The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-02-19
-)OINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital-Vhat Is Being
Done by tho Senate and Household
Matters Disposed Or and New Ones Com

at the Nations Capital-What Is Being
Done by tho Senate and Household
Matters Disposed Or and New Ones Com
sidcrcd
The Senate on the 18th agreed to a reso-
| luton calling on the Secretary of the Treas
| ury for II list of all persons. firms or associ-
| ations by whom bullion had been offered
| tunder the act Of July n, $500, the amounts
and prices: Il list Of those from whom silver
| bullion had been purchased, the basis on
which am estimate is made Of the market
| price of silver and the amounts and prices
! of silver bullion purchased outside Of the
| United States. In the House Senate amend
nrnl to House bill 10 fix the rate of wages
| of certain ctHplosc. of the government
printing office was non concurrcd in. Sen
ate bill WAS passed To establish Il record
| aud Icn~iun office IN the War Department:
| also Senate bill prov ding for the selection
Of Il site Tor Il military inst At san Diego,
| cal \ bill was passed extending the time
| within which the thJctlw Coal and Rail
! road 6 mpany shall construct its road
! through the fndian Territory. The House
| then went int" committee of the Whole
| the legislative appropriation hill.
IN the Senate on tie 18th the credentials
| of Nh, Trll"r for the new Senatorial term
| beginning March were Presented and filed.
| The 'liuW ing among other hills were passed:
| Stnat" bill establishing pier light III hh'Iu-
| pee, Wis: senate hill for creation of
| fourtu judicial district lit Utah; House blI
| To grant right of way through the crow
| reservation ln The Montana Il Wyoming
| Railroad tnntpHny vii ana "nhmrntSt. The
| Senate then resume" consideration Of the
! copyright bill, the Il, ndin= question being the
| amendment offered hy Mr.. sherman 10
| strike ont the word "prohihic,in and insert
| the words .Subicri to the duties provided
| by law" SO that foreign copies Of books
| patented in the United states shall not h:
| prohibited. but shall he subject To tariff
duties. Owing tn the absence of Mr.. >iicr-
| man the bill WA laid asd" la the Nou-r,
| Senate bill was passed authorizing he Nan
| sas and Arkansas Railroad Company to
| extend its lines in the Indian Territory
| The II h@r then went into rnninittee of
| the Whole tan III: Legislative apprnpra
| tiun bill.
| THE Committee on Coinage, Weights and
| Measures continued its hrarIug on the
| 18th. T. !. N-Hia.ds. uf the National
| Silver Committee. continued his argument
! begun last week. Mr.. Newland%. in refer
| cn"e to statements made before the COM
| mittre fo"rCa~tin- the flooding of this
| country with ~is CT if the free coinage bill
| WAS passed. said this could be prev
| very easily by passing the bill with pro-
| yiso limiting the coinage to bullion, the
| production of the mines of the world and
| excluding foreign coin. Mr.. Ncwlands was
| then excused and MIR. Holden. of Colorado.
| addressed the committee. in favor of free.
| coinage. In the Scuat" the diplomatic and
| consular appropriation bill was reported
| and placed "n the calendar. The House
| bill for public huiitiing at Richmond. Ky.
| III :; c.st not !" cNccc,i 5000. w. passed
| C"nstucr2.i n Of tie copy right bill was thea
| resumed.
| THE credentials Of VIII am I. Villas n
| Srnatnr-eiec. fru1n The state # v is, Ii il,
for the teT'.. commencing March next