The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1894-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.


SEN9TE.-Second dny.-TSs session was
quite OTisf but a large number or resolution
etc. were presented, among them these: B
Mr. blanchard Dem, L0.D re 'itiIt tue circum.
, stances unCCr which the sugar bounty was cut
OF after the su ~ ar crop for 1894 was put in. ]
directed The committee on appropriations o
include in the urgency de cheney bin sun
su fcient 20 paY tho bounty Tor the present
year. Laid over. By Mr.. est dem, No
an amendment to the rule with a view of cut
ting OF pTOtractcd debates in the Senate. ana
provides that AFTER measure has been de-
bdted 30 days IL wi be in order for any senator
10 move 10 hN dag for The Enal vote: this
motion Is 10 be put without debate or DELAY,
voted on at the time nXed. 10y Mr.. LoLge
tRep., Mass) calling on the secretary OF the
navy for the O1cal letters Of Admiral Walker
whine in command Of United states naval ves-
sells at Hawai-. Mr.. Lodge raised another In
ternational question by resolution calling on
the President ICr the correspondence concern
ing Blue dis and lOr informal on concerning
the attitude OF Nicaragua; adopted Then as
mark OF respect to the memory of
OF PCnnsy wanna, the Senate ad burned.
HOUSE.-Dull sessions small attendance. a
bill providing for the dedication OF the Chick
amaugua ana Chattanooga multary par. SEN
TENDER ~ ana 20. 1880, an one for the establ sn-
mGnt OF ultlOnal military park on the sltO o.
the bate OF Shiloh were pa ssed and the re-
mainier Of the day was dc yoted to fruitless
discussion OF tho printing bills.
SENATE. Third day. The yice-prcsidont
laid before the senate the resolution OF Mr.
Lodge calling for Information as 10 the eXecu-
ton OF two Japanese students by the Chinese
authorities Wn.le the stuGenl5 we're under the
protection OF the United atates MIR. Lodge
said he appreciated inc dellcacy OF the ques-
tiOl. lie rcvicWc the hi eOu5 crueities to
which the Japane G studeutj were sub ected
WhIe under The protection o. thus cou TRY. and
said II the facts were a. had been published,
someone was very much TO blame. III they
were not this government should be indicated
n. sol
Mr.. Pelfel pop, ks.l read a long and care
fully prepared speech, whoa re.erred TO his
resolution calling upon the judiciary commit
tee 70 inquire into the action OF the secretary
OF the treasury in issuing bonds and arraigned
public onicia for pcrudy and usur2It'on OF
authority, the resolution was adopted with
out division. Another rcsO,u N by Mr.. PETER
for information from Inc President as TO the
use OF United States troops at Chicago during
the pullman strike brought out considerable
debate and was finally referred Mr. vest
Dem, Mo- then addressed the Senate on the
need OF change OF tho Senate rules. he said
he had formerly opposed ciOture. but he was
now convinced that cIotJre WIS inevitable,
and that 10 should DO effected as soon as pos
sible. When tire senate numbered 10 members
there was no need OF OlOture, but with the
senate increasing so that its membership
would soon reach l0l IL was impeFatlvely
necessary TO have rulo bringing debate TO "a.
close. In reality the present RI e5 stlhe de-
bate Those rules encourage parliamentary
blackmul Amendments to bills are offered
under tho deliberate threat that II they are
not accepted an indefinite opposition will no
inaugur9ted. The Senate had been brought
into public diSrepute by it rules b lis OF vast
puDlc interest fingered here until they we're
ucad and the people were weary and Disguised
with tho spectacle OF a pOwerless Senate.
Even when bi.lS aS,ed after such contest
they were so discreditcd as 10 have no moral
support from the plO ic. itesnlution went over.
HOUsE.-Mr. Blair d}cp =. H.. o1ercd a reso-
luton calling upon the PrcSSdcut 10 furnish
the House. II not Incompatible with the public
interest, with all correspondence, Geographic
ana otherwise, between TINS country and China
relating 10 the war between China and Japan:
referred. Two bills referring To western timber
and military bounty lands we're passed. The
conference report on the printing bill was
agreed to. Mr.. Cultivate, from the committee
on rules. presented the special order for the
consideration Of the railway pooling bill each
day until disposed OF. The oh ect OF the
bill Is TO authorize competing carriers. subject
10 the provisions OF tho Interstate commerce
law, To enter into contracts for the division OF
their gross or net earnings and to secure moro
expeditions and cdcient enforcement o! that
law. one section ct the hill requires annual
reports from railroads including answers to all
questions asked by the commission. with nnes
for default Mr.. Patterson tDem., Tenn who
was in charge OF the bill, explained II IN an
elaborate speech. he dwolt &C length on the
oppreSsivencss OF Illegal rate cutting Tor the
benefit Of large shippers, citing as an example
the Armour Beef Packing Co, OF Chicago.
That combine. he said, handled in dollars more
beef than the entire cotton crop OF the United
Stdtes amounted 20. The rates made for this
corporation practically drove small competitors
from the fields and liked the price or every
bullock on every farm in the south and west.
Under the present law, he said, IL was imposSi-
be 20 secure convictions for violation OF the
ant-pooling section because both parties TO
the cut rate were equally guilty before the law
and one could not be made - testify against
the other. The pending hill would compel
testimony. Upon tho conclusion OF Mr. Patter-
son remarks the House adjourned.
SENATE.-Fourth day.-Mr. Turpe Dem.
Ind, > read speech upon the resolution for
the election OF L. s. Senators hy direct vote OF
tho people. Mr. Dolph tt.eps' on called up
the bill excmpting from dofy foreign exhibits
at the Portland On. exposition and the bill
was passed a bill was also passed for the
national dedication OF tho Cbickamauga and
Chattanooga National park on sept ~ and -
1895, under the direction % the secretary or
war. HOUSE-The entire time OF the House
was occupied in the discussion OF the railroad
pooling bill, TO which thsre appears TO be
great deal OF opposition. No action, however!
was taken.
Fifth day.-No session Of the Senate House
The House spent an hourin the consideration
of the bin TO protect forest reservations. The
remainder OF the day Was occupied in the
further discussion OF the railroad pooling Dill
The bulk OF the opposition seems 20 be directed
at the section OF tho bill which gives the rail-
roads the right 20 appeal to the courts from
the decisions OF the Interstate commission ro-
voking pooling orders.
Sixth day.--.No session OF the Senate.
HoUsE.-Less than 80 raeir5ers were present
when the house wa cCil0d TO order. Mr. Clark
speech full OF presentations, bearing upon he
bin 10 retire iuc ptcta cd officers OF thutro-
venue cutter service, which had TO 20 ever.
The railroad pooling bill occupied tho. re-
mainder OF the day.
SENATE-Sevcute, daX.-Thc Nicaragua
canal bill was taken up.op motion OF Mr. Nor
gan, and the bill was read at lcngts. Mr..
Morgan made general statement OF the M
tional and international aspect OF the subject,
upon which the Senate and House bills agreed.
Careful calculations, no insisted. showed that
the canal could be constructed at q cost that
would yield q remuneratJYe profit: thatsit WIS
a necessary improvements that II would be OF
the greatest Importance to the United STATES;
that IL could be operated. and there was neeh-
ing to render impossible concessions made by
the Central American government 70 tho oiti.
gens of the u aited States. Mr. mitchell. OF
Oregon briefly oppressed his hearty approval
OF the scheme TO build the canal, AID said he
thought there-was no. great difference among
the people regarding the propricty Of the work
OF construction Executive session. Nd
iourned. HaUsE-Under the rules tire day
was devoted to, hsisipcss reported from the
District OF Columbiaeommittee. Several bills,
all of only local importance, were passed