Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

SENATE-Eighty-f day.-Funeral SER
vices, conducted by Senate Chaplain Milburn,
over the remains OF Senator Colquitt were held
in the Senate chamber ana were attended by n
large number Of distinguished people besides
the family-a widow, 1--WE daughters and one
son-and friends. After the ceremony the re-
mains were conveyed TO the b. q p. depot to be
carried 10 Macon, Ga. The Senate adjourned
without transactng any business. HOUSE.
The Joy-O'Neill election case filled the day and
the Republicans successfully fhbustered
against vote being taken.
-Eighty-sixth day.-Several import
ant resolutions were introduced: BY Mr.
Dolph. declaring that the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain regarding the
construction OF a ship canal at Nicaragua-cOm-
monty known as the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
lis no longer in force;" no action. BY MIR. Pet
tigrew Is. d.: One calling on the secretary OF
the treasury for Information regarding changes
made in the weight or hneness OF silver coins
OF silver standard countries, agreed to; another
calling on the secretary OF the interior for In
formation 10 whether the sugar retineries
have complied with all the provisions OF law
In regard To the taking OF the census.
BY Senator Frye, asking the secretary OF war
whether subordinate employees and laborers en-
gagged by engineer officers on works OF public
improvement have been employed or discharged
for political reasons; agreed TO. BY Mr. PETER
Kansas directing the finance committee to pre-
pare a bill for the repeal OF all laws authorizing
the secretary OF the treasury 10 issue bonds or
other interest bearing obligations without spe-
cifc authority OF Congress- temporarily laid on
the table. The resolution offered several days
quire whether the existing statutes are suffl-
cient 10 punish stimulation of silver coins by
coins Of like metal weight and hnencss after
short discussion was agreed to. HOUSE-Ihe
O'Neil-Joy contested case caused the loss OF
another day.
E-Eighty-seventh day.-The pension
appropriation bill was reported. House Joint
resolution appTopriatng $4,000 for carrying out
the provisions OF the Chinese exclusion act was
passed The famous McGarrahan bill was
taken up. An amendment offered by Senator
(.pprup should
not be held accountable for any land or min
eral substance was agreed TO. The bill was
then passed without division. 10 refers the
claim of VIM. McGarrahan TO the Rancho Pa
nocho Grandc TO the court OF private claims,
which shall report its findings 10 the secretary
Of the interior. who shall issue a patent TO
McGarrahan il this decision shall be in his
favor HOUsE.-There was a great time
over the Joy-ONeil contested election case.
Partizan feeling ran very high. The Repub-
leans resumed their filibustering and Messrs.
Reed and Crisp became involved in a wordy
battle over the matter OF revoking leaves OF
absence and counting a quorum. The feeling
became so intense that the Speaker would not
recognize anyone on the Republican side 10
make any kind OF n motion while question
was before the House on the adoption OF a reso-
luton TO instruct the sergeant-at-arms 10 ar
rest absentees. Tellers were called for and
Patterson. OF Tennessee, and Payne, OF New
York were appointed. The latter declined
and Reed, OF Maine. was named, but also de-
| clined. The Speaker said Patterson would act
without Republican assistant, and as the call
went on with only one teller Reed declared
that IL was irregular, but the Speaker said he
would stand the consequences. The bear dance
continued, and amidst the protest OF the Re-
publican side the resolution was declared
adopted. A motion TO reconsider was made
but withdrawn.
SENATE.-Eighty-eighth day.-No business Of
general importance. HoUsE.-The fight be-
tween Speaker Crisp and Mr.. Reed was re-
sumed with no special results. President Cleve-
lands message Netoing the seigniorage bill was
read and Mr.. Bland gave notice that he would
move to pass the bill over the veto.