The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-08-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall.
CONGRESS.

In tho Senate ON the I'd a bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar giving
the widow of General Fremont pension OF
s., 900 n year The Indian Appropriation bill
was then considered at length. about half OF
IL being disposed OF, and AFTER passing the
bill for the disposal of the Fort Ellis mill
tary reservation and another local bill the
senate adjourned. Immcd ately after the
Journal was read In this House voting began
on the Original Package bilL The Adams
substitute. defining original packages.
was lost by vote of e yeas TO l75 nays.
When a vote was taken the House sub
stltute fer the senate Tor WIison) bill IL was
very close. having but one majority on the
nrst call, but changes were made and the
nnal vote WAS iI5 yeas % sS nays and the BILL
as amended passed by 4 vote OF ld6 yeas 10
IS nays party lines being cnntireiy ignored
A conference was asked, an I The House con-
sldered the bankruptcy bill until adjourn
ment The Original PtcKag bill as passed
provides that whenever any article OF COM
merce Is Imported into any state from any
other State Territory or fareign nation. and
there held or offered 4 sale, the same shall
then be subject to the laws OF such State.
Provided. that discrimination shall be
made by any State in favor its citizens
against those OF other stttes and Territories
In re pect to The sale OF my article of COM
merce. nor In favor Il its own products.
against those OF like chtractef produced In
other States or Territories Nor shall the
transportation of commerce through any
State be obstt ucted Except for the neces-
sary enforcement OF tlis heath laws or such
state
THE session OF the senate the 2sI was
devoted entirely to further consideration of
the Indian Appropriation bill The Bank
ruptcy bill occupied the attention of the
House and IL was not completed at adjourn
ment
WHEN the fen 'te met on the Path Senator
Morgan introduced bill to TX the limit of
value and TO provide for the free coinage of
silver, which was referred, 1t provides that
-
be the dollar of 4I2l3 grains of standard sill
yer or rs $40 g. aims of gold, which shall be
legal tender for all debts and that any
owner of gold or silver bullion may deposit
for his benefit free of charge
The Indian Appropriation bill was further
debated and finally passed. Senator Voor-
hees Introduced 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
Tarin bill then came up as unfinished bust
ness and the Senate adjourned. The House
spent the day in further considering the
bankruptcy bill When "a vote was reached
the substitute known as the Voluntary Bank
ruptcy bill was rejected and the Torrey bill
passed by III yeas to 81 nays, and the House
adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 25th petitions
were presented from various pats of the
country protesting against the passage of
the Federal Election bill. Senator Blair pre-
sented meporial from n c. A. l. post ex-
pressing adherence ut the action of Con-
gress In allowing agents fee of $40 under
the Dependent Pension bill. A motion to
proceed with the Tariff bill was antag on lied
with motion to proceed wi h the Marine
bill. which prevailed. and that hill 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 sparrin2 was taken mp and de-
bated untll adjournment.
IN the Senate on the 10Th Mr. Cullom Of
fered a resolution, which was agreed to, re-
questing the President to furnish all CORE
spondence on file in the state Department
touching the efforts of this Government to
obtain modification or repeal of the decree
OF the French Government prohibiting the
Importation of American pork. MIR. Mitchell
offered resolution that this Government
would hail with approbati,n any arrange
ment looking to reciprocity with Central
and south America. Referred. The
Senate refused t. concur In the House
amendments to the Original Package
bill and appointed conference. Bills
were passed giving 5000 per year
pension to the widows of Generals George
Crook, John O. Fremont and George b. Me-
Clellan, and the Tariff bill was debated IN
Til adIournment....In the House a resolu-
ton was adopted for a committee of five
to investigate char cs against Pension Com
missioner Raum, and the House, in Commit
tee of the Whole, considered the Senate
| amendments TO the Sundry Civil bill Ad-
tnurnCd