The Globe-republican., 1894-05-11
IN CONGRESS.
Condemned Report Of the Weeks Proceed
ingS IN the senate and House.

Condensed Report Of the Weeks Proceed.
tngo IN the senate and House.
| MONDAY.
! WASHINGTON. May lin the senate
yesterday Senator Turpie created a
sensation by an attack on Senator
Aldrich, over amendments to the Will
son tariff bill. his remarks being ex.
tremely personal After he got
through there was a hush upon the
chamber and all eyes were turned on
the Rhode Island senator. who said
slowly and deliberately that the sena-
tor from Indiana spoke for no one but
himself, and that under other circum-
stances he did not believe Mr. Turpie
would have made the speech he had
made. Senator Quay then took the
floor and resumed his speech on the
! tariff.
The senate bill for the construction
of bridge over the Niobrara river.
Nebraska, was passed in the house, as
was also the army appropriation bill
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, May 2-When the sen.
ate met yesterday the death of Senator
Stockbridge. of Michigan. was an
nounced and the body Immediately ad-
journed. This made the third death
that had occurred in the senate within
five weeks, an occurrence unprecedent-
ed in the history of congress
The death of Senator Stockbridge
also occasioned short session of the
house. While Mr.. Dingley was attempt
ing to call up joint resolution in re-
gard to expenditures in the departments
the news came that Coxey's army
was marching down the avenue and
the house was soon deserted Finally
the death of Senator Stockbridge was
announced and a committee appointed
to attend the funeral when the house
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,
WASHINGTON. May 3.-The day in the
senate yesterday was exceedingly dull.
most of the afternoon being taken up
by Senator Squire. of Washington, who
spoke against the tariff bill Mr.. HOar
tried to pass the anti-lottery bill but
failed, and the bill went over.
Representative johnson CO., created
something of stir in the house by ask
ing for a committee to investigate the
beating of citizens by the police during
the Coxey attempt to enter the capitol.
After some sharp words, the speaker
said the resolution did not present any
question of privilege. 1t was finally
withdrawn. The bill to improve the
methods of accounting in the treasury
was passed and appropriation bills were
considered until adjournment
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON. May 4.--After the
transaction of unimportant business
and brief executive session yesterday.
the senate resumed de bate on the tariff
bill, but the proceedings were devoid of
interest.
The house was engaged nearly the
whole session in considering the river
and harbor bill in committee of the
whole and adjourned at $50.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON. May a-There was only
a short session Of the senate yesterday
and the time was consumed by Senator
Quay, who gave another installment OF
ulS SpccCu tuC UdIlh JILL. liz
of the day was spent in ex
ecutive session.
Soon after the house met it went into
of the whole for further con.
the river and harbOr bill and
in session until the bill was
and finally passed. Private
pension bills were considered at the
evening session
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON. May THE senate Op
passed the bill to remit the
penalties on the dynamite cruiser We
suvius and then went into executive
session and when the doors were
opened adjourned.
The business transacted by the
house was unimpOrtant