The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-07
I'M CONGRESS.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
ings n the senate and House.


tngs rn the senate and House
WEDNESDAY
WASHINGTON, March 2g-1'he senate
yesterday adopted several resolutions
calling on heads OF. departments for
desired information. MIR. 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-
tion authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to receive Mt the sub-treasury
in New York the money, s6, 1i0, 900. to
be paid the Cherokee nation was agreed
to. The Mciarrahan hill was then
considered until adjournment
After routine business the house took
up the contested election cases of
ONeill vs.. Joy and English VS.. Hill
born. After long debate the minor.
the effort to secure a vote on the ma
jority report the house adjourned.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-In the SEN
ate yesterday Mr.. Lodge introduced
resolution calling on the secretary of
the treasury for tabulated statement
Of the cash value Of all imports from
countries having 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 aud passed. After an
executive session the senate adjourned
until Monday.
The house got into an ugly wrangle
over the O'Neill-Joy contest which was
bitter and full of personalities The
republicans filibustered to prevent
vote. Pending the turmoil the mes
sage of the president vetoing the
seigniorage bill was received and read.
The fight on the contested election
with bitterness and without deciding
FRIDAY
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
Mr.. Bland succeeded in giving notice
that he would call for vote on the
veto Thursday. No quorum could he
secured to take a 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 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 ONeill-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
ONeil. 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 i'm 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 in the ONeill-Joy contest Fill
clustering was resorted to and Mr..
O'Neilrs 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.
| TUESDAY.
| WARRINGTON, April I'm the senate
yesterday Mr.. Peffer's resolution direct
ing the finance committee to prepare u
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
ONeill-Joy contest was broken by the
democrats securing a quorum and seat
ing ONeill by II vote of les to Is, the
republicans refusing to vote and nine
democrats voting against him After
Mr.. ONeill was sworn in the English
Hilmon contest was taken up, but the
quorum disappeared and the house ad-
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