The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-01-19
CONG RESS.
ceadensed Proceedings of the Senate and

Condensed ffoseedinss Of the Senate and
Honse fof the Fast Week.
The work OF the senate on the 9th was de-
| c1dediy tame. After passing several private
! bills an executive session was held and at
| o'clock tbs federal elections repeal bill was
| es.led up by Mr. Gray. but was laid over until
| Monday. The senate soon adjourned. The
| tariff debate was continued in tho hoHSe MIR
| Wilson closed his speech In favor of the bill,
and Mr. Burrows (Mich) spoke for three hours
IN opposition Gen Black GIL replied to Mr..
Burrows, and Mr. Hopkins Gil concluded the
| afternoon debate in a speech against the bill
Debate on the bill was continued at the even.
| ing session
| THE event OF interest IN the Senate on the
10th was the speech OF Sehatof Davis (Minn }
In support OF the 20 icy of non-interference in
Hawaiian affairs He favored ultimate annex
a:ion as clearly q case of manifest destiny In
aspeech on expenditures Senator German Gre
ated eortewhat of a surprise by introducing
! Sc tistics to show that during the past three
years the total appropriations had exceeded
| the receipts OF the government by sf0,0oo,oo0
After executive session the senate ad-
| journed 49, The tariff debate was continued in
the house. Mr.. johnson tO}, large steel rail
fnanufacturer spoke IN favor OF the bill and
especially for a reduction on steel rails and
against the steel rail pool In reply to Mr. Dali
zell (Pa) Mr. johnson produced document to
show the pool or trust had offered one manu-
iacturer ST,O00 day to shut down and dis
charge lite men and gave another $4,000 year
| to close down so as to maintain high prices
Mr.. Woomer PA and Mr.. Curtis (kan) spoke
against the~biIl The debate continued until 10
o'clock in the evening.
THE Hawaiian controversy occupied the at
tention Of the senate on the 11th Senator
Davis (Minn.) resumed his REMARKS in opposi-
tion to the policy Of tie admins trat ton, and
particularly III the appointment Of special
commissioner by the president Other sena
tors spoke on the question Mr. Chandler,
behalf of the republicans, presented the minor
ity report on The federal elections repeal bill,
a after an executive session the senate ad-
journed. -. The house was deluged with an.
other flood OF tariff oratory. Messrs Breckin.
ridge (ky), Richards co.. Harter (O) and
Springer (Ill) spoke in favor OF the bill and
Messrs. Brossius pal and Dingley (Me)
against It The debate continued at the even
ing session with only few members present
Bur little was dole in tie senate on the 18th
except in executive session The resolution of
Mr. Ale (Neb) asking the secretary OF the
treasury to explain certain figures in his rep TT
in regard to the export ition OF gold adopt
ed and after Al executive session tv.e senate
adjourned until Monday. 80. Soon afte: the
house met the tariff debate was resumed Mr.
Payne IN. Y m ide the leading speech against
the bill and Mr. Simpson QA,n) said he would
vote for the bill although he objected to many
features Of it. He raked over both the repub
iican and democratic parties and created the
sensation of the day illustra ting his remarks
on the dep.orable condition OF tn, agricultural
classes by displaying a dilapidated overcoat
which he got from farmer on the market
place. He said he could duplicate it On the
backs of q million farmers in the country to-
day. 1t was the product OF the Ameri AN sys-
tern o. Protection. The debate continued at the
evening session.
The senate was not In session on the 18th -.
Soon after the house met the president sert in
message with the crrt6spondence relating to
Hawaii. The house then went into committee
of The whole on the tariff bill. Messrs. Picker
Is. D. and Grosvenor co. spoke in opposition
to the Wilson bill, and Messrs Turner ga
and Cochran IN Y. } made the leading speeches
in favor, the gale les being crowded. There
was large attendance At the evening session
to hear Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska who spoke in
favor Of the bilL
WHEN the senate met on the Is tn the house
bill to authorize the construction OF dam
across the Kansas river at Topeka was, d the
request of Senator Martin; taken up and
passed After passing several other private
bills the senate went into executive session and
when the doofs were opened at Z o'clock ad
iourned -. When the house met the Wilson
tariff bill was read b. sections for amendment
and debate under the fve-m;nute rule general
deb ite having closed Oaly amendments offered
by the ways and means committee were agreed
TO- at the e.ening session Mr.. Hudson (Kan.)
spoke in ia or OF the bill and at l0:5) o'clock
the house adjourned