The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-12-15
CONGRESS.
Work Of the Two Houses for the Past
Week.


WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.-The proceed
ings of the senate yesterday were of
little interest. A great many bills and
resolutions were presented and the pro-
ceedings were entirely of routine
character. At 1870 o'clock the an
nouncement of the death of Congress-
man Wright, of Pennsylvania, was
made and the senate adjourned.
The house had small attendance,
and the only business transacted was
the passage of the bill for the estab-
lishment of a military national park at
the battlefield of Shiloh. The appro-
priation was cut down from sl50,OOO &c
$4,000.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The senate
held brief but animated session yes
terday. the chief event being the effort
of Senator Vest to procure a change in
the rules whereby business might be
expedited. The matter went over.
Mr.. Lodge offered a resolution calling
on the secretary of state for the facts
in regard to the execution of two
Japanese students by Chinese authori-
ties while under protection of the
United States, which went over after q
sharp debate. Mr.. PETER spoke AT
length in opposition to the policy of is
suing bonds, at the close of which his
resolution asking the Judiciary COM
mittee to inquire into the action of
the secretary of the treasury in issuing
bonds was adopted without division.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
The house passed bill to prevent
the free use Of timber on public lands.
The railway pooling bill. which came
up as the special order, was then con-
sidered until adjournment.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE senate
held brief and uninteresting session
yesterday. At 1:55 the senate went
into executive session and soon ad-
journed.
The entire time of the house was
taken up in discussing the railroad
pooling bill. The speaker ANNOUNCED
the changes on standing committees
and the house adjourned at o'clock.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-The senate
was not in session yesterday.
The presidents message was con-
sidered in committee of the whole in
the house and over an hour devoted to
debate on the pooling bill. The bill to
protect forest reservations caused a
lively talk for time. Pending debate
on the pooling bill the house ad-
journed.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1O.-The senate
was not in session Saturday.
The house had under consideration n
bill to retire incapacitated officers of
the revenue cutter service, and the
tactics were to talk it to death. Mr..
Clark (Mo.) occupied the morning hour
in q speech against the bill. The pool
ing bill was then debated until ad-
journment.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE senate
met yesterday with Senator Harris
| (Tenn.) in the chair in the apsence OF
the vice president. Mr.. Call offered q
resolution requesting the president to
open negotiations with Spain for the
independence of Cuba, which went over
Mr.. Call also offered resolution in
favor of intervention by other nations
to bring about peace between China
and Japan. Referred. Mr.. Allen (Neb.
called up resolution of his in regard
TO the attorney-general and the late
strike, which led to tilt between him
self and Senator Pugh. Then the Mica
ragua canal bill came up and was de
bated until adjournment.
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