The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience of the Reader.

Convenience of the Reader.
THE senate disposed of the sundry civil bill
on the 9th except the clauses relating 70 the
worlds fair and that was under discussion st
adjournment The house devoted the day 10
considering conference reports, those on the
post once and invalid pension appropriation
bills ami the Arizona funding bill being agreed
10 and the reports on the naval and the lerisla-
tive bills being disagreed 70 The committee
on rules decided 10 report resolution setting
aside Wednesday and Thursday for considering
the silver bill. Adjourned
THE senate was occupied principally IN de-
bate on the 18th. Mr.. Washburne spoke at
great length on the anticipation bill, and the
Sunday closing clause of the worlds fair in the
sundry civil bill was the occasion of a lively
three hours debate No action was taken be-
fore adjournment -. District Of Columbia mat
tiers occupied the attention Of the house. An
appropriation of s25o,0lO was made for printing
the reports OF the eleventh census Several
bridge bills passed and the conference report
on the military academy bill agreed to- After
ordering a new conference on the army bill the
house adjourned
THE senate on the 18th BY a vote OF 80 TO Is
agreed 10 take UP the anti-option bill. Though
the bill was sent TO the calendar il is liable 70
be reached at any time by a similar vote. A
resolution by Mr.. voorhees, in regard 10 the
Homestead troubles went over. Pending con-
sideration of the clause il regard to Sunday
closing of the worlds fair in the sundry civil
bill the senate adjourned. Nothing was done
in the house, the subject of electing senators by
the people being discussed at some length. The
rest OF the session was occupied in flibustering.
TIE senate on the 18th finally disposed of the
Chicago exposition provisions of the sundry
civil bill. MIR. Quay's amendment to close the
exposition on Sunday was adopted without a
division a further amendment By Nj. PETER
% prohibit the sale of intox.cants il the exposi
tion grounds except for medical. mechanical
or scientific purposes was adopted by ma
iority of , With these conditions attached the
senate voted 10 issue 70 the worlds fair man
ayers ten million souvenir silver half dollars.
Gee The house had an exciting session over the
free silver bill The debate was of political
nature and decidedly interesting, Messrs
Reed CIe.) and Catchings Miss having q
lively tilt. Finally the resolution reported
from the committee TO consider the bill was de-
feated by a vote OF lSs yeas 70 15I nays and sill
yer Was shelved for the session. The vote
showed liz democrats. 10 alliance and repub-
licans voting for and "a democrats and 20 repuh-
licans voting against silver, with number Of
pairs After passing many private pension
bills the house adjourned
The senate devoted most Of the day on the
llth 20 the sundry civil appropriation bill and
passed il before adjournment The vote Of
Wednesday, in committee of the whole on Mr..
PETERS amendment TO prohibit the sale of in
tOXicitinI liquors within the grounds Of the
Columbian exposition n Chicago. was reversed,
the vote upon It's adoption being yeas p, nays
- Mr. Vests substitute for Mr. Quay's sun
day closing amendment was laid on the table
"a to Il. Although late in the session Il number
of bills were introduced The conference re-
ports on the diplomatic ana the naval bills
were agreed to-. The house agreed 10 the con-
ference reports on the legislative, the diplo-
matte ana the naval bills. a resolution from
the foreign affairs committee reQuesting the
state department 10 investigate the imprisOn-
ment of DR.. Gallagher, an American citizen. in
an English prison was adopted. Mr.. Scott in
troduced bill, for reference, to prohibit the
employment by corporations of special police.
Il is a strike at the Pinkerton system Ad-
journed.
ports on the army the navy and the legislative
bills and agreed to the house resolution eX
tending existing appropriations until July b.
The fertilization bill passed The resolution
introduced the dav before providing fOr an in
vestigation of the Homestead troubles was not
called up for action before adjournment. &c. Con-
sideralion of the sun1ry civil bill occupied the
attention Of the house, the worlds fair appro-
priatioa of Sj,01l,9JJ being under discussion A
resolution was adopted calling on the pOstmas-
ter general for information regarding the let
ting of mail contracts 10 railroads since March,
1852 and the conference report on the army
bill agreed TO. Pension bills were considered
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