The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly

Given
TEE proceedings OF the senate on the 5th
were rather tame. Mr. Hale (Me) offered q
resolution that 1t Is inexpedient to consider the
tariff bill before the representatives Of many
great industries and labor organizations are
heard which went over After minor routine
business debate was resumed on the federal
elections bill which continued until adjourn
ment-... The house continued debate on the Ha-
wsiian resolution Mr. Boutelle lMe made a
strong argument against the administration
policy. and Mr.. Oates tAlal and Patterson
Glenn spoke as strongly in defense The de-
bate was continued until 1879 d N, when the
house adjourned
THE senate did not reach . vote on the re-
peal federal elections bill on the 9Th, but or
general consent the time for debate was ex-
tended one day The day was devoted entirely
TO debate On the bill- The house continued
the debate on the Hawaiian resolution and the
speeches were Of a lively character Messrs
Cultivate (0J. Culberson CTex). Everett
(Massl. Turner fGa). Hooker Miss and
others defending the policy of the administra-
ton and Messrs- Loud Call. Hepburn ia },
Siekles On " and Reed tMe) opposing il
AL amendments were voted down and when q
vote was reached on adoption OF the McCreary
resolution repub leans refused to answer TO
their names. and pending the efforts of the
democrats to secure a quorum the house adj
iourned
The senate on the eth passed the federal
election repeal bill by vote Of % yeas to .
nays. Messrs Stewart CNevD, Allen, Kyle and
PETER voting for the bill 1t repeals all fed
eral laws regulating the control of congress
sionai elections All amendments were voted
down and the bill passed as it came from the
house IL now goes to the president The SEN
ate at O'Clock went into executive session and
soon ado Jrned. - The house debated the Ha-
vaiian matter all day. When the vote was
hnailF reached the republicans flibustered
but the democrats having secured quorum
the resolution, kno n as the McCreary resolu-
tion. was passed by IT6 yeas to 81 nays The
resolution condemns The acts of Minister
Stevens and sustains the policy OF the presi-
dent Mr.. Bland then attempted to call up his
silver seiguiorage bill. but the opponents OF it
commenced nlibustering against it and pend
!ourned
THE senate on the sth discussed the right OF
the secretary OF the treasury to issue bonds at
the present time 1t was on Senator Stewards
resolution and the debate was on Senator But
ler's motion TO refer 10 the judiciary COM
m1ttee A strong speech was made bv Senator
Teller in which he deprecated the deplorable
financial condition Of the country. and called
upon his republican colleagues to bear their
fair share OF the responsibility OF the cause and
not attempt TO throw upon the democratic par
" the entire burden OF devising remedies fer
the impending panic The matter finally went
over After briefly considering Sena tor Berry's
OIL compelling the Rock Island road to stop az
Oklahoma towusites instead OF seeking to
build up their own towns on sites owned by the
road for speculative purposes adj icens to the
legal sites established by the interior depart
nlent, the senate adjourned until M0udlF 49, In
the house the deadlock On Mr. BANDS silver
seign-orage COINAGE bill was broken after four
hours OF flibusterinz When, by vote OF No to 40
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Of the whole for consideration OF his
BILL the opponents OF the bill comm eneed fill
clustering tactics The fight was rot on party
lines. but between the friends AMI foes OF silver
Coinage in both par les a quorum was finally |
: cured and the bill taken up Mr. Bland took I
the ioor in favor OF the bill and pending eousid-
Grafton The house adjourned with the under :
aiding that flibustering on the bill should
ceSsa
TEE senate was rot in session on the eth go.
The entire dav in the house was spent in de- 4
bate on the Bland silver seiguioraEe bill Mr. I
Bland concluded his remarks in favor of il. and i
Mr. Stone Pa spoke in opposition Nc Nc /
heifhan (Neb) spoSe in favor OF free silver 1
Mr.. kilgore Tex favored the bill The house 4
adjourned at O'Clock. after receiving the re- 4
port OF the committee on naval affairs on the i
Holman resolution TO investigate the premiums 1
paid to contractors for war vessels
NEITHER house OF congress transacted any
business on the 10th The senate was not in
session and the sudden death of Representative
aouk, Of Ohio, cut OF all proceedings of the
house, which appointed committee to arrange
he funeral and a liourue I'd until Noudav