The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given

The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
 Given
 THE senate was not in session on the Sd ... The house resumed consideration of the pen. sion bill. and during the debate Gen Black (ill) spoke in defense of the course of Com. missioner Lochren and of his gallant services as a soldier during the war. The committee of the whole rose without completing the bill and the house adjourned
 THE session ot the senate on the 5th was brief The silver bill was received from the house and on motion of Mir. Stewart (>ev) or dered 10 lie on the table subject 10 bring called up at any time Petitions were presented and after passing several private bills and the in- troduction of a resolution by Senator Morgan Tor the appointment of tarin commission the senate adjourned ... The day was occupied in the house in debate on the pension bill which was of little general interest
 WHEN the senate met on the 9th Mir Hill offered a resolution instructing the finance committee to amend the tarif bill by striking utcertain features and inserting others that would increase the revenue Then MT Harris moved the second reading of the Bland seigniorage bill and while he declared his great friendship for silver, in view of tte fact that another great question was aDout to te pre- sented to the senate by the reporting of the tarin bill, Mir Harris moved that the silver bill go to the calendar The morning hour was AufNhcE OCCupleu Dy several SenatO talKlng on question of privilege. The Bland bill was permitted to go over day and after hearing the conference report on the urgency deficiency Dill the senate. after an executive session, ad- burned. The house, in committee Of the whole, further considered tho pension bill During the debate Mir Sickles (N Y.) severe ly criticised Commissioner Lochren. The house adjourned pending discussion of the bil.
 THE senate had an interesting session on the 7th as well ss surprise on the Bland bill The house bill appropriating Si5,G0J to save the wreck of the Kearsarge passed, and a resou. hon by Senator Morgan asking The president Tor information as to the reported occupation Of portion Of Vicar qua by the British gov. ernment was agreed to Senator Harris then opened the silver fight bv moving Q second reading of the Bland selgniorage bill Senator sherman objected and moved It's reference, but this was defeated by big majority. The bill was then read a third time and while the oppo nenis Of the bill W ere trying 10 get their breath was about to be put upon its passage when Senator Morrill, took hand and by request the bill was permitted to go over for a day, and the senate soon adjourned ... The house further debated the pension bill, and 1t was finally passed without division and without material amendment The bill carries an appropriation of sl5l,O OO.OJo. The debate on the measure was quite lively at times The house adjourned without transacting any other business Of gen. eral interest
 WBEN the senate met onthe sth the resignation of Senator White, of Louisiana was announced At the expiration of the morning hour the seigniorage bill was taken up and Mir Sher. man opposed 1t in speech After several other speeches the bill went over and after an ex- ecutive session the senate adjourned w The house leld a very brief session and agreed to the conference report on the urgency deficiency bill The rest Of the time was taken up in con. sidering the District of Columbia bill
 IN the senate on the 9th Senator Pener of. fered resolution for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the newspaper charges that senators had utilized their knowl. edge gained officially, for deaing in sugar stocks, which went over bs request Debate on the Bland bill was resumed and 1t was fin ally agreed that a vote should be taken Thurs. day at 2 o'clock The senate then adjourned until Monday. It was dull day in the house. the sessioI being in committee of the whole on the District of Columbia bill. In accordance with a resolution passed few days previous to investigate the injunction of Judge Jenkins in the Nor rihern Pacific road strike cases, Messrs Boatner, Terry and Stone were ap. pointed for that purposel. A night session of the house was held to consider private pension bills