The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-05-04
CONGRESS,
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.

house Tor the Past week.
In the senate on the 23d Senator PETER intro
duced a pill oy request ITO dispose OF idle labor
and discourage idle wealth in the District OF Co
lumbia' He also sought but failed to take up his
Coxey committee resolution The bill to pro-
tect birds in the Yellowstone park passed and
the tariff bill was debated until adjournment
Mr.. Washburn spoke in opposition to the bill,
and Senator Dolph also spoke further -. The
house spent the entire day in considering Dis
trict Of Columbia business
AFTER the morning hour in the senate on the
Gath Mr.. Mills (Tex.) spoke on the pending tariff
bill His speech occupied over two hours, at
the close OF which the senate went into execu-
tive session and then adjourned e.. In the house
the senate joint resolution authorizing the lay
ing OF a bronze tablet to commemorate the
centennial anniversary OF the laying OF the cor
ner stone Of the capitol passed A furry was
created by Mr.. Bartholdt (Mo) attempting 10
read the proceedings OF a meeting held in St
Louis in regard to the ONeillJoy contest. He
was ruled out OF order and Mr.. O'Neill at
tempted fiery reply but was also ruled out OF
order. The post ONCE appropriation bill was
then considered in committee Of the whole I'M
til adjournment.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. PETER
introduced bill 10 provide work for the unem-
ployed in the District Of Columbia The house
bill TO ratify the reservation OF certain lands
made for the benefit Of Oklahoma territory
passed The tariff bill then came up for read
ing by paragraphs Senator Aldrich spoke
against the bill. during which spat took place
between himself and MIR. Vest on the action OF
democrats in order to secure votes for the bill.
Several senators took part in the debate,
which lasted until adjournment. After Mr..
Hepburn had filibustered a little in the house
over the approval of the journal it was finally
approved and the house went into committee
of the whole TO further consider the diplomatic
bill and at 10 o'clock adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the 26th Mr.. Jar.
Wis, the new senator from North Carolina,
was sworn in Senator Aliens Coxey resolu-
ton was taken up 1t declares that under the
constitution the industrial army. as citizens
regardless Of rank or station have the right to
peaceably assemble and petition the govern
ment for redress of grievances and that the
army had the right to enter the capitol
grounds, and the capitol itself, so long as they
do not disturb or hinder the transaction
OF business, etc Senator Vest delivered a
vigorous speech against the resolution. He
said these people should be treated as all other
citizens The men marching on Washington
would be protected in their rights, but they
would have to learn to abide by the laws Of the
land. and il congress compromised with them
1t would open a crevasse which would end in a
flood and final destruction Senator Wolcott
also opposed the resolution He could see no
good in the Coxey movement Mr. Dolph also
opposed 1t and Senators Allen and PETER
favored il. The resolution of Mr. Harris for
meetings OF the senate at II o'clock came up,
and a vote to give the Coxey resolution prece-
dence resulted in "A against and for, so that
the resolution was side tracked for the time
being and the tariff bill was debated until adj
journment The session of the house was de
voted TO considering the diplomatic bill in COM
mittee of the whole
THE proceedings of the senate on the e7th
were of little interest The tariff bill was the
subject of some bantering between members as
TO when a vote should be rea he'd but aside
from this the debate was characterized by the
usual dullness .. The house passed II pension
bills and was about TO pass another for the
benefit of the widow of a soldier of the war of
1872, but it was announced on the floor the ben
eficiary had just died at the age of 96 years
while awaiting the granting Of her claim Pri-
vate bills occupied the balance of the day. The
night session was stormy. Messrs. Talbert
IS CT and Pickler is. ID had a personal tilt
that for some time retarded business, but the
waters were finally Gained and pension bills
were considered until adjournment
AFTER routine business in the senate on the
2Sth the tariff debate was resumed and con-
tinued until 3 O'Clock when eulogies were de-
livered upon the late Representative Lilly, of
Pennsylvania, and the senate adjourned.
After routine business the house considered
the army appropriation bill in committee Of
the whole until o'clock and adjourned.