Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.


THE second session of the Fifty first Con-
gress convened at noon on December l.. The
Senate met with nearly all the Senators
present. Immediately after prayer by the
chaplain the credentials of Messrs- Carey
and Warren, Senator's ELECT from the new
State of Wyoming, were presented and they
were sworn in, Cary drawing the long and
Warren the short term. The Presidents mes
sage was then presented and read and the
Senate adjourned. The House met at noon,
when the credentials of Messrs. Brecken-
ridge (Ark.), Sweet Udaho), Stone (Pa) and
Clark (Wyo.) were presented and they were
sworn in, Mr.. Breckenridge being greeted
with applause by his friends. The creden-
tails of David A. Harvey, as Delegate from
Oklahoma, were presented and he was sworn
I'm. The Presidents message was then read
and the House adjourned.
AFTER dispOsing of various motions and
resolutions on the I'd the Senate by a
strict party vote took up the Federal elec-
tions bill and while the bill was being read
the hour of O'Clock arrived and a motion
by Senator Hoar to continue the reading
of the bill was antagoniZed by Mr.. Cor
man, who wished to proceed with unfin-
ished business-the eight hour bill. 1t was
finally decided by party vote to proceed
with the reading, which continued until adj
journment.. In the House petitions for the
amending of the Mckinley bill were pre-
scented. The copyright bill was then taken
up and various motions made to get it out
of the way, but after ordering the previous
question the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the Sd Mr.. Cullom intro
duced bill to reduce letter postage to one
cent. The Indian troubles in the Northwest
were then discussed until O'Clock, when
the elections bill came up and Senator Tur-
pie addressed the Senate in opposition to the
bill until adjournment. In the House the
copyright bill was taken up and after some
debate passed by 139 yeas to 50 nays and the
House adjourned
PETITIONS were presented in the Senate on
the 4th, and the resolution offered by Senator
Hawley to issue arms to the States OF North
and South Dakota and Nebraska, for defense
against the Indians, was taken up, and after
a general discussion of the Indian troubles
was adopted The elections bill was then
taken up and Mr.. Pugh spoke against it. No
other business of general Importance was
transacted. The House passed the bill for
the punishment of any guardian, committee
other judiciary agent for the embezzle-
ment of the pension of a ward, and the PEN
sion appropriation bill was considered in
committee of the whole until adjournment.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the 9Th the elections bill again came up in the
regular order and Senator Gray spoke at
length in opposition. During the debate the
made in the printing of the bill, and pending
discussion the Senate adjourned after
Mr.. Morgan had offered a resolution
calling on the Attorney General for
statement as to places of residence and date
of appointment of chief supervisors of cleo
tions in the Southern States. The House,
after some discussion, took up and passed
the Senate resolution for supplying arms to
certain Northwestern States for defense
against the Indians. The pension appropri
alton bill was then further considered, and
on motion of Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, an
amendment was adopted providing that no
agent or attorney should demand, receive or
be allowed any compensation in any disabil-
ity case. 1t is estimated by Mr.. Dockery and
Chairman Morrill,, of the Invalid Pension
Committee that this will save S., 600 600 to the
pensioners within the next three years. The
bill passed and the House adjourned.