The Forrest City times., 1894-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given

Given
 THE senate held brief session on the e6th. letter from the secretary of the treasury 10 the atiorney-general was read as 10 whether silver certificates were 'lawf0l money and the reply of the sttorDey-eeneral giving a negative opinion Mir Morgan. chairman of the committee on foreign relations. made an announcement of the report of the committee relative 10 Hawaiian affairs The senate passed the joint resolution providing for the appointment of commission 10 the Antwerp international exposition and then went into executive session n.. Soon after the house met MT Bland. seeing at he could not secure a quorum and limit debate on his seigniorage bill. concluded to allow the debate on the bill to proceed at the same time declaring that he would return to the assault Two sen Eational speeches followed. one by MT. Pence tColl. who denounced the republicans for sub hitting 10 the crack of ex-Speaker Reeds whip and warned him if the election of presi- dent was thrown into the house in 1895 he would rue his hlibus,ering course. and the olherlby Mir. Fithian uIlD. who condemned in the severest terms the action of his democratic colleagues who were taking part in the nli- buster The debate throughout was exciting. the house being in committee of the whole. and the rouse adjourned in any hing but good kumor.
 THE senate held only brief session on the s5fh Mir Teller offered resolution request ing the president to suspend action in the con- solicaiion of land offices provided for in the sundry civil bill for the fiscal year ended June 2l isss. which was agreed to A resolution by MT. Hawley calling on the secretary of the in- terior for the most advanced copy of the census returns. was amended so as 10 ask the seSre- tary why there was such delay in is issue and adopted The senate adjourned after a brief executive session. ;. In The house Mir Pence apolcgized for nnpariiamentary words used in his speech of ;he day before and Mir Bland again attempted 10 limit debate on his seignior- age bill but failed. and he discussion proceed cd until adlocrnment
 THE senate vas in session two hours cn ihe 18th. the whole Of which was taken up in a speech hy Senator Frye on the Hawaiian mud dle.. When the house met the dead lock on the seigniorage bill was broken bT the refusal of the New York delegation 10 longer filibuster. but the quorum disappeared when it came to and one democrat who had heretofore voted with the friends of the bill. joining the silent minorit and the house adiourned
 WHEN the senate met on March MT. Voor- hees withdrew his resolution for the temporary appointment Of Senator Mills to the finance committee Several petitions and resolutions were presented Senator Frye concluded his speech on Hawaii and was replied 10 by Sen afor Gray, who defended the action of Mir Blount The house sundry civil deficiency bill was passed with amendments The bill for the erection of a new government printing ofhce was considered for a time. and after an execu- tive session the senate adjourned until Mon. day. When the house met Mr. Bland sue ceeded in securing quorum and the long dead lock on the seigniorage bill was broken Mir Bland then spoke in favor of it and when the debate closed the bill for the coinage of the silver seigniorage in the treasury was passed by l6s yeas to l3J nays The bill appropristing As.00) for the reclamation of the steamer Rear sarge. recently wrecked, was then passed and he house a iourned
 THE senate was not in session on the 2d . The house had under consideration appropria- tion bills The Notifications bill, carrying over ss0oJ,ooi. passed and pending consideration of the pension bill hot words passed between Messr. Aeredeth lVa and Funk Ill) which at one me were uzly. but finally quieted down. Mir Holman lInd announced that MT Grow. elected from PeLnsTlvania- was present and escorted him 10 the speaker and he was sworn in amid applause Many pension bills were considered a the evening sessi
 THE senate was not in session on the 3d .... The house resumed consideration of the pen. sion bill and during the deoate Gen. Black tIl spoke in defense of the course of Com missioner Lochren and of his gallant services a soldier during the war. The committee of the whole rose without completing the bill and the house adjourned