The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-04-19
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
Second Sssgion.


WASHINGTON, April O-SENArE-Tne pro
ceedings in the senate Monday, from the open.
ing to the closing of the session, we're full of
interest The first, in point Of time, was the
swearing in of Mr.. Walsh as a senator from
Georgia, TO serve out the term of the late Sena.
tor Colquitt. Two resolutions intended to fa
cilitate d bate on the tariff bill we're intro.
duced, one by Senator Mills providing for an
amendment to the rules as 10 permit of the
previous question, and the other by Senator
Allen providing for the taking Of the final vote
on the bill on June z, allowing three days for
debate under the fve.minute rule. Both went
over without action. The Wolcott resolution
looking to the coinage of Mexican dollars for
the Chinese trade, was discussed, but action on
it was deferred until Tuesday.
HOUSE Congressman Taylor, OF Indiana, has
introduced q bill in the house providing for the
purchase of additional ground at Evansville,
Ind, adjoining the Marine hospital site, and
appropriating S25 900 for that purpose. The
house Monday was almost depopulated, the
representatives having gone over to the senate
to listen to Senator Hill's speech ON the tariff
What legislation was accomplished was in the
interest of the Dis rict of Columbia. There
was wrangling over TWO bills one to extend
The time allowed the Metropolitan Street rail.
road to change its motive power and the other
to allow bookmakers to operate at the spring
and fall meetings of the Washington Jockey
club. Both, however, met with such opposition
that they were withdrawn. Only one bill of
any Importance, providing for 81 gas in the dis
trict. was passed
WASHINGTON, April 1i.-SENATE-Senato
Quay Tuesday introduced resolution setting
aside April 81 for the senate to hear delega-
tion of worlingmen from Pennsylvania who
would present remons trance against the pend
ing tariff bill. MIR. Cockrell promptly objected.
The bill introduced some time since by Mr.
PETER pop, kan), generally known the
Coxey good roads, bill was Tuesday reported
adversely n the q m mi fpe on,
education and labor The resolution offered by
Mr. Wolcott looking to negotiations for the
coinage of Mexican standard dollars in United
States mints, was taken up and passed. AT 2
p m the tariff bill was taken up and Mr. Lodge
rep, Mass) addressed the senate.
HousE-Much of the morning hour was con-
sumed Tuesday in a colloquy between the
speaker and MIR Reed. assisted by Mr. Outh
Waite Springer and Dinglev relative TO the re.
port of the sergeant-at-arms on the arrest of
members under the order Of March'26. The
matter went over until Wednesday, pending an
investigatson of the rules and authorities by
the speaker, who said tine question raised was
an important one. The house concurred in the
senate amendment to the house bill authorizing
the St Louis and birmingham Railroad Co. to
bridge the Tennessee river. A bill was passed
for the protection of game in Yellowstone Ma
tional park.
WASrINGTON April 12.-SENATE-Senato
Hale (R. Me- presented an argument Wednes
day against the tariff bill The urgency de-
fciency bill (appropriating about Sl,7s500O)
was considered for about two hours, and went
over without final action, and the senate at $40
adjourned till Thursday.
HoUsE-w ednesday the republicans refused
to vote upon the motion to discharge the order
OF arrest of members made March 20 to aid in
securing the attendance of q quorum to dispose
Of the then pending election cases. This left
the house without a quorum and at 40 an ad.
iOurnment taken until 1hurSday Rnforp
the roll call Speaker Crisp sustained the con-
tenton of Mr. Reed (rep, Me- respecting the
parliamentary aspects Of the matter. In an in.
terview Speaker Crisp said that the democrats
could not rely on the republicans to make a
quorum, and the sooner they realized it the bet
ter 1t would be for the party.
WASHINGTON. April 13 3-SENATE-Thursda
Senator KYLE Is d. introduced joint resolu-
! tion proposing constitutional amendment rel
ative to marriage and divorce. The urgent de-
+ ficiency bill was taken up, and the last par
| agraph, to provide for uniformity in the letter.
! ing OF government contracts for supplies at
| Washingto ton gave rise to considerable dis
cussion, as did also the paragraph for the print
! ing of an abstract of the eleventh census Mr..
Manderson moved to strike out the clause The
| motion was agreed to, and the bill as amended
was about to be put on it's final passage, when
the hour Of one o clock arrived and the question
! went over, while the tariff bill was laid before
/ the senate. Mr.. PETER was recognized and de-
I livered the third installment of his speech on
, the tariff bill.
HoUsE-Filibustering was resumed Thurs.
day, and the house, by vote of 81 to 35, re-
fused to adjourn, and the yeas and nays were
| then taken seconding the demand for the
/ previous question on Mr. Catchings' resolution
revoking leaves Of absence. This resulted:
| Yeas, 1923; nays B. Mr. Reed made the point of
no quorum, but the speaker protein, however,
said that no quorum was essential to the adop-
| tion of the resolution under consideration. The
chair stated that the uniform practice has been
/ to hold that such a resolution was proceeding
! to obtain quorum, and as such did not need a
/ quorum for its adoption. He would, therefore,
rule that no quorum was necessary. The reso-
luton was agreed to- and at $3.50 o'clock, on mo-
tion of Mr.. Catchings, the house adjourned un-
| til Friday at IL O'Clock.
| WASHINGTON, April A.-SENATE.-The four
hours allowed daily for general debate on the
tariff bill were filed up Friday by the last part
of Senator Peffers (pop, Kan) four
day speech and by three and q half hours
! speech by Senator Mitchell pop, Ore) After
! the tariff bill was laid aside the senate got
itself into parliamentary tangle over motion
/ to adjourn, on which motion there was no
quorum voting, while there were present sena-
tors who were paired, enough to make a
quorum. Senator Hill dem, N. W made the
/ parliamentary point that action Of his was in
| terpreted as showing desire to pay a tribute
to the Reed ruling in the house After an in
terchange of thrusts and parties the contest
was closed by q motion to proceed to executive
business, and at p m. the senate adjourned
until Saturday.
HoUsE-The house was in session just an
hour FRIDAY, and then gave way to democratic
caucus, called to consider the parliamentary
situation and the method of improving it No
! quorum appeared on roll call, and not even
the journal Of Thursdays proceedings was ap-
proved.
| Rev. Ialmage, Jr.