The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-04-28
CONG RESS.
Condemned Proceedings OF tho Senate and
House for tho Past Week.

Condemned Proceedings OF the Senate and
House for tho Past Week.
THE senate held a very short session on the
Hath MI. Walsh. the new senator from
ERE @ peso ,nH ,o hear oa ns
delegation of working men wns tabled Mr..
Quay spoke in opposition to the tarin bill
After an executive session the senate ad.
1ourned. AS soon as the house met Mr.. Reed
(Me.) resumed his nlibusterins tactics upon
the approval OF the journal and the house ad-
journed. democratic caucus being in session
to consider q new rule by which a quorum may
No bust ness was transacted in the senate on
the 10th. the body adjourning on account OF the
~as 1a,1an nv 'he nosa The Liter hesv also
adopted resolutions on the death of Gen
Slocum. Each house Apo nted committees to
attend the funeral of the late Senator Vance.
WHEN the seN>te met on the 18th. by con-
sent after much talk. it was decided that gen.
eral debate on the tarir bill should continue
until Tuesday. Debate on the tariff bill
then continued with but little interest in the
subject. =. The house had under consideration
the new rule to provide for the counting OF a
quorum, and at one time lively debate was
finally adopted, all the republicans voting for
1T and ~ democrats against. The rule pro-
vides that on each roll call tel!ers shall be APP
pointed to motto members present and refusing
to answer to their names. who shall be
ported as present but not voting and shall be
counted The house soon after adjourned.
THE tariff deba te was resume ed in the senate
on the 18th. After the morning hour expired
Saith year. spoke for over an hour and was lis
tened to with marked attention. Senator Tur.
pie supported the tariff bill and SenItor
Gallery (La.) said he would support the bill
Senators Cameron and Quay pa spoke in OPP
position. The senate then wen, into executive
session. =. The house devoted the entire day to
debate on the consular and diplomatic bill
THE day in the senate on the 10th was occu-
pied by Mr.. Perkins (Cal.) in q speech against
the tariff bill. The conference report the
urgency deficiency bill was agreed to, and Mr..
PETERS resolution for the appointment OF a
committee for the purpose OF hearing the
grievances OF Coxey's army was deba ted by
Senators PETER and Allen, both of whom Ia
voreu it. The resolution went over. At
o'clock eulosies wero pronounced upon the late
Representa- tive Enochs. OF Ohio, and the SEN
ate adjourned. When the house met a rcSolu-
ton offered bv the chairman OF the Pacific
secretary OF inter for information to
what provision roads aided by the governIn ent
had made for the payment OF maturing bonds
The house then went into committee OF the
whole to consider the diplomatic BILL but
game OF baseball in the afternoon dissolved the
quorum and the house adjourned.
IN the senate the goth Mr.. Sherman re-
ported 4 bill for tho correction OF error in
the Behring sea bill recently passed which was
passed without opposition. Mr. PETERS rcso-
luton for the appointment OF 4 reception COM
mittee for Coxey'S army cane up and Though
briefly considered severely handled by
speech Of Senator Allen (Ncb }, the day before
in terms OF regret Senator Allen took tho
10 reply, but the tariff bill came up and
displaced the resolution Debate on the latter
bill continued until adjournment. The bust.
ness in the house was OF no general interest !
Friday being a day devoted to private bills,
and the evening session to pension claims