The Irish standard., 1894-01-27
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Washington.

THE SENATE.

sion OF C1vu service REFORM uuIl1 Ine
close OF the morning hour the senate
yesterday resumed as 1.-THE unfinished
business" the house bill to repeal the
federal election laws, and the debate
continued until the close of the legis-
lative day.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1o.-Senators Pet
fer (pop, KAN and Allen (pop., Neb.
introduced resolutions in the senate
yesterday condemning the bond policy
of the administration. Senator Nor
gan (dem., Ala and Senator Daniel
(dem., Val took occasion to express
their disapproval of the proposed bond
issue. Senator Vest (dem., Mo- spoke
in favor of repeating the election law.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. - Remon-
strances were presented in the senate
yesterday against the Wilson tariff bill
and against the issue of government
bonds. A bill to codify and arrange
the laws relating to pensions was in
troduced.
WASHINGTON. Jan. AIN the senate
yesterday Senator Turpie (Ind.) report
ed resolution from the committee on
foreign relations declaring it unwise at
this time to consider any project of an
nexation of the Hawaiian islands to the
United States; that the provisionalgov-
eminent there, having been duly recog"
nized, should be allowed to pur-
sue its own line of policy,
and that any intervention in the
political affairs of the islands will be
regarded as an act unfriendly to the
United States. Senator Cu]lom iii.
addressed the senate on the resolution
declaring against interference in Ha-
waiian affairs He declared that the
president had disgraced the nation by
his course with reference to Hawaii,
and was particularly severe upon Secre-
tary Gresham's cipher dispatches
The House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-In the house
yesterday Mr.. Wilson's amendment
to the tariff bill fixing the date on
which free wool should 20 into effect
as August l was defeated, and the sub
stitute making it 20 into effect imme-
diately on the passage of the bill was
adopted. The rest OF the day was spent
discussing the amendment of Mr.. Bur
rows to substitute the print wool
schedule for that proposed by the Viii.
son bill ..
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9-Almost the
entire day in the house yesterday was
spent in the continuation OF the debate
on Mr.. Burrows rep, Mich. amend
ment to restore the existing duties on
wool, with the result of its defeat by a
strict party vote. About an hour before
the recess Mr.. johnson dem O. Of
fered an amendment to place steel rails
on the free list. A lengthy discussion
followed, but no action was taken. AT
the session Mr.. Sibley (dem., Pa. }
created sensation by bitter speech
against tine Wilson bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O--In the house
yesterday the time was occupied in dis
cussing the tariff bill and the proposed
amendment to put steel rail; on the
free list was lost by a vote of 100 to 10.
( WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The tariff
bill was discussed in the house yester-
day, and messages were received from
the president vetoing the New York
and New Jersey bridge bill and trans
uniting the latest correspondence from
Hawaii. ".. .-
WASHINGTON, Ian. 23.-In the house
yesterday an amendment to the tariff
bill placing sugar on the free list was
adopted A bill was introduced TO pro-
vide for the withdrawal Of the dis
cretionary power Of the secretary of
the treasury to issue bonds. The pres
ident's message on Hawaiian affairs
was received.
WASHINGTON, jar. 24.-A bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday for the
free coinage of silver dollars. A joint
resolution was presented declaring the
sympathy of the United States with
the effort now being made to establish
q repu blican form Of government in the
Hawaiian islands. The tariff bill was
further considered, and it was voted to
place coal on the free list