The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-12-13
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

In the Senate ON the 4th inst. appropriate
tribute was paid to the memory of the late
only thirty-three minutes, and only the most
formal and necessary business was trans
acted. After the adoption of the usual
routine resolutions and the administration
to the new members of the oath of office
Senator Sewell of New Jersey presented
resolutions upon the death of the Vice
president; the resolutions were ordered to
De communicated to the House Of Repre-
senta tiveS, and the session. on motion OF
Mr.. kean Of New Jersey, was suspended.
The session of the Senate ON the 9Th last
ed two hours and forty minutes, practically
the entire time being consumed in the read
ing of the Presidents message. AT the
conclusion of the reading Mr.. Thurston
formally announced the death Of Senator
elect Hayward. Upon the adoption Of reso-
lutiOns Of respect for the deceased senator,
PRESIDENT Frye declared the Senate adj
jOurned.
The Senate received nearly 500 bills, and
bills were the finance committees currency
reform measure, Mr.. Cullom's Hawaiian
government measure and the Frye substi-
tute for the Hanna-Payne subsidy bill.
ME-. Mason introduced resolution express
Ing sympathy with the Beers and Mr.. Raw
Inns one providing for an investigation into
pOlygamy. Me- Harris was added to the
committee on elections, which will con-
slider the Quay, Clark and Scott contests.
In the Senate on the 7th Mr.. Chandler
offered resolutions instructing the commit
gate the right of William A. Clark Of Mon
tana and Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia,
to seats in the Senate and to take testi-
mony. The resolutions were referred to the
committee on contingent expenses A bill
offered by Mr.. Chandler to increase the
efficiency of physical training at the West
Point and Annapolis academies and to pay
less attention to the higher mental training
was the subject of an amusing colloquy be-
tween Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Hale. Mr..
Chandler asked that the measure be re-
m a6
labor At 1850 p. m. the Senate went into
executive session and at LOS p. N. adj
lourned until Monday.
House.
At the opening session of the House ON
the 18th inst the new members were sworn
scenes usual on the opening day. The fea-
ture Of the day was objection to the swear
Ing in of Mr.. Roberts of Utah. A resolu-
ton was offered by Mr.. Tas lor Of Ohio pro-
viding that Mr.. Roberts be denied admission
to the House until special committee shall
have reported and the House acted. The
only other feature out of the ordinary was
the adoption of the Reed rules for the pres
ent Congress. The Democrats knew it was
futile to more than protest against the
adoption OF these rules after the Repub-
licanS had decided upon this course in eau
Gus, and the debate upon the resolution to
adopt them was very brief. They were
adopted by strict party vote.
On the ,5th. after the reading Of
the Presidents message, the House,
by a vote of 3O2 to 80 decided to
withhold the oath Of office from Rob
erts of Utah. The debate the ques-
ton was long and spirited The speaker
appointed the following members as a spe-
cial committee of investigation of the Rob
erts case under the resolution: Repub-
licans-Taylor Ohio. chairman; Lands, In
diana; Morris, Minnesota; Freer, West Vlr-
ginia; Littlefield, Maine; Mcpherson, Iowa.
Texas, and Miers, Indiana. The death of
the late Representative Settle OF Kentucky
was then announced, and as further marx
of respect the House adjourned until Thurs
day.
The House was not in session on the 9Th.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal In the House on the It'll, the speaker
announced the appointment Of the commit
tee on rules, as follows: The speaker, Mr..
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania and Mr. Grosvenor
Of Ohio, Republicans, and Messrs. Richard
son Of Tennessee and Bailey of Texas. Dem
ocrats. resolution was adopted to print
5000 copies of the antitrust decision of the
Supreme court in the case Of the Addystone
Pipe and Steel company. Mr.. Mercer then
announced the death of the late Representa-
tive Greene of Nebraska, and after the
adoption of the customary resolution the
House, as a further mark OF respect, adj
journed.
The House on the Sth adopted special
order for the consideration of the currency
bill beginning on the 18th. The general de-
bate will continue until Friday; on Satur-
day amendments may be offered under the
tive-minute rule. and on the following Mon
day the vote will be taken. The Democrats,
Populists and Silverites presented Il solid
front against the adoption of the resolution
and every Republican voted for it. Mr.
Dalzell offered the resolution and said there
was no disposition upon the part of the
scented single propositions which had al
ready been debated in the House.