Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-03
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
The Weeks rrocccdtnss In the senate and
House vt REPRESENTATIVES,.

House vt Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April s&--Tho president
OF the senate ruled that there was no such
thing rs unfinished business now, and
consequently the attempt Of Allen to call
up his CaNpy resolution failed. aud the
tariff VII WAS taken up first thiNg Lind
shy spoke fer the bill, During his speech
Nliyjeh offered 70 take vote on the hill
vt ) ~ N. ~ IL ca0e from the house. and
two hours later Harris offered 20 agree 10
the proposition, hut Aldrjch said he did
mot make tho proposition 10 the Demo
cratic caucus and several Republicans oh.
jectrd, Voorhees, denied chat amendments
to the bin had been agreed upon, Gallon
spoke against the bin and Dolph gave q
hfth nstallmeut ut his speech,
Tho house passed twenty.one private
pension hills under the pressure of Hep.
burns determination not to let any bust
ness he uouo 10y consent until the pension
bills We're acted upon, \ hNucticiary Nt
ono vi the bills widow of y soldier Of the
war of lSlH, 81 years old and totally
blind, WAS reported dead while her bill
had been hung up At the night session
five ponsiou bills We're tavorahly reported,
WASntNGroN. April m,~~Alleu wanted
the senate to talk CoNey with his Coxey,
ito resolutions rs text, hut Harris In,
sisted that tho tariH bill was OF moro im-
pnrtanco than all the other bills ON the
calendar, and Hale spoke ON that measure
and said il would boa compromise that
would he entirely dtttercnt from that DO
fore the house before IL WAS passed nar.
riS SAID that all tariff laws were compro-
misses, Stewart began to talk tariff but
soon Sot ON tho silver question and stayed
there nolph gave n sixth mStallment Ut
his speech EuloRiGs were pronounced
ON tho late Representative Lilly, Of Penn
sylNania.
The house in committee vt the whole
took up the army appropriation bill and
worked en- II until no quorum was devel
opcd ON roll cali Tho ahsentees were
reported and the house adjourned,
WAsuNUroN, May |, Tho senate
wrangled all day over the tariff bill con
Guiding the talk with u bitter personal at
tack 10y furpic on Aldrtch, whom he called
liar Then Quay spoke until n quorum
was missing and the senate adjourned.
The housc passed bill for u bridge
near Nebraska city, Neh Then IN COM
mittco the army appropriation bin was
considered and completed and tho COM
mittoe rising the bill was passed without
important amendment,
WASHINGTON, May =, Tho announce
mcnt of the death Of Senator Stock bridge
10y his colleague Mcmillan, which was
made Immediately after the senate was
called to order, put stop TO business,
Tho senate adopted the usual resolutions,
appointed Mcmillan, Washhurn, Cullom,
Jones of Arkansas, Gibson and blanchard
~ committee to attend tho funeral. and
adjourned
Tho house agreed 10 tho senate amend,
mcnts to tho hlll to punish crime in lnl.
lowstone park. The bin to improve bust
ness methods in the treasury was taken up
and considered. but the consideration was
interrupted twicc-onue by the arrival of
the Coxey army and again 10y the an
nouncumont Of the death OF senator stock
bridge Appropriate resolutions were
adopted, Il committee To attend the funeral
appointed and the house adjourned. While
tho Caxey scene was being enncted the
chamber was almost entirely deserted,