The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL,
EpitOme OF the Proceedings OF Both
Houses the Past Week.

Houses the Past Week.
THE senate was not in session on the 9th. 10.
In the house Mr.. Blanchard reported the river
and harbor appropriation bill, and in committee
Of the whole the free cotton bagging bill was
further considered Mr. Daizeu CPa) spoke
against 1t and Mr.. Turner Ca closed the de,
bate in advocacy Of it. The bill was tEen re.
ported to the house and passed by vote Of l67
to 40 The bill to reduce the duty on tin plate
was then reported from the ways and means
committee, and after eulogies upon the late
Representative Ford, OF Michigan, the house
adjourned
AFTER three hours spent in executive session
the senate on the 11th vacated the office Of
| executive clerk, filled for ten years by James
R. Young. The house cotton ties and bsgging
bill was laid before the senate. and Mr.. Stewart
| (Nev) offered resolution calling on the secre-
| tary of the treasury for Information connected
with the purchase and coinage Of silver. But
| little other business was transacted -. The
house passed bill repeating the joint resolution
which authorized the secretary Of war 10 lease
| q pier at the mouth Of the Chicago river, and
| after considering District Of Columbia business
and passing o few bills the house adjourned
AFTER the routine business in the senate on
| the 18th the resolution offered by Mr.. Stewart
/ in relation to the purchase Of silver and the
| coinage of standard silver dollars, having been
taken up and amended, Mr.. Stewart proceeded
to address the senate on the subject, taking
strong grounds in favor Of free silver. The
| resolution went over and Mr.. PalmerS resolu-
| tion for the election of senators by the people
was taken up. Mr.. Chandler spoke in opposi-
| tion and Mr.. Palmer in favor of It After pass
ing several bills the senate adjourned. In the
house the senate amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bill were non-concurred in. bill
/ passed authorizing the building or o bridge
/ across the Mississippi river at Moline, Ill Mr..
| Allen MISSY asked unanimous consent for
| present consideration Of q bill appropriating
| $4,000 for the southern flood sufferers. Mr.
Kilgore objected and it went over. A confer
| ence was ordered on the Indian appropriation
bill, and the urgency deficiency bill passed. 1t
| appropriates 8, ,012, ,635 The naval appropria-
tion bill was then considered until adjourn.
ment.
IN the senate on the 18th Mr. Dolph reported
back the house bill for the exclusion of Chinese
| with substitute Mr.. Morgan spoke in favor
of free coinage ION Mr., Stewards resolution).
Bills on the calendar were then considered and
many bills passed, among them bill to amend
the railroad land forfeiture acts SO as to enable
actual settlers to purchase the land within
three years from forfeiture, and the bill to pro
vide for uniform standard Of classification and
grading of grain; also the bill for the better
control of and safety of national banks,
also the bill appropriating 100000 for ths
Grand Island (Neb) public building. Ad
journed after an executive session. -. After
passing bill granting right Of way through
Indian territory to the Gainesville, Oklahoma
| GTulI Ta1lFOaQ L16 mousse went l1UO COuHlbteo
| OF the whole on the naval appropriation bill,
consideration OF which was continued until ad
| iournment
In the senate on the 14th resolutions weIO
presented from Boston merchants favoring the
repeal of the silver law of 1890. Bills passed
appropriating &75,00O for the foundation and
pedestal for bronze statue of Christopher
Columbus in the capitol grounds: granting to the
Topeka water company the right to erect dams
across the Kansas river; extending free dcliv
cry Of mail to towns with a population Of moi
less than 5000, and the bill to amend the ao
es tablishing circuit courts, After an executive
session the senate adjourned until Monday. =.
The house consumed two hours in trying t
| determine whether certain members could have
the privilege, under leave to print Of printing il
the Record and circulating under frank Henry
Georges book on free trade and protection
The remainder of the day was given to coDsid
Grafton of the naval appropriation bill in com
mittee of the whole The bill was not com
pleted at adjournment
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th, 4
being Good Friday, and the house met withou
: quorum. The bill to promote the safety o
national banks with senate amendments, wa
laid before the house. Referred The bill TO
the relief of the heirs of H. H. Sibley, the in
ventor of the Sibley tent, again proved an oh
stacle to the transaction Of business and tn
whole day was consumed in its consideration
At the evening session private pension bin
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