Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-07
rIrrY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Senate.

Washington, March 1.-The
senate at $50 took up the def
cheney bill, and Mr.. Hale gave notice
that he would ask for its consideration
to-day. The agricultural appropria-
ton pill was also reported with like no
tice
The credentials OF James II. Kyle, as
senator-elect from South Dakota were
presented AMI placed on file.
MIR. Frye called up the house amend
mont TO the tonnage subsidy bill and
mdted to nOn-concur in the amendment,
and that the conference asked by the
house he granted.
Mr.. Morrill, moved TO concur in the
mouse amendment.
After voting down half dozen amend
ments offered by Messrs. Vest, McPher-
son ana Morgan for free ships, reduc-
ton OF subsidy act. etc. the vote was
taken on Mr.. Morr'ill's motion TO concur
in the house amendment for the postal
subsidies. 1t was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays 3D.
The bill now goes TO the president
Mr.. Gray was appointed an additional
member of the select committee on com.
mercial relations with Canada.
Mr.. Sherman offered resolution
electing Mr.. Henderson OF Nebraska as
president pro tem., TO hold Office during
the pleasure of the senate. and Mr.. Cor
man offered resolution rendering the
thanks Of the senate to Mr.. Ingalls, for
the ''eminently courteous. digniiied,
able and impartial manner in which he
has presided over thes deliberations and
performed the duties of president pro
tempore.
Both resolutions were agreed to, and
the oath of Office was administered by
the vice president to Mr.. Henderson,
who was escorted TO the chair by Mr..
ingalls,.
The credentials Of John B. Gordon as
senator from Georgia, replacing Mr..
Brew, were presented and placed ON
file.
House bill relating to the treaty OF
reciprocity with the Hawaiian Island,
was passed: also house joint resolution
appropriating million dollars for the
Improvement of the Mississippi river TO
be Immediately available.
Mr.. Pugh was appointed ON the COM
mittee TO attend Senator Hearst's fu-
neral in place of Mr.. Dawes, excused.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
then taken up and Mr.. Frye. in place OF
the amendment which he had offered on
SATURDAY. night offered one appropriate
ing 81. 400, 00O for transportation OF lor-
eign mails.
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend Mr..
Fryes amendment by inserting a pro-
viso to it so that the postmaster. general
may employ any ships that are owned
exclusively by citizens OF the United
States.
The question being on Mr., Morgan's
amendment allowing contracts to be
made with vessel owners exclusively oil
the United States. Mr.. Plumb moved to
add to it the words, land constructed
in the United States Mr.. Plumbs
amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Morgan then Withdrew his
amendment saying that the vote just
taken had annulled the purpose that he
had in view.
Mr.. Fryes amendment was agreed to
and the bill passed.
Mr.. Plumb offered q resolution con-
tinuing the select committee on the Pa
cific railroad debts during the recess OF
the senate. with power to sitNat Wash
ington. Agreed to.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF the agricultural appropri-
ton bill.
Mr.. Carlisle made point of order
against the committee amendment, al
lowing sorghum sugar manufacturers
the use OF distilled spirits free OF tax.
The amendment was ruled to be in or
der-nays %, yeas 90, and the amend
ment was agreed to without division.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment
appropriating $40. 900 for the collection
and publication OF information as to
the best methods of cultivating the soil
BY irrigation, and extending the limit
OF time from July !, 1891, to January j,
1893. Agreed to.
Mr.. Paddock moved to amend by in
sorting the pure food bill. Excluded
ON point of order The bill was then
passed and the senate proceeded to the
consideration of the general deficiency
bill. The senate then took recess UNI
Ill 8 p. m.
Evening Session-The vote oy which
The senate last week passed the house
bill to pay judgments of the court OF
claims for army supplies under the
Bowman act was, on motion OF Mr. Har-
ris. reconsidered, all the senate amend
ments which had then been agreed to
were disagreed to. including the Chou
teau claim of $4,000, and the bill was
again passed without any amendment.
The reason assigned by Mr.. Harris
for this course was that the amendments
could not possibly be acted on in the
house, and that if this course were not
followed the bill would fail.
The consideration of the deficiency |
bill was proceeded with. The two items
TO pay to the widow of Chief Justice
Waite and Justice Miller one years sal
airy, $40, 300 and $40, 900 were debated at
some length.
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