Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-05-24
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CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL
In the Senate on the 18th Mr. Stewart
introduced bill to amend the Constitution SO
as to only require majority. instead OF Two
thirds vote to override veto. Senator hoar,
from the Committee on Elections, made re-
port in the case OF Mr.. Turpie, OF Indiana,
which confirms Mr.. Turpie in his seat The
report was unanimous. Senator Vest onereo q
resolution for committee OF five to investigate
the meat product of the United States and II
there exists combination to control prices
The House bill making an appropriation 10 ena-
BILE certain departments to participate IN the
centennial exposition at Cincinnati from July to
October was amended and passed. The Animal
Industry bill came up as unfinished business,
then adjourned 80. In the House resolution
was adopted that general debate on the Tar
Id bill should close on Saturday. After the In
PRODUCTION OF bills debate on the Tariff bill con-
tinued until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Blair
introduced joint resolution to amend the
Constitution so as to allow the District OF
Columbia representation in both houses OF
Congress. The report OF the Committee on
Elections in the case OF Mr.. Turpie, OF Indiana,
was taken up and after some debate adopted
and the committee discharged from further
consideration OF the case. The House bill
making eight hours days work
for letter carriers passed. The Animal In
dustry bill was displaced from Its position as
unfinished business and remitted to the calen-
dar. The Pension Appropriation bill was
further discussed AMI after an executive
session the Senate adjourned -. :. The tariff
debate occupied the time Of the House during
the day.
In the Senate on the 10th the resolution
OF Senator Vest providing for committee to
inquire into the methods CT the cattle pool was
taken up and occasioned q lively debate. Sen
ator Vest strongly condemned the methods OF
the Chicago cattle combination which tended
to the destruction OF the cattle interests Of the
country by reducing the price to producer and
increasing that to the consumer Senators
Plumb and Henderson heartily conceded
with the views of Senator Vest. The resolution
was amended and adopted After passing
thirty-eight bills the Senate went into executive
session. Among the bills passed was that fix
ing pensions for the loss OF an eye at sl6 per
month and proportlOnate for the loss OF both.
800 The tariff debate was continued in the
House, the only feature to enliven it being
passage OF severe words between Messrs.
Dalzell, Brumm and Scott, OF Pennsylvania.
The Senate on the 18th agreed to the con-
ference report on the House bill in regard to
the Cincinnati centennial exposition and after
some talk the Pension Appropriation bill was
passed. Thirty-four other bills were passed,
none OF general public interest, and the Senate
adjourned until Monday. After agreeing to
the conference report in regard to the Cincin-
natl centennial the House resumed consider
alton OF the Tariff bill and debate continued I'M
til adjournment.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th go. 1t was big day in the House on the
tariff debate, the artillery being brought into
action by both sides. Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsyl-
,iuF nf hn
Mills bill and strongly advocated protection.
Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, made o forcible argu-
ment against 1t. while Mr.. Breckenridge, Of
Kentucky, in a mastery manner defended the
measure, all Of which speeches were atten-
lively listened to by a very large audience. At
the evening session thirty-five pensio1 bills
passed.