The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-25
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital-What Is Being
Done by tho Senate and Household
Matters Disposed Or and Now Ones Com
aid
The Senate and House.

Both hOls cs of Congress ha sc authorized
an inquiry into the causes OF agricultural
depression. The resolution directing Mr..
Hatchs Committee ON Agriculture to MAKE
an investigation passed the House on
the 18th. The only d ssenting voice
was that OF Mr.. Funston. - Kepubli an
member from Kansas. But the resolution
passed and the committee will begin It's In
quiry early next we h. The Senate resO,u-
ton directs the Agricultural Comm ttee OF
that body to ascertain if an, thin. Is
needed to improve the existing conditions.
In the Senate the inquiry will he conducted
by the two suhro,nmitteeS. Mr.. Gibson re-
= rted bill approrria:ins <t5.o00.olo for
the improvement Of the Mississippi
River and i, was placed on the calendar.
Ten millions Of the amount i, for the river
from tho head of the pa se;. n EAR il mouth,
to the mouth Of the Ohio River mot more
than s2.ooo,O'o to b. expended IN
any one year.. and 5000. 900
is for the river from the mouth II
the Ohio TO the mouth OF the Illinois
The Senate thea re ,unci consideration Of
the bill provdin. for The public printing
and binding and the distribution OF public
documents. The bill Was reported 10 the
Senate and passed. MIR. IIaddock's bill for
preventing the adul GRAFTON and misbrand
ing of food and GruEs WAS then taken ZIP
as the special order After a Iricf cxrcu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate Mr.. Sherman, or ,dentials
were read and placed on file. ON III, 10Th.
Mr. Vance, from the Finance Committee.
reported back adversely III" bill introduced
by Mr. Gibson. of Louisiana. to pro-
vide an inton" tax to pay pensions
and the salaries Il PSI mister.
Mr. Pfrticr III ,vcd To increase III" item for
the census work for the .GiNisicH of f. rus.
homes, and fu'rtlra-eS'' fr IN io.t0t 10
500. 700. and the bill was passed.
1t adds to the $40, oGo tcticirnry
for the census So for the -siiyi-
sion of farms, homes ans! inert a-c>.-
1t Increases he item for sub>isicn I. OF the
Sioux from Slli.5I: to Si+3.olI The Senate
from then pass "a tn. follow in. bills: APP
prop"iatin. 81, GO, for the obstruction of
il military store house and of!ire FIR army
purposes ut the Omaha military department.
Approprintinc 80, G0J for public hui,d
ing at Salt Lake City. Utah. iii the House,
On motion of Mr.. Mnu'S 'incr, OF Kentucky.
the Senate bill WIS passed extending to
Sandusky. O.. the Erivic:e of the act for
The Immediate tran>i ortat!on Of Gutiah!c
merchandise without ,prrai>cmen-.
On The isth inst tie House went into
committee of TIE whole twith Mr.. iynum Of
lndiIna in the caa;r1 on III" Ind an apr =
priati,n bill Mr. Feel made TIE Icr-
ing speech and explained the hill' :
provisions. After au animated dcla'c
the committee rSc. in the Sc,,"'c
Mr.. Sherman. from the Committee on
Foreign Relations. reported Lack fav-
orahiy the joint ,r>olut on in reduced
by Mr. Perkins r"fuc>tr. th" Pres
ident to return t. the Republic If Mexico
twenty battle !:hgs. which vera CAP
tured by the army Of the tinted States
during The late war i'll, MeNirn The res
olution was passed. 4 bill il, easing the
limit of cost for public. building ut II.
Paul. Mimi. 10 S!.igo,Ha1. WAS las-td aS
was also one increasing Ia s>a0."e9 The APP
preparation for lub il building at Omaha,
Senator Palmer OF Illinois spoke in the
Senate On the 18th on the subject Of al
iteration of the Constitution of the United
States which shall provide for the clecti' II
OF Senators in Congress by "a direct vote OF
the people Of the >cvtral statcS. In
the House the free coinage bill
was discus sod AT some length. Mr. Bland
of Missouri. poke enthusiastically in favor
Of the bill. while Mr.. Harter. of Ohio as
vigorously opposed il. Mr. IIartcr. in lii,
course Of his talk, said he woul lin" &c
pay memtcrs Of tong:c;s with the 20
cent dollar an see how they would like
it. IF anything should b. made !:
legal tender it should he the corn of Kan
sas and not the silver o: Colorado. Si.ve!
WAS then laid aside fer the nonrc and the
consideration Il the Indian bill was r.. =
sumcd. NJ. Smith. ot Arizona. rr'iri in"
some of its feat urrS. especially the appro-
priationS fer the CARLISLE school. The In
G:sn appropriation bin was generally di,-
Sussed until adjournment
| Owing to the fact that the Congressional
/ as~ursion to Chicago was to start early IA
the afternoon of the 18th few Senators were
present. and the Senate ad i,urncd carly. \
bill appr3pratnc SiGn.u0o fer public
building at Tacoma. Wash. was passed
rs was also one Erantiu. the right of way
to the Duluth and Manitoba Railroad Com
/ panv across the Fort Pcmbira Reservation
/ In North Dakota. In the House the a.
of ft. ,.ftrt IN, .,tt ff,f
tariff question about the first of March wa
made in the Ways and Means COMMITTEE,
] at Il brief session OF ihn full committee
Republicans did Eot object. Mr.. Bland nf
fered a resolution providin. far "A reprint
| of the silver bill and FIR printing 10. nho adj
/ ditonal copies of the ainr.ty and minor.
ity reports. Both Senate and House adj
! jOurned until the ODD