The Globe-republican., 1894-02-02
IN CONGRESS.
Condemned Report Of the Weeks Proceed
ings IN the senate and House.

ings IN the senate and House.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Turpie. from the foreign
committee, reported a resolution that
| it is unwise and ineXpedient to con
| slider at this time any project for the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands
and asked its immediate consideration,
but Mr.. Teller objected and the resolu.
| ton went over Senator Stewart spoke
in favor of Senator PETERS resolution
denying the right of the secretary OF
the treasury to issue bonds The fed
eral elections repeal bill was taken up
and Senator Wilson Qa.) spoke against
repeal Senator Chandler suggested
that the bill go over until the first
Monday in December. but the sugges-
ton was not accepted and the senator
spoke against the bill. After some
talk on the Hawaiian and other ques.
tions the senate adjourned
The house further considered the
| sugar schedule of the tariff bill and
adopted the Warner amendment.
which abolishes bounties on sugar and
places it on the free list Voting Cd
the various amendments was con.
tinued. the fight being on the coal and
iron schedules, which was kept I'D into
and during the evening session at
which the galleries We're crowded
WEDNESDAY,.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-The senate
devoted an hour vest ,rdav to the dis.
cussion of the Hawaiian question. At
2 o'clock the federal elections repeal
bill was taken up and Senator Lodge
spoke against repeal. After some de.
bate the bill authorizing the Gulf,
Beaumont & Kansas City railroad tc
bridge the Neeches and Sabine rivers
in Louisiana and Texas passed. Sew
eral other private bills passed and the
senate adjourned.
The house continued consideration OF
the tariff bill. The debate was full of
interest The sensational features of
the debate was the opposition speeches
of two democrats, Beltzhoover pa.
and benson (Ala.). both of whom
spoke against the bill and in favor of
protection. Iron ore was finally made
free and all amendments to the SEIZED
ule defeated. The committee of the
whole rose and Mr.. McMillen brought
forward the internal revenue bill con-
tanning the income tax feature. 4
lively battle followed. the opponents
of the income tax favoring adjourn
ment, but the motion was badly de-
feated and moment before the hour
of recess Mr.. McMillen reported the
revenue bill The attendance at the
evening session was small.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The senate
held an uneventful session yesterday.
Senator Allen (Neb.) argued at length
in favor of his resolution against the
contemplated issue of bonds. and there
was scattering debate on the federal
elections repeal bill. After eulogies
upon the late Representative Chapman,
of Michigan, the senate adjourned.
The house further debated the tariff
bill, after Intellectual attempts on the
part of the democratic opponents of
the bill to break quorum. Only one
amendment of importance to the bill
was adopted and that was the repeal
of the reciprocity clause of the Mckin-
ley law, by a vote of 126 to 50 At the
night session number of speeches
were made for and against the bill.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-The senate
yesterday devoted some time to the dis
cussion of Senator Calls public land
resolution and then debated the cleo
ton repeal bill Senator Chandler
again moved to postpone consideration
of the bill until December. but met
with defeat. Pending debate on the
bill the senate went into executive ses-
sion and then adjourned until Monday.
The house resumed the tariff debate
with number of New York democrats
filibustering against the income tax
proposition. The resolution of Mr..
Bailey (Tex.) expressing it as the sem
timent of the committee that the Sec
rotary of the treasury has no author-
ity under the resumption act to use the
proceeds of the sale OF bonds to pay
current expenses was favorably re-
ported from the Judiciary committee.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The senate
was not in session on SATURDAY..
The house further considered the
tariff bill in committee of the whole.
and the debate was practically closed
so far as the customs schedule is
concerned. There was great deal of
demand from both sides of the house
for recognition for the purpose Of Offer
ing amendments. but Mr.. Wilson had
the floor and not one OF them got in.
At least 100 amendments were shut off.
A series of amendments to the metal
schedule. all making reductions, were
agreed to, and the committee reversed
its action of week ago and fixed the
time for free wool to go into effect on
August ? and the wooden goods to go
into effect on December ,.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-The Hawaiian
controversy and the federal elections
repeal bill occupied the attention of
the senate yesterday. Several petit
tions were presented Among them
one by Senator Wolcott from the Col