The People's friend., 1894-06-22
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed.
ings in the Senate and House.


WASHINGTON. June 14.-When tn.
senate met yesterday Mr.. Perkinl
spoke briefly in defense of the latG
Senator Stanford and defended him
from the charge made by Representa-
tive Geary in connection with the Stan
ford university. 4 resolution Offere
by Mr.. Morgan calling on the secretary
Of the treasury for certain information
in regard to gold receipts and bond is
sues was adopted. \ resolution from
Mr.. Hoar was adopted calling upon the
president for information q, to whether
certain foreign governments cOntem
plated retaliation on account OF the
proposed imposition OF a discriminate
.ng duty on sugar. Then the debate
On the wool schedule of the tariff ILL
was resumed.
The house disposed of several bills Of
A local nature and then took up the In
dian appropriation bill. which was u:'
der consideration at adjournment.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, June 1j.-The senate
yesterday passed bill to pay Joseph
Redfern. one of the Ford theater vic
TINS, 50. 14S: also a bill to authorize the
appointment of women as public s4'iOol
trustees in the District of Columbia;
also a bill for the Development and en-
cOuragement of silk culture. and then
resumed consideration of the tariff bill,
the wool schedule being discussed un-
til adjournment.
The house had under consideration
the Indian appropriation bill in com
mittee of the whole, but did not com
plete it.
FRIDAY.
WAsHINGTON. June 1G.-When the
tariff bill was taken up in the senate
yesterday Mr.. Dolph spoke at length
against free wool. The wool schedule
occupied the attention Of the senate ali
day Every amendment offered was
voted down.
The house had the Indian bill under
consideration all day and in the even
ing gave some attention to pension
bills.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON. June 1S.-The senate
on Saturday completed the wool sched
being voted down. COnsidera Die prog
ress was made on the bill and severa
private bills passed. The senate ad
iourned at $50 o'clock.
The house further considered the In
dian appropriation bill and reached &
tinal vote at 3 o'clock, when the bil
passed-l56 to 33, ana the house ad
journed.
MONDAY.
WAsHIEGToN, June 10.-The senate
entered upon the twelfth week OF tAl
tariff debate Yesterday. ana conSidcra
ton Of the bill was resumed ilnmc.}
atelv after disDosing of routine business
Some progress was made. the silk, Goa
and miscellaneous schedules being be
fore the senate. The debate was con
tinued until past 6 o'clock.
The house had under consideration
Mr. Hatch's anti-option bill in com
lnittee of the whole. An Adjournment
was taken at o'clock without com
pleting the bill.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON. June 2O.-In the senatc
Yesterday a resolution was reported
and adopted authorizing the transla-
ton and publication of the proceed
ings of the recent Berlin silver confer
ence The senate then took up tn
tariff bill and continued its con>idcra
ton until after Is o'clock and at az.
iournment had made considerable
| progress.
The house in committee of the who'll
had the anti-option bill under consider
alton all day. Messrs. Coombs (N. Y.
and Aldrich Qll.) spoke i'll opposition
and Mr.. Sibley Qa.) favored it. The
house adjourned at ) clock.