The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-04-14
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


asoona session.
ARLINGTON. April 4--SsNArE--Thc biil IA |
.argy out the award OF the Paris tribunal oil |
trmtra,ion on the seal fisheries question was |
pnsso by the senate Tuesday The tariff bill |
VAS taken up nj n, M, wher the republican |
hdc o. the question wus pre- rescntcd by Senator |
Alison OF Iowa. Ho spoke for two hours with |
III, notes, und then yielded 10 motion to go
n,o executive session. He will oontiunc his |
.ptrch Wednesday,
House--1he democratic quorum, long looked |
or appeared in the house Tuesday, and in two
iours IL had voted Jov trep) ont of nnd O'Ncill |
dom into the seat from the Eleventh district
VI Missouri. On tho last vote, twenty-five
democrats and three populists recorded their
:onvitt ons that ONeill had not been elected.
The English-Hi born case from the Third dis.
.rict OF California was discussed two hours,
tnd q vote taken on n resolution offered by
minority of the committee on elections that
a,norn was elected 10 his seat This was lost
-l6S 10 s3-the republicans voting on this prop
Ssi,ion Twelve democrats aud four populists
soted with the republicans, declaring Hitborn
,lcctcd On the next roll call the quorum dis.
appeared, and at $40 o'clock the house I'D.
burned Until Wednesday.
WASHINGTON. April 5--SENArE. - wednes.
lay. Senator Gordon, of Georgia, presented q
protest OF tho Baptist churches Of Atlanta, Ga,
against the Constitutional amendment proposed
~ Representative Morse. OF Massachusetts,
recognizing the Deity in the preamble to the
constitution. 1t was referred to the judicial
committee. Mr.. Al,iso took up the thread Of
ais Speech where IL was interrupted Tuesday,
1evotfng his remarks to the departure from
specific to I'D valorem duties und pointed out
the Inconsistency OF retaining specific duties on
some articles and the nd valorem system on
,thers. In response to q question Senator
Allison declared that he intended to vote for
Tree sugar, both raw md reficed as 1t was In
he bill as 1t came from the house, and then
ae would propose an amendment replacing
the bounty ON sugar as 1t was In the Mckinley
Jaw.
HousE-The house Wednesday disposed OF
the Bland seigniorage Dill, refusing to pass II
over the presidents veto, the vote being, yeas
IA, nays 114-not the two.thirds required by
the constitution. The bill came up after the
house had voted to seat Warren d. English
(dem) as representative from the third district
Of California, In place of Samuel G. Hilborn
(rep.) No attempt was made TO speak on the
bill or message until after the speaker had put
the question of the passage Of the bill and the
roll call had begun. He then declared 1t to be
too late to enter upon debate, and against the
protests of republicans and democrats opposed
to the passage of the bill he ordered the roll call
to proceed.
WASHINGTON April 6-SENATE-The repub.
iicans OF tho senate scored their first victory
Thursday afternoon in preliminary skirmish.
which will have bearing upon the tariff fight
PETER had the floor at o'clock, and was MAX
ing a tariff speech. A motion was offered to go
INTO executive session. upon which the repub.
licans voted in the affirmative and the dem.
ocrats in the negative HILL Pugh, Bate,
George, Call and Irby joined the republicans
and carried the motion. The republicans were
slated, for an executive session in the middle Of
the day is great blessing to them while they
are fighting the Wilson bill.
HousE.James Iseler, elected to succeed Mr..
Brawloy, as representative OF the First South
Az lit.
Thursday. The house, refusing to accept the
senate amendment to the bill requiring rail.
roads in Oklahoma to establish stations at gov
ernment town Sites another conference WAS or.
dcred The senate bill to give effect to the
award OF the Paris tribunal prescribing regula'
tions for the protection of fur seals in Behring
sea, was passed The fifth urgent deficiency
bill passed bringing the appropriations under
that head in the present congress up to a4,576,
ST. 81. The post office appropriation bill was
further considered before adjournment, but nc
conclusion was reached
WASHINGTON, April T-SENATE-A vote ir
the senate Friday on motion made by Mr.
Hill, which was defeated Sy &c to %, seemed tc
have some bearing as showing the strength Of
the tariff members who want continuous bus
mess The resolution offered last Monday
looking to the coinage in American mints O
Mexican standard silver dollars led Mr.. Lodge
of Massachusetts,, into u stirring speech IL
favor OF it. His sentiments evoked applause il
the galleries. The resolution went over, and ;
resolution was agreed to calling on the pres
idcnt for information about affairs in Samoa
The tariff came up, and Mr.. PETER made
speech eulogiZing populism and demanding
tighter burdens for the people, and at 4:4O p m
the senate adjourned until Saturday.
HouSE--In the house Friday the bill wa
passed authorizing the secretary of the interio
10 lease hotel sites in the Yellowstone park
After o roll call on . measure providing for
rlp n n
mitiees, Mr. Reed, criticsing q dec sion of tn
speaker regarding an interruption of the roI
call, said it was strange to have the roll cal
interrupted even by unanimous consent Afte
discussion the resolution passed Anoihe
wave OF trouble was complaint by the newt
seated member from Missouri, Mr.. O'Neil
that Mr.. Morgan, another Missouri democrat
had done him certain injustice. when the retor
came that Mr. O'Neill had better restrict hin
self 10 the duties that Mr.. Joy had been electe
to perform. The post office appropriation bi
occupied the further attention of the house VI
til q recess ut 4:55 for an evening session t
consider pensions.
WASHINGTON, April 9-SENATE-Nothing
special interest was transacted in the sena,
Saturday. The senate considered the Chimes
treaty indirectly for two hours in executive SCI
sion Saturday afternoon on motion made b
treaty in open session. but without accomplish
ing anything There was more or less inc
dental reference to the merits OF the treaty
such, but the debate turned largely upon IL
propriety of discussing the question with opf
doors, so that the world at large might kno
what had transpired, and the senator
favorable to this proposition co
sumed the greater part of the tim
Of the session Senate Mitchell, Perkin
and Stewart were the principal speakers. The
displayed more or less feeling over the que
ion Senator Perkins said that the country
~ present in great distress, and stated tn
there were $1,000 men out of employment
California II would be great injustice at ar
time, and especially ut such q time as tho pre-
ent TO open the doors to Chinese immigratio
as this treaty would do II ratified by the scnat
HousR-No quorum present Saturday and /
important business transacted.
Prince of Wales In Luck.