The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-05-19
WORK OF CONGRESS-

AA
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Importan.
T~ransactions of Our National LAW
makers-,Sle Work Done in Both
ranches.
Washington, NJ " S.-The house be-
gan business to-day by making some
committee provision for the newly elected
members of the horse. The New York
md New Jersey bridge bill was pass ID
Crder a suspension of the rules on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Dumphy. A special order
was adopted making the bills for the
erection Of the new government printing
office and a new hall of records in the
city of WASHINGTON the business of the
house which can be disposed Of. The
printing Office bill was discussed, hut
the debate degenerated into a tariff dis
cussion and Mr.. Milliken of Maine de-
livered an amusing speech a%rraigning the
Demccratic party for bringing on the
financial depression which the country
has been suffering.
The open session of the senate lasted
but half an noun to-day and was de-
void of all public interest save the in
PRODUCTION by Senator Allen of Nebraska,
who is defending Coxey and his lieuten-
ants in the police court, of q resolution
for the appointment of a special com
mittee of five senator's to investigate the
alleged clubbing by the Washington po-
lice of the Coxey people.
Washington, May 9.-In the senate the
credentials of Senator-elect Gear of Iowa
were presented by Mr.. Allison. Mr..
Hoar said the form" of the certificate of
IT, speaker of the Iowa house and the
pl resident of the Iva senate was not
sufficient. MIR. Wilson, whom Mr.. Gear
is to succeed, stated that the certificate
was in the form usually employed in
Iowa. Mr.. Allison suggested that the
Certificate lie on the table. There was
plenty of time, he SAID, between now and
March 4 next to examine it.
AT 11:3O Mr.. Harris, in charge of the
t. riff bill, abruptly moved to proceed with
the consideration of that bill. The reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Allen yesterday
looking to the appointment of Il special
committee to investigate the alleged po-
lice clubbing on the steps of the CAPT
toll OH the occasion of the Coxey demon
stration, went over until tomorrow.
When the tariff bill was laid before the
senate Mr.. Hoar spoke, Mr.. Quay
finished his speech began several days
ago.
Washington, May 1O,-In the senate
Mr. Mills denounced the compromise
tariff bill, and said that while he would
not vote for any of the amendments he
would vote for the bill as a whole. Mr..
Lodge offered his amendment to impose
double duties in the bill against Great
Britain until that country should agree
to an international ratio for the coinage
Of silver. The amendment was laid Oh
the table-31 to 20, a strict party vote.
The detailed vote is as follows:
Ayes-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blanchard,
Brice, .Caffery, Call, Cockrell, Coke,
George, Gibson, German, Gordon, Gray,
Harris, Hunton, Jarvis, Jones, McLaurin,
Mcpherson, Martin, Mills: Palmer, Pasco,
Pugh, Ransom, Roach, Turpie, Vest,
Walsh, White-31.
N~ays-Allison, Dolph, Dubois, Calling
CT, Hale. Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins.
Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan, Henderson,
Perkins. Plat, Proctor, Shoup, Squire,
Stewart, Teller, Washburn-2O.
The Democrats who did not vote We're
paired in favor of the motion. Senator
Allen voted with the Democrats and an
nounced that Senator Kyle was paired
with Mr.. Morrill, (Rep., VIZ on all ques-
tons relating to the tariff. PETER vas
absent and NO pair was announced for
him. The vote Of Allen and the an-
l.ouncement of the pair of Senator Kyle
is taken to mean that these senators will
vote with the Democrats on the tariff
bill.
On motion of Mr.. Washburn a bill au-
thorizing the construction of a bridge
ac'oss the Mississippi river at Red Wing,
Mimi, was passed.
The house devoted the day to the naval
appropriation bill.
Washington, May lin the senate to.
day Mr.. Aliens resolution for an in.
v~estigation of the action of the police
during the Coxey parade al taken Up
and Senators Teller and Stewart spoke
in favor of it. Mr.. Hoar said Coxey
knew that the law under which he was
convicted WAS IN the statute books. He
came here with the deliberate intention
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power of the congress in the court, and
when he found both court and jury
against him he set up a howl. ''There is
DANGER" said Mr.. Hoar, ''in such assem-.
blages. They afford cover for one or two
fanatics. 1t does rot do to scoff. Within
ten years an attempt has been made to
blow up the houses of parliament; within
two years another attempt to blow ul
the French assembly Two presidents OF
the United States have been murdered,
one in a crowd at a depot, the other in a
crowd at a theater, by misguided and ia
natical persons to whom the peaceable
assemblages afforded an opportunity to
escape. 1t is needless for me-" said MIR
Hoar, drawing himself up and looking
about the chamber, his eye pausing when
they reached MI. Allen and Mr.. Stewart
ito declare that I sympathize with all OF
my fellows in distress. / sympathize with
them a great deal more than some OF
those who always prate of sympathy fol
the down-trodden in order to advance
their %disgraceful political ambitions"
The gallaries burst into ringing ap'
plause at this utterance, and in order tc
| ouell the demonstration MIR. Faulkner,
| who was in the chair, was forced to use
| his gayel vigorously and threaten to CLEAR
| the galleries. The resolution went over
without action.
Mr.. Allison offered two amendments tt
the drug schedule Of the tariff bill, bu1
they were defeated.
The house adopted resolutions on the
| death of Congressman Brattan of Mary
land, which occurred this morning, and
then adjourned.