The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-02-12
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EpItoms OF the E-roesadfnEa % 30
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Houses the Past week.
THERE was d small Attendance OF members
when the senate met On the 2d Petitions were
prese nted protesting sEainst -he opening OF the
worlds fair on Sundays H[r Mitchell made
report on th1 Cla gEett-Dubuis case from Idaho.
tle committee decid-Ez ln favor OF Dubois
Mr. Vance gave notice OF @ minority report
Mr. Palmer Introduced O resolution for the
Z election of Uulled States senators by popular
vote A bin passed appruuriltllC $4,000 for
public build ding at t. rand Forks ~ d, and also
hill TO increase the endowment Of yhe I4ouisl-
. hated for nearly three hours and after an exec
utIvc session the senate ad5ourusd ~ When me
house met another tllL took place between
Messrs. Morse and HuaE, OF Lassachuaetts-
Mr. HoaE is O son of the uttu1uey-geueral ia
Grants cabinet and Q nephew OF senator Lloaf1
but IS a laltQcrlt ana Air morse Pc Q tel.-ins re-
publican The gentlemen take advantage OF
every opportunity 20 pitch i'm 20 each other
The report OF the committee on rules was then
debated until The house adjourned
IN the senate on the Sd Mr. Dolph, from the
I foreign relations committee repSfla4 aa-
Versely various uuui-CEinese bills and In usu
thereof reported bin continuing LE force r0r
I TEN years All laws now iu force regula ting en- a
prohibiting the coming OF Chinese 20 this coun-
Try. bLr. Kyle addressed the senate iu favor 90
/ his bill regulating Durriage aad divoroe- The
bill creating new judicial district I'm % Tan
E PASSED. also several public building bills The
printing biL was then debated until adjourn
meut----Ihe house spent The entire day tn de-
bate upon the report OF --e -ll-LLA ttee on i--Le
{ Various amendments Eer1 uuared and great
amount Of tall-.uE INDUCED In Pending debate
I the house adjourned
/ VINES the senate met on the 9Th lIF. Nander-
son presided AR. Ericl introduced o bin for
! tine erection ci O monument at Fut-lE-L-ay 70
I commemorate the battle OF Lake Erie Referred
+ A resolution by ATr- Pgugr was agreed TO chang
ing the day FOR holding memorial services for
Senator Plumb Go February ls After brief
executive session the report OF the elections
. committee ln the Florida case was taken up.
t debated ut length and adopted, confirming 9
B senator Can 10 ms scat AI5'uEnt1 uItl-
f Monday. The continuation uf the debate on
. the rules iu the house brought out some spicy
remarks upon The pf1cttce OK seltllE apart o
day 90 make set speeches on the death of o
member. Mr. Euloo dfeuuD thought the Gus
f. tom had become p-rLauelorS au4 was E-stfAeA
too much iu the light o. o holiday, he fhsro-
F fore favored % rule making memorial day on
Sunday, as the services were OF "a religious
& tendency Ar. Morse l4du-s-I favored ll- SO did
. Mr.. Stout JAIiohI- The resolution was defeated
on ron cain After q LONGER debate the code Of
rules was finally adopted A census deficiency
bill was then reported and "a resolution direct
iHg uu inquiry as 70 whether congress had the
power TO make an appropriailo1 Tor me "ofla'a
. fair Was adopted Adjourned.
{ TIRE house was iu session only about two
7 hours on the 5t.r ihe census deficiency bin ba-
Ing under cQualaaf-lilu In committee OF the
whole. An amendment 10y Mt, Sayera CIcE-l
making an appropriation ur all5-alt for sub
sisICuCe OF sioux Indians and calling on the
+ secretary of the interior Tor Information as 10
. the mum ber of employees under direction OF the
/ Indian bureau was adopted When the COM
: mittce rose the blL passed Tine private cal
eudar was taken up and the house soon ad-
louued
The attendance OF members was not large ana
was devoted 20 tho delivery of CulnEigs on the
lIbD rL0lE9=- 1--WE Lee OF hLEEillAr n4LI-aLeE
Muutt OF Chilli occupied O seat on the door.
+ EuIoEistfC addresses Wurc delivered by Aessrs.
Meredith Edmuuds- Tucker o'FcrTeU, WISE
Hermann. washington, Herbert Wilson tW-
. EaD- Cumming CUWLes- Elliott. BrcglyluFiuZe
7 lay.J and CuLbCrsou. Resolutions were adopted
. and the house adjourned
/ IN the senate on the sLh Mr. Sawyer reported
a bin from the commerce committee repeating
the act requiring ifs-saViug appliances on
steamers iu certain cases which passed After
I an executive session the senate resumed con
BIdsratiuu OF the printing bin which was stiH
under debate at the time OF adjournment
. Pending consideration OF the clause reducing
the number OF aEricultura reports from 4OJ00J 20
/ 3D. 900 Mr. Coke gave notice that he would Of.
] fer an amendment making thg number 10000 90
I be printed 200. When the house mot Mr. Sayrea
3 CTe1) called up the resolution Of bIr Heuder-
H son Iowu) for an Investigation into thG con
duct Of the worlds fair ny Henderson al.
dressed the house disglatmiuH lll uufrcudliuCss
Tor tIe exposition Dut O. desire iur light on the
subject Tho matter gave rise Co "a kong ode bl To-
A substitute offered by The world fair com
mittCe was defeated by o. vote of 1i5 20 iud The
original resolution providing that the commit
tee Gu appropriations is ordered 10 inquire and
report whether those obligated and uudertalr
iuE and now engaged 20 do so have justly and
properly complied with thc Requirements OF the
. act OF congress approved April -. 1890. and
r whether an expenditure OF whatever character
for the exposition have been Judiclously madu,
and IL the number Of employees SIS excessive and
their c0IEIelsz ton reasonable was then adopted
. and the house soon adjourned