The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-04
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
ings In the Senate and House.
WEDNESDAY.

Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
ings In the Senate and House.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The senate
yesterday agreed to the conference re-
port on the legislative bill. Mr.. Allen
offered q resolution calling on the at
torney-general for all correspondence,
by telegraph or otherwise, that passed
between the department and the rail-
roads centering in Chicago from June
/ to the present time, which went over.
Mr.. Caffery resumed his remarks on the
tariff bill, defending the duty on sugar.
At 2:3O the senate went into executive
session.
In the house, after the reading Of
communications from the French gov
ernment on the assassination of Presi-
dent Carnot, the conference report on
the Legislative bill was agreed to and
at o'clock the house adjourned.
THURSDAY.
WARRINGTON, July 27.-The tariff was
the absorbing topic that occupied the
attention of the senate again yester-
day. Senator Villas Wis., made the
leading speech of the day and made a
vigorous defense of the president. At
the conclusion of his speech he ex-
planned that for reasons stated he
withdrew his motion to recede from
the one-eighth differeutial on sugar.
Mr.. Hills motion to recede from the
amendment placing q duty Of 40 per
cent. ON coal and iron was defeated.
Mr.. Washburn then revived Mr.. Villas
motion instructing the conferees to re-
cede from the one-eighth differential
ON sugar and the motion was under de-
bate at adjournment.
The proceedings in the house were
lifeless- The conference report on the
Notifications bill was agreed to. Sew
ersl unimportant bills passed and at
4:5O o'clock the house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, July 2s-The senate
held an interesting session yesterday
on the question of agreeing to the re-
quest of the house for another confer
ence on the tariff bill. The chair ruled
Mr.. Wsshburn's motion instructing the
conferees to recede from the one-eighth
dinerential on sugar out of order. An
| appeal was taken and a motion to lay
the appeal on the table was lost by q
tie vote. This brought the senate to a
| direct vote on the Washburn motion
and the interest was intense. Mr..
Washburn's motion was lost, however,
on the same vote, the populists and
Senators Hill and Irby voting with the
republicans. The resolution to agree
to q further conference was then
agreed to and the senate adjourned un-
til Monday.
| No quorum was present in the house
and what business that was transacted
was by unanimous consent. Pension
bills were considered at the evening
session.
SATURDAY.
| WARRINGTON, July 3l.-The senate
was not in session on Saturday.
The house held q brief session and
passed q number of private bills. A
joint resolution was adopted extending
appropriations to August IA, and the
heat was 80 severe that an adjourn
ment was soon taken.
| MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The senate
yesterday passed the bill providing for
additional court facilities for the In
dian territory. Mr.. Allen (Neb.) in
troduced a bill to provide for the is
suing of CSC, 900, 900 in treasury notes to
be distributed pro rata among the
states 'for the relief of the worthy
poor" The conference report on the
agricultural bill was received. There
was . disagreement on the 81 200, ,0OO
Russian thistle appropriation. The
senate insisted on the amendment and
sent the bill back to the house. The
house resolution extending the appro-
priations to August IA was adopted.
But little was done in the house. Mr..
Boutelle offered resolution recogniz.
ing the new Hawaiian republic, which
went over. While trying to secure con
alteration of Mr.. McRae's bill to pro-
tect forests, the quorum disappeared
and the house adjourned.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The senate
yesterday discussed the question of tn,
new government printing Office. Th'
general deficiency bill was reported
and placed on the calendar, as wa
also the house bill to provide uniform
system of bankruptcy. The conferenc,
report on the Indian bill was adopted
and the bill sent back to conference q
the report agreed to some amendment
and disagreed to others.
The house held q brief session ant
put In the time discussing the senat'
amendment to the agricultural bill ap
propriating sl,O0O,OO0 to exterminat'
Russian thistles. The conferees wer
instructed to insist on having it strick
On out. Adjourned.
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