The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given.

The Proceedings of the week Brieny
 Given.
 THE senate devoted three hours on the 2d to discussing MT. Hills resolution to throw open the doors of the sugar Investigating committee to the public, but reached no vote. The sugar schedule of the tarir bill was then discussed until adjournment. After disposing of one or two private bills the house continued consider ation of the bank tax bill and pending discus sion adjourned.
 THE senate met on the 4th, thirteen members present, and some time was spent in securing quorum. The tariff bill was then taken up and the sugar schedule considered until ad- iournment at 6:1O. .. The house passed several senate bridge bills and then the state bank tax bill occupied the attention of the house until adjournment, after agreeing to a joint reSolu- tion appropriating $l0,00o to defray the ex- penses of the sugar Investigating committee.
 THE senate on the 5th reached final vote on the sugar schedule of the tarin bill and the compromise amendments offered by Mir. Jones were all agreed to, all attempts to defeat them being voted down. Mir. Peffer attempted to have all sugars placed on the free list, but the senate refused to adopt his motion by a vote of 20 yeas to g nays, and the compromise sched- ule was adopted by B yeas to 28 nays. After completing the sugar schedule, which, 1t is thought virtually establishes the final result on the tarin bill the senate adjourned. ... The
 
 tion the whole day, but had reached no final action at the time of adjournment.
 BEFORE taking up the tarif bill on the 9th the senate passed seven bills. MT. Blackburn favorably reported a resolution from the com- mittee on rules for the appointment of a special committee of five senators to inquire into the existing public distress, which was adopted. The tarin bill was then considered until ad- journment. .. The house concurred in the sen- atn h anth thpri iziu uGfr of hrid across the Monongahela river at Homestead; passed the bill extending the time of payment for purchase of lands of the Omaha Indians; adopted resolution authorizing the payment of $l 900 from the contingent fund to defray the cost of the armor plate fraud investigation, and then took up the bill repeating the 10 per cent tax on state banks. A final vote was reached after several speeches had been made and the bill was defeated by 1O2 yeas to l72 nays Ss re- publicans, 75 democrats and g populists voting against it. The house then went into commit tee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
 THE action of the attorney-general in claim ing Sl5, ,00O000 from the Leland Stanford estate occupied the attention of the senate for a time on the 7th Mir. Hoar offered a resolution in- structing the judiciary committee to pass upon the claim. The tarif1 bill then came up and oc- cupied the attention of the senate until ad- journment.. The house considered the Indian appropriation bill in committee of the whole A resolution was adopted calling on the secre- tary of the treasury for information as to the enforcement of the immigration and contract labor laws and another authorizing the immi- grafton committee to visit Ellis island for the purpose of studying the operations of the laws, and the house adjourned.
 IN the senate on the sth MT. Hoar's resolu- tion to set at rest the claim of the government against the estate of Leland Stanford filled by the attorney-general to recover sl5,O00Ooo came up and on motion of Mir. Allen (Neb.! laid on the table. The tarif was then dis cussed until adjournment. .. The house passed one bill and the conference report on bridge bill was agreed to. Several other matters of little general importance were closed up and the Indian appropriation bill further consid- cred. Pensions occupied the evening session.