The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-06-22
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report Of the Weeks p sces 4
ings In the Senate and House.

TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON. June 13.-The senate
further considered the tariff bill yes
terday. if long-wiuded speeches might
be called considering" OF the eight
hours the senate was in session MIR.
Quay spoke four in continuation of his
speech commenced five weeks previous.
and which had already taken up -four
days. Messrs. Pettigrew. Power and
PETER also spoke. A resolution was
introduced to bring Chapman. the Wall
street broker who refused to answer
questions asked by the investigating
committee, before the senate for con
tempt. and at o'clock the senate ad
jOurned.
After passing bill setting aside
100000 from the fund belonging to the
estates of deceased colored soldiers fol
the purpose of erecting in the District
of Columbia national home for aged
cOlored people. the house further con
sidered the Indian bill.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON. June li.-When the
senate met yesterday Mr.. Perkins
spoke briefly in defense of the late
Senator Stanford and defended him
from the charge made by Representa-
tive Geary in connection with the Stan
ford university. \ resolution offered
by Mr.. Morgan calling on the secretary
of the treasury for certain information
in regard to gold receipts and bond is
sues was adopted. \ resolution from
Mr.. Hoar was adopted calling upon the
president for information as to whether
certain foreign governments cOntem-
plated retaliation on account of the
proposed imposition of a discriminat.
ing duty on sugar. Then the debate
on the wool schedule of the tariff bill
was resumed.
The house disposed of several bills Of
local nature and then took up the In
dian appropriation bill. which was I'M
der consideration at adjournment.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE senate
yesterday passed bill to pay Joseph
Redfern. one of the Ford theater vic
Tins. S2,74s: also a bill to authorize the
appointment of women as public school
trustees in the District of Columbia
also a bill for the development and en-
enlargement of silk culture. and then
resumed consideration of the tariff bill.
the wool schedule being discussed I'M
til adjournment.
The house had under consideration
the Indian appropriation bill in com
mittee of the whole, but did not COM
plete it.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-When the
tariff bill was taken up in the senate
yesterday Mr.. Dolph spoke at length
against free wool. The wool schedule
occupied the attention of the senate all
day. Every amendment offered was
voted down.
The house had the Indian bill under
consideration all day and in the even
ing gave some attention to pension
bills.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON. June 1S.-The senate
on Saturday completed the wool sched-
ule of the tariff bill. all amendments
being voted down. Considerable prog,
reSS WIS IIldtle OH lIlc Dill anu ScNcldi
private bills passed. The senate adj
journed at $50 o'clock.
The house further considered the In
dian appropriation bill and reached a
final vote at 3 o'clock. when the bill
passed--156 to 33, and the house ad.
journed.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The senate
entered upon the twelfth week of the
tariff debate yesterday, and consilera
ton Of the bill was resumed immedi
ately after disposing of routine business
Some progress was made. the silk. coal
and miscellaneous schedules being be
fore the senate. The debate was con
tinued until past 6 o'clock.
The house had under consideration
MIR. Hatch's anti-option bill in com
mittee of the whole. An adjournment
was taken at ) o'clock without com
pleting the bill.