Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

SENATE. day.-After several
weeks oi onse GU, ,ne ,, Senate nnaiiy came
eral election laws. and 1t passed by vote OF
80 yeas To IS nays. Numerous amendments
were presented by the Republicans. but they
were voted down regularly and methodically.
Senator Stewart. of Nevada, voted with the
Democrats on every proposition. giving ms his
reasons that he thought the power OF the ex-
ecutive was already too great, and that the
centralizing tendency of the age should DO
checked ut once IL the republic Is TO survive.
Tho three Populsts-Senators Allen, Kyle
and Peffer-also voted with the Democrats on
every amendment as we'll as on the main bill.
The measure, as IL passed the Senate. is
identical with the bill as II passed the House,
no committee amendments having been pro-
posed. HoUsE.-By a vote OF l75 to 81. the
House adopted the McCreary resolution con-
demning Minister Stevens and sustaining the
Hawaiian policy OF Mr.. Cleveland. The Re-
publicans hlibustered TO the end. On tho first
vote the resolution was carried, ia TO q, and
an interesting parliamentary question was
raised as to whether LIZ instead or 10 was not
a quorum, four seats being vacant on
a majority OF the members chosen
and living constituted n quorum, but
IL was finally agreed 10 take the vote over
again, so the ruling was eventually withdrawn.
The Boutelle resolution, practically the oppo-
site OF the McCreRry resolution. was defeated
by strict party vote. Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri,
then made an attempt 10 bring up his bill for
the coinage OF the silver seigniorage In the
treasury. The eastern Democrats, led by
Messrs. Tracey, and Cochran. inaugurated
jority OF the Republicans, although few of
the latter indicated by their votes that they
four hours Mr.. Bland and the remainder of
the Democrats were held at bay. Finding
that IL was impossible to secure quorum TO
proceed with the consideration OF the bill, Mr..
Bland secured the revelation of all leaves of
absence and the sergeant-at-arms was in
structed to arrest absentees. In order TO make
II still more effective tie order was made a
continuing one till vacated by the House.
SENATE.-FoTty-seventh day.-Senator Per-
kins, OF California, presented memorials of
the san Francisco chamber of commerce,
praying for the annexation OF Hawaii the lay
ing OF a cable from the United States to Ha-
wall and for the completion OF the Nicaragua
canal under governmental control. Senator
Wolcott, of Colorado, presented a resolution
providing for the submission OF n constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the states from
denying suffrage to any person on account OF
sex. a memorial OF the wool growers against
the Wilson bill was presented by Senator
Sherman, who stated the finance committee
requested that the memorial be printed. Ii
was SO ordered. A letter from the secretary
OF the treasury WAS laid before the Senate in
reply 10 the resolution OF Senator PETER
adopted some days previous, calling for the
names of bond bidders. amounts of bonds
issued and rates OF interest. The resolution
secretary OF the treasury TO issue the
United States : bonds and questioning
their validity, came up as the regular
order with various pending amendments.
An attempt was made to refer the resolution
TO tho judiciary committee. Senator Teller
said that Secretary Carlisle had issued the
bonds TO prevent disastrous panic and that
they had been purchased for the same reason,
but no more per cent bonds on per cent
basis could be sold and now Mr.. Teller wanted
10 know what was to be done about tho delic-
iency which is constantly staring us
Addresses were delivered by Senators
Quay, Pa.l, Mitchell, .(Wis.), and Hands
brough, q. d., and several Others. in
memory of Representative Mutchler, OF
Pennsylvania, who died at the beginning of
this session of congress-. HoUsE.-The meas
ure which Mr.. Bland fought so hard to get
before the HoCse-for the coinage OF the silver
seigniorage in the treasury-came near being
shut out by the determined four hours fill
reported. and MIR. Bland began a speech, but
yielded TO an adjournment.
SENATE.-Forty-eighth day. No session.
HoUsE.-rhe Bland bill for the coinage of the
silver seigniorage in the treasury was dis
cussed in committee OF the whole to the ex-
clusion Of all other matters.
SENATE.-Forty ninth day.-No session.
HoUsE.-This WAS the day set aside for eulo-
giles upon the life and character of the late
Representative O'Neill, OF PENNSYLVANIA, and
the late Senator Stanford, of California, but
on account OF the death OF Representative
Houk, of Ohio that order was vacated and
the House adjourned out OF respect to the
memory of the dead Ohio representative. The
Speaker announced the appointment of
committee to attend TO the funeral at Day
ton, o., as follows: Messrs. Hare. Springer.
Bryan, Hulick, Mckaig. Ellis tOIeD, and
Richie. Then as a further mark OF respect
to the memory OF the deceased the House ad-
journed.