The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-28
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ms Weeks Pr5Ceodibes CONDENSED FER
ConBeuionoe oE the Reader.
THE senate Was not IN session on the 18th and
soon after the house met the sudden death OF
Senator Barbour, Of Virginia. was announced
and the house Immediately adjourned.
WHEN the senate mot on the 10th In the ah.
Bence Of Senator Daniel, who was sick, Mr..
Kenna announced the death Of Senator Bar
bouP. A recess was then taken until 1850
O'clock. At the appointed hour the members
Of the house entered IN body and the funeral
ceremonies took place conducted by Bishop
Keene, OF the Catholic university, In accordance
with the wishes Of the family, the deceased sen
ator's wife having been a member Of the Cath
Olio church AZ the conclusion OF the ceremonies
the senate adjourned. :. After the approval Of
the Journal in the house the speaker laid be-
fore the body communication announcing the
deathof Senator Barbour and inviting the house
to attend in q body the funeral ceremonies to
be held In the senate chamber. The house then
went into commit ee Of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. Pending action the
committee rose and the members headed by
Speaker Crisp repaired to the senate chamber
When the members returned from the senate
the committee resumed its session and the sun
| dry civil bill was debated until adjournment
During the debate Messrs. Watson (Ga.) and
Davis C2an.) got in some words in favor Of the
sub-treasury plan Mr.. Simpson CEIan) also
spoke In the interest OF the farmers OF his state
adopted authorizing the Washington Schutzen-
| verein to erect in one Of the public parks
colossal bust OF Baron Won Steubcn, d general
Of the revolutionary army. The naval appro-
priation bill was then further discussed. The
debate continued until adjournment. =. The at
| tendance in the house was small After sew
eral bills had been reported and placed on tho
calendar the house resumed consideration Of
tho sundry civil bill. During the discussion the
clause relative to depredations on public tim
Der gave rise TO good deal Of merriment Mr..
| Otis (Kan) }, Mr.. Wilson. (WasA J, Mr.. Bowers
| (Cal - and Mr.. Snodgrass eTenr.) engaged in a
noisy controversy as to whether or not the law
| was eficiently executed. Pending action on
the bill the committee rose and the house ad-
iourned
THE senate further considered the naval ap-
propfiation bill on the 18th. Mr. Cockren op
posed the senate amendment for the construo
tion Of one sea going coast line OF battle ship
and other vessels. Mfr. Butler favored 1t and
said II he had his own way he would provide for
four hattie ships. The amendment was agreed
to by 50 to u. After agreeing to other amend
| ments the bill was reported. to the senate and
passed. Adjourned. =. The house went into
committee Of the whole ON the sundry civil bill
The silver question was again brought to the
front The chairman sustained the point Of or
der raised against Mr., Bartine's free coinage
amendment and the house clinched the matter
by upholding the chairs decision Later on
Mr.. Bland offered an amendment for the coin
age Of all silver bullion purchased aud now in
the treasury into standard silver dollars. A
point Of order was raised against it and the
chairman reserved his decision Mr.. Simpson
(xan.) offered an amendment providing that
e1o,00O Of the appropriation for telegraphic sur
veys be expended IN North and South Dakota.
Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma for the puc-
pose Of the development Of the water supply OF
these states. Subsequently, after debate, he
modified his amendment by striking out the
~
supply of the states" and as modified, the
amendment was agreed to- Adjourned
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Aldrich offered
resolution, which was agreed to, abolishing
tho once Of principal executive clerk Of the
senate and placing the entire clerical force OF
the senate in the secretary's ONCE. The river
and harbor bill was then taken up. Amend.
ments reported from the committee on com
nerce increasing appropriations were agreed to
and the bill went over. Adjourned In tho
house Mr.. Watson (Ga.) had sent up TO the
clerks desk and read resolution. THAT the
committee on ways and means be requested to
report the sub-treasury bill" He asked unani-
nous consent for its consideration, but a de-
mand for the regular eOursen operated as an
objection. After fruitless call Of committees
the house went into committee Of the whole on
the sundry civil bill. and the free silver men
were disappointed when the chairman delivered
his decision sustaining the point Of order Of the
day before against Mr. BANDS amendment in
regard to the coinage OF all silver bullion pur
chased and now in the treasury into silver dol
lars. A modified amendment offered by Mr.
Bland was also ruled out of order. Mr. Bland
appealed but the decision was sustained by 9
vote Of l20 to rs Then sQuabble commenced
and but little was done before adjournment
AFTER routine business on the Goth the sen
ate resumed consideration Of the river anC
harbor bill and various amendments OF small
Importance were offered and agreed to. Al
the amendments agreed to in committee vert
concurred in and the bill was passed without
division. A number Of bills then passed, most
~ Of q local nature, and after an executive ses
sion the senate adjourned. :. In the house Mr.
Watson Gal attempted to secure considera
! tion Of the resolution requesting tho ways ant
means committee to report the sub-treasury
bill and once more the demand for the "regulal
order operated as an objection. AmessagC
from tho president was received announcing
that he had approved the Inman registry bill
The sundry civil bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Kilgore CTex raised point Of order
against the clause in the bill appropriating SO,
4 900 for the preparation Of a site and the erec
: tion Of pedestal for a statue Of the late Gen
W. T. Sherman in the city of Washington. Mr.
. Kilgore, while paying tribute to the courage
ability and patriotism Of Gen. Sherman, said
the rules Of the house should be enforced. 1
4 the statue should be erected it should be pro
!. vided for In an orderly manner. The point wa
. | sustained by the chair who said while he woult
like to overrule the point Of order the rules dii
not permit It The bill was under consideration
: at adjournment