Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.

SOON after meeting ON the I'D the senat,
passed the Agricultural bill The conference
report on the Dependent Pension Dill wa
| taken up and eenators Berry and Gormal
| spoke against it, and Senators Davis ant
Ingalls, favored it. After other Senators has
| spoken the conference report was agreed t.
1 by a vote of 81 yeas to 10 nays After order
| ing a conference on the Fortihcations bill
| the Senate adjourned. The day in thu
House was occupied in Committee OF thu
| Whole on District of Columbia business
! Just before adjourning the House failed Il
| agree to the conference report on the De
! pendent Pension bill but insisted on dis
| agreeing to the Senate amendments
THE Senate on the Path agreed to the con.
| ference report on the Naval Appropriation
bill and considered the Post office Appro.
priation bill at some length and 1t finally
| passed. The Diplomatic bill was then taken
| up and among the amendments agreed te
were those increasing the salary OF Minis
tiers to the Argentine Republic and United
and the Minister to Denmark from
200 to $500, and the bill passed.
The Conference report on the Pension APP
preparation bill was agreed to and the Senate
House the Committee on Rules presented q
resolution for the immediate consideration
of the Silver BILL which was adopted. The
Chairman of tho Coinage Committee (Mr.
Conger), then presented the report OF the
com mittee recommending that the House
non concur in the Senate amendments and
ask for a conference. Mr.. Bland (Mo.) moved
that the House concur, and pending debate
which was of considerable length, the
House adjourned.
25th 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 as 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
cret 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 Edmunds and
Plat favoring It. 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 a vote of 135 yeas to 1862
nays, 20 Republicans voting with the Demo-
Gratis for free coinage and ~ Democrats vot-
ing with the Republicans. A conference
was ordered. A resolution was reported
from the Committee on Rules to take up the
Election bill, debate to be limited to six
days. when the previous gu estion shall be
ordered. After a squabble the resolution
was adopted and the House adjourned
AFTER disposing of unimportant routine
business the senate on the 26th proceeded
with the Wyoming Admission bill which
was debated at length. The bill went over
and number of bills only of local interest
passed ana the senate, aICer IN cAccuIiFo
session, adjourned. The House resumed
consideration of the Election bill, Mr.. Lodge
(Mass.) arguing in favor of and ME-. Hemp
hill (s. o. against 1t. 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 9th further debated
the bill for the admission of Wyoming and
finally the bill passed by a strict party
TIL Tin Ia
was then taken up and went over until
Monday. Adjourned. The entire day in
the House was taken up in debate upon the
Election bill with the exception of receiving
session was devoted to the consideration of
pension bills.