The Forrest City times., 1894-03-02
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The Proceedings of the Week Brisny
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Given
 WHILE the senate was discussing the Ha' waian question on the 18th il was treatea 70 a surprise by the president sending in the name of Senator Edward D. White, Of Louislana, as associate justice of the supreme court The senate immediately went into executive ses- sion and confirmed the nomination oy uhahi- nous vote When the doors were opcheu conference was appointed on the oNi"honha railroad bill and without transacting any osner business the senate adjourned. In the mouse hll- bustering over Mir Bland's seigniorage ollt con tinued MT D'Armond (Mol j. presen ted reso- iution to enforce a quorum which was referred The house transacted no business pending the deadlock on the silver bill except to pass q resolution to compel the attendance oi ao- sentees.
 THE session of the senate on the 2Oth was O. little interest Senator Daniel eoncludeu Ills speech on the Hawaiian matter A squaooie ensued on the question as to who should read Washington's address on the anniversary or the birth of Washington. and the selection was left 10 the president of the senate. Pendlng consideration of the bill to provide more ac- commodaton for the government printing of- fee the senate adjourned .... The deadlock ln the house on the Bland seigniorage bill. was continued all day and an adjournment hhaiy took place without breaking 1t
 FoR two hours on the Fist the senate was en- gagged in an acrimon ous discussion brought on incidentally by the tarin question senator Voorhees,, on question Of privilege, aehleu certain newspaper reports, and Senator Chaha- Ter made an inquiry which proved to be the spark in a keg of powder For the time being senatorial courtesy was ignor and NesSrs Vest Voorhees, and Chandler fired hot shot just as ordinary mortals would do or have done The fuss was over a newspaper report that the committee having the tarin bill in charge was under the influence of the president Senator White Gall then addressed the senate on the Hawaiian matter in which he severely crltl- cised the conduct ot Minister Stevens Sena- tor Teller replied and the senate adJourned..- The time of the house was occupied in futile attempts to consider the Bland seigniorage bill, but the filibusterers defeated all the ef- forts to do so motion that the house ad- iourn until Friday tlhursday being Washing tons birthda. brought out the remark by MT Bland that 'if the democratic party cannot do business it had better not fritter away its time on holidays Adjourned until morning
 THERE was slim attendance when the sen ate met on the e2d. Senator Martin tkan of fered resolution instructing the finance com mittee to prepare bill for free conaze of silver at l6 to 1. He also offered a resolution for the election Of United States senators by the peo- pie Washington's farewell address was then read by Senator Martin Adjourned until Monday M The deadlock on the Bland b.n in the house ana the arrest Of several members, notably Messrs. Cummings and Sckles, of New York preciptated a rumpus that lasted until adjournment and the anniversary of WashingtOD's birthday was passed in a bitter quarrel. and amid disorder the house adjourned
 THE senate was not in session on the Z3d .... Ihs house met with the taEgle Of the past few days as bad as ever. number of members were still under arrest and the fight over the regularity of the warrants for arrest re. sumed aud the speeches were very bitter, es- pecially that of Mr, Bland who declared the o : struciionists 10 be no better than anarchists and revolutionists. Finally MT. Bland offered q resolution Gn order to strairhten the tangle) that all members under arrest be released The resolution carried and the doors of the bas. tile were thrown open. Pending the effort to secure q quorum on the seigniorage bill the house took a recess An evening session was held but no business transacted
 THE senate was not in session on the .sth The house continued in the deadlock on the seigniorage bill ana after a brief session and a failure 10 secure a quorum adjourned until Monday, having squandered the whole week in efforts to secure the requisite quorum to trans. act business.