Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-15
IN CONGRESS TODAY.
The Senate Occupied Mostly in
Executive Session.
Mr.. BOUTELLES RESOLUTION AGAIN.
The Tariff Debate Continued in
the House.
SOME SPEECHES MADE.

After prayer. and when the secretary be-
gan to read the journal Of Friday last, there
were only two seats occupied on the demo-
cratic side Of the chamber, one of them by
the populist Senator from South Dakota,
while the republican side was represented
by at least q dozen Senator'S Before the
reading Of the journal was finished many
Senators entered the chamber. There was
but thin sprinkling Of spectators in the
galleries.
The usual morning crop OF petitions
against the Wilson tariff bill, In favor of
government control Of telegraphs and on
various other subjects. was gathered In and
slowed away.
House bill to authorize the construction
and maintenance Of a dam or dams across
the Kansas river within Shawnee county,
KAN. was reported from the committee on
commerce and was. at the request Of Mr..
Martin Ran.). considered and passed.
Gov. Penn0yer's Statement Condemned
The resolution adopted by the Portland,
Ore, chamber Of commerce on the 9th in
slant. condemning the statements of Gov.
Pennoyer in his Christmas day open letter
to the President, as to the impoverished
condition Of the people of Oregon-as in
furious and not warranted by the facts
was presented by Mr.. Mitchell 0Ore) read
and referred to the committee on education
and labor
Senate bill granting to the Des Moines
Rapids Power Company the right to erect,
construct and operate. and maintain a wing
dam, canal and power station In the Missis-
sippi river in Hancock county, Illinois, was
taken from the calendar and passed. Also
House bill to extend to February IS, 1s96,
the time for the construction of the Choc-
q IA md Iyoil ilxxroy rDx,.
Also House bill granting certain lands G. .
l1o acres. at the junction of the Colorado
and Gila rivers) for the use Of the territor-
ial prison.
Mr.. Hill CNY) rose to move to 20 into
executive session. but first asked Mr.. Gall
linger N.H.). who had given notice of an
intention to address the Senate today on
the tarin question. whether he would be
willing to postpone his speech till tomorrow,
to which Mr.. Gallinger replied that his
speech was not SO important as that he
should let 1t interfere with executive busi-
ness and that. besides. as he was suffering
from severe cold he would prefer to post
pone 1t till tomorrow
In Executive Session.
EN- that case" said Mr.. Hiil, IT move
that the Senate do now proceed to the con-
sideration Of executive business
The motion was agreed to, and. at l2:42,
the floor and galleries we're cleared. the
| executive session Of the chamber in order to
wrestle in undisturbed privacy with the
question Of the nomination of Mr. Horn
blower as associate justice Of the Supreme
Court of the United States
THE House.
The close of the general debate on the
Wilson bill had the effect of thinning out
the attendance of members on the floor and
of visitors in the gallery. On the demo-
cratic side, In particular, was this attenua-
ton apparent. and only about thirty dem
ocratic members were present at the begin
ming Of today's session.
When the Speakers table had been cleared
of the exclusive communications and Senate
resolutions and bills, Mr.. Grain CTexas,
asked unanimous consent to consider Sen
ate bill granting to the Aransas Pass Har-
Dor Company the right to improve Aransas
Pass, and, consent being given, the bill was
taken up and passed.
Committees having been called for reports
without producing any important results.
Mr.. Boutelle Me) endeavored to again call
up his Hawaiian resolution. but failed.
The Tariff Debate.
The first debate in the House this after
noon after the tariff bill had been read and
taken up for amendment grew out of the
advocacy by Mr.. Deforest, democrat
from Connecticut of the amendment of MIR.
Payne (N.YD to increase duty on leaf to-
bacco unstemmed from 81 to s. per pound
Mr. Marsh un.) took Mr.. Deforest to task
Tor his Inconsistency in standing on the
democratic platform and yet asking pro-
lection for the farmers of Connecticut.