Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall.
CONGRESS.


AFTER agreeing to the conference report
on the Diplomatic bill and the disposition OF
unimportant business. the Senate on the It'll
further considered the two shipping bills
presented and the Senate adjourned. The
House had q spicy debate upon resolution
offered by Nj. Dorsey requesting the Presi-
dent to return the bill extending the time
for the payment for certain lands in Ne
braska, when the resolution was withdrawn
and the House. in Committee of the Whole
considered the Senate bill for the forfeiture
Of certain railroad iand grants until ad-
toQr2ment
WHEN the Senate met on the sth the con
ference report on the Silver bill was taken
up and Senators Vest and Coke spoke against
1t as not In harmony with the views of the
Senate and tending to degrade silver. Sen
ator Sherman defended the report. Senator
voorhees, opposed the report because II
gave too much discretion to the Secretary
OF the Treasury who was opposed to free
coinage and therefore stood in the
relation OF packed jury in enforc-
ing the bill. At three o'clock the
bilio went over and resolutions were
late Representative Cox and the Senate ad.
journed. :. The House concurred In the Sen
ate amendments to the bill admitting Wy
ominE. The Senate bill passed to adopt reg
ulations to prevent collisions at sea, and the
Committee on Rules attempted to bring UP
the ~Origfnal Package" bill, but after q
sQuabble the House refused to consider the
resolution from the committee and ad-
journed.
SOON after meeting on the 9th debate on
the conference report on the Silver bill was
resumed in the Senate. Senator Cockrell
argued strongly against agreeing to the re
port, to adopt which, he declared, would be
a complete surrender on the part of the ad-
vOcates OF free coinage when on the verge
Of victory. Senator Daniel (Va.) also spoke
Without
reaching q vote the Senate adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Hit. (Iil) from the
Foreign Affairs Committee, reported 8
resolution requesting the President tc
United States and Great Britain touching
the subjects in dispute in the Behring ses
since March 4, 1889, which after some debate
was adopted. The conference report on the
Diplomatic bill was the occasion of a tilt be
tween Mr.. McMillfn (Tenn.) and McCreary
(Ky.) on the Samoan question and recent
events in that country. Upon call for the
previous question on agreeing to the report
Mr.. MoMiilin raised the point of no quorum
The Speaker counted quorum present
which was challenged, and pending action
the House adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 10th consid
Grafton of the conference report on the Sill
yer bill was resumed and Senator Morgan
spoke against it. When debate closed. q
vote was taken and the report agreed to by
80 yeas to 26 nays. Adjourned "A large
part of the time of the House was occupied
in attempts to approve the journal. the
Democrats making the point of no quorum
present The journal was finally approved
and the conference reports on the Dip
lomatic bill and the Agricultural bill agreed
to- The Land Grant Forfeiture bill was
then considered in Committee of the Whole
until adjournment
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Teller
introduced joint resolution declaring it tG
be the determined policy of the United
States to use both gold and silver as full
legal tender and instructing the President
to invite the Governments of the LatiI
Union countries and such other nations a:
he may deem advisable to join the United
States in a conference to adopt a common
ratio between gold and. silver, etc, which
was referred. The Shipping bill was ther
discussed until adjournment. Il he House
spent considerable time in counting
quorum on several questions, and finally
received the conference report on the Silver
bill, which went over by agreement on.
day. When the House met at the evening
session no quorum was present and thu
House adjourned.