Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-03
WORK OF CON GKESs
RESUME or PROsEEDINGS OF Thu
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Important
Transnctions Of Our National Law.
Work Done IN Both
Branches. fI33

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Transnctions Of Our National Law.
-,snakers-Ths Work Done In Both
Branches.
Washington, April IL. The senate
passed the resolution for the coinage Of
Mexican dollars in the United States
mints. The president is requested to
enter into a correspondence with Mexico
| regarding the scheme and report TO con.
gross. Arrangements were made where
by the tariff bill will hive, clear sailing
during the remainder of the week. SEN
ator Lodge delivered the principal adj
dress on the tariff bill, which he de-
| terests of the American manufacturer,
fl r1ter and laborer. ~
The house passed the bill to extend the
jurisdiction of the Ur:tedt States court Of
Wyoming over Yellowstone Park. The
consideration of the postoftice appropria-
ton bill was resumed. During the day
Messrs. Reed and Bryan INDUCED in an
Interesting tariff debate. =;
Washington, April 1.-THE senate to-
day noticed the Minnesota Democratic
association statement issued from St.
Paul. The association resolved that tar
iff legislation was being delayed by Dem
ocratic senators, and they were severely
criticised. In the list named were Sen
ators Hill, Murphy, German, Pugh, Glib
son, Morgan and Others. The mugwump
New York Ev. ming Post, acting upon this
Democratic association proclamation pro-
ceeded to roast certain of these senator's,
ore of them being Senator Morgan. The
Washington Post called attention to this
IN rs<1 H. Tow
Morgan arose to a question of personal
privilege and humorously replied to the
attack upon him. OF course, the Min
nesota critics made ''bull'' in CHASING
Senator Morgan as a kicker. He is one
of the most earne st supporters of the bill.
He said to-day he would vote for the bill
as it now stands, no matter whether it
was amended or not. He was also
against any delay. The Alabama senator
raised laugh by stating that he had
been tariff reform Democrat before the
men in st. Paul, who had prepared the
resolution, were born. The Minnesota
association seems to have made a very
sorry spectacle of itself by attempting to
dictate or to criticise the United States
congress. The method adopted by the
Minnesota Democrats, Senator Morgan
said, is the French method of trying a
man in his absence and without serving
notice upon him.
Senator Washburn took advantage of
an opportunity to bring Minnesota's pc
culiar interests to the front during the
tariff debate. Senator Hale was criti-
cising the bill for it's probable effects OH
the farm interests of this country, and
mentioned the matter of potatoes. SEN
ator Allen interrupted to say that po-
| <0f cold hs, c%o%o for
cents a bushel despite the high protection
afforded by the Mckinley law. Senator
Washburn Immediately pointed out the
absurdity of the claim that the con-
sumers of those pota toes We're paying any
tax upon them and incidentally told how
the home market fer potatoes alone guar-
anteed by the Mckinley law had made
q number of counties in MINI esota
wealthy, increasing the value of every
acre of land and the general prosperity
of the American producers.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal to-day the house got in dead
lock over technical parliamentary ques-
ton, the Republicans not voting and the
Democrats lacking 33 Of quorum, and
soon adjourned.
Washington, April 13.-The Democratic
managers in the house to-day decided to
take heroic measures to force the Repub-
licans to participate in the proceedings.
The committee on rules, consisting of
Speaker Crisp, Messrs. Cultivate and
Catchings Dem.) and Messrs. Reed and
Burrows (Rep.), held meeting just be
fore the house convened and formulated
a rule to crush fl.bustering, making the
penalty of failure to vote punishable by q
| Emo IF c10 Tho Ropub1io0uS wing
cognizance of the rules by which their
hands were to be tied before the meeting
of the house, Messrs. Reed and Burrows
determined to contest every inch of the
ground, and fierce parliamentary fight
was Immediately precipitated. Speaker
Crisp, however, was in no humor for
trifing, and with stern hand he
swept aside all preliminaries and
forced the fight on the main issue. AS
soon as the journal was read he recog-
nized Mr.. Catchings, from the committee
on Jules. to present the report. Mr.
Catchings demanded the previous ques-
ton. Mr.. Reed tried to secure recogni-
ton, but failed. The house was in an
uproar. u
The speaker lost patience, and with a
hang of the gavel stated the question to
be on the demand for the previous ques-
ton. Mr.. Reed was left standing in the
aisle while the speaker took the rising
vote The Republicans declined to vote,
and when the speaker announced the re-
sul:-99 to O-Mr. Burrows made the
point of no quorum. The yeas and nays
were demanded. The Republicans We're
deter mined to force the Democrats to pro-
dnce quorum at every stage of the par
liamentary progress looking to the adop-
ton of the roll, and when the roll was
called declined to vote. Eleven of the
Democrats refused to give the proposed
rule their approval, and voted against the
demand for the previous question. They
" ere as follows:
Causey, Delaware; Coombs, Cummings,
New York; Geary, California; Geissen-
hainer, New Jersey; Kilgore, Texas; Ma
guire, California; McAlser, Painter, Ken
lucky; Ryan, Warner, New York.
The Populists voted with the Demo-
Gratis in favor of the demand. The an
nouncement Of the vote-141 to IL
showed that the Democrats were thirty
seven short of quorum. After more fill