The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-04-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tke F-oceciings of tho Week Briefly
Given /.

LEO lSOSecoiuSs OF tho sooA DEiouy
Given
" ftxN tic senate met on the 10th 1t was with
barely fverau present. Mr.. Kyle reported
back adversely Senator PETERS bill for the
Improvement OF, ,1lnlic roads Mr.. Wolcotts
resolution for the coiLSgs OF Mexican dollars
was amended and aGreeu % ~ provloes Ior
treaty with Mexico for such image lot export
Senator Lodge then addressed tne senate IN
opposition to the tariff bill After IN execu-
tive session the senate adjournei... lie nousd
pot in the day in considering the post omSe aP
preparation bill in committee OF the. whole .
Soon after the senate met on the lith Sem
atSf Morgan took the floor and referred to the
manifesto Of Minnesota democrats charging
combine on tEe part OF several democratic sem
ators to defeat tarif reform legislation In
which his name was coupled, and; he declared
that the present bill met hhs approval and he
favored tariff reform. Mr.. Hale then spoke in
opposition to the bill, and Senator Pener con-
cluded his speech which was begun Thursday.
Tire urgency deficiency bill was then discusseo
until adjournment When the house met Ar
Reed commenced alibustering aud the demo-
Gratis being unable TO secure quorum ON ad-
tournament was taken
THE senate on the I2th compls ted the urgency
deficiency bill and 1t was about to be put on It's
final passage when the hour for taking up the
tariff bill was reached and the urgency Dill
went over Mr. PETER then delivered another
instalment of his speech and had not concluded
at o'clock At O'clock the senate adjourned
go. The house did no bus.uess The committee
on rules attempted to briiy In report Tor
rule 10 prevent the breaking OF = quorum wncn
Mr.. Reed commenced his flibustc.tng tactics
and pending eff orts to secure the necessary
quorum to adopt tie new rulc the house ao-
lourned
THE senate met on the 18th with no quorum
present snd considered the deficiency bill for
time and then went into executive session. at
the close of which IL adjourned. -. The strug-
gle over the adoption OF the new rule in the
house was resumed The rule reported was to
head of bustering and to compel members
to vote under penalty OF o fine OF SO for each
time q member present refuses to answer to
his name Filibustering on the part OF repub-
Jfcans prevented q quorum and the democrats
being unable to muster the requisite number
Of votes to adopt the rule The house adjourned
THE senate fcid very short session on the
I4th Mr. Walsh, the new senator from
Georgia. offered bilt for the reform OF the
judiciary Mr.. Quay's resolution TO hear
delegation OF workinSmen was tabled. Mr.
Quay spoke In opposition to the tarin BILL
After an executive session the senate ad-
journed :. AS soon as the house met MIR. Reed
(Me) resumed his filibustering tactics upon
the approval of the journal and the house adj
iourned. q democratic caucus being In session
to ccfisider new rule by which q quorum may
be counted. o..
No business was transacted in the senate on
the 10Th the body adjournin3 on account OF the
death OF Senator Vance. %. The same action
was taEcn by the house The latter body also
adopted resolutions the death OF Gen.
Slocum sch house appointed committees to
attend the funeral OF the late Senator Vance.