The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-07-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall
CONGRESS.


THE Senate on the Path agreed to the con-
ference report on the Naval Appropriation
bill and considered the Post ONCE Appro-
prIatIon bill at some length and IL finally
passed. The Diplomatic bill was then taken
mp and among the amendments agreed TO
were those Increasing the salary OF Minis
tiers to the Argentine Republic and United
ftafes of Colombia from 81 500 to $4,000
and the Minister TO Denmark from
IS 600 to 1880 and the bill passed
The Conference report on the Pension APP
preparation bill was agreed 70 and the Senate
adjourned. After routine business In the
House the Comm ttee on Rules presented
resolution for the Immediate consideration
of the Silver bill which was adopted The
Chairman of the Coinage Committee (slr.
Couger), then presented the report OF the
com nIttec recommending that the House
non concur in the Senate amendments ana
ask for a conference. Mr.. Bland (Mo.) moved
that the House concur, and pending debate.
which was OF considerable length. the
House adjourned
AFTER minor business in the Senate on the
18th Mr.. Call rose to address the Senate on
the subject of resolutions. heretofore offered
by him, one In relation TO the establishment
of a Republic in Cuba and the other rs TO the
German ownership of a large proportion OF
the bonded debt of Cuba, but Mr.. Call was
cut off by a motion prevailing TO go into Sc
CT ct session. The Senate then took up the
House bill for the admission OF Wyoming
A lengthy discussion followed, Mr.. Vest OPP
posing the bill and Messrs- EdInunus anu
PIatt favorIng 10. No vote was reached In
the House the conference report on the
Naval Appropriation bill was agreed TO and
the Silver bill taken up. After debate the
House refused to concur In the Senate
amendments by n vote of las yeas to l52
nays, rs Republicans voting with the Demo-
Gratis for free coinage and p Democrats vot-
| Ing with the Republicans conference
was ordered resolution was reported
from the Committee on Rules to take mp the
/ Election bill. debate TO be limited to six
days. when the previous question shall be
ordered. After n squRbble the resolution
was adopted and the House adjourned
AFTER disposing of unmportant routine
business the senate on the 10th proceeded
with the Wyoming Admission bill which
was debated at length. The bill went over
| and a number OF bills only OF local interest
| passed and the Senate. after an execut We
| session. adjourned. Tho House resumed
| consideration of the Election bill, Mr.. Lodge
| (Mass.) arguing In favor OF and Mr. Hemp
hill Is. C.) against it. The House got into
some confusion during debate on the bill.
Mr.. Lehlbach (Republican, N. j. also argued
against the bill Pending debate the House
adjourned
The Senate on the 27th further debated
the bill for the admission of Wyoming and
finally the bill passed by a strict party
vote. The bill for the admission OF Idaho
was then taken up and went over until
Monday. Adjourned. The entire day In
| the House was taken up in debate upon the
ELECTION Dill Win the exception OF recoNi rug
| one or two conference reports The evening
session was devoted to the consideration OF
pension bills
The day In the Senate on the 18th was
quiet and of little interest A message from
the House was received. asking n confer
| ence on the Silver bill. The Senate took uT
the calendar and passed a number of bills
| Among the bills passed was one to e-class
| ify and fix the salaries of railway postal
| clerks by increasing the classes from five
| to seven and fixing the salaries at $500
$500. $1,000, $1.2Ol, sl,4OO, $1,000 and $500
| and the bill to amend the Censu.
act by providing penalty for giving fe'
| or bonus to n census enumerator or super
| visor, or receiving the same The Hous'
| continued the debate on the Election bill
the mo sensational feature of the debate
being the speech of MIR. Ewart, OF North Car
olina, a Republican, fiercely denouncing thu
bill. At late hour at night the House ad
iourned.