The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-07-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given,

The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given.
 THE senate was not in session on the 7th ....
 But little business was transacted in the
 house. The senate amendments to the tariff
 bill were disagreed to and conference ordered.
 A lively debate was induged in and Mir. Wilson
 urged the necessity of standing by the two
 cardinal principles of the house bill, free raw
 materials and the ad valorem system. After sending the bill to conference the house ad- journed through respect to the late Represent ative Lisle, of Kentucky.
 AFTER tranSacting routine business the sen- ate on the 9th took up the naval appropriation bill which was considered at length. Senator Peffer offered an omnibus resolution, looking to government ownership of railroads, etc, which went over. The house bill to amend the law relative to mining claims passed and MT. Blackburn announced the death of RepreSent- atiye Lisle, of Kentucky, when the senate ad- journed. In the house MT. Draper (Mass)
 introduced bill looking to the increase of the
 army. District of Columbia business occupied the remainder of the session.
 The proceedings in the senate on the 10th were full of interest although no general busi-
 ness was transacted. After routine business Senator Blackburn attempted to call up the post of1ice appropriation bill, but was antag- oniZed by Senator Peffer who asked for the consideration of his resolution looking to gov- ernment control of railroads and coal fields,
 and the adoption of the single tax. The Kan Sas senator refused to yield and made fiery speech denouncing Pullman and referring to DebS as a man of wh ich the country had heard great deal lately, but would likely hear a
 great deal more before long. His speech brought out strong replies from Senators Davis (M limp, and Gordon (Ga). Senator Daniel (Va.) offered a substitute for the Peffer reso- lution pledging the president the support of | ~ for an immediate vote but an objection took
 the matter over. The post ofnce appropriation bill was passed, and the diplomatic appropria- tion bill was then taken up and briefly con- sidered, and the bill admitting Utah passed as amended. The house passed the bill opening the Unco:dpahgre and Uintah Indian reserva- tiOns in Utah to settlement, and the title of Mir. Enloe CTenn) to his seat was confirmed, the electious committee report being unani-
 nous in his favor.
 THE senate on the 1lth did considerable
 work, nddisposed Of three appropriation bills. The diplomatic and consular, the invalid pen sion and the military academy appropriation bills passed. Mir. Daniels substitute for Mir. Pener's strike resolution was adopted after some debate. TL- resolution as adopted fully
 sustains the president in his action in sup pressing riotous proceedings. After the pas sage of several private bills the senate ad- journed. %. The house had long debate on the
 McRae land grant forfeiture bill and it was finally passed. The bill will restore to the public domain 54 000,00) acres principally from the Northern Pacific road. The house ad- journed at o'clock.
 THE senate on the 18th passed the house bill donating the military reservation adjoining Oklahoma City to that city with an amend- ment reserving ten acres to Benjamin Miller.
 The army and the fertilization appropriation
 bills were passed, and progress made on the river and harbor bill Several private bills passed and conferences were appointed on the military academy and diplomatic bills .... The house agreed to the senate amendments to the Utah admission bill. Eleven bills reported from the foreign affairs committee were passed,
 but they were of little general importance Representative Hudson Ran.) has introduced a bill to provide against strikes and providing for an arbitration commission to settle abor disputes.
 THE senate made rapid work on the river
 and harbor bill on the 18th and passed 1t and the legislative appropriation bill was far ad- vanced Mir. Davis (Minn) introduced a bill placing sleeping car and dining car companies
 under the interstate law, and MT. George | (Miss.) introduced bill to amend the act for appointment of arbitration boards. The senate adjourned at 6:l0 o'clock The house agreed | to the conference report on the pension bill. The remainder of the session was devoted to considering private bills and in the evening pension bills were considered.