Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-18
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS or TIE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the important
transactions of Our National Law
makers-The Work Done In Goth
branches.

Transaction of Our National Law
mnkers-The Work Done In Both
branches.
Washington, Jan. S.-The Democratic
quorum in the house has not as yet ma
terialized. Saturday night the house
adopted the extreme expedient of ordering
the arrest of all members absent without
leave, and deputies are busy serving
warrants on these members, of whom
twenty-one are Democrats and nineteen
Republicans. From the Republican alb
s~entees, of course, no aid is expected.
They can be brought here under duress,
but they cannot be mad to vote. This
applies to some of the Democrats as
well as Republicans, and if the opposition
within the ranks of the Democratic ma
iority can be organized, as some of them
iesire, enough Democratic members might
refrain from voting to prevent the con-
sideration of the bill in its present shape.
Privately some of the Democrats do not
hesitate to admit that the gravity of the
situation is very great. The possibility
Of defeating the consideration of the bill
strikes terror into their hearts, and some
Of them, like Col. Oh ties of Alabama,
Orerly advocate Il resort to the parlia-
mtntary expedient utilized by the Fifty
fIst congress of counting a quorum.
Speaker Crisp asserts most positively that
they will not be forced to this resort.
lie thinks a voting quorum will be here
cert; inly on Tuesday at The farthest.
If it cannot be obtained then, another
Zen Ccratis Caucls will be called. This
IS II deed what those who are dissatisfied
vith the bill are aiming at. They de-
, clare that as soon as they can demon
str2tr that not 4 sufficient number If
Democrats will vrte to consider the bill
the leaders will be obliged 70 submit 10
II tCrial notifications which the dis
q united members will propose. Some of
the Eastern Democrats who are fighting
the income tax proposition are willing 10
81 to almost any length to eliminate this
feature of the hill.
The principal item of tho senate pro-
grunme for the week has been agr'I
upon. 1t is to be the consideration of
the federal election bill. This programme,
like all other prearrangements in the SEN
ate. is subject to change, but it is believed
that it will be practically observed in this
CNahS NANSpb ia ouc AuiltliIS-hSs' L.
is barely possible that the affairs of
Hawaii may again demand the attention
of the senate to the exclusion Of all other
subjects for at Least a portion of the
week. If the government should fail
to give explicit dcrial to the report in
circulation that Mr.. Willis has asked tie
Dole government to retire in the inter
est of the queen. tb.re are sure 10 be a
number of resolutions of inquiry intro
duce", aud several very pointed speeches
may be expected.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The Democrats
have secured their quorum and the WI
sol, bill is now before the house. The
demand for the previous question in the
house was carried 1875 TO 0-ten more
than a quorum. Thirty minutes was al
low ed under the rules. The roll call de-
veloEed the presence of a quorum, 40
men bers voting on the first roll call.
The house adopted Z special order fixing
the t for Il vote on the Wilson bill
by a vote of 175 to /. Mr.. Wilson then
preseLted the bill and made an address
in it's advocacy, after which the house
adjourned.
The Hawaiian controversy wakes
W. rmer from day to day in the United
States senate. Nearly o score of reso-
II tic n have already been introduced on
the subject, but the end is not yet in
sight, and after more han an hours
sharp discussion the senate adjourned
with the promise of prolonged discussion
of the Frye resolution tomorrow, and a
possibility of Mr.. Turpie's resolution be-
ing called up to-day. Senator Hoar sue
cceded in a~ccentuating with practical GER
tainty the fact that COMMISSIONS Blount
was paid from the secret fund of the
state department: this being substantially
admitted by the Democrats. Senator
Frye made an Intellectual effort to secure
a vote on his resolution declaring for
non-intervention by this government in
Hawaiian affairs. but there was strong
objection, and it went over Until later
this week, when Mr.. Davis of Minnesota
will speak on the subject. Senator
Turpie of Indiana, presented q resoIu-
ton alleging the ~recpediency Of anney-
ing Hawaii to the United States, but de-
clrring that the interfertIce of foreign
governments with that country should be
regarded as hostile to this country. and
he will probably submit some remark
on the matter in a few days. i
Washington, Jan. 1O.-This was a
field day in the house for the tariff. The
galleries were thronged all day and the
floors were crowded. Each side put forth
its most brilliant orators for the days
session. Mr.. Wilson, the chairman of
the ways and means committee, complet-
cd his speech begun Monday, and Mr..
Burrows opened the. debate for the Re- |
publicans with a threc-hours' reply. Gen.
Black of Illinois and Mr.. Hopkins of
Illinois followed. The good points of all
the speakers were literally applauded By
t9e respective partisans. Mr.. Haines, a
democrat from New York, in the name
of the collar and cuff industry, fired the
hrst shot into the Wilson bill. He dis
played a gigantic petition, signed b. G7..
600 people, protesting against the collar :
and cuff schedule. declaring that if it be-
a law it would ruin this great in
Mr.. Wilson resumed his speecb !
OF Monday i'll favor of the bill. The ses.
SION OF the senate did not develop that
interest members had anticipated. The
consideration Of the federal election bin
was not begua according to the pro.
of Senator Gray. as no one
prepared to speak. and after Some