Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL Ngws.


CONCRES SIONAL NEWS
SENArE.-Sixty-thrd day.-The Senate held
a two-hours session. the whole of which was
given 10 a speech by senator Frye In oplosi-
lion 10 President Cleveland's hawaiian policy.
HoUsE-Mr. Geissenhainer, OF New Jersey,
tried 10 secure unanimous consent for con-
sideration OF the bill making an appropriation
TO save the armament OF tue wrecked kear-
sarge, hut Mr. Bland demanded the regular
order Mr. Geissenhainer Is one of the Demo-
Gratis who refused u vote ON Mr.. BANDS bill.
Mr. kilgore. OF Texas, presented as aquestion
OF privilege Restitution calling upon the SER
geant-at-arnis to explain II lac had complied
With certain lawo requiring him ia the alb
sence OF members. for any cause other thai
sickness, II deduct from such members sal
AIRY the amount due him each day he Is alb
sent Mr. Reed said the resolution was not
privileged and the Speaker SO ruled. Mr..
Bland moved that the House go into commit
tee OF the whole on the coinage bill. He fol-
lowed this with motion that general debate
be e osed the following day. AT the close of
the vote, but before II Was announced, Mr..
Livingston, OF Georgia, demanded that Mr..
Tracey, OF New York. be held in contempt
under rule for not voting. The rule is:
Every member shall DO present within tho
hall OF the House during its sittings, unless
excused or necessarily prevented; and shall
vote on each question put unless on motion
made by division or the commencement or
roll cal he shall he excused. or unless he has
a direct personal or primary interest in the
event II such question" The Speaker said
that he could not enforce the rule rs he was
only tne organ OF tnc House ana not It's
master. (Applause.) lie then announced that
"a quorum had not voted. A call Of the House
showed 265 members present. Mr.. Bland Sc
cured permission 10 dispense with n further
call and the vote required upon Mr.. Blands
motion for the previous question To Limit de-
bate Ola the seigniorage bill. Tho vote re-
suited Ia to Z; thus giving Mr.. Bland "A victory
after two weeks of stubborn hlibustering: a
recount was demanded and the vote resulted
10 TO 70. sustaining the nrst vote. Mr.. Outh-
waite, from the committee on rules, reported
"A special order To discharge the committee of
the whole from further consideration OF the
pending bill Uhe seigniorage bilD and provid-
ing that after two hours consideration in the
House the previous question should be con-
sidered rs ordered on the bill, and pending
amendments no Intervening motions TO he In
order. The vote was then taken on the adCp-
ton of the special order. The quorum WAS
lost on the vote on the adoption of the special
order, l6S TO II. three short of quorum. The
House was again blocked just as the last bar
rier was bejrg removed.
Sixty-fourtn day.-Mr. Frye con-
cluded his speech against President Cleve-
lands Hawaiian policy; Mr.. Doph began a
speech on tariff, but IL deGenerated into n per-
sonal debate between Mr.. Dolph and Mr..
Allen. OF Nebraska The House bill for urgent
deficiencies was passed. housE-Ihe long
struggle in the uouse over the Bland bill for
the coinage of silver segnlorage and silver
bullion in the treasury was ended by
the passage of tho bill by vote Of l07 TO 100
majority in favor of the bill OF 81. The special
order TO bring the bill TO a vote was adopted
by "A bare quorum Immediately after the House
COnNcnetl. ms IfOkS tue opposition OF the
hlibusterers and they were pywerless TO do
anything further tO place an obstacle in the
way OF the bill. All the amendments offered
10 the measure by its OPP onents were defeated.
the one which pOlled the most votes being Mr..
Outhwaite's amendment To strike out the sec
ond section. The Oh rs passed was in the
nature of n substitute for the original text OF
the measure. The changes did not affect the
material features OF the bill, but make specific
the fact that the seguiorage is 10 DO coined,
and this bill shall not affect the redemption OF
treasury notes. The bill for the rescue of the
armament of the wrecked Kearsarge passed
just before adjournment.
SENATE. - Sixty-ffth day. - No session
HoUse-Ihe House entered upon the con,
sideration OF appropriation bills. The tnrtif-
cation bill carrying something over S3,OOOOO.
was passed in twenty-five minutes, and then
the pension appropriation bill was taken NJ.
This bill usually leads 10 a considerable dis
play Of political feeling, and this was no tx
Ception. An alteration occurred between
Mr. Meredith. of Virginia, and MIR. Funk, OF
Illinois. over the formers attempt to prove
TINT there were many fraudulent persons on
the pens ion rolls, which resulted in "A personal
collision. Mr. Meredith, WHO was the aggres-
sor rushed over TO the place where Mr.. Funk
was standing and shook his fist in tho latter's
face. Hot words were spoken, but friends it,
tertered, and the Speaker restored order be-
fore any blows were struck. MIR. kilgore's
resolution calling upon the Eergeant-at-arms
tor his reasons for not carrying out the pro-
visions Of the law which require that he de-
ddct from the salaries OF members for such
time as they are absent was referred. Mr.. Nc
Rae called up from the committee on public
lands the bill which Aas been before several
previous congresses 10 provide for the opening
OF certain abandoned military reservations.
There are eighty SUCH r,scrNatiors. The act
only applied 10 T. sCrvations or 1900 acres
area, and they were to be opened only to bona
fdc settlers. 10 be paid for at not less than
their appraised value. After some debate the
bill. was passed. On motion OF Nc. Holman,
eX-Speaker Grow. the newly-elected con ress-
man-at-large from Pennsylvania, was sworn
in.
SENATE Sixty-sixth dav. 49, M session.
HoUsE.-No business of importance.
SENATE.-Sixty-s, yenth day.-TEo Bland
selgniOrU-e bill was received from tho House
ami Mr.. stewart. after some trouble, had II
paced on the table to be called up at any
time. But little business trans cted. House
u he diplomatic and consular ap ropri ton
bill was resented. An attempt was made 10
pass the bill admitting New Mexico a. "A state,
but the Republicans refused TO vote and the
quorum was broken. In committee of The
whole on the pension appropri tion bill there
was heated discussion. The principal speak
ers were Mcssrs. Deliver, Hepburn, Enloe and
Cannon.