The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
Given

Given
THE senate on the 18th again had the Ha-
waiian question under discussion Senator
Gray resumed his speech in defense Of the posi-.
tion OF The administration. At the conclusion
OF his speech the bill compelling the Rock
Island railroad to stop at certain towns in Okla.
homa was taken up, but the senate soon went
into executive session. =. Mr.. Bland's seignior.
age coinage silver bill occupied the atten ton
OF the house during the entire day, the house
being in committee of the whole
THE entire time Of the senate on the 18th was
taken up in discussing the house bill compelling
the Rock Island railroad to stop its trains at
the new towns Of Enid and Rou2 Pond in the
Indian territory. Senator Martin (Kan) op-
posed the bill. He said the legislature Of Okla
homa had ample power to deal with the matter
and congress should not interfere Senator PEI
fer favored the bill, properly amended The bill
was pending at adjournment :. In the house all
efforts to limit debate on the Bland seigniorage
bill failed and the debate proceeded without
limit The resignation of Mr. Brawlev, Of
South Carolina, who has been appointed q
United States district judge was cad and the
two new members from New York city, Messrs
Quigg and Strauss. were sworn in Mr.. BANDS
bill was under discussion at adjournment
In the senate on the 18th the credentials Of
Mr. McLaurin, as senator from Mississippi to
succeed Mr.. Walthall, were presented and tie
GA OF office administered to the new senator
The house bill to compel the Rock Island road
was then further discussed, and upon vote
on its passage there was tie-T to "a
The vice president voted in the Affirmative and
the bill passed. The senate then wen: into ex
ecutive session.. In the house debate on the
Bland seigniorage silver bill was continued and
all efforts Of Mr. Bland to secure a limit to de-
bate failed The debate was quite lively at
times, but the house adjourned pending action
The senate proceedings were brief and OF no
general interest on the 10th resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Hoar was adopted asking the
president for all records and dispatches from
Minister Willis not heretofore presented on
Hawaiian matters The senate then went into
executive session for the consideration Of the
nomination of w. H. Peckham for associate
justice OF the supreme court The nomina tion
was finally rejected by 81 yeas to Al nays. MI
BANDS Seigniorage bill again occupied the at
tention Of the house, but all work was blocked
by the flibustering OF its opponents At the
evenin5 session for the consideration of PEN
sions there was no quorum and the house ad-
journed.
HE senate transacted no business on the I7th
-. The house refused to concur in the senate
amendment to the bill requiring Rock Island
trains to stop at Ger ain towns in Okla
homa and after futile attempt to consiIer Mr..
Bland's seieniorage bill eulogies were delivered
upon the death Of Representative Lilley, of
Pennsylvania, and the house adj burned
WHILE the senate was discussing the Ha-
waiian question on the 10Th it was treated to a
surprise By the president sending in the name
OF Senator Edward D White, OF Louisia o. as
associate justice of the supreme court. The
senate immediately went into executive ses-
sion and confirmed the nomination by unani-
nous vote When the doors were opened q
conference was appointed on the Oklahoma
railroad bill and without transac ting an other
business the senate adjourned. In the house fiji
clustering over Mr.. Biani's seigniorage bill con-
tinued. Mr.. D'Armond ono J. pTcSen ted a reso
luton to enforce quorum which was referred
The house transacted no business pending the
deadlock on the silver bill except to plss o
resolution to compel the attendance of ab-
sentNea