The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given.

|
 THE senate was not in session on the l3th...
 Soon after the house met the president sent in | 8 message with the correspondence relating to
 Hawaii The house then went into committee
 of the whole on the tarn bill Messrs Pickler | (S. D. and Grosvenor O. spoke in opposition | to the Wilson bill, and Messrs. Turner (Ga.)
 and Cochran (N Y.) made the leading speeches
 in favor, the gale ies being crowded There
 was large attendance at the evening session
 to hear Mr. Bryan. of Nebraska, who spoke in
 favor of the bill
 | WHEN the senate met on the l5 tn the house | bill to authorize the construction of a dam
 across the Kansas river at Topeka was, at the
 request of Senator Martin, taken up and | passed. After passing several other private bills the senate went into executive session and
 when the doors were opened at o'clock ad | journed . When the house met the Wilson | tarif bill was read by sec ctions for amendment | and debate under the hve-minute rule. general debate having closed Only amendments offered | by the ways and means committee were agreed | to At the evening session Mir Hudson (kan)
 spoke in ia or Of the bill and at l0:N o'clock
 the house adjourned
 IN the senate on the 18th spirited discussion | took place between Senators Hoar Gray and
 Daniel on the Hawaiian question The federal elections repeal bill came up as the regular or l der and Senator Palmer (Ill spoke in favor of | 1t A communication was received from the secretary Of the treasury in answer to Senator Aliens resolution in regard to the gold coin in the United States and at :05 o'clock the senate adjourned. .... The house continued its work on
 the tarG bill, the republicans, under the lead | ership Of Mir Burrows, making the attempt to offer minority amendments alternately with the majority of the com ittee. but were ruled out under precedents established when the Me Kiniey bill was under consideration. The de
 bate was participated in by many members un- til adjournment
 THE work of the senate on the l7th amounted | to little outside of executive session at which, after some debate. the nomination of Scott Harrison (brother of the ex-president to be surveyor of the port of Kansas City. was re. iected-both Missouri senators opposing him.. In the house the tariff bill was further consid- cred, and the committee amendment ixing the date on which the free wool clause should go into effect on August 1, 1y9I, was rejected and the date made upon the passage of the bill Deb te on the bill was continued at the night session
 THE senato was treated to surprise on the 18th by the announcement of the resignation of Senator Walthall, of Mississippi Ill health given as the reason Several senators expressed their disapproval of the issue Of bonds, among them Senators Morgan (Ala) and Daniel (Va). The elections bill was considered, MT. Vest making a speech in favor of repeal. .. The day in the house was devoted to the tariff bill, debate being on MT. Burrows amendment 10 restore the existing duty on wool The amendment was defeated by strict party voe At the evening session MT. Sibley (dem) of Penn sylvania, spoke against the tarif bill
 THEsenate was not in session on the l9th.. The house further considered the tarid bill The proposition to put steel rails the free list was defeated and the sugar schedule was considered at length Progress was very slow.