Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-01-11
IN CONGRESS.
After the Holiday Recess-Tarin Fight ir
the H.use.
WEDNESDAY.

the House.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4-The senate
met at noon yesterday with small at
tendance. Mr.. Frye (Me.) offered
resolution that pending investigation
there should be no interference in Ha-
waiian affairs by the United States
government A bill passed permitting
certain aliens to own real estate in the
District of Columbia. After brief
executive session the senate adjourned.
When the house met debate on the
tariff bill, which was the rerular order.
was antagonizei by Mr.. Boutelle (Me-l
and other republicans and the failure
of the democrats to secure quorum
blocked the proceedings. Mr.. Adams,
successor to Mr.. ONei1 Pa-l. was
sworn in and at 2 o'clocil the house ad-
journed.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan 5.-In the senate
yesterday Mr. Hoar introduced reso-
luton calling on the secretary of the
treasury for his authority for the pay
ment of Special Commissioner Blount
for his Hawaiian services, and Senator
Gray gave notice that on Tuesday he
would insist on taking up the federal
elections repeal bill The bill relating
to the disqualification of registers and
receivers of land offices was amended
and passed. Senator Doiph's bill to ex-
tend the time Of the Umatilla Irriga-
ton Co three wears passed and the
senate adjourned until Monday.
When the house met the tariff bill
was again antagonized by the Hawaiian
matter and pending an effort of the
dAmOcrafS fO Sae,,rra n nf1n..1,rr1 I1rOaaa1-
ings were blocked and the house adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The senate
was not in session yes erday.
The house got in to another tangle on
the attempt to take up the tariff bill,
Mr.. Boute11e demanding the considera-
tion of his Hawaiian resolution as TAX
ing precedence of the tariff bill The
speaker ruled him out of order and
further refused to entertain his appeal
upon the question of giving precedence
to the report Of the committee on
rules, which Mr.. Catchings offered and
demanded the prev sOus question At
ter several calls of the house the
friends of the tariff bill failed to Sc
cure quorum owing to the refusal of
several New York democrats to re-
spond to the call of the roll. Pending
the effort to secure quorum the house
adjourned.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The deadlock
continued in the house on Saturday.
Mr.. Boutelle renewed his filibustering
tactics against the report of the COM
mittee on rules, having in view the inn
mediate consideration of the tariff bill
The refusal of the republicans, popu-
lists and fifteen anti-tariff reform dem
ocrats to answer to roll call prevented
the friends of the Wilson bill from Sc
curing quorum. and finally after the
adoption of a resolution ordering the
arrest of members absent without
leave the house adjourned.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-In the senate
yesterday Senator Sherman presented
a petition from Ohio ex-soldiers asking
for an investigation of the pension
bureau Senator Chandler introduced
a resolution of inquiry as to the power
of the president to send agents or
representatives to foreign nations The
resolution had reference to the ap-
poin tment of Comm isSiouer Blount TO
Hawaii This gave rise to a lenythy
debate and the resolution was referred.
A resolution by Mr.. Turpie to the
effect that it is unwise and inexpedieut
to consider further at this time the
treaty or project of annexation was
laid on the table. No other business
was transacted.
The deadlock in the house was
broken by the appearance of a quorum
of democrats, and the flibustering of
Mr.. Boutelle against the tariff bill
ended The gentleman was vehement
and persistent, but the tariff bill was
declared before the house and Mr.. Will
son CIV. Va.), chairman of the ways
and means committee, addressed the
house in favor OF the bill until ad journ-
ment. A night session was held at
which the debate was continued