The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-06-23
IN CONGRESS.
Condemned Report Of the Weeks Proceed
lngs I'm the Senate and House.
WEnNEaDAY

Condensed report Of the Weeks Proceod-
ings In the Senate and House.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-When the
senate met yesterday Mr.. Perkins
spoke briefly in defense of the late
Senator Stanford and defended him
from the charge made by Representa-
tive Geary In connection with the STAN
ford university. A resolution offered
by Mr.. Morgan calling on the secretary
of the treasury for certain information
in regard to gold receipts and bond is
sues was adopted. A resolution from
Mr.. Hoar was adopted calling upon the
president for information as to whether
certain foreign governments contem-
plated retaliation on account of the
proposed imposition of discriminat-
ing duty on sugar. Then the debate
on the wool schedule of the tariff bill
was resumed.
The house disposed of several bills of
local nature and then took up the In
dian appropriation bill, which was un-
der consideration at adjournment.
THURsDAY.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE senate
yesterday passed bill to pay Joseph
Redfern, one of the Ford theater VIC
Tins, q, ,74s; also bill to authorize the
appointment of women as public school
trustees in the District of Columbia;
also bill for the development and en-
couragement Of silk culture, and then
resumed consideration Of the tariff bill,
the wool schedule being discussed un-
til adjournment.
The house had under consideration
the Indian appropriation bill in COM
mittee of the whole, but did not oom-
plete It.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-When the
tariff bill was taken up In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Dolph spoke at length
against free wool. The wool schedule
occupied the attention Of the senate all
day. Every amendment offered was
voted down.
The house had the Indian bill under
consideration all day and in the even
ing gave some attention to pension
bills.
WARRINGTON, June 18.-The senate
on Saturday completed the wool sched-
ule of the tariff bill, all amendments
being voted down. Considerable prog
ress was made on the bill and several
private bills passed. The senate ad-
| tourned at $50 o'clock.
Tho house further considered the In
dian appropriation bill and reached a
Anal vote at o'clock, when the bill
passed-156 to 33, and the house adj
journed.
| MONDAY.
WAsHINaToN, June 1o.-The senate
entered upon the twelfth week of the
tariff debate yesterday, and considora-
ton Of the bill was resumed immedi-
ately after disposing of routine business.
Some progress was made, the silk, coal
and miscellaneous schedules being be.
fore the senate. The debate was con.
tinued until past o'clock.
| The house had under consideration
Mr.. Hatch's anti-option bill in com.
mittee Of the whole. An adjournment
was taken at o'clock without com
pletinR the bill.
| TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-In the senate
yesterday q resolution was reported
and adopted authorizing the transla-
ton and publication of the proceed
ings Of the recent Berlin silver confer.
ence. The senate then took up the
tariff bill and continued its considera
ton until after o'clock and at ad
journment had made considerable
progress.
The house in committee of the whole
had the snti-option bill under consider
alton all day. Messrs. Coombs IN. Y.
and Aldrich (Ill.) spoke in opposition
and Mr.. Sibley Pa.) favored it. The
house adjourned at o'clock.