The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-08-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
Wunx the Senate met on the nth Senator
Morgan presented resolutions adopted at
public meeting of Republicans of Birming-
ham Ala against the passage OF the Fed
eral Election bill The Tarin bill was then
discussed until adjOurBsnene...gEhe House
spent the day In COMMITTEES OF the hhoie
considering the senate amendments to the
eundry Civil bill and practically completed
It, but reached no final vote
WHEN the senate met on the 5Oth the res
olufIon Introduced for meetings Of the een-
ate at ten o. clock In the morning was taken
nm and senator CockreIii made. vigorous
speech In which ho compared the work done
by the eenate with that OF the House under
the ruI esWhIch the latter worked and showed
that the Senate disposal OF far rnors busi-
meas than the House The motion was
adopted and the Tariff bill again taken up
and considered until adJournment..--T The
day was q dull one in the House The con-
fercnce report on the District OF Columbia
bill was agreed to and the House further
considered the sundry Civil bill No vote
was reached
THE Senate met Mt ten o'clock on the Stat.
In accordance with the new rule. but only
ten members were present After some Skin
1ishlnR n quorum was secured. The con-
ference report on the District OF Columbia
bill was discussed for over an hour and
agreed to- aud the Tariff bill was then con-
sidered until adjournment, In, the House
Mr. Oates (Aia). rising to question OF
privilege. offered n resolution for the inves-
tigation of the charges of corruption against
members of the House contain cd IN n recent
article in the National ECONOMIST. but after
9 great deal OF talk the Speaker decided it
did not present a question ofIpriv1lege- The
House sustained the. decision - and fnrther
considered the amendments to the sundry
Civil bill. Adjourned. go
SOON after the eenate met On August
Mr.. Blair offered n resolution that the Com
mittee on Rules be instructed.to report With
in four days a rule providing for tie limit
ing OF debate, and asked for les-mmedinte
consider alton. ObjeetiQa RbeJpg made the
came mp. Many amendments offered by
Democrats were voted down. when the
schedule relating to glass and crockery ware
was reached, Senator Mcpherson
and upon this senator Plumb
made the first break in the party line by
voting with the Democrats On mott n to
reduce the duty on common brown earthen-
ware Senator Paddock voted with tn Demo-
Gratis At this point senator Plumb took
part in the debate and vehemently opposed
the idea of protection for the benefit OF
Eastern manufacturers as against Western
agriculturists The Senate. no said, owed
some duty to the American people rs well
as 10, the manufaei urers-. .Ths House re-
sumed the amendments to the Sundry Civil
bin, but no quorum could be obtained and
an ad 7ournmept was had i'
WHEN the Senate met on the I'd Mr.. Biair's
resolution for "A change OF the rules so as to
limit debate came mp and that Senator spoke
In favor of it At the conclusion of Senator
Blalrs speech the Resolution was referred.
The Tarin Bill ssgas taken up and MIR.
Vests amendment to reduce the duty
on decorated chinR was debated at
length : aud rejected by vote of
70 nays to II yeas, Senators Plumb and Pad
dock voting in the affirmative with the
Democrats A resolution was Introduced
by senator Plumb for the removal of the re-
mains of General Grant to the Nations al
Cemetery at Arlington Adjourned
when the House met there was much diffi-
Guilty In disposing OF the Sundry Civil bill
owing to the small attendance It was
finally sent to conference and u resolution
adopted revoking. all leaves OF absence.
Adjourned.