The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Brien.
Given.

Given.
THE senate spent eight hours en- the 18th dis.
cussing the lumber schedule Of the tariff bill.
Mr.. Walsh. the new senator from Georgia,
spoke at length on the tarin and ut 5:45 o'clock
the senate went into executive session.. The
proceedings OF the house were Of no general in
terest. it being District Of Columbia day. The
senate bill fixing the northern boundary line of
the Warm Springs Indian reservation in Ore
gon was passed and at O'Clock the house ad-
1ourned
THE right of newspaper correspondents Ia
refuse to give the sugar bribery investigating
committee the sources Of their information
was brought before the senate on the 18th In the
shape OF q report from that committee which
brought out long debate. Two correspondents
had declined to answer questions and they
were reported to be in contampt- The Hawai-
ian resolution was then talked on for short
time and then the tariff debate was continued
until 6:20 o'clock when the senate adjourned
until Thursday. Wednesday being Decoration
day The house debated the bill to repeal the
state bank tax until o'clock and then ad-
journed until Thursday.
WHEN the senate met on the 3lst Senator
Turpie presented q set Of resolutions adopted
by the Ohio legislature protesting against the
Russian extraditon treaty, and he offered a
joint resolution giving Russia notice Of the in
tention Of this country to abrogate the treaty.
Senator Turpie also reported from the foreign
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right belonging to the people Of Hawaii to
establish and maintain their own form Of gov
ernment, it being substitute for other resolu-
tions offered. The resolution was unanimously
adopted. Senator PETER offered resolution
instructing the judiciary committee to inquire
whether the government could constitutionally
take possession of the coal beds of the country,
which went over. The tariff bill was then COM
sidered until adjournment. The house passed
bill for an additional judge for the northern
district Of Illinois and Gen. Sickles introduced
q resolution, which was adopted. instructing
the secretary Of war TO do what is necessary for
the preservation Of the Gettysburg battlefield.
The state bank tax bill was then discussed un-
til the house adjourned.
IN the senate on June Mr.. Hill attempted to
bring up his resolution for open sessions Of the
bribery committee, but it went over. as did
Senator Dolph's resolution to bring the Con-
tumacious witness, Edwards. before the senate
The senate then tackled the sugar schedule of
the tariff bill and sugar talk consumed the re-
mainder Of the session, during which Senators
PETER and Manderson strongly favored a
bounty. The house continued its labors on
the state bank tax bill, the whole day being
devoted to its discussion. In the evening PEN
sion bills were considered.
THE senate devoted three hours on the I'd to
discussing Mr.. Hills resolution to throw open
the doors of the sugar investigating committee
to the public, but reached no vote. The sugar
schedule Of the tariff bill was then discussed
until adjournment. After disposing of one or
two private bills the house continued consider
alton Of the bank tax bill and pending discus
sion adjourned.