Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-01
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report Of the Weeks Proceed
ings IN the senate and House

EcDs h0 oCociOh
of the senate yesterday was of little
interest. Senator Daniel concluded his
speech on the Hawaiian matter. A
squabble ensued on the question as to
who should read Washington's address
on the anniversary of the birth of
Washington, and the selection was left
to the president of the senate. Pend
ing consideration ofsthe bill to provide
more accommodation for the govern
ment printing Office the senate adj
journed
The deadlock in the house on the
Bland seigniorage bill was continued
all day and an adjournment finally
took place without breaking it
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb %. For two hours
yesterday the senate was engaged in
an acrimonious discussion. brought on
incidentally by the tariff question.
Senator Voorhees,, on question of
privilege, denied certain newspaper re-
ports, and Senator Chandler made an
inquiry which proved to be the spark
in a keg of powder. For the time be-
ing senatorial courtesy was ignored
and Messrs. Vest, Voorhees, and Chand-
Ter fired hot shot just as ordinary NOR
tails would do or have done. The fuss
was ever a newspaper report TINT the
committee having the tariff bill in
charge was under the influence of the
president. Senator White (Cal) then
addressed the senate on the Hawaiian
matter in which he severely criticised
the conduct of Minister Stevens. Sem
ator Teller replied and the senate ad-
journed.
The time of the house was occupied
in futlle attempts to consider the Bland
g.iorage bill, but the filibusterers
defeated all the efforts to do SO. A
. motipd that the house adjourn until
Friday (Thursday being Washington's
birthday brought out the remark by
Mr.. Bland that IF the democratic
party cannot do business it had better
not fritter away its time on holidays" :"
Adjourned until morning.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, E Nb % There was a
slim attendance when the senate met
yesterday. Senator Martin (Kan.) Of
fered a resolution instructing the
finance committee to prepare bill for
free coinage of silver at 16 to l. He
also offered resolution for the election
of United States senators by the peo-
pie. Washington'S farewell address
was then read by Senator Martin. Ad-
journedsnntil Monday.
The deadlock on the Bland bill in the
house and the arrest of several mem
bers, notably Messrs. Cummings and
Sickles. of New York, precipitated
rumpus that lasted until adjournment,
and the anniversary of WashingtonDs
birthday was passed in a bitter quarrel.
Amid disorder the house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The senate
was not in session yesterday.
The house met with the tangle of the
past few days as bad as ever. A num-
Der of members were still under arrest,
and the fight over the regularity of the
warrants for arrest was resumed and
the speeches were very bitter, especial
ly that of MIR. Bland, Who declared the
iobstructionists to be no better than an
archists and revolutionists. Finally
Mr.. Bland offered resolution Tin order
| to straighten the tangled that all mem
sbers under arrest be released. The
resolutions carried and the door of the
baStile were thrown OPEN Pending
the effort to secure quorum :on the
seigniorage' bill the house took 3recess.
An evening session was held, but no
| business transacted.
SATURDAY.
! WAsEINGIoN, Feb. 26.-The senate
was not in session Saturday.
The house.continued in the deadlock
on the seigniorage bill and after a
brief session and failure to secure a
quorum adjourned until Monday, hav-
ing squandered the whole week in
efforts to secure the requisite quorum
to transact business.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON Feb. 27.-The senate
held a brief session yesterday. 4 let
ter from the secretary of the treasury
to the Encouragement was read as to
whether silver certificates were law
full money!" and the reply of the attor-
ney-general, giving negative opinion.
/ Mr.. Morgan, chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations, made an an
nouncement of the report of the COM
mfttee relative to Hawaiian affairs.
The senate passed the joint resolution
providing for the appointment of a
commission to the Antwerp interna.
tional exposition and then went into
executive session.
Soon after the house met Mr. Bland,
seeing that he could not secure a
quorum and limit debate on his seign.
forage BILL. concluded to allow the de-
bate on the bill to proceed, at the same
time declaring that he would return to
the assault. Two sensational speeches
followed, one by Mr.. Pence Col, who
denounced the republicans for sub
mitting to the crack oe ex-Speaker
Reeds whip and warned him if the
election of president was thrown into
the house in 1896 he would rue his fill
clustering course, and the other by Mr..
Fithian (Ill.), who condemned in the
severest terms the action of. his demo.
cratic colleagues who were taking part
in the filibuster. The debate through
out was exciting, the house being in
committee of the whole, and the house
adjourned in anything but good hui
NOR.
McKane's Last Chance.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Feb. 27.-The de-
cision of Judge Cullen denying John Y.
| McKane a certificate of reaSona BILE