Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
AFTER some preliminary sparring between
members the Senate on the 21st took mp the
bill to transfer the revenue marine service
from the Treasury to the Navy Department.
which was laid aside at two O'Clock and the
Tariff bill taken up and Senator Voorhees,
addressed the Senate In opposition to the
bill When Mr.. Voorhees, concluded Senator
Cockrell announced the death of Represent
alive Walker, Of Missouri Resolutions
were agreed TO, q committee appointed to
attend the funeral and the Senate adjourned
Soon after the House met the death of
resolutions OF respeee offered and adopted.
A committee was appointed to attend the
funeral and the House adjourned
In the Senate on the z2d a bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar giving
the widow of General Fremont a pension of
$4,000 a year. The Indian Appropriation bill
was then considered at length, about half OF
1t being disposed of, and after passing the
bill forsthe disposal of the Fort Ellis mill
tary reservation and another local bill the
Senate adjourn ed Immediately after the
Journal was read in the House voting began
on the Original Package bill The Adams
substitute, defining original packages.
was lost by q vote of 80 yeas to IT'S nays.
When a vote was taken on the House sub
sttute for the Senate Tor Wilson) bill it was
very close. having but one majority on the
first call, but. changes were made and the
final vote was lib yeas to SO nays and the Dill
SO nays. party lines being entirely ignored.
conference was asked, and the House con-
sidered the Bankruptcy bill until adjourn :
ment. The Original Package bill as passed
merce is imported into any State from any
other State, Territory or foreign natian. and
there held or offered for sale, the same shall
then be subject to the laws of such State.
Provided, that no discrimination shall be
made by any State in favor its citizens
against those OF other States and Territories
in respect to the sale of any article OfGom-
merce, nor en- favor of its own products.
against those OF like character produced in
other States Territories. Nor shall the
transportation of commerce through any
State be obstructed. except for the neces-
sary enforcement of the health laws OF such
state.
THE session of the Senate on the Esd was
devoted entirely to further consideration of
the Indian Appropriation bill. The Bank
ruptcy bill occupied the attention of the
House and it was not completed at adjourn
ment.
WHEN the Senate met on the oath Senator
Morgan introduced q bill to fix the limit of
value and to provide for the free coinage of
silver, which was referred, 1t provides that
the unit of value in the United States shall
be the dollar of 41213 grains of standard sill
yer or 26 $40 grains of gold. which shall be
a legal tender for all debts, and that any
owner of gold or silver bullion may deposit
1t at any mint to be coined
The Indian Appropriation bill was further
debated and finally passed. Senator Voor-
hees introduced a bill by request of the La
Dor Alliance, to secure freedom of trade,
speech and the press and asked that it be
printed in the Record, to which Senator
Sherman objected, as being unusual The
Tariff bill then came up as unfinished bust
ness and the Senate adjourned. :. The House
spent the day in further considering the
Bankruptcy bill. When vote was reached
the substitute known as the Voluntary Bank
ruptcy bill was rejected and the Torrey bill
passed by III yeas to "a nays. and the House
adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 25th petitions
were presented from various parts of the
country protesting against the passage of
the Federal Election bill. Senator Blair pre-
sented a memorial from G. A. r post
Tressing adherence at the action of Con
gress in allowing agents a fee of $40 under
the Dependent Pension bill. A motion to
proceed with the Tariff bill was antag onized
with motion to proceed with the Marine
bill, which prevailed, and that bill was con-
sidered until one o'clock when the Tariff bill
was taken up and debated until adjourn
ment. In the House the Sundry Civil bill
with Senate amendments was reported and
after some sparring was taken up and de-
bated until adjournment.