Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1894 — THE NATION’S SOLONS. [ARTICLE]

THE NATION’S SOLONS.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Our National Law-Makers and What They Are Doing for the Good of the Country— Various Measures Proposed, Discussed, and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. The entire time of the Senate Wednesday wai consumed in the di-cusston of the Bouse bill to compel the Rock Island Bailway Company to stop it- trains at the new towns of Enid and Round Pond, In Indian Territory. Th' whisky tax and the position of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union on the question was brought up by Senator Fr.e. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts presented a resolution, v.hich was adopted, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for the record in the case of the investigation of the Boston custom house, teiator Palmer spoke in favor of the Rock Island bill Senators Craiv. of Wyoming, and Martin, of Kansas, opposed, while Peffer, of Kansas, advocated it. The day in the Boose was elven up io the discussion of Bland’s seigniorage bill. Ibe debate was without incident. Vice President Stevenson came to the rescue of the Oklahoma town-si e bill in the Senate Thursday, and by his vote broke the tie and passed the bill compelling the Rock Island,Railroad Company to stop its trains at the new towns of Enid and Round Pound. The measure on the final vote stood 27 to 27. and the Vice President promptly exercised his rreroratlve by lasting the deciding vote in favor of the bill The debate on the Bland seignorage bill in the B use was characterized by several strong Democratic speeches against the measure.

The Senate adjourned a few minutes past 4 o’clock Friday afternoon after spending the better part of two days considering the nomination of W. H. Peckham of New York to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The voje had just been taken on a motion to confirm the nomination. and the result, which was rejection by a vote of 32 to 41. was known. In the House Mr. Bland began his coercive tactics to compel a vote on the silver seigniorage bill. Most of the Republicans and the Democratic opponents of the measure started a filibuster with the intention of forcing him to produce a quorum of the advocates of the bill to pass it, and the entire day was consumed in roll calls At 4 o’clock Mr. Bland abandoned any further attempt to secure a quorum, and after having passed a resolution instructing the sergeant-at-arms to telegraph for absentees a recess was taken until 8 o’clock, the evening session being devoted to the consideration ,of private pension bills Mr. Kilgore of Texas blocked all proceedings The President sent to the S mate Monday afternoon the nomination- of Edward D. White, Senator from Louisiana, to succeed Justice Blaichford on the Supreme bench, and It was promptly confirmed. 'I he other work of that body was confined to consideration of the Wilson bill. The Bouse filibustered all day over Bland’s silver seigniorage Jbill. In the House, Tuesday, the opponents of Mr. Blund’s seigniorage bill adopted filibustering tactics throughout ihe session. In the Senate, Mr. Daniel, of Virginia, closed his Hawaiian speech, in which he upheld the policy of Mr. Cleveland. The Senate received from the President a batch of nominations for Chicago Senator Hill violated the rules in making his speech public and has aroused the wrath of some members. It is a matter of uncertainty as to v.hen the Senate sub-committee will present the tariff bill. Postmaster Hesing. of Chicago, pleaded with the House Committee on Buildings for a now Government bui.dlng.