The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-04-05
CONGRESS.
condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
 House for the Past Week.

condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
 House for the Past Week.
 TIE senate was not in session on the 24th =, ne house was in committee Of the whole con. hluering the post office ap reputation bll, with only lew members present At 4:SO o'clock tne committee rose an the house adjourned
 HE senate did no business on the 26th when 1t met the death of Senator ColQuitt, of Seorgia, was announced and after passing res oiutons of coincidence and appointing Q com mittee 10 attend the funeral the senate ad. 1ourned .. In the house similar proceedings were had over the death of Senator Colquitt ana then adjournment was taken
 THE senate transacted no business on the Efth Funeral services were held in the cham. Der over the remains of Senator Colquitt The attendance of officials and the diplomatic corps was large. At the conclusion of tho Services the remains of the deceased senator were taken from the capitol to a special train to be borne to Georgia for interment and the senate immediately adjourned. The house trans acted no business, the whole day being ooeu- pied Tn fruitless effort to secure Q quorum on the O'Neill Joy contest
 THE senate on the 23ih adopted several reso- lutons calling on he heads Of depar tments for desired information. Mir. Pefier offered reso- luton directing the finance committee to pre- pare bill for the repeal Of all laws authorizing the secretary Of the treasury to issue bonds or oNhSh inlSlCStUtuIlOR OOlyAtlOnS without SDe- cihc authority of congress. The resolution al. recting the committee on judiciary to inquire whether the existing statutes are sufficient to punish stimulation of silver coins by coins of ike metal, weight and fineness was taken up and agreed to. The resolution authorizing the secretary of the treasury to receive at the sub. treasur in New York the money, s67iO,u01 to be paid the Cherokee nation was agreed to. The MeGarrahan bill was then considered un- til adjournment. After routine business the house took up the t'sted election cases of ONein vs Joy and English vs Hilborn After long debate the minorit: report was rej acted, and pending the effort 10 secure vote on adopt. ing the majority report the house adjourned
 IN the senate on the 29h Mir Lodge intro oueed resolut on calling on the secretary of the treasury for tabulated statement of the cash value or all imports from countries having Appreciated paper currency. After action on several resolutions the pension appropriation bill was reported and the house joint rssolu- tion appropriating Sl0,DOO additional 10 carry out the Chinese exclusion act passed The Me Garrahan bill was further debated and passed After an executive session the senate adjourned until Monday ... The house got into an ugly wrangle over the O'Neill.Joy contest which was bitter full Of personalities The republic ans hlionstered to prevent vote Pending the turmoil the message of the president veto- ing the seigniorage bill was received and read The ngnt on lhe contested election case was then resumed and continued with bitterness, and without deciding the contest the house ad- 1ourned.
 THE senate was not in session on the 30th. .. When the house met Speaker Crisp was given gratifying reception upon taking the chair, the congratulations being upon his appointment ns United States senator Then commenced the row over the O'Neil-Jov contest but Mir. Bland succeeded in giving notice that he would fnr a ynt 10 nrNf ha vat yA, No rum could be secured to take final vote on the contested election case and the house took recess. Pension bills were considered at the evening session