Courier Democrat., 1894-03-29
WORK 'l OF G CONGRESS
REsUMD or PR0sNEDiNGs nm
SENATE AND HOUSE. "
condeased Record OF the rmpo,,,..
TrnnsactiOns Of Our Nntionni H'
naakers-Ths Work Done In % Raw
Branches. ''s

Washington, March 19.-Thc ha,so
day resumed consideration of ,ha ~ "
dry civil bill. When this is ,isnosoa '''.' u.
which will probably be done to-n;oh. " W.
house will .ake up the four cont,.,ns Wv
election cases which are pending -eta ~ tsa
O'Neil-Joy case from the Tenfh Ai;s Ms
souri, district; the Williams Settle cn.' ,s
from the Fifth North Carolina. & -,
English Hilborn case, from tho r,;as
California, and the Whatley- Cobh c"sa "u
from the Fifth Alabama. The 1yVas va;e
Joy end English Hilborn cases w,;as si,,
were both decided against the s,tt;na
members (Republicans) by u strict narts
vote in the committee ON elections ors
the most important and will rcouire M III.
major portion of the time.
The senate devoted itself to routine bns.
mess of no general interest 1t il nroh.
able that the Notifications appronria.
tion bill will be reported from the com.
mittee, and if it should be-, it will proh.
ably be taken up for discussion and M,
Upon it's passage. For the rest, tben,
will be an effort to dispose Of the INV.
ernment printing site, the Russian thistle
appropriation and the McGarrahan hin
nnd of large number Of special bills
en- the calendar.
Washington, March 21.-The sunlrr
civil appropriation bill was passed by the
house without division. The amenGment,
to the appropriation for the general land
Office, amending the provision of the nc,
of 1891 repeating the timber culture and
pre-emption act, which was adopted in
the committee ut the suggestion of Mr..
Holman, and which was bitterly opposed
by the Western members, was defeated
in the house, Fhe- clauses which sought
to require an accounting by the disburs.
ing officers Of soldiers homes to the treas.
ury department, and annual reports by
the boards to the secretary of war, fell
under Mr.. Blacks point of order, The
bill as passed carries $217,O0O more than
it did as reported from the committee op
appropriations.
The tariff bill was to-day fairly
launched on it's way in the senate, Mr..
Voorhees,, the chairman of the finance
committee, reporting it to the senate,
Washington, March 22.-The critical
condition of Senator Colquitt Of Georgia
was the inspiration of the prayer of the
senate chaplain this morning. The vice
president being absent Mr.. Harris, the
president pro teln., occupied the chair
1nis morning and the senate promptly
settled down to routine business and
number of bills were taken from the
calendar and passed. Among the bills
passed was one granting right of way to
the Jamestown Il Northern Railway
through the Devils Lake Indian reserva-
ton in North Dakota. At 2 O'Clock the
sente took up the unfinished business
which was the bill to simplify the work
of deeds Of conveyance and trust and
releases Of land in the District of Colum.
bia, and after further debating it for an
hour without result, went into executive
session, and ut $3.50 adjourned until to-
morrow.
Washington, March %. = The house
spent the entire day in tilibustering over
the O'Neil-Joy contested election case
from the st. Louis district. The report
Of the committee is in favor of unseatins
Mr.. Joy Rep.), and the Republicans are
determined that this shall not be ac-
c0mplished unless the Democrats produce
their own quorum. For five hours to-
day they filibustered and kept the house
dead-locked. The highest number of Dem.
ocratic votes cast during the day was
166.
The bill for the purchase of site for
a new government printing Office con-
sumed nearly the whole morning hour,
and much to the surprise of everybody
an amendment providing for the purchase
of what is known as the 'Mahone site
was passed. Notice for motion to re-
ce nsider the vote was given, however
and at some future time the subject will
be reopened. The McGarraghan bill,
which was to have been taken Up to-
day, went over until Monday, and the
bill for the extermination of the Russian
thistle shared like fate.
CLEVER FORGERIES.