Courier Democrat., 1894-02-15
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-
RESUME OF pROsEEDINGs or TIM,
SENATE AND HOUSE.

RESUME OF pROsEEDINGS or THU
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record Of the Important
Transactions of Our National Law.
makers-The Work Done An Both
Branches.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The senate again
took up the federal elections bill to the !.
exclusion of everything else except the
routine morning business, which will in
clude only the introduction Of bills
and the presentation or reports and
petitions The senate has agreed that
the discussion of the bond resolution of
! Senator Stewart which under ordinary
circumstances would have right of way
up to 2 o'clock of each day until disposed
OF, shall 60 over to permit the uninter-
rupted continuation of the debate on
the elections bill, upon which the vote
; will be taken tomorrow afternoon. The
agreement provides that the senate shall
sit Tuesday until this measure is dis
posed of, and in all probability it will
be observed. 1t is possible that the
Hawaiian resolution introduced by
Senator Turpie, from the foreign re-
latlons committee, or the house resolution
on the same subject which will probably
reach the senate during the week, will
| receive degree of attention, but it is
hardly probable that much, if any time
will be given it because of the other
subjects pressing for attention.
Ihe Hawaiian depate was resumed in
the house to-day by an arrangement
agreed upon just before the house ad-
journed Saturday night, the Hawaiian
debate is to he extended until $3.50
Tuesday, the special order for its con-
sideration being modified so as to in
clude provision for q vote upon the
Boutelle resolution as will as the Nc
Creary and Hit resolution. The ex-
tension of the time will serve the purpose
! of definitely disposing of Hawaii in the
house, inasmuch as on Tuesday, had the
order not been modified. it was Mr..
Boutelle's intention to come to the front
with his resolution. AS it was privileg-
ed question it could not have been
put aside and might have resulted in
additional complications, SO that the
Democratic leaders concluded last night
that tile shortest way out of the difficulty
would be to agree to a compromise. As
yet no Democratic member has broken
over party lines on the Hawaiian matter
as far as debate is concerned and it
seems likely that the McCreary resolu-
tion will pase by practically strict party
vote. Mr.. Holman, however, is still bent
upon Offering his resolution condemning
the action of Mr.. Stevens, but at the
same time reprobating the course Of the
administration in attempting the re-
storation of the deposed queen. How
much Democratic strength, if any, this
resolution will command is still
problematical.
Washington, Feb. 6. - The federal
elections repeal bill occupied the entire
session of the senate. Senator Chandler
concluded his speech, which has extended
through the past two or three weeks,
and was followed by Senator Palmer,
who argued the law, having entirely
failed of its purpose, and being generally
obnoxious, should be repealed. An ami
mated controversy of the franchise quail
fications of the state con .ttutions of
Mississippi and Massachusetts, took place
between Senators Frye and Hoar ON one
side and Senators Gray and Bate on the
other. The final vote is to be taken on
the bill this afternoon.
The Hawaiian debate again occupied
the attention of the house. The debate
is attracting much less attention than
was anticipated. This is perhaps partly
due to the abandonment of the policy
of restoration of the administration and
partly to the fact that the long tariff
debate has surfeited the house. The vote
will be taken late this afternoon.
Congressman NGcGanu introduced a
resolution directing the judiciary COM
mittee to investigate Judge Jenkins de-
cision by which employees of the Northern
Pacific were interdicted from striking.
1t recites that all employees have right
to quit work at any time, and that the
act of congress Of 1856 made labor
unions lawful. 1t then rccites the story
of the Northern Pacific reduction. The
preamble denies that strike was
threatened, and the resolution directs q
speedy investigation of the whole case.
Only four members were present last
night when Mr.. Hall Dem. Minn.) began
to speak in support of the administra sion.
4 half-dozen others came in subsequently
the galleries. Mr.. Hall charged that the
revolution was the result of a con-
spiracy made possible by the covert aid
Of Mr.. Stevens and the presence of the
United States troops. He endorsed the
policy of the administration in it's at
tempt to right the rong done the queen
through the connivance of the United
States Minister. AS the facts grow
clearer, said he, public sentiment will
place in every honest hand a whip with
which to scourge J. L. Stevens through
the land.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Hawaiian
resolution was not passed yesterday af-
ternoon because Of the failure of the
Democrats to secure q quorum when a
vote was taken upon it. Much less oppo-
sition from the Democratic side developed
than was at one time anticipated. Only
one speech, that of Gen. Sickles Of New
York, was made in opposition to the
adoption of the resolution, although there
was some passive opposition on the Dem
ocratic side as indicated by the refusal
of several Democrats to answer to their
names when the resolution was placed
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