The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-02-13
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the 9Th and . eOllOquy between Senators
CoekreH ane Dawes as to the source from
which petitions the COnger lard bill en-
znated. the fortifcations bill was considered
at length ana finally passed Pending con-
sideratton of the military academy bill,
which was next taken mp, the Senate ad-
5Ourned soon after the House met it went
into Committee of the Whole on the sundry
ctvil bill. When the Committee rose the
diplomatic appropriation bill was passed.
The conference report was adopted on a bill
10 provide an additional justice for the Su-
preme Court OF Arizona and the House ad-
5ourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the sth Mr. In
gals, rising TO a question of privilege. said
that. as his action of pairing with Senator
ALllson during the late contest in the Senate
and his attitude on the cIOture rule and cleo
lions bill had been the subject of censure and
animadyersion, he wished to say that
he and ever had been opposed to
the cloture rule; that he favored an Impair
tial elections bill, but net the bin before the
senate. unless It could be properly amended.
and that he paired on the eloture rule, giving
hAr- Allison the right to vote to secure quo
rum, but he had not given the most remote
idea or intention that his vote should be
counted against the passage of the elections
Dill The pension bill was then discussed at
zen gun anu passed It approprtates Sl3a,l75,-
lS5 for pensions, and for examining surgeons
and clerk hire s1,s72, 900. A number of bills, of
merely local interest," passed, and the bill for
adjustment of accounts of mechanics, etc, to
the eight hour law taken uD... The
House was occupied all day in considering
the sundry civil bill. to which Mr.. Bland Of
fered an amendment providing for free coin
age and which was under debate at adjourn
ment.
IN the Senate on the 9Th Mr.. Paddock pre-
scented the resolutions of the Nebraska
Legislature against the Conger lard bill. The
naval appropriation bill was reported Mr.
Morgan addressed the Senate in favor of the
bill to aid in construction of the Nicaragua
canal The bill to adjust the accounts of
mechanics and laborers to the eight hour
law was then taken up and considered at
length. The House amendments to the bin
T is VrTaTa no efaf7
to....The House passed the Senate bill
amending the land forfeiture act of Septem-
Der 10, 1890 The post office appropriation
Dill was reported and the House proceeded
to the further consideration of the sundry
civil bill, the pending question being the
ruling on Mr.. BANDS amenome nt lacking on
the FREQ coinage bin. After "a long debate
the chairman (Pavson, of Illinois,) ruled
against the silver amendment and upon
appeal the chair sustained by a vote of
134 to l27 and free coinage was ruled out.
Without completing the bill the House took
a recess until evening when pension bills
were considered
WHEN the Senate met on the eth the order
Tor night sessions was agreed TO. The bill to
readjust the wages of mechanics, ETC., to the
eight-hour law was debated at length and
finally recOmmitted. Pending a vote to re-
consider, the death of Congressman PheIan.
of Tennessee, was announced and the Senate
adjourned In the House the report of the
2Iauih investigating committee was received
ana ordered printed The House then, in
Committee of the Whole, resumed consider
alton or the sundry civil bill. The confer
ence report to ratify the purchase of the SFlS,
ana Fox and Iowa reservations in Oklahoma
was agreed to. The bill now goes to the
President 1t opens to settlement about
100000 acres of land. Pending considtra-
fion of the sundry civil bill the death of Con
gresham Pheian was announced and tho
House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 9Th Mr. Carlisle offered
a resolution, which was agreed to- calling on
the President for copies of the correspond
ence with Brazil in regard to the importation
OF certain products. Unfinished business
was taken up, which was Mr. BIair's motion
TO reconsider the vote recomm lifting, the bill
20 adjust. the accounts of Iaborers to
tho eight hour law. The motion to recon-
slider was disagreed to and the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the copyright bill until
recess. No quorum appearing at the evening
session the Senate adjoUrned....A stormy
debate occurred in the House on the order
or business and the sundry civil bill was
taken up, debated at some length and passed
Senate amendments to the Notifications bill
were non-concuFred in and the House ad-
sOurned.