The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL
Meeting After the Holiday Recess Dull
PfoceedlngS.


Proceedings
IHE senate met at noon on January with .
small attef dance Mr. Frye (Me offered o
resolution that pending Investigation there
should be no int rference in Hawaiian AFFAIRS
by the United States government. bill
passed permitting certain aliens TO own real
estate In the District ef Columbia After .
brief executive session the senate adjourned.
90. When the house met etltc on the tariff
bill. which wa. the regular order. was antag-
onized by Mr.. Boutelle tMe and other Tepub-
ieans and the failure Of the democrats to Sc.
cure quorum blocked the proceedings Mr.
Adams. successor 70 Mr.. ONeilt Pa). was<
sworn in and at o'clock the house adjourned
In the senate on the 4th Mr. Hoar introduced
q resolution calling on the secretary of tho
treasury for his authority for the payment OF
Special Commissioner Blount for his Hawaiian
services, and Senator Gray gave notice that on
Tuesday he would insist on taking up the fed
eral elections repeal bill The bill relating 10
the disqualification Of registers and receivers
Of land office. was amended and passed Sem
ator Dolph's bill to extend the time OF the
Umatilla Irrigation Co. three years passed
and the senate adjourned until Monday.
When the house met the tariff bill was again
antagonized b, the Hawaiian matter ana pend
ing an effort OF the democrats to secure a
quorum proceedings were blocked and the
house adjourned T. r. '.''
THE senate was not in session on the 5th
The house got into another tangle on the at
tempt TO take up the tariff bill. Mr.. Boutelle
demanding the conSlderatou oil MS fawauan
resolution as taking precedence OF the tarin
bill The speaker fuled him out of order and
further refused to entertain bis appeal upon
the question Of giving precedence to the report
of the committee on rules which Mr.. CatchtpgS
offered and demanded the previous question
After several calls of the house the friends OF
the tariff bill failed to secure q quorum owing
to the refusal OF several New York democrats
to respond to the call Of the roll Pending the
effort TO secure a Quorum the house adjourned
TIM deadlock continued in the house on tho -.
th. Mr.. Poutelle renewed his fllbusterinR
tactics against the report Of the committee on
rules having in view the immediate considers .
tion Of the tariff bill The refusal Of the re-
pubicans, populists and fifteen anti-tarin re-
form democrats to answer to roll cal prevent
ed the friends OF the Wilson bill from securing
q quorum and finally after the adoption of
resolution ordering the arrest OF members alb
sent without leave the house adjourned
IN the senate on the sth Senator Sherman
presented petition from Ohio ex-soldicrs ask
ing for an Investigation OF the pension bureau
Senator Chandler introduced q resolution OF in
Quiry as to the power Of the president to send
agents or representatives to foreign nations.
The resolution had reference to the appoint
ment OF Commissioner Blount 10 Hawaii This
gave rise to q lengthy debate and the resolu-
tion was referred A resolution by Mr. Turpie
to the effect that 1t is unwise and inexpedient
to consider further at this time the treaty or
project Of annexation was laid on the table No
other business was trans lcted. e. The deadlock
in the house was broken by the appearance OF
quorum Of democrats, and the filibustcriny
Of Mr.. Bputelle against the tariff bill ended
The gentleman was vehement and persste
but the tsrin bill was declared before the house
and Mr.. Wilson Nv. Va }, chairman of the ways
and means committees addressed the house In
favor of the bill until adjournment A night
session was held at which e debate was con-
tipued