The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-08-31
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.



WASHINGTON. Aus ss-SENATE-No i'm
portant transacted business Tuesday,
HoUsE=A brief session Of the house Tues
DAY enabled Congressman Warner, OF New
York 10 object 10 the consideration OF the bill
passed by the senate to provide Tor the eAciu-
sion and deportation OF alien anarchists The IN
fiuence OF the treasury department however,
Is being exerted 10 secure the passage OF Sena-
tor IHn's bill which carries with Il The crc@-
tion OF twelve new ofilcials at g 500 per annum
each 1t b hardly probable thin the house
Will consider the bill at this session.
WASHINGTON Aug % --SENArE-lt took an
hour and ten minutes Wednesday for the SEN
ate 10 secure a quorum, after which itweat
into executive session and then finally dd-
iourned until Thursday The only business
transacted was the approval OF the general
deficiency bill BY Vice President Stevenson
HousE-No business transacted NedHus-
day.
WAsHIHGToS Aug 2L-SENATr The ses-
sion of the senate Thursday was nothing loss
than farcical Mr. Henderson called attention
TO the absence OF u quorum, but both he and
Senator Quay, although present declined 10
ans wer TO their names when the roll was Called
Only thirty-siE senators could be mustered.
and in accordance With motion made by Mr.
Harris the sergeant at-arms was instructed TO
emptiness OF this form was shown by
the continued physical presence In the senate
chamber OF four republican senators, Mander-
son, Pcttigrew, Quay and Shoup although
they were theoretically absent and could not
be counted In this helpless condition the sen
ate remained for exactly one hour and twenty
minutes, when MIR Harris abandoned the hght
Tor the day and consented TO an ADJOURN
ment
HOUSE No quorum.
WAsHINcroS Aug q SENATE The Sos
sion OF the senate Friday lasted until les p NJ
and then an adjournment until Monday next
took place The general public was excluded
from the chamber during all hut four minutes
81 the session the remslnder Of The time be-
ing spent behind closed doors, There was no
test as to whether or not y quorum Of senators
was actually present and, in fact mgtters
were so arranged in advance. By mutual agree
ment, that tho question sid n6t arise reso-
luton 10 adjourn sine die Tuesday was
adopted.
HOUSE The house passed joint resolution
Friday providing for adjournment OF the pres
ent session Of congress nj o'clock on the att
ernoon OF Tuesday. August y Another effort
was made, also unsuccessful 10 consider The
| Hill bill for The exclusion and deportation 81
alien anarchists. An amendment had beef
| agreed upon DS the auNothNtn VI th' Hh'a7Ati
and those members who had previously an
| tagonYted Il, defining an anarchist To be q per
son who advocates the destruction hy force o.
ali government or Oh che government OF The
/ United States This satisfied the objections
heretofore made, but Mr.. English (dcm., n. j..
entered an objection and the bill again wen
oyer-this time probably finally for this ses
sion Two or three Gnimportant measures
| we're passed and after q session oi an hour. th'
house adjourned until Monday next
WASHINGTON, Aug p SENATE = Their
we're less than dozen senators In the cham
Der when the senate was called 10 order a
noon Monday, and less than scyoniy-iye mem
bers we're Visible In the house although tn
galleries around both chambers were thronge
with visiting knights Of Pythias aecompanle
by many ladies. In the senate. immodiatel
after the reading Of the journal. Mr. Cockeril
moved to so into executive session
and the great crowds in the scnat
galleries were turned out and the door
were closed She senate remninc
In secret session for an hour during whic
time half dozen bills OF strictly q local o
private character. which had come over frur
the house weSe passed, when an adionrniner
was taken until noon TUESDAY. Nothing at n
was done in the hour and quarter that N
house remained in session save TO refuse judy
Holman, OF indiana. unnnimous consent 20 pa
bill to pay a constituent OF his 500