The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-02-23
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed.
ings IN the senate and House

IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report Of the Weeks Proceed.
ings IN the senate and House
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 14.-The senate
yesterday again had the Hawaiian
question under discussion. Senator
Gray resumed his speech in defense of
the administration. At the conclusion
of his speech the bill compelling the
Rock Island railroad to stop at certain
towns in Oklahoma was taken up but
the senate soon went into executive
session.
Mr.. BANDS seigniorage coinage sill
yer bill occupied the attention of the
house during the entire day, the house
being in committee Of the whole.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON. Feb 15.-The entire
time of the senate yesterday was taken
up in discussing the house bill COM
polling the Rock Island railroad to
stop its trains at the new towns of
Enid and Round Pond in the Indian
territory. Senator Martin (Kan.) op-
posed the bill. He said the legislature
of Oklahoma had ample power to deal
with the matter and congress should
not interfere. Senator PETER favored
the bill, properly amended. The bill
was pending at adjournment.
In the house all efforts to limit de-
bate on the Bland seigniorage bill
failed and the debate proceeded with
out limit The resignation of Mr.
Brawley, of South Carolina, who has
been appointed United States district
judge, was read and the two new men,
bers from New York city, Messrs Quigg
and Strauss, were sworn in. Mr..
BANDS bill was under discussion at
adjournment.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-In the SEN
ate yesterday the credentials of Mr..
McLaurin. as senator from Mississippi
to succeed Mr.. Walthall, were pre-
sented and the oath of Office admins
tered to the new senator The house
bill to compel the Rock Island road to
stop trains at Enid and Round Pond,
Ok, was then further discussed, and
upon vote on its passage there was a
tie@27 to 81. The vice president voted
in the affirmative and the bill passed.
The senate then went into executive
session.
In the house debate on the Bland
seigniorage silver bill was continued
and all efforts of Mr.. Bland to secure
limit to debate failed. The debate was
quite lively at times. but the house adj
jOurned pending action.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE senate
proceedings were brief and of no gen.
eral interest yesterday. A resolution
offered by Mr.. Hoar was adopted ask
ing the president for all records and
dispatches from Minister Willis not
heretofore presented on Hawaiian
matters. The senate then went into
executive session for the consideration
of the nomination of w. H. Peckham
for associate justice of the supreme
court. The nomination was finally re-
jected by 50 yeas to Al nays.
Mr.. BANDS seigniorage bill again oc-
cupied the attention of the house, but
all work was blocked by the filibuster-
ing of its opponents. At the evening
session for the consideration of PEN
ions there was no quor um and the
house adjourned.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2O-The senate
transacted no business Saturday.
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendment to the bill requiring
Rock Island trains to stop at certain
towns in Oklahoma and after a futile
attempt to consider Mr.. BANDS seign-
forage bill eulogies were delivered up
on the death of Representative Lilley,
of Pennsylvania, and the house adj
burned.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-While the sem
ate was discussing the Hawaiian ques-
ton Yesterday it was treated to sur
prise by the president sending in the
name of Senator Edward ID. White, of
Louisiana, as associate justice of the
supreme court The senate immedi-
ately went into executive session and
confirmed the nomination by unani-
nous vote. When the doors were
opened conference was appointed on
the Oklahoma railroad bill and without
transacting any other business the SEN
ate adjourned.
In the house filibustering over Mr..
BANDS seigniorage bill continued. Mr..
Diamond (Mo.) presented a resolution
to enforce a quorum. which was re-
ferred. The house transacted no bust
ness pending the deadlock on the silver
bill except to pass resolution to
compel the attendance of absentees
BUSSEY UNDER ARREST.