Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

sENATE.-Fifty-seventh dayy~-senator Dan
lels com leted lis speech unfolding resident
Clevelaud's course In the Hawaiian matter.
Senator Voorhees,, OF Indiana, presented a
petition signed by 4COO citizens of Massa-
chusetts, in favor of the passage Of the new
ton would be beneficial TO Massachusetts in
dpstries. Senator Hoar, OF Massach usetts.
called attention 20 the fact that this petition
was really petition for protection. HOUSE.
The seigniorage bill again filled the day. No
quorum.
SKNATE.-Fifty-eishth day.-Senator Allen,
Populist Nebraska, presented a resolution
which was adopted. directing the attorney
general To inform the Senate whether he had
ia AN opinion TO the secret AIRY OF the treasury
held that silver certificates are not legal
money. and IL 80 To transmit the opinion
with all correspondence 10 the Senate. sem
ator White, OF California. spoke on the Ha-
walian question, opposing annexation and
criticising Minister Stevens action. HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland again failed To secure quorum
on his seigniorage I'LL.
SENATE.-Fifty- ninth y.-WashiDgton's
farewell address was read, as Is the usual
custom, in honor or the anniversary or his
birth. Senator Martin. of Kansas. offered a
resolution instructing the finance committee
TO prepare bill for the free coinage OF silver
at the ratio of 10 to !. He also presented a
resolution directing the Judiciary committee
10 prepare a joint resO ution providing for the
election of Senators by n direct vote or the
people. HoUsE:-A very stormy ami exciting
session, caused. by the arrest OF members for
being absent on February ~. Mr.. A. J. Cum
mings, of New York, was walking 10 his seat
HeFEcant-at-dfnS
arrest him. Mr.. Cummings hotly warned him
not TO touch him. Gen. Daniel r.. Sickles
said that he had been placed under arrest
upon the noor or the House. and claimed
that the warrant ordering the arrest OF him
self with about 30 OF hers was null and void as
such action was not authorized. In the dis
cusson OF the matter nearly every member
had something to say and the excitement was
intense, the representatives crowding into the
aisles standing upon chairs and desks trying
10 secure recognition. No action was taken
upon any matter, however.
SENATE.-Sixtieth day.-No session. HOUSE.
After very stormy session on the trouble
caused by the alleged improper arrest OF men,
bers OF the House. those under arrest wer9
finally discharged from custody by DISPENSING
with further proceedings under the call. Ii
required four hours TO accomplish this. The
Democrats were evidently very anxious when
the House met TO extricate themselves from
the complications arising from the wholesale
arrest OF members. but by flank movements
the Republicans succeeded in preventing this
until the whole situation had been thoroughly
ventilated. Perhaps the most interesting fea-
tore Of the day, barring Mr.. BANDS bitter
philippe against the flibustering Democrats,
was the verbal duel between Mr.. Reed and
Mr.. Turner over the question of counting a
quorum, In which Mr. Reed got somewhat the
best of his opponent Mr. Bland became
wrought up at the continued de'est Of his at
tempt to bring the House up - point OF vot-
ing on his seigniorage bill. and made a
hot attack upon the Democratic members.
After characterizing the members of the House
as revolutions and anarchists he said, II
thought gentlemen on this side would realize
that they could not afford to be revolutionists
and anarchists. i say we should either do
business or surrender (kepuhlcan applause
and shouts of give II TO them " II will be no
outrage for The people to rise up in mob ard
cast us down, for we are exc Ncsing mobocracy.
If this is bad bill vote il down. IL you want
more debate we will give IL TO you, but to stay
here and not vote is simply political suicide"
No action was taken other thaa that OF releas-
ing mem bers who were under arrest.
SENATE. -Sixty-frst day.-The senate held
but n short session today in order TO give the
Democrats al opportunity afterwards to con-
tinue the caucus begun in the morning. Mr..
Morgan. chairman of the commit on foreign
relations. presented the report on the Hawaiian
investigation and Mr.. Frye Qtep., Me- gave
subject.