The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings of tho Week Briefly
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ThE senate did net reach q vote on ths re-
! peal federal elections bin Un the 9th. but ey
general consent the time for debate was cx-
| tended one day. The day was devoted entirely
| to debate on the bill. -. The house continued
! the debate on the Hawaiian resolution and tfle
| speeches were OF a lively character Messrs
Cultivate (O), Culberson (Tex), Everett
! (Mass), Turner (Ga), Hooker (Miss) and
| others defending the policy Of the administra-
| tion. and Messrs. Loud (CaL), Hepburn TIA },
| Stckles On " and Reed (Me) opposing il
AL amendments were voted down and when .
| 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 O quorum the house ad-
| jourfed
THE senlte on the 7th passed the federal
election repeal bill by vote OF SO yeas to q
| nays, Messrs- Stewart (Nev.). Allen, Kyle and
PETER voting for the bill 1t repeals all fed.
eral laws regulating the control OF congress
sional elections All amendments were voted
down and the bill passed as it came from the
house 1t now goes to the president Tue SEN
ate at o'clock went into executive session and
soon adjo Irned. The house debated the Hn-
waiian matter all day. When the vote was
fnallg reached the republicans flibustered.
but the democrats having secured a quorum
the resolution, kno as the McCreary resolu
tion was passed by I76 yeas to 81 nays. The
resolution condemns the acts Of Minister
Stevens and sustains the policy OF the presi-
silver seigniorage bill, but The opponents OF It
commenced flibustering against 1t and pena.
ing all efforts to secure quorum The house ad'
lourned
THE senate on the sth discussed the right of
the secretary of the tfeasury to issue bonds at
the present time 1t was on Senator Stewards
resolution and the debate was on Senator But
lers motion to refer to the judiciary COM
mittee. strong speech was made b. Senator
Teller in which he deprecated tSs dcplorable
financial condition Of the country, and called
upon his republican colleagues to bear their
fair share Of the responsibility Of tie cause and
not attempt to throw upon the democratic par
ty the entire burden OF deyising remedies for
the impending panic The matter finally went
over. After briefly considering Sena Tor Berry's
bill compelling the Rock Island road to stop ut
Oklahoma townSiteS instead OF seeking to
build up their own towns on sites owned by the
road for speculative purposes adjacent to the
legal sites established by the interior depart
ment, the senate adjourned until Monday 80. In
the house the deadlock on Mr.. Bland's silver
seign-orage coinage bill was broken after four
hours Of flibus tering. When by vote of 1v6 to i0
the house carried Mr.. BANDS motion to 60 into
committee of the whole for consideration Of his
bill, the opponents of the bill commenced fli-
clustering tactics. The fight was not on party
lines, but between the friends and foes OF silver
coinage in both parties A quorum was finally
s cured and the bill taken up Mr. Bland took
the floor in favor Of the bill and pending cOnsid.
GRAFTON the house adjourned with the under
anding that flibustering on the bill should
cease.
THE senate was not in session on the 9th. 80.
The entire day in the house was spent in de-
bate on the Bland silver seigniorage bill Mr.
Bland concluded his remarks in favor of it, and
Mr. Stone (Pa.) spoke in opposition. Mr. Nc
keighan (Neb) spoke in favor of free silver
Mr.. Kfigore (Tex favored the bill The house
adjourned at o'clock, after receiving the re-
port Of the committee on naval affairs on the
Holman resolution to investigate the premiums
paid to con tractors for war vessels.
NEITHER house of congress transacted any
business the 10th. The senate was not in
session and the sudden death of Representative
Houk, of Ohio, cut of all proceedings OF the
house. which appointed a committee to arrange
the funeral and u ijourned until Monday.
THE senate on the Eth had the Hawaiian
matter again under discussion. Senator Gray
spoke at length on the subject, sustaining the
administration. Senator Pettigrew presented
a resolution directing the secretary Of agri
culture to report to the senate the amount OF
wheat in the country March 80 last, the total
yield of the past year and the amount now in
the country. 1t was adop ed Senator Gal
lenger presented substitute for the Wilson
tariff bill and after receiving notice from the
house of the death Of Representative Houk the
senate adjourned. :. The house considered Dis
trict of Columbia business, and the remainder
of the sson was consumed in paving appro-
pirate tribute to the memory OF the late Sen
at nf Cal