Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-08-11
FIFTY-sECOND CONGRESS-

The senate voted 80 70 Is against Senator Vol
S9S I % % Pns on VOC on ens
the bill during the rest of the session, Senator
vote on TIE sssaSs of the bill This was object
ed 70 and that settled 1t for that time
the sundry civil bill left in Status quo after
q day spent in roll calls upon dilatory notions
which were made to prevent action on me point
in issue. Roll call followed roll call, until the
members were weary. and on the last call the
lack OF quorum was disclosed.
sensation occurred In the house when M
Wheeler, of Alabama, read from book written
by Mr.. Watson, Of Georgia, charges that neE--
hers of this congress reeled about in the house
and that grave Questions vera discussed by
drunken men.
Nj. atson, when called on to explain the
language, said that every word IN the book Il
true.
order for long time, resulting In the appoint
ment of Boatner, WolVerbon, buchanan, front
and Simpson as committee to investigate the
Mr.. Hatch presented report of the majority
Of the committee on the effect Of the present
tariff Law upon agriculture The report Is an
able free trade document.
Mr. Funston presented q minority report
which gave the protection side of the argument.
In the senate Senator Hale : resolution as 70
protection and the democratic policy Tor revo-
day.
received from the president declining to approve
the DILL for settlement of the McGarrigan claim.
gress for about thirty years.
Senator Washbu1n announced that he yielded
possibility of passing the anti-optiOn bill at this
session, would consent to its postponement to
Senator Allison. chairman of the appropria-
ton committee, called the attention of senators
would result from failure to pass the sundry
civil bill, and at his suggestion the house not
being In session. the senate took the unusual
course of initiating Joint resolution continu-
ing the appropriation of last year sundry civil
Intimated that unless both houses maintained a
quorum and disposed OF the sundry civil bill 1t
back in extra session. 1t was also made plain
that congress could not even adjourn SINE die,
kilograms were ordered to be sent to absent
Senators.
ceiving news of the death of A. K. Craig =.
Pennsylvania member.
Both houses passed :oint resolution extend.
ing old appropriations embraced in the sundry,
civil bill for three days. This let the govern
ment printing Office so to work again.
The sundry civil appropriation bill had passed
the senate with amendments, all or which had
been adjusted in conference except the i've
millions for the worlds fair. Upon this the
house had reached a vote and had voted to con-
cur with the senate thereon.
But this action was blocked by motion to re-
consider, upon which vote was for days pre-
| vented by fiiibustering.
| Then the democratic members caucussed and
decided that the world fair item should be left
This left the deadlock between the two houses
unbroken.
Senator Perkins introduced resolution pro-
viding for special committee of three to be
! sent into the Cherokee country and make per
sonal investigation of the intruder question
| The resolution was referred to the committee
on contingent expenses.
| The senate discussed the Homestead affair and
| at the close of the discussion a much modified
resolution of investigation was adopted prOvid-
| ing for special committee OF seven to lnVest1-
| gate the "employment of armed bodies of men
/ for private purposes in connection with differ
ences between Workmen and employers
resolution not mentioning either Homestead or
! The house, without Quorum, renewed its hli-
| husterin0 over the World s fair five millions.
After taking three short recesses in the hope
| that quorum would come In, and finding that
improbable, the following resolution was
''Resolved. That the condition of the public
business .imperatively demands the immediate
| presence of all absent members of the house
! That the speaker be and he Is hereby requested
to urge all such absentees to return at once
That all leaves of absence heretofore granted are
revoked. That if any absent member shall ian
to return notlfyIthe speaker that he is route
geant-at-arms shall in person or by deputy pro
coed at once to the residence OF such absen
In obedience to this instruction the speaker
sent the following telegram to each of the alb
Il urgently request your immediate presenc'
&ere. We cannot break the deadlock without {
full attendance and we cannot adjourn without
dispOsng of the sundry civil bill. All leaves Of
absence are revoked "
half session. si cleared of the only three nrop
posed house bills remaining on Its calendar, ant
| Lnen RdlUeQ come aSE6Suu6nb from ILc A4OO5'
on the sundry vii bill.
A motion by Mr.. PettiRrew, OF South Dakota
calling on the secretary of war for report OF al
| officers court-m tailed during the past three
years, drew out a rather animated discussion
and was sheIved also proposition b!
| Mr.. Call, of Florida. TO send a special join
committee to investigate Cuba and other ives
Ind a Islands.
| The house was In session but two hours anC
| nothing was accomplished. Several vStes wer
taken on dIlatory motions, but no quorum ap
peared at any time.
The proposition submitted by the worlds fai
advisory committee to reconsider the vote o.
the sundry civil bill and place it in conference
and vote for S2.50O,O00 direct gift to the fai
In a separate bill not later than saturday, VII
probably be acceptable to all parties.