The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings OF tho Week Brieay
Given


Given
In the senate on the Cd Mr. PETERS resolu.
fion directing the finance committee TO preparo
bin for the repeal OF all laws which give tho
secretary OF the treasury the power to issue
bonds went over. and the bill TO give effect to
the award OF the Par 8 tribunal on the BehrfnS
sea Question passed The tariff bill was then
taken up aud Senator Allison spoke In opposi-
tion. After an executive session the senate ad.
1ourned 49, The deadlock in the house In tho
ONeillJoy dontest was broken oy the demo-
Gratis securing quorum and seating ONefu by
q vote OF 1s5 to ., the republicans refusing TO
vote and nine democrats voting against him
After Mr. O'Neill was sworn In the Engiisn-
Hilmon contest was taken up but the Qsorum
disappeared and the house adjourned wi'f"us
final action.
AFTER the presentation OF petitions and the
transaction OF minor routine business in tho
senate on the 18th lively debate was precipi-
tated by the presentation OF q memorial from
the Philadc,phia board of trade praying for
adequate duties sugar. The tariff debate
was then resumed and Mr.. Allison closed his
speech In opposition to the pending bill. Mr.
Mills followed in favor of the bill, although tho
present measure vas not such as he desired. -.
In the house the English -Hilborn contest again
came up and filibustering commenced, but
finally the resolution seating English was
adopted and the contestant was sworn In, IL
democrats and populists voting against the
unseating Of Hilborn. Then the question cam
presidents veto and while The opponents of
the bill were earnestly discussing the manner
Of proceeding in debate that was expected the
confusion was so great that no one addressed
the speaker and Mr.. Bland announced that he
was willing to take o vote The speaker or
dered the roll call and shut out oil efforts to de-
bate the question, and amid great confusion
the roll was called and the veto sustained the
measure being "a votes short OF the necessary
two-thirda The house then adjourned
IN the senate on the 5th Mr.. George (Missb
introduced resolution which recited the de-
pressed condition of the country. the increased
value Of money and low price OF agricultural
products and directed the judiciary committee
to introduce n bill reducing oil osfcial incomes
not protected by statutes. The resolution was
referred. After discussing the Russian thistle
bill for o time the tariff debate was resumed,
but the senate cut of proceedings BY going into
executive session 80. The house refused TO ac-
cept the senate amendment to the bill reQuir-
ing railroads in Oklahoma to establish stations
at government townsites- The senate bill to
give effect to the Paris awart In the Behring
sea case was passed. The house then took up
appropriation bills in committee Of the whole
THE usual 'masterlv inactivity" character
ized the proceedings Of the senate on the 9th
When that BODY met quorum was not present
Four more senators finally made their appear
ance bringing the quorum with them and the
Journal was read. The tariff bill was taken up
at 2 o'clock, and Senator PETER commenced his
speech After speaking two hours IL was dis
covered that only "corporal's guard" was
present-whatever number that is-and Mr.
PETER suspended his speech until next meeting
Then 1t wa discovered that the tarin bill had
never beer, read in full and motion to have It
read resulted in hlibustering and as the quorum
had absented itself the senate adjourned. A
lively tilt took place In the house between Mr.
ONeill (Mo) who had been seated day or
two before in place OF Mr.. Joy-and Mr.. Nor
gan (Mo.). Mr.. O'Neill read a newspaper inter
view In which Mr.. Morgan gave his reasons for
voting against the seating Of o Neill, that there
had been some kind Of an agreement between
the parties, which Mr.. ONeill denied Mr..
Morgan retorted sharply and said he had hoped
Mr. O'Neill would be content with devoting
himself TO the duties MIR. Joy was elected tn
discharge" The house then considered the
post office bill until recess, and In the evening
considered pension bills
FOR the first time since the meeting OF con-
gress the senate held a Saturday session on the
7th, but that was Of little Importance, II being
mostly in executive session considering the
Chinese treaty The senate adjourned without
final action. -. The house met with no quorum
and adjourned without doing any b isiness
AS soon as the journal was read in the SEN
ate on the 9th the credentials OF Patrick W alsh
appointed senator from Georgia to succeed Mr.
Colquitt were presented and he was sworn In
Mr.. Wolcotts resolution for treaty with
Mexico to coin Mexican silver dollars for ex-
port to China was taken up and the Colorado
senator spoke in its favor Senator Sherman
saw no oo1ectiohs 10 COMING 9'oo,''''o0' VA sue"
dollars II the proper treaty could be made The
resolution went over. Senator PETERS resO-
luton directing the finance committee to pre-
pare a bill repeating all laws permitting the Is
suing of bonds went over and Senator Hill
spoke at length in opposition to the pending
tariff bill He opposed the policy OF the ad-
ministration: severely criticised the appoint
ment of republicans TO office: denounced me
income tax and the presidents foreign policy
and protes led against the democratic party be-
ing made a tail TO the populst kite. Mr.. Hill
spoke until 4:2j o'clock when the sennte ad-
journed . The attendance in the house was
light and District Of Columbia business only
WAS considered.