The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
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Given
 V HE senate was net in session on the 3d. .... Alter the transaction of routine business the house devoted the session to debate on the Ha. Waiian question Mir Hit Hll) resumed his I speech n opposition to the policy of the admin. istration and MT Raynor (Md) in strong | speech supported it After various speeches 1t | was decided to take a vote Monday at o'clock and the house adjourned.
 THE proceedings of the senate on the 5th
 were ralher lame. Mir Hale (Me) offered resolution that it is inexpedient to consider The
 tariff bill before the representatives of many great industries and labor organizations are heard which went over. After minor routine business debate was resumed on the federal elections bill, which continued until adjourn. ment. .. The house continued debate on the Ha. waiian resolution Mir Boutele (Me made a | strong argument against the administration policy. and MT Oates tAla and Patterson (Tenn spoke as strongly in defense The de- bate was continued until lO:3J ?. m, when the house adjourned.
 THE senate did not reach vote on the re- peal federal elections bill on the 9th, but by general consent the time for debate was ex. tended one day. The day was devoted entirely to debate on the bill. q. The house continued the debate on the Hawaiian resolution and the speeches were of . lively character Messrs. Outhwaite (O), Culberson (Tex), Everett (Mass), Turner (Gs), Hooker Miss and others defending the policy of the administra- tion and Messrs. Loud (Cal), Hepburn Qa), Sickles (N. Y.) and Reed [Me) opposing 1t All amendments were voted down and when vote was reached on adoption of the McCreary resolution repub jeans refused to answer to their names, ana pending the efforts of the democrats to secure Q quorum the house ed- journed.
 THIS ste on the 7th passed the federal election repeal bill by vote of 3e yeas 10 2s nays, Messrs Stewart (Nev), Allen, Kyle and Pener voting for the bill IL repeals all fed eral laws regulating the control Of congress sonal elections All amendments were voted down and the bill passed as 1t came from the house It now goes 10 the president The sem ate at o'clock went into executive session and soon adio Irned .. The house debated the Ha- waiian matter ali day. When the vote was tinan' reached the republicans hlibustered, but the democrats having secured quorum the resolution, kno n as tEe McCreary resolu. tion, was passed by I7o yeas 10 57 nays. The resolution condemns the ,cts of Minister Stevens and sustains the policy Of the presi- dent Mir. Bland then attempted 10 call up his silver seigniorage bil but he opponents of it commenced tlibusteriny against it and pend ing all efforts to secure a quorum lhe house ad. iourned
 THE senate on the 9th discussed the right of buc Oi lue lTtaSuFS 10 issue DOuuS ht the present time It was on Senator Stewards resolution and tho debate was on Senator But ler's motion to refer to the judiciary com mtttee A strong speech was made b. Senator Teller in which he deprecated the deplorable financial condition of the country, and called upon his republican colleagues to bear their fair share of the responsibility of the cause and not attempt to throw upon the democratic par " the entire burden Of deyising remedies for the imnendinp manic The matter finally wont over. After briefly considering Senator Berrys bill compelling the Rock Island road 10 stop at Oklahoma townsites instead of seeking to build up their own towns on sites owned by the road for speculative purposes adj lcent to tho legal sites established by the interior depart. ment, the senate adjourned until Mondlg ... Ia the house the deadlock on Mfr Blands silver scign-orage coinage bill was broken after four hours Of flibustering When, by vote of lJ6 to 70. the house carried Mir. Bland's motion to go into committee of the whole for consideration of his bill the opponents of the bill commenced fli- clustering tactics The fight was not on party lines, but between the friends and foes Of silver coinage in both parties A quorum was finally cured und tho bill taken up Mir Bland took the floor in favor Of the bill and pending consld. eration the house adjourned with the under sanding that filibustorlng on the bill should cease
 THE senate was rot in session on the 9th. ... The entire day in the house was spent in de- bate on the Bland silver seigniorage bill Mir. Bland concluded his remarks in favor of it, and Mir Stone CPa) spoke in opposition. MT. Me KeiGhIn (Seb) spoae in favor of free silver. MT. Kigore (rex favored the bill The house adjourned at o'clock, after receiving the re- port of he committee on naval affairs on Ihe Holman resolution 10 investigate the premium paid to contractors for war vessels