The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-03-03
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
ings IN the senate and House

an acrimonious discussion. brought on
incidentally by the tariff question.
Senator Voorhees,, on "a question of
privilege, denied certain newspaper re-
ports, and Senator Chandler made an
inquiry which proved to he the spark
in a keg of powder For the time be-
ing senatorial courtesy was ignored
and Messrs Vest, Voorhees, and Chand
Ter fired hot shot just as ordinary NOR
tails would do or have done. The fuss
was over newspaper report that the
committee having the tariff bill in
charge was under the influence of the
president. Senator White tCal) then
addressed the senate on the Hawaiian
matter in which he severely criticised
the conduct of Minister Stevens. Sen
ator Teller replied and the senate adj
journed.
The time of the house was occupied
in futile attempts to consider the Bland
seigniorage bill, but the filibusterers
defeated all the efforts to do So A
motion that the house adjourn until
Friday Thursday being Washington's
birthday brought out the remark by
Mr.. Bland that IF the democratic
party cannot do business 1t had better
not fritter away its time on holidays"
Adjourned until morning.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-There was n
slim attendance when the senate met
yesterday. Senator Martin (Kan.) Of
fered resolution instructing the
finance committee to prepare a bill for
free coinage of silver at 10 to I. He
also offered resolution for the election
of United States senators by the peo-
pie. Washington's farewell address
was then read by Senator Martin. Ad-
journed until Monday.
~ The deadlock on the Bland bill in the
house and the arrest of several MEM
bers, notably Messrs Cummings and
Sickles, of New York. precipitated
rumpus that lasted until adjournment,
and the anniversary of Washington's
birthday was passed in bitter quarrel
Amid disorder the house adjourned
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The senate
was not in session yesterday.
The house met with the tangle of the
past few days as bad as ever A num-
ber of members were still under arrest,
and the fight over the regularity of the
warrants for arrest was resumed and
the speeches were very bitter. especial
ly that of Mr.. Bland, who declared the
obstructionists to be no better than an
archists and revolutionists Finally
Mr.. Bland offered a resolution lin order
to straighten the tangle) that all men,
bers under arrest be released. The
resolutions carried and the doors of the
bastile were thrown open Pending
the effort to secure quorum on the
seigniorage bill the house took u recess.
An evening session was held, but no
business transacted.
SATURDAY |"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The senate
was not In session Saturday.
The house continued in the deadlock
| on the seigniorage bill and after
brief session and failure to secure
quorum adjourned until Monday. hav-
ing squandered the whole week in
to transact business
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. aS-The senate
held brief session yesterday. A let
| ter from the secretary of the treasury
| to the attorney-general was read as to
| whether silver certificates were "law-
full money" and the reply of the attor-
ney-general, giving a negative opinion
Mr.. Morgan, chairman Of the commit
tee on foreign relations, made an an
nouncement of the report of the COM
mittee relative to Hawaiian affairs
The senate passed the joint resolution
providing for the appointment of a
commission to the Antwerp interna-
tional exposition and then went into
executive session.
| Soon after the house met Mr.. Bland
seeing that he could not secure a
quorum and limit debate on his seign-
forage bill, concluded to allow the de-
bate on the bill to proceed, at the same
time declaring that he would return to
the assault Two sensational speeches
followed, one by Mr.. Pence (CoL }, who
denounced the republicans for sub
| mitting to the crack of ex-SpealSer
Reeds whip and warned him if the
election of president was thrown into
the house Ia 1896 he would rue his fill
clustering course, and the other by MIR
Fithian Ull.). who condemned in the
severest terms the action of his demo-
cratic colleagues who were taking part
in the flibuster. The debate through
out was exciting, the house being in
committee Of the whole, and the house
adjourned In anything but a good hui
NOR.
| TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2a-The senate
held only brief session yesterday.
Mr. Teller offered resolution request
ing the president to suspend action in
the consolidation of land Offices pro-
vided for in the sundry civil bill for the
fiscal year ended June so, 1894, which
was agreed to. A resolution by Mr.
Hawley calling on the secretary of the
interior for the most advanced copy OF
the census returns was amended so as
to ask the secretary why there was SO
much delay in its issue and adopted
The senate adjourned after brief ex.
ecutive session
In the house Mr.. Pence apologized
for unparliamentary words used in his
speech Of the day before and Mr.. Bland
again attempted to limit debate on his
seigniorage bill but failed. and the
discussion proceeded until adjourn
ment.
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