The farmers' union., 1894-02-22
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SENTATivES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good Of the Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed
and Acted Upon.
DOings Of Congress.

The House adjourned Saturday almost
Immediately after the readin- OF the jour
nal out OF resrect for the memory OF
representative Houk. OF Ohio Mr.. Ou,h-
waite. Of Ohio. announced the death of
Mr.. Iiouk to the House and requested the
appointment II IA committee to accompany
the remains 70 Ohio Appropriate re-olu-
tions were adopted and the House sd-
journed till Monday.
The Hawaiian controversy occupied the
principal time OF the Senate on Mnnday.
Senator Gray Of Delaware opening his :r-
gument in defense OF the policy oi Ire~i-
dent Cleveland. Early in the session an
Interesting incident occurred in the pres
entation by Senator Cullom OF "A petition
sizned by 30. 00O wool growers OF the
West protesting against the WOO. sched.
ule in the new tariff bill. he speech
Of Senator Gray in the Hawaiian mat
ter was devoted principally to an attempt
TO prove the completely OF Minister stevens
with the revolutionists. A message was
received from tho House announcing the
death OF Congressman Hnuk. of Ohio.
Senator Brice offered resolution OF re-
gret and coincidence. and the senate ad-
Journed. In the House. after the transac-
tion OF some minor business. by special
order the remainder OF the day was con-
sumed In paying propriate tribute to the
III emory Of the late Senator Stanford. OF
California. At the conclusion OF the eulo-
gtes as a further mark Of respect. the
House at 4:15 o'clock adjourned.
The Hawaiian resolution w"> again
the subject OF discussion in the Senate
Tuesday. Senator Gray resumed his
argument in support OF President
Clevcland's policy and reiterated his
charges that the revolutiOnists we're
dependent upon the United States minister
and the United States forces for
support "f their movement. The House
spent the day in debate the Bla nd
seigniOrage bill. the principal speeches be-
ing those by Mr. Culber>on of Texas In ia
vor Of the measure and Mr. Coo!nbs Of New
York in opposition Mr. Warner. a Demo-
crat from New York. who concluded the
debate for the day. announced himsef in
favor of permitting the Government to coin
and issue all kinds Of money.
Tie entire time of the Sen ate Wednesday
was consumed in the discussion of the
House bill to compel the Rock Island
Railway Company to stop it, trains ut the
new towns OF Enid and Round Pond.
IL Indian Territory. Th' whisky tax
and the position OF the Woman'S
Christian Temperance Union on the
question was brought up by Senator Frye.
Senator Lodge, OF Massachusetts. present.
ed Il resolution. which was adopted. CALI
ing on the Secretary OF the Treasury for
the record in the case Of the investigation
Of tho Boston custom house. Senator
Palmer spoke in favor OF 'i'e Rock Island
bill Senators Craig. of Wyoming. and
Martin. OF Kansas. opposed. while PETER.
Of Kansas, advocated It, The day in the
House was given up to the discussion OF
BANDS seicnora-e bill. The debate was
without incident
Vice President Stevenson came to the
rescue OF the Oklahoma town-Sie bill in
the Senate Thursday. and by his vote
broke the tie and passed the bill compel
ling the Rock Island Railroad Company to
stop its trains AT the new towns OF Enid
and Round Pound. The measure on the
final vote stood g. to %, and the Vice
President promptly e>ercised his nreroEa-
tive by castin~ the de'iainy vote in favor
of the bill The debate on the Bland
se;cnorage bill in the House was charactcr-
ized by several strong Democratic speeches
against the measure
The Senate adjourned few minutes
past 1 O'Clock Friday afternoon after
spen ding the better part of t"" days con
sidering the nomination OF W. H. Peckham
of New York to be Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court The vote had just been
taken on a molten to confirm the nomi
nation. and the result. which was
lection by a vote OF 30 to ~. was known
In the House Mr.. Bland began his coer-
Give tactics 10 compel vote on the silver
seicniorage bill Most OF the Republicans
and the Democratic opponents OF the
measure started "A tilihuster with the in
ten ZION OF fcrcinC him to produce quorum
of the advocates Of the bill I" pass 1t. and
the entire dav was consumed In roll
calls At O'Clock Mr. Bland abandoned
any further attempt to secure a quorum,
and after having passed resolution In
structing the sergeant EARNS to tele-
,rarh for absentees a recess was taken un-
til s o'clock, tire evening session being de-
voted to the rOn> ion of private PEN
sion bills Mr. Kiigore OF Texas blocked
all proceedings