The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23
CONGRESS.
ConasRsed Proceedings OF the Senate and
House for the Past Week.


NEITHER use OF congress transacted any
business on the 10Th. The senate was not in
session and the sudden dee tn Of Representative
Houk, Of Ohio, Gus on all proceedings Of the
house, which appointed committee 70 arrange
the funeral and adjourned until Monday.
TIE senate on The 18th had the Hawaiian
matter again under discussion. Senator Gray
spoke at length on the subject sustaining the
administration, Senator Petugrew presented
q resolution directing the secretary OF agri-
culture to report 70 the senate the amount of
wheat in the country March - last, the total
yield Of the past year and the amount now in
the country. IL was adOp ed Senator Gal
lenger presented a substitute for the Wilson
tariff bill and after receiving notice from the
house Of the death Of Representative Hoak the
senate adjourned -. The house considered Dis.
trict OF Columbia business. and the remainder
Of the session was consumed in paying apprd-
pirate tribOte 10 tbs memory of the late sen.
atoT STAFFORD, OF California
TIE senate on the f3;h again had the Ha.
waiian question under discussion Senator
Gray resumed his speech In defense Of the posi-
uolf Of the administration. At the conclusion
OF his speech the bill compelling the Rock
Island railroad TO stop at certain towns in Okla
homa was taken up, but the senate soon went
into executive session. o.. Mr. Bland's seignior.
age coinage silver bill occupied the attention
OF the house during the entire day, the house
being in committee OF the whole.
taken up in discussing the house bill compelling
the Rock Island railroad to stop it's trains at
the new towns OF Enid and Bou d Pond in the
Indian territory. Senator Martin (Kan op-
posed the bill He said the legislature of Okla
homa had ample power TO deal with the matter
and congress should not interfere. Senator PEI
fer favored the BILL properly amended The bill
was pending at adjournment. In the house all
efforts 10 limit debate on the Bland seignioTage
Dill failed and the debate proceeded without
limit The resignation OF Mr. Brawlev, OF
South Carolina, who has been appointed
United ates district Judge was read and the
two new members from New York city, Messrs-
Oligg and Strauss. were sworn in Mr. Bland's
bill was under discussion at adjournment
In the senate on the 18th the credentials OF
hr. McLaurin, as senator from Mississippi to
succeed Mr.. Walthall, we're presented and the
oa h OF ONCE administered to the new senator.
The house bill TO compel the Rock Island road
TO stop trains at Enid and Round Pond. Ok,
was then further discUssci, and upon vote
on It's passage there was a tie-27 to q
The vice president voted in the affirmative and
the bill PASSED. The senate then went into ex-
ecutive session. In the house debate on the
Bland seigniorage silver bin was continued and
all efforts of Mr. Bland 10 secure limit to de-
bate failed. Tho debate was quite lively at
times, but the house adjourned pending action.
TIE senIte Proceedings were brief and Of no
general interest on the 10th. A resolution Of
fered by Mr. HOar was adopted asking the
president for all records and dispatches from
Minister Willis not heretofore presented on
Hawaiian matters. The senate then went into
executive session for the consideration Of the
nomination OF w. ii. PeCkham for associate
justice of the supreme court The nomination
was finally rejected by 81 yeas to IL nays. Mr..
Blsnd's seigniorage bill again occupied the at
tention Of the house. but all work was blocked
by the flibustering OF its opponents. At the
eveniny session for the consideration of pen
sions there was no quorum and the house ad-
iourned