Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
Epitome OF the Proceedings OF Both
Houses the Past Week.

Houses the Past Week.
TIE senate was not in session on the 9TH and
the house transacted but little business The
bill passed donating to Oklahoma City the
The house then went into committee Of the
whole on the river and harbor bill After
some time consideration the bill was reported
to the house, and Mr.. Richardson CTenn-
moved to lay it on the table, which was re-
iected- The amendments were then all agreed
to but the house adjourned without finally
passing the bill
AFTER routine business in the senate on the
sth Mr. FRYE reported the house bill 10 encour-
age American ship building and moved its i'm
mediate consideration, which was agreed 70.
After some debate the blu passed as it came
from the house by Al yeas to 10 nays The res
olution to pay s. 0o0soO) 70 the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations for their part of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe reservation was agreed to-
and after an executive session the senate ad-
journed- AFTER considering unimportant re-
ports the house took up the river and harbor
bill, which, after several amendments had been
rejected was passed-yeas, 1e5: nays, Is. Dis
trict of Columbia business was then considered
until adjournment
THE senate on the 10th occupied considerable
time IN the discussion of the bill to enlarge the
Yellows tone park Mr. Vest said that he
would submit 10 the passage of the bill, not be-
cause his judgment approved Of it, but because
he could not help himself American tourists
spent sl50,OOO,OO year in European travel
and II the Fellows tone park were among the
Italian or Swiss Alps every American who
went abroad would visit 1t and would cross the
ocean for that purpose, but as il is an Ameri-
can wonder. Americans went away from II
Mr- Berry spoke against it, but the bill finally
passed and after an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned -. In the house the SundrT civil
appropriation bill was considered in committee
OF the whole The amount appropriated by the
bill is s25 I57 757 against an estimate of s35 1885,
800 Pending debate the committee rose and
the house adjourned
In the senate the 11th the resolutions of
the Methodist Quadrennial conference in re-
gard to closing the worlds fair on Sunday were
received Among the bills passed were: The
bill for the construction OF a bridge over the
missouri river at St Charles: the bill authoriz-
ing the secretary OF war TO cause q survey for a
ship canal connecting Lake Erie and the Oaio
river from Conneaut harbor or Pittsburgh and
many local bills. After an executive session
the senate adjourned There were two sur
pr1SeS in the house The first was the striking
from the sundry civil bill the appropriation of
$500, 900 for the purchase of site and the COM
mencemeat of a new building for new mint at
Philadelphia, and the second the sudden spring
ing of the silver question by Mr. Bland in the
shape of an amendment to the same bill reQuir-
ing the coinage and issue and payment of appro-
priationS Of the silver bullion in the treas
ury. The amendment was ruled out, but Mr..
Bland said he would renew the amendment
The sundry civil bill considered in commit
tee OF the whole until adjournment.
In the senate on the 18th Mr. Dawes intro
duced q bill authorizing the president to pro-
claim the doth anniversary of the discovery of
America October IL, 1922 a general holiday.
Mr.. Cal offered resolution, which was referred,
requesting the president to open negotiations
with Spain for the the establishing of an indie
pendent republic for Cuba. The president s
message the subject of an international BIZ
metallic conference taken up and Sena tor
PETER spoke in favor of free coinage The naval
appropriation bill was then considered until ad-
lournment. -. In the house Mr.. Oates Gala re-
ported back a substitute for the Watson Pinker-
ton investigation resolution 1t provides for an
investing ton of the Pinkerton detective system,
especially the action of detectives in late rail
road strikes A long debate followed and the
resolution was adopted The sundry civil bill
was then debated until adjournment
THE the river and harbor bill was reported
back to the senate the 18th with amend
ments, which made a net increase OF 81. 123. IA;
in appropriations. The naval appropriation bill
was then considered at length. The bill as il
came from the house provides for one armed
cruiser about 600 displacement, to cost lex
elusive of armamenD not more than 1900 zoo
The amendment received from the senate
committee appropriations provides, in ad
| dition, for one going coast line battle shiE
| of about 9 COO tons and TO cost not exceeding
81 5000 O. one harbor defense double turret shiI
| of the monitor type of about 1900 tons and t6
| cost not exceeding $1,000 900, light draft gun
boats of 3.00) tons displacement and to cost not
exceeding $50, COO each, and six torpedo boats a.
a cost not exceeding 1900 each. Adjourned
until monday The house got into squabble
over the Sibley tent bill and pending fiillibu US
| tering motions adjourned.