Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-01
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS or THD
SENATE AND HOUSE.
condensed Record of the important
transactions of Our National Law
makers-The Work Done In Both
Branches.

transactions of Our National Law.
makers-The Work Done In Both
Branches.
Washington, Feb. 21.-There has been
considerable talk about the senate 30.
DAY OF the prospect of a Democratic eau
Gus to consider the tariff bill. Senator
Gibson OF Maryland, who has been CO.
operating with Senator German and 9TH
ers TO secure a duty on coal, said to-day
mat he considered a caucus inevitable.
ana that he thought it would be held
during the first part of next week, or
possibly the latter part of the present
week. Members of the finance COM
nEttcc do tot consider that a caucus win
be necessary, and they confidently pre-
act that none will be held. They at
tribute the caucus reports to the dis
satlsh2d clement, and are evidently Of
the opinion that tEey will not be able To
secure sufficient backing among Demo
tfauc senators to force q caucus The
meeting of the full Democratic commit
tee does not change the aspect of the
situation so far as can be learned, though
II came near doing so, and a. one time
looked as II the meeting might result in
tIdcrlng the calling of i committee meet
ing Tomorrow n the reporting of the
bill 10 til" full CONN ittee then. Only the
fact that the week will then be over
half gone and that the scnate Will prob
ably adjourn over until Monday on ac-
count of Washington's birthday, pre-
vented.
The sugar schedule @ppoars TO be ut
present the item which Is giving the
greatest annoyance, and there Is no
doubt but that FOR the unsatisfactory
status of this matter, the other dis
puttd questions would have been agreed
upon before this time and the bill re-
ported to the full committee.
The session of the senate was devoid
Of special interest. Senator Daniel of
Virginia concluded his speech on the
Hawaiian question, and while supporting
warmly the course that had been fol
lowed by the administration, he declared
that now there was nothing to do but
recognize the new government and wish
it g~odspeed. After Senator Daniels
speech the bill for additional printing Of
flee facilities was taken up and discussed.
The deadlock on tine Bland seigniorage
bill was not broken in the house to-day.
Roll call followed roll call. when it being
apparent that Mr.. Bland could not
muster n quorum he moved to adjourn.
Washington, Feb. 22.-Ehe tariff Ques.
ton came up in quite an unexpected
way in the senate to-day, and for two
hours it held the floor to the exclusion
Of all other business. The matter was
indirectly allueded TO by Senator Noor-
hoes, who arose to a question of privilege
TO deny a newspaper statement indicating
that the Democratic memb ars of the
finance committee were submitting to the
PRESIDENTS directions III matters relating
to the tariff bill. After this denial by
Senator Voorhees, Senator Chandler Of
New Hampshire p~reCipitated the discus
sion of the day by an inquiry as to the
part that Senator Mills is performing III
the consideration of tho bin in commit
tee. and whether he is still acting as the
proxy of Senator Mcpherson since the
%latter'S return 70 the city. Senator Noor-
hees at first requested Senator Chandler
t. read the Record for his information,
bu: when the New Hampshire senator
insisted upon a direct answer Senator
Voorhees, finally declaIe ed that it was no
business of the senator how the tinance
committee considered the bill. This pro-
voEed an era of %acrimony, and for the
next hour senatorial courtesy had no
place in this dignifed body. Many SEN
ators accused each other of unworthy
acts, and Senator Vest finally quoted
from the Record in attempt to prove that
Senator Chandler had PROMISED 10 take
care of certain officials III the Southern
states in 1876, if they would decide
against the Democracy end in favor Of
Hayes for the presidency.
| Washington, Feb. 23.-There was a
| series of dramatic incidents in the house
| which may possibly eliminate with lega!
proceedings against the sergeant-at-arms
for false imprisonment of members or
| congress-. Sergeant-at-Arms S1ow, act
ing by virtue of the general warrant OF
! arrest issued last Monday, has been APP
| pretending members wherever they should
be found. The warrant contains the
| names of ffty-siX congressman. MIR.
Snow began last night to arrest congress-
| men on the floor of the house on warrants
charging them with ~absenting themselves
on Monday. This was in accordance
with a c~olloquy between Speaker Crisp
and the sergeant-at-arms during the SEES
sion Yesterday. Mr.. Snow asked if he
! was expected to arrest members on the
floor. Mr.. Crisp answered that the ser
geant-at-arms was expected to execute
| the order" This wts accepted as mean
ing that aIlests on the floor should be
| made, and Mr.. Snow at crce began to
"nrry this .dea into effect. He arrested
| seven congressman as they sat in their
seats. Deputy Hill made rs many more
| c~rrests. In each cas- The member was
on the shoulder ard then told that he
v"ns released Oh parole to report when re-
QuiTed. This morning the arrests be-
gan again ard continued until interrupted
by a stirring scene. Representative Cum
mingS Of New York came down the mil.
ole aisle of the house just rs the session
was about TO open. Deputy Hill stepped
up to him Pnd notified him that by vir.
toe of the warrant he had Mr.. Cum
mings would be placed under arrest aud
his parole taken. The congressman
flushed and took the matter seriously.
He stepped back and in bitter language
denounced the effort TO arrest him. He
refused to recognize the validity of the
warrant. Il give you fair warning"