The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
Given.

IN the senate on the 10th a spirited discussion
took Place between Senators Hoar Gray and
Daniel on the Hawaiian question The federal
elections repeal b II came Up as the regular Or
der and Sen nitor Palmer On spoke in favor OF
It A communication was received from the
secretary OF the treasury in answer to Senator
Aliens resolution in regard to the god coin In
the United States and at sos o'clock the senate
adjourned The house continued its work on
the tariff bill the republicans under the lead.
ership of Mr. Burrows, mskiny the attempt 10
offer minority amendments alternately with
the majority of the COM it;ee but were ruled
out under precedents established when the Nc
kinley bill was under consideration. The de-
bate was participated in By many members un-
til adjournment
THE work of the senate on the 18th amounted
to little outside of executive session at which;
after some debate, the nomination OF Scott
Harrison (brother OF the ex-presidenD to be
surveyor of the port OF Kansas City. was re.
tected-both Missouri senators opposing him..
In the house the tariff bill was further consid.
cred, and the committee amendment liking the
date on which the free wool clause should go
into eject on August I, l 9i was rejected and
the date made upon the passage OF the bill.
Deb te on the bill was continued at the night
session.
The senatr was treated to a surprise the
18th by the announcement OF the resignation Of
Senator Walthail of Mississippi IL health
given as the reason Several senators expressed
'uelT OF the issue or UOnuS, among
them Senators Morgan (Ala) and Daniel (Va J:
The elections bill was considered, Mr.. Vest
making speech in favor of repeal. -. The day
in the house was devoted to the tariff bill debate
being on Mr.. Burrows amendment TO restore
the existing duty on wool The amendment
was defeated by strict party vote At the
evening session Mr.. Sihley dem }, of Penn
sylVania, spoke against the tariff bill
The senate was not in session on the 18TH.
The house further considered the tariff bill
The proposition to put steel rails on the free
list was defeated ani the sugar schedule was
considered at length. Progress was very slow.
THE senate was not in session on the 10Th. ...
When the house met consideration of the tariff
bill was resumed Soon after ! o'c ock the
president sent in a message trans mitting an
other latch Of Hawaiian correspondence, the
reading f which was listened to with much
interest The message was referred. At $50
O'Clock a recess was taken until evening when
the tariff bill was further considered.
THE resolution of Senator PETER declaring
that the secretar; of the treasury had no right
to issue 1--we per cent bonds was debated in the
senate on the 22d and finally went over without
action res lu ion in regard TO civil service
reform was agreed to- The federal elections
repeal bill was Informally laid aside at the re-
Qucsl oil Senator PETER In executive Sc sion
the president sent in the nomination of William
H. Peckham, Of New York. for associate justice
Of the supreme court and the senate soon ad-
journed. %. The house had under consideration
all day the sugar schedu e Of the tariff bill and
the debate was prolonged and after some wrang-
ling, bv a vote OF ;5 yeas to 60 nays the bounty
on sugar was abolished The bill was further
debated a the night session