
is sure to be accepted by them, the I'm
dertaking requiring many changes of pur
pose and alterations oft he figures a.
first made. When the subcommittee be
gan their work they had before them tn,
draft of bill upon which, it was believed