Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-02-15
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uB WORK OF CONGRESS
ar PROCEEDINGS OF THU
Est1s SENATE AND House.
u.cord of the Important
sdenso~ Of Our National Law
frsns The work Done I'm Both
brasches'
-, Feb. THE Hawaiian
sasnI Sas not passed yesterday at
>Oluuea suse of the failure of the
rats to secure a quorum, when a
faoe taken upon II. Much less oppo.
srSn the Democratic side developed
Jon ifuD a. one time anticipated. Only
% was ~ that of Gen. Sicklcs Of New
spas made in opposition to the
(rS, ~ the resolution, although there
ppnvn massive opposition on b Dem
soD D;de as Indicated by the refusal
ai0 ?, democrats 10 answer To their
x'' han the resolution was placed
IN its passage. INC
p,a;y amendment and the motion
no MIR. Reed 10 recommit the reso-
Pae sysre in turn voted down. When
ION came TO be taken upon the main
wy h,weyer, the adoption of the
est0 ,ssolution, the Republicans rc-
lne f,om voting and the Democrats
inv ~ of n quorum, Mr.. Cummings
Ssu york voted for Mr.. Reeds mo-
:" racommit the motion and M.
.sainst the McCreary resolution
Cummings of New York, Mr.. Geary
c,l;ferpia and Mr.. Cockrell of Texas
""a 10 60 OH record either for or
W.. the adoption of the resolution.
rore MI the indi ,ations shown of
~ IN Marty lines in the Hawaiian
.aor The Popnlists voted generally
E.h the Republicans. MIR. Broderick
FK.nsas was the only Republican who
.,;nal "a follow the leader of his party
IN refrain from voting. lie voted
ra;,,t the resolution. When the Demo
~ fcupd themselves without Il quorum
~ nassed n resolution %rcvoking the
ros Of absence and then adjourned.
nav cxpect Ia have Il quorum present
W " NJ
is afternoon.
The senate did not come to a vote on
!. federal election bill yesterday after
oou as was anticipated. Several sen-
,ors who had not hitherto SPOKEN de-
I'D an opportunity 10 b" heard an the
Iessure. and by unanimous consent The
me Of general debate was extended un-
this afternoon
Washington, Feb. S.-The bill repeal
be in toto all federal election laws regu-
stiog the control of congressional cleo
ops has passed both houses of congress
sd only awaits the signature of PreSi-
ont Cleveland to becoIr~ n law. After
&ayeral weeks of discussion the senate
fnally came to a vote on the house bill
S%apealjns the federal election laws. and ii
PASSED by 4 vote of 80 Ia Is. Numerous
amendments were presented by the Re
5ublicans, but they were voted down reg
HARRY and methodically, the Democrats
No, even taking the trouble to join III
Ne debate on the amcndatory PROPOSE
IONS Senator Stewart of Nevada voted
&sith the Democrats on every proposition,
living as his reason that he thought the
bower of the executive was already too
treat, and that the Centralizing tendency
bf the age should be checked at once if
he republic is to survive. The three
kp~opulists, Senator's Allen, Kyle and
EPefer, also voted with the Democrats
hn every amendment. rs well as on the
Faain bill. The measure as it passed the
kenate is identical with the bill as it
passed the house, no committee amend
eeaeats having been proposed.
\ BY q vote of 175 to 81 the house adopt
81 the resolution C~ondemning Minister
Stevens and sustaining the Hawaiian pol
g of Mr.. Cleveland. The Republicans
|libl stored against it TO the end. Upon
|he first vote the resolution was carried
pa to 3, and a interesting parlirmen-
9try question was raised ms to whether
pa, instead of 179, was not n quorum,
tour seats being vacant on account of
Ideaths, The speaker held that n ma
.nnty OF the members of the house then
hTlng constituted a quorum, quoting in
support OF his position a review of the
|abJeet made by the ex-speaker in the
b fty.hIst congress. His position, how
80 "oo "di MY uSShlltu bS Olil VI
.tae Democratic members and it was
nnslly agreed to take the vote over again,
% the ruling was eventually Withdrawn.
Alter the voting upon these resolutions
nad been completed Mr.. Bland of Mis-
ourl made an attempt to get up his bill
ir the coinage of the silver s~eignorage
10 the treasury. The Eastern Democrats,
'd oy Messrs. Tracey and Cochran. in
sasurated a flibuster in which they were
loined by the majority of the Republic
aus, although n few of the latter indi-
a'ed by their votes that they favored n
,ohsideration of the bill, and for four
aoars Mr.. Bland and the remainder of
we democrats were held at bay. Find
ias ina II was impossible 10 secure a
Qaotum to proceed with the consideration
" the bill, and tho house might be dead
exec indefinitely upon the proposition,
M hland directed his efforts toward Sc
.Ims the adoption Of n resolution to re-
'oAe ali leaves of absence and to in
Nruct the sergeant-at-arms to arrest alb
ns'ees' After Il persistent struggle Mr..
o'anh was successful, AMI the resolution
VAS peSsed.
washington, Feb. 9.-The deadlock on
s -, BANDS silver seigniorage bill was
sroAen after four hours Of continuous
! "oustering, when, by a vote of 176 to
: Tue house carried Mr.. BANDS mo-
oi Solng into committee of the whole
=. consideration of his bill. The East
pemcrats and the great mass of the
Siepuollcans made u determined opposi-
put Mr.. Bland was at last vic
@"us' On the final vote, 1G Republi-
,;m ana all the Populists voted with
~. while - Democrats who were pres