The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-18
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, Aug. 9.-The senate
Wednesday passed the house bill to re-
imburse the late Treasurer Nebecker
for 81 200 paid by him to make good a
shortage in his accounts when his Office
was turned over to his successor. Mr..
Allen introduced bill to prevent pro-
fessional lobbying. A number of bills
of a local character passed, also the
senate bill admitting free certain ex-
hibits to the Atlanta exposition In 1895.
In the house Mr.. Bailey (Tex.), from
the judiciary committee, presented a
resolution providing for an investiga-
tion by that committee of the charges
against Judge Kicks, which was agreed
to. The house then considered public
buildings bills in committee Of the
whole. Then the question of q quorum
was sprung and without completing
the work before 1t the house ad-
journed.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l0.-The senate
held a very brief session yesterday and
transacted no business of general pub
lie interest.
In the house Mr.. Boutelle, upon q
question of personal privilege, denied
the published imputation that he had
introduced the resolution recognizing
the Hawaiian republic for political
purposes, and proceeded to speak in
severe terms Of several members of the
administration. when the speaker de-
cided that he had gone outside the
question of privilege, and when he in
sisted on speaking the chair required
him to take his seat. The militia bill
was then debated for time in q very
lively manner, calling forth much talk
on the subject of sending troops into q
state without q call from the governor.
Six relief bills were then passed and
the house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE senate
had lively time when the session
commenced yesterday. Mr.. Hills reso-
luton directing the tariff conferees to
report the difficulties and causes Of q
failure to agree was a sensation, and
came near being adopted before its i'm
portance was discovered. Mr.. Vest ia
vored its adoption SO that the calcium
light Of truth might be turned on"
After q lively time, however, q vote
was STAYED OF for the present and the
resolution went over. The remainder
Of the day was devoted to considering
the Chinese treaty in executive session.
The house had under consideration
the projects of q government exhibit at
Atlanta, Ca, to cost s20O,O and to
give 1000, 900 acres of land to certain
states to encourage the reclamation Of
deserts. At the evening session pen
sion bills were considered.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA large au-
dience was in the gallaries when the
senate met on Saturday, expecting a
sensational turn in the tariff debate.
Mr.. Hills resolution to discharge the
conferees and require q report from
them was the question to be acted on.
The senate had heard Of the house eau
Gus, however, and matters took q new
turn. The friends of tariff reform moved
for an executive session, and IL carried
by one vote.
| The house had under consideration
the report on the sundry civil bill. The
proposition to give certain states 1000,
900 Of arid lands to be reclaimed by ir-
rigstion was agreed to and the appro-
priation of $3.50, 900 to purchase square
from ex-senator Malone for q public
printing Office was defeated. After
announcement Of q democratic caucus
on the tariff bill Monday the house ad'
journed until Monday.
MONDAY.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE proceed
ings Of the senate yesterday were ex
ceedingly tame, all interest being
transferred to the house where the
great tariff contest was to be finally
settled The conference report on the
sundry civil bill was agreed to will
some modification and q further con
ference ordered. The senate recedet
from the amendment to purchase thu
Malone lots for public printing offic'
site. Adjourned at o'clock.
When the house met the tariff bill
came to the front and the battle wa
warm. The democratic caucus had de
cided to accept the senate bill as tn
best that could be had at present, an,
the debate ON ratifying this action wa
highly interesting. Speaker Crisp
Chairman Wilson and others spok
in favor Of accepting the senate bill
and passing separate bills for fre
sugar, tree iron ore, free coal an
barbed wire and Mr.. Reed, Bourk
Cochran IN. " and others opposed. !
vote to recede from the disagreement
to the senate amendments and to aG
cept the senate tariff bill was the
taken and agreed to by 1872 yeas to lO
nays, and the great tariff battle wa
over. MIR. Wilson then presented tn
bill for free coal and it was passed b
100 to lO4; then followed bill for FIRE
iton ore and it passed. The bill fo
free barbed wire then passed by 1877
"a. Then came up the bill for FIRE
sugar, and during the debate the suga
trust was severely handled. Repul
licans and democrats joined In its pa
sage and the free sugar bill receive
e76 votes to IL against, and at 1925 6
night the house adjourned unit
Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l5.-There was
small attendance of members when tn
senate met yesterday. Soon after til
journal was read the bills, for FIRE
sugar, free iron ore, etc, passed by Il
3 house, were formally presented and r
l ferred, after Senator Hill had given n,
: tice that he had amendments to offe
Tho resolutions for investigating Il
t Dominion Coal Co. and the Alabam
election again went over and the sci
ate adjourned at 2:l0.
The house was not in session
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