The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-06-03
CONGRESS.
EpItome OF the Proceedings OF 30
Houses tIso Past gFerE-


zuuHes ttso Past Week
AEoSG tho bills passed in the senate on the
2fth was the senate bin donating twenty acFe1
Of land Of The military reserve tioa 90 Lae Sly o.
Sydney, Neu-. fCr cemetery The bin G1E Lul
protection OF the treaty rights Of aliens V-a5
further discussed he NV er and h1Fp1E Dill
vas reported iu the house, but- On objection,
was referred 70 committee OF LlG Whole Ils
house then went into committee on Lhe suulFy
civil appropriation bill ME- Holman offered
an amendment providing that the posi- l0Is Of
al persons employed In held work or In The
slAL os vacated agreed TO- "lLnolE 1l7l.15--
ing OF thu bill the committee r1sa Senate bll
was passed making laredo III e1-. q port OF ems
Try Mr. DocEery, or AlazouFll onsred q Eeaq-
luton directing She committee on Lno judiciary
10 inquire what thcr under the specie resumption
act any bonds were sold Tor redemption re
ferred 20 committee on rules Adjourned
TEfE resolution offered bT ALE Morgan direct
ing the committee on finance 20 make an eE-
animation and report ia relation 20 currency
and coinage and as TO Lhe eject OF The lct Of
July iS9 D, on the price Of silver bullion y as
molten 70 refer was defeated modified
resolution went over without EcElou ----
There was a surprise In the house when
Repre- sentative Hellersln1 OF Iowa aEFal2 le4
President Harrison and the governors Of auarss
Tor failure TO give representat-ol 20 co-oEea
people In connection with tns World.s fair. he
HBs followed by hlE johnson OF Indian in o.
speech eulogfstic Of President HARRISON deHuu-
ciauGry OF the democratic party Ln its treatment
OF the negro In the south and strongly lu favor Of
the elections bill This caused much excitement
hIr. DOcizerv of Missouri ION bchalfof the sub
offered an amendment reducing The salary OF
the director general OF the worlds Columbian
commission 20 SOD and OF the secretary 20
tdsOJN After debate the alleI-lIleIL IS as agreed
TO- Amendments were adopted lorbiudlng the
opening Of the exhibition on sundays ana pEo-
hibiting the sale OF Intoxicating liquors
THE friends OF free silver surprised their up-
pouent5 in the senate on the 25ths Mt Morgan
by un adroft move gotting ths Stewart free
silver measure squargIv before the senate. Mr.
Stewart promptly rose and FemarEiug that he
would give the senate the opportunity OF hay
ing test vote on the question moved 20 take
up The Dill introduced py him ana report Le4 al-
versely from the finance committed to provide
for the free coinage OF gold and silver bullion
and for other purposes The yeas ana nays
were called for by Mr.. Morgan The vote was
announced yeas 2s. nays % As q result
the Stewart free coinage Pin IS before the son
ate as unfinished business 1t has displaced
the alien bill and can be gotten rid OF only by
an ar1rna tive vote 10 take up anoLheE meas uFc
whenever the morning hour expires ---. The
house was IA committee on the suA4fy el'it ap-
preparation bill After much debate the sun
day closing paragraph was amended 10 read as
ioLoNs t-roEl-ta mat LAe Hos -s -LL t2>il-LL Ls
at the worlds Columbian exposition shall not be
open TO the public on Sundays Do The uppropri-
alton TO enforce the Chinese exclusion act was
increased TO $4,000.
TIE silver free coinage bill was before the
senate on The 9Th as unfinished business.
After desultory remarks it was arranged that
discussion should commence on Tuesday, The
3lst, TO which time The senate adjourned he
Hatch auu-oution bin received iLs hrst ceieaI
IN me house on lnotlon OF lia aeLhoE 20 90 LAL2
committee OF The whole for the couslL Grafton of
| revenue bills The 4utl-Optlon El-- was LLe uEsL
revenue bill on the calendar iu the order OF con
6ideratiou and tho committee. by tie vote OF
los to lca refused 10 take UP the measure or the
I gentleman from Missouri The action is by no
means vital iu lts eject ON the bill thg meas
+ ure merely rotaius its place on the caIendar,
subject 20 another molten OF like portcut by
I Er Hatch az subsequent date
THE senate was not ia session on the 2eth----
/ In the house the legislative appropriation bin
| was reported by Mr. Forney, Of Arkansas. and
referred 10 tho committee OF the whole The
] post once appropriation bill was then taken up
I and discussed utf1 ad 1ourumuuE-