The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-01
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
 House for the Past Week.

Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
 House for the Past Week.
 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 certain towns in Okla homa and after futile attempt to consider Mr. Blands seigniorage bill euloRies were delivered upon the death of Representative Lilley, of Pennsylvania, and the house adjourned
 WHILE the senate was discussing the Ha- waiian question on the 10th 1t was treated to Q surprise by the president sending in the name of Senator Edward D White, of Louisiana, as associate justice of lhe 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 transacting any other business tho senate adjourned. h the house ti- bustering over Mir. Bland's seigniorage blll con- tinued. Mir. D'Armond (Mo.) presen ted reso- luton to enforce 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 of ab- sentees
 THE session of the senate on the e0th was of little interest Senator Daniel concluded his speech on the Hawaiian matter. A squabble ensued on the question as to who should read Washington's address on the anniversary Of
 
 left 10 the president of the senate. Pending consideration of the bill to provide more ac- commodation for the government printing of flee the senate adjourned ... The deadlock in the house on the Bland seigniorage bill was continued all day and an adjournment finally took place without breaking 1t
 FoR two hours on the Fist the senate was en- gagged in an acrimonious discussion, brought on Incidentally by the tsrin question Senator Voorhees,, on 8 question of privilege denied certain newspaper reports, md Senator Chand- Ter made an inquiry which proved to be the spark in Q keg of powder For the time being senatorial courtesy was iguor.d and Messrs 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 tarln bill in charge was under the influence of the president Senator White Gal then addressed the senate on the Hawaiian matter, in which he severely criti- cised the conduct of Minister Stevens Sena- tor Teller replied and the senate adjourned. ... The time of the house vas occupied In futile attempts to consider the Bland seigniorago bill but the fllibustererS defeated all the ef- forts to do SO A motion that the house ad- journ until Friday (rhursday being Washing. tons birthdaV) brought out the remark by Mir. Bland that If the democratic party cannot do business 1t had better not fritter away its time on holidays" Adjourned until morning
 THERE was & slim attendance when the sen. nte met on the s2d Senator Martin (kAn of. fered a resolution instructing the finance com mittee 10 prepare bill for free coinage of silver at l6 to l. He also offered a resolution for the election Of United States senators by Ihe peo- pie. WRshington's farewell address was then read by Senator Martin Adjourned until Monday . The deadlock on the Bland bill in the house ana the arrest of several members, notably Messrs. Cummings and Sickles of New York. precipitated a rumpus that lasted until adjournment and the anniversary of Washingtons birthday was passed in bitter quarrel. and amid disorder the house adjourned
 THE senate was not in session on the 23d. ... The house met with the tangle of the past few days as bad as ever. number of members were still under arrest and the fight over tho regularity of the warrants for arrest was re- sumed and the speeches were very bitter, es- pecially that of Mir Bland who declared the . struciionists 10 be no better than anarchists and revolutionists Finally Mr. Bland offered a resolution dn order to straighten the tangle) that all members under arrest be released The resolution carried and the door. of the bas. tile were thrown open. Pending the effort to secure a quorum the seigniorage bill the house took recess An evening session was held but no business transacted.