The Globe-republican., 1894-07-06
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
ings In the Senate and House.


Condensed Report Of the Weeks Proceed
ings i'm the Senate and House.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-When the
senate met yesterday Senator Morgan.
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, offered resolutions of SYM
pathy and sorrow on the bereavement
that had fallen upon France in the as
sassination of President Carnot, which
the senate adopted and Immediately
adjourned.
When the house met a message from
the president was received giving Of
ficially the fact of the assassination of
the French president. Resolutions of
sympathy were offered by MIR. Nc
Creary. and after speeches they were
adopted and the house adjourned.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The senate
entered upon the thirteenth week of
the tariff debate yesterday. Mr.. Hill
continued his opposition to the income
tax by Offering various amendments.
Several committee amendments were
accepted but Mr.. Hills were rejected.
At $50 the senate adjourned.
The house passed the bill making la
Dor day legal holiday and the cleo
tiOns committee made two reports on
the Moore-Funston contest from the
Second Kansas district. The majority
report favors the seating of Moore.
The minority report, signed only by
republicans. favored Funston. The
house then further considered the de-
ficiency bill and adjourned at $40
o'clock.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The senate
continued to grind on the income tax
provision of the tariff bill yesterday.
The debate was uninteresting and con-
tinued until 6:2O o'clock.
The house got into a squabble on the
New Mexico admission bill and did not
finally dispose of it. A cablegram
from the French government acknOwl-
edging the action Of congress on the
death of President Carnot was received
and two or three unimportant local
matters disposed of.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Mr. HOar did
some filibustering when the senate met
yesterday, but at the regular hour the
tariff bill was taken up and rapid
progress made. \ motion by Senator
Hill to strike out the income tax pro-
vision was defeated by "a to 40. Three
democrats voted for it and six repub-
licans against striking out. The last
section of the bill was reached at z
o'clock when the senate adjourned.
After the disposal of routine business
and passing several local bills the
house took up and passed the bill for
the admission of New Mexico as sta te.
Pending consideration of District of
Columbia bill quorum disappeared
and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON. June 3O-When the
senate met yesterday the joint resolu
ton appointing Charles NJ. Anderson.
of Ohio, Sidney j. Cook. of Kansas. and
A. L. Pearson. of Pennsylvania, men,
bers of the board of managers of the
national home for disabled volunteers
passed. The joint resolution continu-
ing the annual appropriations thirty
days after June 80 also passed. The
tariff bill was then taken up and COM
pleted in committee of the whole. 1t
was formally reported to the senate
and after an executive session the sen
ate adjourned until Monday.
The house engaged in filibustering
over the Watson-Black contested case
from Georgia, but finally adopted the
report of the elections committee
which declared Black elected. A few
minor bills passed and pension bills
were considered at the evening session.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON. July 2.-The senate
was not in session on Saturday.
The house held a short session and
cleared the calendar of all pension
cases which had been agreed to in com
mittee of the whole at Friday night