The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-23
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.

House for the Past Week.
THE senate on the 1sth had the Hawaiian
matter again under discussion Senator Gray
spoke at length on the subject sustaining the
administration. Senator Pettgrew presented
q resolution directing the secretary Of agri-
culture to report to the senate the amount OF
wheat in the country March 30 last, the total
yield of the past year and the amount now In
the country. 1t was adop.ed Senator Gal
lenger presented substitute for the Wilson
tariff bill and after receiving a notice from the
house of the death of Representative Houk the
senate adjourned .... The house considered Dis
trict Of Columbia business and the remainder
OF the session was consumed in paying appro-
pirate tribute to the memory of the late Sen
ator Stanford, OF California
THE senate on the 18th again had the Ha-
waiian question under discussion Senator
Gray resumed his speech in defense OF the posi-
tion of the administration At the conclusion
Of his speech the bill compelling the Rock
Island railroad to stop at certain towns in Okla
homa was taken up. but the senate soon went
into executive session. Mr. Bland's seignior-
age coinage silver bill occupied the attention
Of the house during the entire day, the house
being in committee OF the whole
THE entire time OF the senate on the l4th was
taken up in discussing the house bill compelling
the Rock Island railroad TO stop its trains at
the new towns Of Enid and Rou Pond in the
posed the bill He said the legislature OF OKLA
homa had ample power TO deal with the matter
and congress should not interfere. Senator Pef-
fer favored the bill, properly amended The Dill
was pending at adjournment. In the house all
efforts 10 limit debate on the Bland seigniorage
bill failed and the debate proceeded without
limit The resignation Of Mr. Brawley. OF
South Carolina. who has been appointed q
United States district judge was cad and the
two new members from New York city, Messrs
Quigg and Strauss. were sworn in Mr.. Bland's 8
bill was under discussion at adjournment
In the senate on the 18th the credentials OF
Mr.. McLaurin. as senator from Mississippi 10
succeed Mr.. Walthall, were presented and the
oa OF ONCE administered 70 the new senator
The house bill to compel the Rock Island road
to stop trains at Enid and Round Pond Ok, +,
was then further discussed, and upon q vote
on its passage there was a tie-a to q
The vice president voted in the affirmative and
| the bill passed The senate then went into ex-
ecutive session. In the house debate on the
Bland seigniorage silver bill was continued and
all efforts OF Mr.. Bland to secure limit to de-
bate failed. The debate was quite lively at
times, but the house adjourned pending action
THE sen tie proceedings we're brief and Of no
general interest on the 10Th A resolution Of
fered by Mr. Hoar was adopted asking the
president for all records and dispatches from
Minister Willis not heretofore presented on
Hawaiian matters. The senate then went into
executive session for the consideration Of the
nomination of w. II. Peckham for associate
| justice OF the supreme court The nomination
was finally rejected by 81 yeas to Al nays. Mr..
BANDS seigniorage bill again occupied the at
| tention of the house, but all work was blocked
| by the ilibuStering OF its opponents At the
eveniny session for the consideration OF pen
sions there was no quorum and the house ad-
| iourned
HE senate transacted no business on the 18th.
w The house refused to concur in the senate
amendment to the bill requiring Rock Island
trains to stop at Ger ain towns in Okla
homa and after futile attempt TO consider Mr.
Bland's seigniorage bill eulogies were delivered
upon the death of Representative Lilley, ol
| PENNSYLVANIA and the house adjourned