The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-05-10
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate an
 House for the Past Week.

Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
 House for the Past Week.
 AFTER routine business in the senate on the 18th the tariff debate was resumed and con. tinued until o'clock when euloges were de- livered upon the late Representative Lilly. Of Pennsylvania, and the senate adjourned. After routine business the house considered the army appropriation bill in committee of the whole, until o'clock and adjourned
 IN the senate on the 10th Senator Turpie ere tied sensation by an attack on Senator Aldrich. over amendments to the Wilson tarin bill, his remarks being extremely personal After he got through there was hush upon the chamber and all eyes were turned on the Rhode Island senator who said slowly and de. hberately that the senator from Indiana spoke for no one but himself and under other circum- stances he did not believe MT Turpie would have made the speech he had made. Senator Quay then took the floor and resumed his speech on the tariff ,The senate bill for the construction of a bridge over the Niobrara river, Nebraska was passed in the house. as was also the army appropriation bill
 WHEN the senate met on the lst the death of Senator Stockbridge, of Michigan, was an- nounced and the body immediately adjourned. This made the third death that had occurred in the senate within five weeks, an occurrence unprecedented in the history of congress The death of Senator Stockbrdge also oc-
  Mir Dingley was attempting to call up joint resolution in regard to expenditures in the de- partments the news came that CoXeY's army was marching down the avenue and the house wlS soon deserted Finally the death of Sena- tor Stockbridge was announced and Q commit tee appointed to attend the funeral when the house adjourned
 THE day in the senate on the 2d was exceed ingly dull. most of the afternoon being taken up by Senator Squire, of Washington. who spoke against the tarin bill Mr Hoar tried to pass the anti.lottery bill but failed, and the bill went over.... Representative Johnson (O), created something of stir in the house by asking for a committee to investigate tn beat ing of citizens by the police during the Coxey attempt to enter the capitol After some sharp words the speaker said the resolution did not present any question Of privilege. It was finally withdrawn. The bill to improve the methods of accounting in the treasury was passed and appropriation bills were consid- cred until adjournment
 AFTER the transaction of unimportant busi. ness and a brief executive session on the 3d. the senate resumed debate on the tarin bill, but the proceedings were devoid of interest,". The house was engaged nearly thet Wv hole ses, sion in considering the river and harbor bill in committee of the whole and adjourned at 5:3! THERE was only short session of the senate on the 4lh and the time was consumed by Sen ator Quay, who gave ano her installment of his speech against the tariI bill The remainder | of the day was spent in executive session ... Soon af CT the house met it went into commit. | tee of the whole for further considering the river and harbor bill and continued in session | until the bill was completed and finally passed l Private pension bills were considered at the evening session.