The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given.

Given.
 THE senate on the 5th passei the bill to re- init the penalties on the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius and then went into executive session and when the doors were opened adjourned .... The business transacted by the house was un. important
 THE open session Of the senate on the 7th was devoid Of interest and was of short dura- tion Mir Allen (Neb introduced resolu- tion for the appointment of five senators to in vestigate the alleged clubbing by Washington police of members of Coxey's arm7 when it at. tempted to enter the capitol, which went over. After six hours spent in executive session the nate adjourned %. The house passed the New York and New Jersey bridge bill The printing otfice bill was discussed until a late hour, the debate drifting into tarin talk. But little business was disposed of
 SOON after the senate met on the Sth Mir. Harris moved U proceed with the tarin bill. MT Hoar took the floor in opposition 10 the bill and during his remarks excited the ire of MT Gray (Del) who replied to him in lively manner. The discussion for the day was closed by Mir Morrill, and at i:45 o'clock the senate went into executive session .. The bill for the erection of public printing office in Washing ton occupied the attention of the house and closed by resolution from Mir. Holman to re. fer the matter of purchasing site to a com. mission. The naval appropriation bill was then taken up and the house adjourned
 IN the senate on the 9th a message was re- ceivC from the president tsansmitting the cor respondence called for relative 10 Samoa At the conclusion of the morning hour MT Allen (Neb) called up his resolution for committee to investigate the alleged clubbing of Coxey's m by police and sharp debate followed participated ia by Senators Allen, Daniel and sherman The tarir bill was then debated un- til adjournment. ... In the house some talk was had upon the useless expenditure in the print ing of eulogies upon deceased senators and representatives which it was charged were never read. Several local bills passed and the naval appropriation bill was taken up and oc- cupied the attention of the house until adjourn ment
 WHEN the senate met on the 10th Mir. Pat. ton, the newly-appointed senator from Michi- gan, took his seat After routine business the Allen resolution to investigate the alleged club biug of CoxeV's men on May came up, and Senators Teller and Stewart spoke in favor of its adoption. Mir. Hoar spoke yehemently against it Mir Harris said he had been op- posed 10 the resolution, but after hearing MT Teller he would favor 1t Pending discussion the morning hour expired and debate on the tarin bill was resumed At o'clock resolu' tions on the death of Representative Brattan of Maryland, were adopted and the senate ad- journed co. The session of the house was very brief. The death of Mir. Brattan, Of Maryland, was nnouuoeu eolnnIIstee app 'hteu 'o ny tend the funeral and the house adjourned
 AFTER Mir. Allen had vainly tried 10 bring up his Coxey resolution in the ssnate on the lith and after a brief discussion Of Mir. Peffer's in- austrial depression resolut on the tariff debate was resumed and occupied the attention of the senate until it went into executive session.. The house took action on some minor bills and then went into committee of the whole on gen eral appropriation bills and the committee con- tinued it's session until o'clock At the even , tug session pension bills were considered