Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-22
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report OF The Weeks Proceed
ings the -enate and House
TUESDAY

Condensed Report OF The Weeks Proceed
ings IN the -enate and House
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The senate
yesterday again had the Hawaiian
question under discussion. Senator
Gray resumed his speech in defense OF
the administration. At the conclusion
of his speech the bill compelling thc
Rock Island railroad to stop at certain
towns in Oklahoma was taken up but
the senate soon went into executive
session.
MIR. BANDS seigniorage coinage sill
yer bill occupied the attention of the
house during the entire day, the house
being in committee OF the whole.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 15.-The entire
time of the sen te Yesterday was taken
up in discussing the house DILL com
pelling the Rock Island railroad to
stop its trains at the new towns of
Enid and Round PonI in the Ind an
territory. Senator Martin OK NJ OPP
posed the bill. He said the legislature
of OzlahomI had ample power to deal
with the matter and congress should
not interfere. Senator Peffer favored
the bill. properly amended. The bill
was pending at adjournment.
In the house all efforts to limit de-
bate on the Band seigniorage bill
failed and the debate proceeded with
out limit. The resignation of Mr.
Brawley, of South carolina, who has
been appointed United States district
judge, was read and the two new MEM
bers from New York c1tv, Aiessrs. Quigg
and Strauss. We're sworn in. MIR.
BANDS bill was under discussion at
adjournment.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON. Fen. 16-In the SEN
ate yesterday the credentials of Mr.
McLaurin, as senator from Mississippi
t succeed Mr. Waltiiall were pre-
sented and the oath of Office admins
tered to the new sena tor. The hou-
bill to compel the Rock Island road to
stop trains at Enid and Round Pond,
Ok, was then fur her discussed, and
upon vote on its passage there was a
t'e-27 to ~. The vice president voted
in the affirmative and the bill passed
The senate then went into executive
session
Ia the house debate on the Bland
seignioraGe silver bill was continued
and all efforts IF Mr. Bland TO secure a
limit to debate failed. The debate was
quite lively at times, but the house ad-
journet pending action.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1Z-The senate
proceedings were brief and of no ge
eral interest yesterday. A resolution
offered by Mr. Hoar was adopted ask
ing 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. Ii. PecIzham
for associate justice of the supreme
court The nomination was finally re-
jectpd by 80 yeas to Al NAYS.
MIR. Hands seiguiorage bill again oc-
cupied the attention of the house but
all work was blocked bv the filibuster-
session for the consideration of PEN
ions thers WIS NJ lorum and the
house adjourned.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The senate
transacted no business Saturday.
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendment to the bill requiring
Rock Island trains to. stop at certain
owns in Oklahoma and after a futile
attempt to consider Mr.. Bland's seign-
forage bill eulog IS were de ivered up
on the death of Representative Lilley,
of Pennsylvania, and the house adj
ourne1.
MONDAY.
WAsHINGTON. Feb 2h.-Whle the sem
ate was scuSSlng the Hawaiian queS-
tion yesterday it was treated to SUR
prise by the president sending in the
name of Senator E iward D. White, of
Louisiana, as assoc tie justice of the
supreme court The senate immedi-
ateIv went into executive session and
confirmed the nomination by unani-
nous vote. When this doors were
opened a conference was appointed on
the O.llahoma railroad bill and without
trapsactin any other business the SEN
ate adjourned
In the house fljbus; eriny over Mr.
Bland's seirni ,raee bill continued Mr.
D'Arnont (Mo) presented a resolution
to enforce 4 On ram. wlich was r.
ferred. The hou~" transacted no busi-
ness pending the 4 adj, ,cl1 on the silver
bill except to pass a resolution to
compel the attenlLnce of q absentees
BUSSEY UNOE3 ARREST.