Mower County transcript., 1892-08-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tuesday.

Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, july 26.-In the house
bills were passed setting apart lands 10
Oklahoma Territory for school purposes,
iorblddinK railroads to charge more than
cents per mile on passenger fare in the
Indian Territory and Oklahoma, and per
mitting the people of the Territory OF
Utah TO make an exhibit at the world s
1air The conference report on the def.
cheney bill was agreed to. The appropria-
ton for the French spoilation claims,
amounting to 3737, ,7s5. was omitted. The
appropriations in the bill amounted To
S5,Np,3l9, being s3a3.5s9 less than as
passed by the senate and sl,0sl ,0s7 NOR,
than as passed by the house The con
ference report on the suadry civil bill
was offered by Mr.. Holman, all the items
IN dispute being agreed TO except those re-
latlng to the worlds fair appropriation,
the appropriation for the natioaaI
commission and the employment Of Pink
erton detectives az the G. 4. r. encamD-
ment IN Washington next September. Il
was agreed that vote Oh these items
should be taken at noon tomorrow
Debate on the tariff took mp nearly ali
day In the senate. The conference report
on the deficiency appropriation bill WAS
agreed to.
WASHINGTON, July aa.-The house, af,s.
much hNbusteriug, voted 70 concur in the
senate appropriation Of s5, ,o0o, GO for the
world's fair. The vote stood-ases III,
nays loo. Mr.. Holman moved to recon
slider, and Mr.. Bingham moved Ia lay the
motion on the table. Fiiibuster.ng Was
then begun again and continued through
out the session.
The senate spent the day discussing the
anti-option bill.
Thursday.
WASHINGTON. July as-The house
passed resolution TO adjourn SATURDAY,
l2l to 81. The regular order was then
taken up. Mr. Bingham's motion 10 lay
on the table the motion Of Mr. Holman 10
reconsider the vote By which the aoass
decided to recede from its diss greensen, 10
the senate amendment on the world =
fair. The opponents OF the appropriation
began to filibustsr by moving 10 ad;oura
to various days. This was KEEP, up ali the
afternoon
In the senate Mr.. Washbaru moved 20
defer the anti-optinn bill till Dec~,ahsr.
to Is. The consideration Of the anti
option bill was resumed
Friday.
WASHINGTON. July 2o-The house lis.
tened for an hour to q controversy over \
statement in Mr.. waeson's book to the et-
feet that members had been drunk on The
floor Of the house. Mr.. Watson refused 10
retract it, saying that Il was true and be
defied the members to contradict Il. The
outcome was that Messrs. Bos.ner. VOL
verton, Buchanan, Of Virginia, Groat and
Simpson were appointed a committee to
investigate the charges Watson fur
nished the committee with a lis. Of wit
nesses and the investigation will begin at
once.
After the morning hour expired the fiji.
clustering over the worlds tair appropria-
tom was continued.
The senate's time was taken up in
speechmaking Mr.. Allison, to whose
committee was referred tho house ad-
would not report until after the sundry
civil bill had been disposed Of.
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, July So Filibusterins
began in the house as soon As the world .
fair amendmen nts to the sundry civil bill
were reached. After It had continued
some time, Mr.. Holman as = privileged
question reported from the committee on
appropriations joint resolution extend
ing until Aug. the appropriations car
ried by the sundry civil bill Of last year.
The resolution was not received. The
house then adjourned out Of respect Of the
memory of Representative Craig.
The senate passed q resolution extend.
ing the appropriations Of the sundry civil
bill till Wednesday. Senator Washburn
moved to postpone the anti-option bill till
December Carried.
Monday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE house passed
the resolution extending the sundry civil
appropriations four days; also the bill
changing the date Of dedication Of the
worlds fair buildings from Oct II to
Dot. u.
The senate spent the day in debate on
the tariff.