The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-16
CONGRESS.


Condensed Proceedings or the Senate and
House f6F the Past WeaR.
HE seaafe was not Ian session ON the A. 80.
After the transaction OF routine business the
house devoted the session 10 debate on The Ha
Haiian question. bfr- Hit flLl resumed his
speech in opposition 10 the policy Of the admin
istTati0n and AIr Rarnor lhid9 In a strong
speech supported It. After various speeches Il
Was decided 60 lake vote Monday At o'clock
and the house adjourned
THE proceedings OF the senate on me 5th
were rather tame Mr. Hale tMe1 cMcred
resolution that Il IL ihcKpedient 90 consider the
tariff bill before the representatives OF many
great industries and labor organizations are
heard. which went over. After minor routine
business debate tFas fesnhicd on the federal
electichs bin. which continued untn adjourn
Encht ~. The house continued debate Oh the Ha-
waiian resolution Mr. Boutelle Me made
strong argument against the admiaisttauoa
policy. and Mr Oates tAla and Patterson
fTeha spoke as strongly in defense The de-
bate was continued until l0:3l ?. m, when the
house adjourned.
TIE senate old not reach vote on the re-
peal federal elections bill on the 6th but By
general consent the time for debate was ex-
tended one day. The day was devoted entirely
60 debate on the bin. j.. The house continued
the debate On the Hawaiian resolution and the
speeches were Of lifsly character. Messrs.
Outhwaite tdD; Cuiberson lTexJ Everett
others defending the policy Of the administra-
tion. ana Messrs. Loud Cali. Hepburn (Ial,
Sickles IN. " and Reed (Me.) opposing It,
All amendments we're voted down and when
vote was reached on adoption OF the McCreary
resolution repuh leans refused TO answer 10
their names, and pending the efforts Of the
democrats to secure Quorum the house ad-
iourned.
The senlte on the 9TH passed the federal
election repeal bill by vote Of 80 yeas to q
nays, Messrs. Stewart (Nev.), Allen, Kyle and
PETER voting for the kill 1t repealS all fed
eral laws regulating tho control OF congress
eionRl elections All amendments were voted
down and the bill passed as il came from the
house 1t now goes to the president The SEN
ate al o'clock went into executive session and
soon adio Jrned . The house debated the Ha-
Waiian matter all day. When the vote was
hnallS reached the republicans flibustered,
but the democrats having secured a quorum
the resolution, kno n as the McCreary resolu.
tlon, was passed by l76 yeas TO 81 nays. The
resolution condemns the acts OF Minister
Stevens and sustains the policy Of the presi-
dent Mr.. Bland then attempted to call up his
silver seignlorage bill, but The opponents oft
Commenced filibus tering against Il and pend
ing all Efforts TO secure a quorum the house ad.
iourned.
THE senate on the Sth discussed the right of
the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds at
the present time 1t was on Senator Stewards
ler's motion to refer to the judiciary com.
mittee. strong speech was made by Senator
Teller In which be deprecated the depiorable
financial condition Of the country, and called
upon his republican colleagues to bear their
fair share OF the responsibility OF the cause and
not attempt to throw upon the democratic par
" the entire burden OF devising remedies for
the impending panic The matter finally went
over. After briefly considering Senator Berry's
bill compelling the Rock Island road to stop at
Oklahoma townsitcs instead OF seeking TO
build up their own towns on sites owned By the
road for speculative purposes adjacent to the
legal sites established by the interior depart
ment, the senate adjourned until Monday -. In
The house the deadlock cn Mr.. Bland's silver
seign-Orage coinage bill was broken after four
hours Of flibustering. When. by vote OF loo to go
the house carried Mr. BANDS motion to 60 into
committee OF the whole for consideration Of his
bill, the opponents of tho bill commenced fiji
clustering tactics. The fight was not on party
lines, but between the friends and foes of silver
coinage in both parties quorum was 6nallv
cured and the bill taken up Mr. Bland took
the floor in favor Of the bill and pending consid-
GRAFTON the house adjourned with the under
sanding that hhbustering on the bill should
cease.
THE senate was rot in session on the 9th. -.
The entire day tnthe house was spent in de.
bate on the Bland silver seignIorage bill Mr..
Bland concluded his remarks In favor of il, and
Mr.. Stone (Pa-) spoke in opposition. Mr.. Nc
keiRhan (Neb spoke in favor of free silver.
Mr. kilgore (Tex favored the bill The house
adjourned at O'Clock, after receiving the re-
port Of the committee on naval affairs on the
Holman resolution to investigate the premiums
paid to contractors for war vessels