The Globe-republican., 1894-05-18
IN CONGRESS.
Condemned Report Of the Weeks Proceed
inGs the senate and House.

MONDAY.
WASHINGTON. May S-The open ses.
sion of the senate yesterday was de-
void of interest and was of short dura.
ton. Mr.. Allen (Neb) introduced q
resolution for the appointment OF five
senators to investigate the alleged
clubbing by Washington police OF
members of Coxey's army when it at.
tempted to enter the capitol. which
went over. After six hours spent in
executive session the senate adjourned
The house passed the New York and
New jersey bridge bill The printing
office bill was discussed until late
hour. the debate drifting into tariff
talk. But little business was disposed
of.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON. May 9-Soon after the
senate met yesterday Mr.. Harris moved
to proceed with the tariff bill Mr.
Hoar took the floor in opposition to the
bill and during his remarks excited the
ire of Mr.. Gray DELI who replied to
him in lively manner The discussion
for the day was closed By Mr.. Morrill,
and at 4:45 o'clock the senate went
into executive session.
The bill for the erection of a public
printing Office in Washing on occupied
the attention of the house and closed
by a resolution from Mr.. Holman to re-
fer the matter of purchasing a site to a
commission The naval appropriation
bill was then taken up and the house
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Nav lO-In the senate
yesterday message was received from
the president transmitting the CORE
spondence called for relative to Samoa.
Mr.. Allen (Neb called up his resolu-
ton for a committee to investigate the
alleged clubbing of CoXey's men by po-
lice and a sharp debate followed. par
ticipated in By Senators Allen, Daniel
and Sherman. The tariff bill was then
debated until adjournment
In the house some talk was had upon
the useless expenditure in the printing
of eulOgies upon deceased senators and
representatives which it was charged
were never read. Several local bills
passed and the naval appropriation
bill was taken up and occupied the at
tention of the house until adjournment.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-When the
senate met yesterday Mr. Patton, the
newly-appointed senator from Michi-
gan, took his seat. After routine bust
ness the Allen resolution to investi-
gate the alleged clubbing of CoNey's
men on May came up. AMI Senators
Teller and Stewart spoke in favor of
it's adoption Mr.. Hoar spoke vehe
mently against it. Mr.. Harris said he
had been opposed to the resolution.
but after hearing Mr.. Teller he would
favor it. Pending discussion the MORN
ing hour expired and debate on the
tariff bill was resumed. At o'clock
resolutions on the death of Represent
alive Brattan. of Maryland, were
adopted and the senate adjourned.
The session of the house was very
brief. The death of Mr.. Brattan, of
Maryland, was announced. a COM
mittee appointed to attend the funeral
and the house adjourned.
friday.
WASHINGTON, May 12-After Mr.. AL
len had vainly tried to bring up his
COxey resolution in the senate yester-
day and after brief discussion of Mr..
PETERS industrial depression resolu-
ton the tariff debate was resumed and
occupied the attention of the senate
until it went into executive session.
The house took action on some minor
bills and then went into committee of
the whole on general appropriation
bills and the committee continued its
session until 5 o'clock. At the evening
session pension bills were considered.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, May 14-When the
hour arrived for the meeting of the
senate on Saturday. only four senators
were in their seats and it was nearly
half an hour before "A quorum was OBJ
tanned. After some routine business the
tariff bill was taken up and consid-
cred by paragraphs until adjournment
When the house met, Mr.. Ogden.
elected from Louisiana to succeed Mr..
Blanchard, was sworn in and after
routine business the naval appropria-
ton bill was considered in committee
of the whole until adjournment.