Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL
Epitome of the Proceedings OF Both
Houses the Past Week.

THE senate not in session on the o;h....
In the house Mr. Blanchard reported the river
and harbor appropriation bill. and in committee
OF the whole the free cotton bagg1ng bill was
further considered Mr.. Dalzeu Pa) spoke
against it and Mr. Turner ga closed the de-
bate in advocacy of it. The bill was then re-
ported to the house and passed by vote of l67
to 46. The bill to reduce the duty on tin plate
was then reported from the ways and means
committee, and after eulogies upon the late
Representative Ford, of Michigan, the house
adjourned
AFTER three hours spent in executive session
the senate on the 18th vacated the office Of
executive clerk, filed for ten years by James
R. Young. The house cotton ties and bagging
bill was laid before the senate. and Mr. Stewart
New offered resolution calling on the secre-
tary of the treasury for information connected
withGhe purchase and coinage of silver: But
little other business was transacted The
house passed bill repeating the joint resolution
which authorized the secretary OF war TO lease
pier at the mouth OF the Chicago river, and
after considering District of Columbia business
and passing few bills the house adjourned
AFTER the routine business in the senate on
the 18th the resolution offered by Nh. Stewart
in relation TO the purchase Of silver and the
coinage of standard silver dollars, having been
taken up and amended. Mr.. Stewart proceeded
to address the senate the subject, taking
strong grounds in favor of free silver. The
resolution went over and Mr.. Palner's resolu-
ton for the election of senators by the people
was taken up MI. Chandler spoke in oppos1-
ton and Mr. Palmer In favor of it After pass
ing several bills the senate adjourned - In the
house the senate amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bill were non-concurred in bill
passed authorizing the building or bridge
across the Mississippi river at Moline Ill Mr..
Allen (Miss.) asked unanimous consent for
present consideration of a bill appropriating
1900 for the southern food sufferers. Mr..
kilgore objected and it went over. A confer
ence was ordered on the Indian appropriation
bill, and the urgency deficiency bill passed. 1t
Or1ria felS he
ton bill then considered until adjourn.
ment
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Dolph reported
back the house bill for the exclusion of Chinese
with substitute Mr. Morgan spoke in favor
of free coinage ION Mr. Stewards resolution).
Bills on the calendar were then considered and
many bills passed, among them a bill to amend
the railroad land forfeiture acts so to enable
actual settlers to purchase the land within
three years from forfeiture, and the bill to pro-
vide for uniform standard of classification and
grading of grain: also the bill for the better
control of and safety OF national banks
also the bill appropriating 10000 for the
Grand Island Neh) public building. Ad
journed after executive session. -. After
| passing bill granting right of way through the
Indian territory to the Gainesville, Oklahoma
6 Gulf railroad the house went into committee
| OF the whole on the naval appropriation bill
consideration Of which was continued until ad
| journment
IN the senate on the 14th resolutions were
I
! repeal Of the silver law Of 1890 Bills passed
| appropriating $4,000 for the foundation and
| pedestal for a bronze statue of christopher
Columbus in the capitol grounds: granting to the
| Topeka water company the right to erect dam:
| across the Kansas river; extending free dellV
| cry of mail to towns with population of no
| less than 5000, and the bill to amend the ac
eS ablishing circuit courts After an executive
| session the senate adjourned until Monday. =
| The house consumed two hours in trying *
| determine whether certain members could have
the privilege, under leave to print, of printing
| the Record and circulating under frank Henry
Georges book on free trade and protection
| The remainder of the day given to copSid
| Grafton of the naval appropriation bill in com
mittee of the whole The bill was not com
pleted at adjournment.
| THE Senate was not in session on the 18th, i
being Good Friday, and the house met withou
| a quorum The bill to promote the safety o
national banks, with senate amendments, wai
| laid before the house. Referred The bill fol
| the relief of the heirs of H. H Sibley, the il
| ventor of the Sibley tent, again proved an oh
stacle to the transaction of business and tn,
| whole day was consumed in its consideration
| At the evening session private pension bill:
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