The National tribune., 1894-01-11
CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the More Important
Proceedings Of Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 2.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2.
When the Senate re-assemhled after the holi-
day recess, Senator Frye Me-, RI presented
q resolution declaring that. in the opinion of
the Senate, during the investigation Of the
Committee ON Foreign Relations Of our rela-
tions with Hawaii there should be no iBterfer-
ence on the part of the United States by moral
influences or physical force for the restoration
of Queen Liliuokalani or for the maintenance
of the Provisional Government of Hawaiian
Islands, and that our naval forces should be
used in the islands only for the protection of
the lives and property of American citizens.
The resolution was, at Mr. Frye's request. laid
on the table for the present.
A bill was passed after much discussion. that
among other things brought out the fact that
aliens cannot hold property in the District, for
the relief of certains aliens who had acquired
property in the District.
After short Executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the House, after prayer by the Chaplain
and the reading Of the journal, some of the
preliminary business interviewed. The resig-
nations of Col. Fellows aud Mr.. Fitch, of New
York, who have been elected respectively Dis
trict Attorney and Conn troler of the City of
New York, were read aud the Speaker also pre-
sented the credentials of Mr.. Adams, of Penn
sylvana who has been elected TO succeed the
late Mr.. O'Neill.
The fight then began, Mr.. Boutelle. on be-
half of the Republicans. putting forward the
Hawaiian matter to antagOnize the tariff bill.
Mr.. McCreary, the Chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee, sought to avoid this subject
by trying to make an arrangement by filbus-
tering. The Republicans would not vote, and
as no quorum was disclosed. at o'clock the
House adjourned.
THURSDAY. JAN. 4.
In the Senate, Mr. Hill presented printed
Al e.. -
Suffolk County, n " praying that the present
duty of % per cent on potatoes be retained.
The Senate is being flooded with printed petit
tIons from cigar manufacturers asking for a
uniform rate of 30 cents on unstemnied to-
baccO.
Senator Gray made motion to proceed to
the consideration of the House bill to repeal all
statutes relating to supervisors OF elections and
Special Deputy Marshals. He yielded, how
ever, to the suggestion to let the bill 20 over
until Tuesday.
In the House. the Democrats failed again to
muster a quorum, and for the second time the
opening of the tariff debate had to be post
poned. kilograms were sent yesterday to all
Democratic absentees urging them TO return,
but only $50 Democrats wera recorded on the
rol-cail to-day. The Republicans were mas
tiers of the situation as they were yesterday,
and by filibustering over the Bontelle Hawaiian
resolution they forced an adjournment. The
nOn-appearance of Democratic members is be-
lieved in some quarters to indicate Democratic
apathy over the tariff bill, and it has been
claimed that while quorum has not appeared
in the House a majority of Democrats were in
the city. This, however. is not borne out by
the statements of the Democratic whips, who
declare that Democratic quorum has not yet
arrived.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Oho. r. introduced several
bills relative TO pensions. The first bill grants
pension of Sly per month to all surviving
30 day or more soldiers of the war.
The second grants pension at the rate Of
one cent per month for each days war service.
the minimum to be So. The third bill raises
from So to SIP the disability pensions granted
under the act of 1890.
The last bill declares pension to be vested
right, not to be withheld save on so days
notice, and after open investigation.
Maj. Mcdowell. Congressman-at-large from
Pennsylvania, introduced protest from O. 5.
Janney & Co, importers of indigo. dye stuffs,
and chemicals, of Philadelphia. This protest
is In the shape of letter which recltes: Al
though we are importers aud have been
largely engaged in the business for great
many years, yet we look with great alarm upon
the radical tariff emanating from the Conn.,
mittee Oh Ways and Means"
In addition TO the above Mai. Mcdowell In
troduced protests OF 240 workingmen employed
y L. II. hihneTiy q To-, Vi ohaioh, ooo "ofk-
ingmen in the Sharon Iron Works; the Sayer
Metal Company and its workingmen; the
Sharon Steel Casting Company, and 100 Of it's
employees; the Stewart Iron Company, of
Sharon, aud 100 employees; the New Castle
Steel and Tin Plate Company. aud 200 en-
ployes; the Shenango Lodge of Amalgamated
Association of Steel and Iron Workers; s. p.
Wetherill & Company, of Philadelphia against
the reduction of the duty on copperas; the
thread workers OF Newark, N. j., and the
Huntington & Broad Top Railroad.