The Monticellonian., 1895-02-08
CONG SSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings In a Condensed
 Form.


 THE senate further continued the Hawaiian debate on the 26th Senator Lodge replied to the remarks of Senator Mills denying the charge made that New England held Hawaiian bonds Senator Frye followed in very severe speech, also declaring the charge untrue. At the conclusion of the debate a vote was taken. The policy Of the administration was sustained by vote of 2i yeas to 22 nays Mir Pettigrew voting with the democrats and Pefer with the republicans. After deciding to give the bank ruptcy bill the right of way the senate ad- journed... After routine business the house went Into committee of the whole to consider the bill repeating that part of the tariff bill of 1894 in regard to diferentals on sugars import ed from bounty paying countries. The debate continued until after o'clock when the house adjourned.
 THERE was small attendance in the sen- ate until noon on the 2Sth, but when it was announced that q special message on the inan- cial situation would be sent in by the presi- dent vacant seats were soon occupied and the galleries filled. At noon the message was re- ceived and the closest attention given to it's reading The message was referred to the finance committee, and the senate then con- sdered the house bill (wth senate amend- ments) disappearing the agreement with the Southern Ute Indians, providing for removal from Colorado to Utah and locating others in New Mexico. The bill finally passed. ... Soon after the house met the presidents message was read and referred to the banking commit tee. MT. Springer presented what was known as the administration currency bill, which went to the same committee. The house then, in committee of the whole, further considered the sugar dinerential bill pending which tho house adjourned.
 IN the senate on the 29th Mir Manderson of fered a resolution directing the finance com mittee to report Il bill for the relief Of the treasury. The resolution embodied the re- quirements of such bill It looks to Il com promise measure on the administration plan In presenting the resolution MT. MandcrSon spoke in favor of compromise and concession on the part of senators in order to meet the re- quircments of the treasury. Mr Teller promptly replied that no such measure could pass the present congress. Several CbilS passed, and the remainder of the day was de- voted to considering the bankruptcy bill.... The house engaged in a long discussion of linn iting debate on the pending difTerential sugar bill General debate on the bill then closed and the measure was further discussed under the tiye-minute rule and the bill finally passed yeas, 239; nays, 3i-and at 5:S5 o'clock the house adjourned.
 AN animated discussion of the financial situ- ation took place in the senate on the Both Mir. Cullom presented dispatches from Chicago bankers urging the adoption of the presidents Suggestions, and MT. Vest presented similar petitions from the St. Louis chamber Of com merce, which, he said, did not represent the sentiments of the people of Missouri or the country on the financial situation MT Vest declared against the policy of the president and declared he would never vote to issue bonds to secure gold and place the country a single standard He did not bellve the finance com mittee would agree upon any measure to report to the senate, but party fealty would never lead him to vote to fix the gold standard upon the country. MT. sherman spoke for the first time on the financial question. We have reached the point,' he said, where we are being told that no relief will be given the country unless we coneede the free coinage Of silver" He be- lieyed such a concession would be disastrous. If there was to be a choice he believed in taking that metal recognized by the world the best, but he did not believe such choice impera- tive. He still believed that both metals could be used. Other senators took part In the dis cuSsion and regular routine business followed. The house considered all day the bill to fund the debt due the government from the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific roads with 3-per-cent. hfty-year bonds
 MosT of the day in the senate on February was given up to consideration of the District Of Columbia bill. and the financial question would occasionally come to the front during the debate. MT. Teller again gave notice that no measure in line with the recommendation Of the president could pass the present con- gress Mir Allen (Neb) presented document signed by R. F. kolb, as governor Of Alabama, as the credentials of Warren s. Reese. as sent.- tor from Alabama. The senate agreed to the con- ference report on the army appropriation bill Several local bills passed and the senate ad- 1ourned The house devoted some time to debate on the Pacific railroad bill The for elgn affairs committee then made a report on MT Storers resolution calling on the prcsi- dent for Hawaiian correspondence and other documents in regard to the late troubles on the islands. The debate brought on q personal col lision between Messrs. BreclSinridge Ky) and Heard (Mo) which at one time looked ugly, but tho belligerent members were held down by friends. The offending members sub- sequently apologized to the house. At the evening session pension bills were considered