Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience of the Reader.

THE senate on the e3d got into a debate L.
volving the question OF specific contracts pay
option bill crowded il out Then consideration
OF the anti-option bill occupied the remainder
OF the session. The proceedings in the house
were embarrassing the French spoliation bill
was debated and lis discussion occupied the at
tentisn Of the house
In tie senate on the 18th Mr. Allison chair
man OF the appropriations committee, made
statement as to the conference report on the
suhory clVl DILL MI George occupied nearly
the remainder Of the session In a speech on the
ant-option bill Mr.. Vest introduced a resolu-
ton Offering reciprocity reduction on certain
articles 10 foreign countries that may enter into
satisfactory agreement on the silver question
-. The house devoted two hours to debating
the report from the committee 70 investigate
the pension office recommending the the disuis-
sal OF Commissioner RauIn- The debate was
cut on By the conference report or the &C.
hcfency bill a conference was ordered
and the house got into deadlock resolU-
ton by Mr.. Holman to give certain Instructions
to conferees An adjournment was finally had
THE senate passed most Of the day On the
18th discussing the tariff Ny. Aldr1ch- whose
committee has been investigating the effect OF
the Mckinley bill. made q lengthy speech in
favor OF protection and Mr.. Vest spoke in reply.
The conference report On the deficiency bill
was agreed TO- The senate then adjourned -
The house passed bills setting apart lands in
Oklahoma for school purposes: forbidd5ng rail-
roads to charge more than three cents mile
passenger fare in Indian TERRITORY and Okla
hOma, and permitting the people of the terri
tory OF Utah to exhibit at the worlds fair
The conference report upon the deficiency bill
was agreed TO. The appropriation for the
French spo,ation claims, amounting to S7Ss, 7s5
was omitted The appropriations in the bill
amounted to S. 800 $40, being 1921 SGD less than
as passed by the senate, and 3, 0S1. GS4 more
than a. passed BIZ the house The conference
report on the sundry civil bill offered by
Mr.. Holman and debated until adjournment
IL the senate on the 9th Messrs- Blackburn
(ky-) and HiScock On. W engaged in an inter
eSting dialogue over bridge bill in the state OF
New York which the Kentucky senator favored
and the New York senator opposed Three
speeches were made the anti-option bin. the
leading ones being by Senator Coke in opposi-
ton and Senator Mitchell in favor Of it The
senate bill TO create national highway COM
mission and the senate bill TO IS cilitate the en-
forcement Of the immigration and contract
labor laws were passed -. The house had long
debate on the worlds fair amendment TO the
sundry civil bill The proposition TO reduce the
worlds fair appropriation from s.. 10000 TO $
was voted down. and the house voted to recede
from its amendment, but motion by Mr.. Hol-
man to reconsider brought on hlibustering
which continued until adjournment
THE senate met the 18th with barely a
quorum present and declined to take any decid-
ed action either on the 6nti-option bill the
house resolution to adjourn Saturday. The
motion to lay the snti-option bill aside until D.
eember was lost By the uneSx pectedly large vote
OF Is TO 81 An almost equally frigid reception
was given to the adjournment resolution Con-
siderable miscellaneous legislation by unani-
nous consent was accomplished, including the
passs &c OF an eight hour law, TO apply TO all
contracts on government works Then the
quorum disappeared and for the first time dur
Ing the session adjournment was forced for
want of a quorum. -. The proceedings in the
house were intensely stupid and ilibEsterins
motions on the worlds fair appropriation pre-
| vailed all day This continued until adjourn
ment
THE senate had q field day on the tariff 60
| the 18th Mr.. Aldrich spoke for the republic
an side and Mr.. Carlisle for the democratic
| view. Other speakers followed until adjourn
nent. -. Continuation Of the worlds fail
| struggle was delayed in the house bY question
of privilege raised by Nh Wheeler. of Ala
barna, relative to certain statements contained
in campaign book recently published by Mr
Watson of Georgia, reviewing the action os
| the present congress and the Positions taken
| by its members in the past Mr.. Watson reit
| Grated his charges and defied the house. Mr.
Boatner Ia introduced resolution calling
| for committee to investigate the truth OF Mr.
| Watson's charges relative to drunkenness o.
i members of the house and to recommend wha
| course should be taken with respect to IN
| member (hIr. Wstson) if the charge should b
found to be untrue The resolution was adopte,
and the speaker appointed Messrs- Boatner
! Wolverton, Buchanan of Virginia, Grout and
| Simpson as the special committee The rest o
| the day was devoted 10 fil;oustering on II.
| worlds fair appropriation Pensions wer
| considered at the evening session