The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-12-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Ran.
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL
ONLY routine business occupied tbe aften-
EiOn Of the Senate during the morning hour
/ on the 10th Then the election bin came up
/ in regular order and Mfr. Kenna addressed
| the senate In opposition Before concluding
mis- remarks the Senate adjourned In the
House MI Mills CTex-) offered resolution
for a holiday recess. The sppOrtioninent
bill was called up by Mr. Dunneii CAinn-)- A
| long discussion followed as TO what time
should be given for debate on the measure,
and several members gave notice OF pro
posed amendments This continued until 5
O'Clock, when the previous question was de-
mEnded. but no quorum appeared and the
House adjourned
AFTER the morning hour in tine Senate on
the 18th the elections bill came up and de-
| bate continued until adjournment ---- The
House debated at length and finally passed
the apportionment bill by q vote Of ~ yeas
to 81 nays No other business was trans
acted
Is the Senate on the 18th Mt. sherman re-
ported bill against the contraction of the
currency The elections bill came up as the
| regular order and Senator Coke spoke at
length in opposition and Senator CulloTn in
favor, who accepted the bill As tine best that
could he framed to meet the evils complained
| of, but he reserved the right to favor such
amendments as he thought necessary. SEN
atOr Bate opposed the bill because he be-
lIeved Il struck down the freedom Of the bal
lot Pending his remarks the Senate ad-
Journed--- The HOnse passed the Senate hill
amending the Inter state commerce act, and
after = squabble the Senate bill to place the
American merchant marine on equal foot
ing with that OF other nations CHE subsidy
bill was debated In committee until adjourn
ment.
In the Senate on the 18th SIR. Stanford, in a
lengthy speech. advocated his bill Issuing
money based upon land values, which shall
be loaned at two per cent The bill was re-
feFred- The printing deficiency bill was
passed. Afr- Bate then resumed his argu-
ment against the elections bill. Mr.. Gibson
opposed the bill as unreasonable, ana Mr.
Stewart opposed IL because its enforcement
In the South would be disastrous to both
races Adjourned The House, after some
debate, agreed to the conference report CON
ferrlng certain powers on the Baltimore &
Potomac railroad in the District of Colum-
bia also the conference report to the dI-
vision OF certain Sioux Indian lands in Da-
kota. and then adjourned.
THE Senate on the 10th passed a number of
private pension bills and transacted some
other business of no general importance.
MFR. ingalls, was granted two weeks leave of
absence. The elections bill was then laid
before the Senate Mr.. Paddock gave notice
that IL debate on the bill to be of any
length OF time he-wOuld call up the pure food
bill, which the people demanded. Mr..
spooner spoke at length in favor of the bill.
He defended Johnny" Davenport and ar
gued that the people of the country would
not haggfe at any measure which tended to-
criticised the manner of the forming of the
Constitution OF Mississippi The conference
report on the bill approprist!ng money for a
public building at Kansas City was agreed to.
Adjourned. The House consumed much
time in conference reports on public build
ing bills. The deficiency bill was considered
at length and the part providing for the pay
ment of senate session clerks and clerks to
Senators non cOncurrcd in. Adjourned.