The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-04-06
IN CONGRESS.
Condemned Report of the Weeks Proceed
inGs IN the Senate and House

C00000De0 Report OF the weeks Rf0C900e
ings IN the senate and House
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, March 29-The senate
yesterday adopted several resolutions
calling on heads of departments for
desired information Mr.. PETER offered
a resolution directing the finance com.
mittee to prepare a bill for the repeal
Of all laws authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to issue bonds or other in
terest-bearing obligations without
special authority of congress The
resolution directing the committee on
judiciary to inquire whether the exist
ing statutes are sufficient to punish
stimulation of silver coins by coins Of
like metal. weight and fineness. was
taken up and agreed to. The resolu-
ton authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to receive at the sub-treasury
in New York the money, 81. 40, 600. to
be paid the Cherokee nation was agreed
to. The McGarrahan bill was then
considered until adjournment
After routine business the house tool;
up the contested election cases of
O'Neill VS. Joy and English VS. Hill.
born. After long debate the minor.
ity report was rejected. and pending
the effort to secure a vote on the ma.
jori:y report the house adjourned.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON. March 30.-In the SEN
ate yesterday Mr. Lodge introduced a
resolution calling on the secretary of
the treasury for tabulated statement
of the cash value of all imports from
countries having a deprecated cur
rency After action on several resolu-
tions the pension appropriation bill
was reported, and the house joint reso-
luton apprOpriating $4,000 additional
to carry out the Chinese exclusion act
passed. The McGarrahan bill was
further debated and passed. After an
executive session the senate adjourned
until Monday.
The house got into an ugly wraugle
over the ONeill-Joy contest which was
bitter and full of personalities. The
republicans filibustered to prevent a
vote. Pending the turmoil the mes
sage of the president vetoing the
seigniorage bill was received and read.
The fight on the contested election
case was then resumed and continued
with bitterness, and without deciding
the contest the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON. March 3L-The senate
was not in session yesterday.
When the house met Speaker Crisp
was given gratifying reception upon
taking the chair, the congratulations
being upon his appointment as United
States senator Then commenced the
row over the ONeill-Joy contest, but
MIR: Bland succeeded in giving notice
that he would call for a vote on the
veto Thursday. No quorum could be
secured to take final vote on the con-
tested election case and the house took
a recess. Pension bills were consid-
cred at the evening session.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The senate
was not in session on Saturday.
When the house met Speaker Crisp
was again greeted with applause at his
declining the office of United States
senator to which the governor of
Georgia had appointed him. The
struggle over the O'Neill-Joy contest
was not resumed In the house. Several
unimportant bills were passed and the
remainder Of the session was given to
eulogies upon the late Representative
O'Neil, of Pennsylvania, and the house
adjourned.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-After the
disposal Of routine business in the SEN
ate yesterday. the tariff bill was taken
up and made unfinished business. Mr..
Voorhees, opened the debate in favor of
the bill and spoke for two hours, at
the conclusion of which the senate
went into executive session and then
adjourned.
The house was engaged all day in
another futile attempt to secure quo
rum ip the O'Neill-Joy contest Fill
clustering was resOrted to and Mr..
O'Neill's friends announced that the
case would be kept before the house
until disposed of. The house adjourned
without doing any business Ten dem
ocrats persistently voted against
O'Neill all day. three being from his
own state.
WASHINGTON. April 4.-In the senate
Yesterday Mr.. PETERS resolution direct
ing the finance committee to prepare a
bill for the repeal of all laws which
give the secretary of the treasury the
power to issue bonds went over. and
the bill to give effect to the award of
the Paris tribunal on the Behring sea
| question passed. The tariff bill was
then taken up and Senator Allison
spoke in opposition. After an executive
session the senate adjourned.
The deadlock in the house in the
| O'Neill-Joy contest was broken BY the
democrats securing quorum and seat
ing O'Neill by vote of 12s to %. the
repu blicans refusing to vote and nine
| democrats voting against him After
! Mr.. O'Neill was sworn in the Englis h.
Hilmon contest was taken up, but the
quorum disappeared and the house adj
| iourned without final action
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
A Large Number Of Nominations Sent to
| the Senate.
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