The record-union., 1894-02-20
REFORE CONGRESS.
The Senate Promptly Confirms Whites
Nomination.

The Senate Promptly Confirms Whites
Nomination.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 19.-The chief event
in the Senate to-day occurred III executive
session, and it was the promptitude with
which the Senate confirmed Supreme
Court nomination without even referring
it to a committee 1t was fully in accord
ance with the traditional courtesy of the
Senate, that member of that body, when
nominated for high public trust. should
be confirmed without reference to a COM
mittee, but still when contrasted with the
stubborn and long contests that have sue
ceSSiVely taken place over the Horn
blower and Peckham nominations, the
prompt confirmation of Senator White to
the Supreme bench came as refreshing
surprise to the public. The haste OF
the Senators 10 show courtesy to COL
league would not even permit Daniel to
finish his speech on the Hawaiian resolu-
ton. When Caffery colleague of White,
appeared in the chamber from the lunch
room he was apprlsed OF the nomination
of his colleague to be Justice of the Su
preme Court, and Daniel after an inter-
change of glances with his fellowSenator,
announced that he would conclude his
speech at later time and Caffery moved
executive business. The doors were at
once closed, but representatives of the
press Oh the outside needed no conf
dental message from the interior to ap-
prise them. The proceedings were in
marked contrast to the scenes and incl
dents that attended the last two Supreme
Court nominations.
The opening of the session of the Sem
ate was unusually devoid of interest.
Hale presented a resolution to investigate
certain printing contracts, but the matter
did not even create discussion, although
the resolution was adopted.
Daniel opened his argument IN support
of the Administration in the Hawaiian
matter, and will conclude tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Filibustering
over the silver bill in the House contin-
ued until o'clock this afternoon, when
an adjournment was had to give the DEM
ocrats an opportunity to consider the sit
uation in caucus.
After the opening Marsh of Illinois
asked unanimous consent to take up his
| bill authorizing the construction of a
wingdam, canal and power station in the
Des Moines rapids, Mississippi River, in
Hancock County, Illinois. The bill
passed.
March 3lst was made the special order
for a tribute to the memory of O'Neill of
Pennsylvania.
| The Committee on Invalid Pensions
reported back tavorably the Tawney
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
| the Interior for information regarding
| the suspended pension cases. Passed.
! Bland then moved to go into Committee
of the Whole on the seigniorage bill, and
| general debate be closed, and on that de-
manded the previous question.
Democratic and Republican opponents
| declined to vote and the result was III to
! 4, two short of a quorum.
Bland moved call of the House.
| Dearmond (Dem.) of Missouri offered a
resolution designed TO prevent tilibuster-
! ing. which was referred to the Committee
| on Rules. The resolution provides that
when member shall three times refuse
| to vote when his name is called, he shall
| be brought before the bar of the House
and his name called once more. If he
| still refrains from voting he shall be held
/ in contempt of the House, and for each
offense fined $50. to be deducted from his
! salary by the Sergeant-at-arms and paid
| into the treasury.