The People's friend., 1894-08-17
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
ings in the Senate and House.



WAsHINGToN Aug. 9.-The senate
Wednesday passed The house bill to re-
imburse the late Treasurer Nebecker
for 81 900 paid by him to make good
shortage in his accounts when his office
was turned over to his successor. Mr..
Allen introduced bill to prevent pro-
fessional lobbying. A number of bills
Of a local character passed, also the
senate bill admitting free certain ex-
hibits to the Atlanta exposition in 1898
In the house Mr.. Bailey (Tex.), from
the judiciary committee, presented
resolution providing for an investlga'
ton by that committee of the charges
against Judge Kicks, which was agreed |
to. The house then considered pubic
buildings bills in committee of the /
whole Then the question of quorum /
was sprung and without completing !
the work before it the house ad- |
journed
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The senate
held very brief session yesterday and
transacted no business of general pub
lie interest.
question of personal privilege, denied
the published imputation that he had
introduced the resolution recognizing
the Hawaiian republic for polltlcal
purposes, and proceeded to speak IN
severe terms of several members of the
administration, when the speaker de-
cided that he had gone outside the
question of privilege, and when he IN
sisted on speaking the chair required
him to take his seat. The militia bill
was then debated for a time in very
lively manner. calling forth much talk
on the subject of sending troops into
state without call from the governor.
Six relief bills were then passed and
/ the house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
! WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE senate
had a lively time when the session
commenced yesterday. Mr.. Hill reso-
luton directing the tariff cOnfereeS to
report the difficulties and causes OF
failure to agree was a sensation. ana
came near being adopted before It's I'M
| pOrtance was discovered. Mr.. Vest Ia
vored its adoption SO that the calcium
light of truth might be turned on. .
After a lively time, however, vote
was STAYED off for the present and the
resolution went over. The remainder
of the day was devoted to considering
the Chinese treaty in executive session.
The house had under consideration
the projects of a government exhibit at
Atlanta, Ga, to cost 100000, and TO
give 100000 acres Of land to certain
states to encourage the reclamation OF
deserts. At the evening session per
sion bills were considered
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia large au-
dience was in the gallaries when the
senate met on Saturday, expecting
sensational turn in the tariff debate
Mr.. Hills resolution to discharge the
conferees and require report IRON
them was the question to be acted on
The senate had heard of the house eau
Gus. however, and matters took new
t,,rn. The friends of tariff reform moved
for an executive session, and it carried
by one vote.
! The house had under consideration
. the report on the sundry civil bill. In
! proposition to give certain states 1,O0O
600 of arid lands to be reclaimed by II
rigation was agreed to and the appro
: priation of $3.50, 900 to purchase squar
from ex-senator Malone for publ
printing office was defeated. Afte
announcement of democratic caucu
on the tariff bill Monday the house ad
, iourned until Monday.
MONDAY.
= WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The proceed
9 inps of the senate yesterday were e1
l ceedinglv tame, all interest beln
!. transferred to the house where tn
> great tariff contest was to be hnall
settled. The conference report on tn
sundry civil bill was agreed to wit
some modification and a further COZ
) ference ordered. The senate recede
= from the amendment to purchase tf
- Malone lots for public printing ot1l(
site. Adjourned at o'clock.
a When the house met the tariff bi
r came to the front and the battle w;
s warm. The democratic caucus had
i cided to accept the senate bill as tt
best that could be had at present, al
v the debate on ratifying this action w;
O highly interesting. Speaker Girls
Chairman Wilson and others spoil
" in favor of accepting the senate b
:, and passing separate bills for fr
q sugar, free iron ore, free coal al
barbed wire and Mr.. Reed, Bourl
. Cochran (N. " and others opposed.
; vote to recede from the disagreeme
= to the senate amendments and to {
;. cept the senate tariff bill was tn
q taken and agreed to by 1872 yeas to
navs, and the great tariff battle w
over. Mr.. Wilson then presented t
bill for free coal and it was passed
:, l6O to 1O4: then followed a bill for fl
~ iron ore and it passed. The bill
- free barbed wire then passed by 1s7
- 81. Then came up the bill for fl
sugar. and during the debate the su9
~ ~ trust was severely handled. Repl
:. - licans and democrats Joined in its p
:" sage and the free sugar bill receiv
276 votes to II against and at 1923
night the house adjourned IN
Wednesday.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-1here wa
e,,7a11 attendance of memb berS when