Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
SOON after assembling on the 9Th the Sen
ate resumed consideration of the silver bill
and finally It was ordered to be printed and
laid on the table. Senator Vests bill to pro-
hibit monopoly in the transportation OF cat
tie to foreign countries was then taken up
and after q long talk NO quorum appeared
and the Senate adjourned. Nothing OF I'M
portance was transacted in the House. The
day was occupied in considering District OF
Columbia matters and the evening session
foI the passage of private pension bills.
THE Senate on the 10th referred the house
Silver bill to the Finance Committee. When
the Senate Silver bill was taken up unani-
nous consent was given that after three
O'Clock Friday debate should be limited to
I'VE minutes to any Senator on any question.
Senator Teller then addressed the senate in
favor Of silver, followed by Senator Call,
also in favor of free coinage After an exec.
utive session the Senate adjourned. .Aftcr
transacting unimportant business the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Post of1ice Appropriation bill There being
no opposition to the bill 1t was speedily re-
ported to the House and passed. Adjourned.
THE Silver bill went over in the Senate on
the 18th and several public buildings bills
passed. The Senate bill to prohibit monop-
oily in the transportation OF cattle to foreign
countries was taken up and passed, also the
bill for the inspection of live cattle and beef
products intended for foreign export Sew
enty five pension bills were then passed and
the Senate adjourned. The House adopted
the conference report on the Dependent
Pension bill after a long talk. No other
business of importance was transacted.
THE Senate the 18th had silver under
consideration. Senator Evarts spoke in
favor of silver and Senator Vance addressed
the Senate in favor of unlimited coinage.
Pending remarks in favor of free coinage
by Senator Morgan the Senate adjourned.
When the House met Mr.. Mills (Texas>
rendered his resignation as member
of the Committee on Rules, to which he
had been appointed the day before,
and Mr.. Mcmillan (Tenn.) was appoint
ed. The conference report on the
Anti Trust bill was disagreed to. An Ur-
gency Deficiency bill, appropriating So, 108,-
600 for the payment of pensions and $3,075.-
600 for the census, was presented and passed.
further conference was ordered on the
Pension Appropriation bill. After consider
alton in Committee of the Whole the Agri-
cultural Appropriation bill was passed. An
evening session was held for the considera-
tion of bills reported from the Committee on
Commerce.
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Senator
Morgan continued his remarks on the silver
bill, arguing mainly in favor of free coinage.
on the subject. 1t was finally agreed that
the Senate bill should be laid on the table
the House bill as amended by the Finance
Committee substituted and that general de-
bate be extended to three O'Clock Monday.
The silver question was then the subject of
debate until adjourn ment. The House, in
Committee of the Whole, had under con
sideration during the day the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill. 1t appropriates $2s, O)O-
600. Private pension bills were considered
at the evening session.