Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18
D0INGs OF CONGRESS.
DAILY REPORT CT WHAT IS BE.
ING DONE.
Daily Report OF tho Measures introduced.
and the Action Taken Thereon In Both.
b Senate and Lowcr uouse-Gist Of
the IYusinees-
The Natlon,. solons.


The Nation. SOlons..
The resolution heretofore introduced bN
Senator Allen referring to the occupations
of the rooms in the basement of the Senate.
wine of the Capitol for restaurant purpo--
scs ave rise to an interesting debate DUR
ing re morning hour of the session of the.
Senate on the I'd. No action was taken ON
the resolution. The remainder of the day
was taken up by Senator Morgan in a.
speech on the Nicaragua Canal bill. Dur4
ing the morning session Senator Quay i'm
reduced an amendment TO the urgent def.
striking out all provisions for an income,
tax and substituting a new wooden schcd-i
ulc including Il duty Oh raw wool. Beforei
the sscanal bill was reached the Senates.
passed on a report from the committee on
foreign affairs On Senator Lodges resOlu-'
ton calling on the President for papers in
the cases of two Japanese citizens reported,
to have been delivered by the United States
Consul at Shanghai to the Chinese, and thei
allegation that they were put to death after
being tortured.
The proceedings in the House on the 3d.
lacked marked incidents of any kind. The!
debate on the currency bill continued allS
day, but was generally spiritlcss and the;
attendance, which was large at the Begin
ming, dwindlcd to almost nothing. MOI
other business was transacted.
The general debate on the currency bill
which consumed the time of the House!
again on the 4th, will continue until thet
caucus is held. Then, if the present plansl
of the advocates of the bill are indOrscd,s
the debate will go on under the five-minute.
rule until the 10th inst, when the final vote
will be taken.
The Hawaiian question was again
brought before the Senate On the 4th by a;
discussion of the bill introduced by Scna-.
tor Lodge of Massachusetts, calling on the.
Secretary of the Navy for information as.
to why the United States battlcships had
been withdrawn from Hawaiian waters.
The military academy appropriation bill
was then taken up. The amendments:
made by the Appropriations Committee to
the bill as it came from the House were
agreed to and the bill passed. The pen
sion appropriation bill was then taken up.
butsits consideration was postponed until
the eth. Tho Senate then went into cxccu-
tive session and AT 1855 adjourned until the,
9TH.
In the House on the 5th the day was.
consumed by the debate over the Carlisle,
currency plan, in Which MIR. Cochran of
New York was the most conspicuous figure.
He opposed the bill throughout, and de-
clared himself in favor of the Baltimore.
plan. Mr.. Lacey, Republican, of Iowa,
also spoke i'll opposition, while Mr.. Boat,
ner. Democrat, of Louisiana, and Mr.,
Catchings, Democrat, of Mississippi, ex-
liortcd their party TO unite in support Of
the measure.
Prior to the assembling of the House on
the 18th, the Illinois delegation held Il meet
ing, prepared resolutions and a general
plan of action concerning the death of Rep
rescntativc Post. When the House was:
called tn order the chaplain referred to the.
deceased in his prayer. On motion of Mr..
johnson of Ohio, the judiciary Commit
tee was instructed to investigate the.
charges against Judge a. j. Rick of Ohio,
with the view ofimpeachmcntif iustifiablc.
Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, announced the.
death of Congressman Post. Resolutions
were passed by the Illinois delegation ex-
pressing sorrow at his death, providing for
the appointment of a committee of nine to.
attend the funeral, and for an adjournment
as a further mark of respect.
The Senate adjourned shortly after 8.
O'Clock on the 9TH as a mark of respect to.
the memory of Representative Post of llli-
nois. A speech of Senator PETER in sup
port of a service pension law for the ben
eft of soldiers and sailors of the late war
and another by Senator Mitchell of Oregon.
in support of the Nicaraguan Canal BILL.
occupied most of the time of the session.
Senator Ransom was elected President pro.
TEN of the Senate, in the absence of Presi-
dent Stevenson and Mr.. Harris. A rcsolu-
ton was adopted insisting upon the SEN
ate amendments to the military academy
appropriation bill. Senator Berry of Ar
Kansas, from the Committee OH Public.
Lands, reported with an amendment the.
House bill to permit the use of the right of
way through the public lands for tram
roads, canals II reservoirs. Senator
Lodge moved that the Senate proceed to.
the consideration of the resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Navy for informa-.
ton why United States ships had been
withdrawn from the Hiwaiiam Islands. 1t
was carried-8 to II. On the motion OF
Senator Palmer a resolution expressing the.
deep sensibility of the Senate ON the death
of Mr.. Post of Illinois and providing for.
the appointment of a committee of five to.
attend the funeral was adopted. Then as a.
further mark of respect to the memory of
the deceased, the Senate at 3:2O d. IN. adj.
jOurned.
The 9Th inst. was the last day of the gem
eral debate on the currency bill in the.
House and the opponents of the measure.
had their innings. All the speakers ex-
cept Mr.. Cox of Tennessee antagonized it.
AT s O'Clock the House took q recess until
y O'Clock when, under a special order made.
on the eth, the bill prepared by the Pen-
sion Committee for the codification of tho
pension laws will be formally read.
Further debate on Senator Lodges reso,
luton asking for information why Ameri-:
can ships had been Withdrawn from Ha-
waiian waters took place in the Senate on.
the Sth. Senator Palmer, in accordance
with previous notice, delivered a speech.
against the resolution. At 2 o'clock the
resolution again took its place on the call
endar, and during the remainder of the day
the Senate listened to the eulogies ON the,
late Alfred II. Colquitt of Georgia, at the
close of which the Senate adjourned.
The Carlisle currency bill, which has;
been under debate in the House for about.
two weeks, was ANONYMOUSLY defeated on
the 9th. 1t had n0tstrength enough to sur
mount the first parliamentary obstacle
!. Senator Cnckrili from the Annronr;at;o.