The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given

THE senate transacted no business on the Eth Funeral services were held in the cham Der over the remains of Senator Colqmtt The attendance of officials and the diplomatic corps was large. At the conclusion Of the services the remains of the deceased senator were taken from the capitol to special train to De borne to Georgia for interment and the senate immediately adjourned .... The house trans acted no business. the whole day being occF pied in fruitless effort to secure quorum on the ONeill Joy contest
 THE senate on the 2sih adopted several reso- lutions calling the heads of depar tmepts Tor desired information. Mir Pefer offered reso- lution directing the finance committee to pre- pare bill for the repeal of all laws authorizing the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds or other interest bearing obligations without spe- cihc authority of congress. The resolution di- rectipg the committee on judiciary to inquire whether the existing statutes are sufficient to punish stimulation of silver coins by coins of like metal, weight and fineness was taken up and agreed to The resolution authorizing the secretary of the treasury to receive at the SUD treasurv in New York the money. s674o,OOo to be paid the Cherokee nation was agreed to. The McGarrahan bill was then considered un- til adjournment. After routine business the house took up the cont, sted election cases or ONeil ys Joy and English vs- Hilborn After a long debate the minority report was rel 'cted, and pending the Hort to secure vote on aoopt' ing the majority report the house adjourned
 IN the senate on the 29ih Mir Lodge intro duced resolut on calling on the secretary of the treasury for tabulated statement of the cash value of ell imports from countries having depreciated paper currency. After action on several resolutions the pension appropriation bill was reported and the house joint resolu- tion appropriating sl0)0 additional to carry out the Chinese exclusion act passed The Me Garrahan bill was further debated and passed nod until Monday ... The house got into an ugly wrangle over the O'Neill-Joy contest which was bitter d full of personalities The republic ans flibastered to prevent vote Pending the turmoil the message of the president yeto- ing the seigniorage bill was received and read The fight on the contested election case was then resumed and continued with bitterness, and without deciding the contest the house ad- iourned.
 THE senate was not in session on the 3)th -. When the house met Speaker Crisp was given a gratifying reception upon taking the chair, the congratulations being upon his appoin tment as United States senator Then commenced the row over the O'Neil-Joy contest but MT. Bland succeeded in giving notice that he would call for a vote on he veto Thursday No quo. rum could be secured to take final vote on the con tested election case and the house took a recess. Pension bills were considered at the evening session.
 THE senate was not in session on the 3ist.. When the house met Speaker Crisp was again greeted with applause at his declining the office of United St tes senator to which the governor of Georgia had appointed him. The struggle over the O'Neill-Joy contest was not resumed in the house Several unimportant bills were passed and the remainder of the session was given to eulogies upon the late Representative O'Neil, of Pennsylvania and the house ad- lourned
 AFTER the disposal of routine business in the senate on April ?, the tariff bill was taken up and made unfinished business MT. Voor- hees opened the debate in favor of the bill and spoke for two hours, at the conclusion of which the senate went into executive session and then adjourned .. The house engaged all day in another futile attempt to secure quo rum on the O'Neill-Joy contest Filibus tering was resorted to an MT. O'Neill's friends an nouEced that the case would be kept before the house until disposed Of The house adjourned without doing any business Ten democrats persisten voted against O Neill all day. Three being from his own state,