The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings OF the Week Briefly
Given.

No business was transacted In the senate on
the 10th the body adiourning on account OF the
death of Senator Vance The same action
was taken by the house The latter body also
adopted resolutions on the death OF Gen
SlocumL Each house appointed committees 70
attend the funeral Of the late Senator Vance
WHEN the senate met on the 18th by con-
sent after much talk. it was decided that gen
eral debate on the tariff bill should continue
until Tuesday. Debate on the tarff bill was
then continued with but little interest in the
subject. The house had under consideration
the new rule to provide for the counting or
Quorum and at one time q lively debate " as
promised but II subsidized and the rule was
finally adopted, all the republicans voting for
It and a. democrats against The rule pro-
vides that on each roll call teilers shall be sp-
pointed TO note members present and refusing
70 answer to their names. who shall be re-
ported as present but not voting and shall be
counted The house soon after adjourned
The tariff debate was resumed in the senate
on the 18th After the morning hour expired
Senator Morrill, (Vtl, who has Just passed his
s4th year spoke for over an hour and was lis
tened TO with marked attention Senator Tur-
pie supported the tariff bill and Senator
Csrery (La) said he would support the bill
Senators Cameron and Quay PA spoke in op-
position The senate then went into executive
session -. The house devoted the entire day %
debate on the consular and diplomatic bill
The day in the senate on the 18th was occu-
pied by Mr.. Perkins Call in a speech against
the tariff bill The conference report on the
urgency deficiency bill was agreed TO, and Mr..
PETERS resolution for the appointment Of q
committee for the purpose Of hearing the
grievances OF Coxev's army was debated by
Senators PETER and Allen, both Of whom IA
vored It The resolution went over. At
o'clock eulogies were pronounced upon the late
Representative Enochs. Of Ohio, and the SEN
ate adjourned -. When the house met q resoiu-
ton offered by the chairman OF the Pacific
railroads committee was adopted calling on the
secretary of the inter or for information as 10
what provision roads aided BY the government
had made for the payment OF maturing bonds.
The house then went into committee OF the
whole TO consider the diplomatic bill, but q
game OF baseball in the afternoon dissolved the
quorum and the house adjourned
IL the senate on the 20th Mr.. Sherman re-
ported bill for the correction OF an error in
the Behring sea bill recently passed which was
passed without opposition Mr. PETERS reso-
luton for the appointment OF a reception com
mittee for Coxey's army cane up and although
briefly considered was severely handled by
aeuator hawley. in which he referred TO the
speech Of Senator Allen (Nebl, the dsV before
in terms OF regret Senator Allen took the
70 to reply, but the tar z bill came up and
displaced the resolution Debate on the latter
bill continued until adiournment-...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
DEBATE on the tariff continued in the senate
on the alst Mr.. Dolph resuming his speech A
memorial from Pennsylvania laboring men
against the tariff bill was presented and read
by unanimous consent Pending Mr.. Dolph's
remarks the senate adjourned 90. The house
further discussed the diplomatic bill aud after
euIogies upon the late senator Gibson of
Louisiana adjourned