Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-04-08
x MGREsS'oNAL PROCEEDINGS.
Wednesday.

W itdntsfl1y.
WAsilSGroH March 3o.-rhe speaker
announced ST 'rral committee changes,
after which few unimpoitant bills We're
pass d. The house hcu wc;at into con-
mitiee OF the w.:ole on the ir,e wool bill.
All evening session ives held
In the senate, MIR. Dawes of Massachu-
sets, called up the pending; aud partially
completed Indian appropriation bill, but
yielded to Mr.. Stanford, who thereupon
delivered Il speech in favor Of his legal
tender dollar bill. The senate then ro-
snmed consideration OF the Indian appro-
prlatlon bill. the pending question being
agreed in the hous- proposition to trans
Ter the control of the !nda:s from civilian
INDIAN agents to arm: officers.
Thusshay.
W AS;i!NGro,', March 3l-ln the senate
Mr. Allen, of Washington, presented a
petition i'll relation to congressional assis-
tance TO the Nicaragua canal. The senate
by Il vote of % to - refuSn,! to strike out
the house provision authorizing tho detail
OF army officers to act aS Indian agents
Alter the consideration Of the Indian bill
had been completed 10y the senate in com
mittee of the whole, n question arose on n
motion to raise he salary of the Santee
agent IN Mel rass,a hom 81 ,20l to 81 800,
whi"il was voted down and the senate Mt
4::'o p. IN. ad ju&rn2,l
After some routine business the house
wtng into committee of the whole on the
free wool bill, Mr.. l,rodus, of pcnnsyl-
vania, taking the flor in opposition to the
bill.
Friday.
WASHINGTON. A pril lin the senate
MIR Morgan stated that he did not intend
to cali up his silver resolutions until Mon
day noxt. 'i'hereuEon routine business
WAS resumed. Some What tedious and un-
lntereresiing discussion oi minor details
OF the Indian appropriation bill. whose
main features were adopted Thursday,
was then entered upon.
In the honsc Il bal fer wagon and
motor bridge across the Missouri river at
St Charles, Mo-, was ,a>Scd. Mr.. Catch.
1nGS OF Missouri, submitted Il report from,
the committee Oil r;lie! on III. Anderson 's
resolution to invcsl ighta Iia census Office.
The house went into co;nmitte OF the
whole ON til" free wool bill, Mr. Blount, oi
Georgia in the chair.
saturday.
WAsIIIHGToN. April 2-I'he river and
harbor bill was reported by that commit
tee ard referred to the union calendar.
he house went into committee Of the
whole Oh the free wool .bi.l, Mr.. ,icEinrey
(Dem.), OF New Hampshire, speaking In
favor of the measure Mr.. Burrows, OF
Michigan, closed the general debate OH
the free wool bill for the Rcpublicans
slenkins i'll opposition to it.
The senate was not in session.
Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-On motion OF
Mr.. Geary of California the house sus
pended the rules and took up the anti
Chinese bill. Fifteen minutes were
allowed each side for debate. The bill
passed under a yea and nay vote, l79 to AZ
The bill. rs it passed the house, absolutely
prohibits the coming into the United
States of Chinese persons, except minis
ters or other diplomatic represent atives
consuls general, commercial agents and
other agents OF the Chinese government
travelling cn business. The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
free wool bill, Mr.. Springer making the
closing speech.
In the senate there was some debate az
to the order of business, Mr. Sherman
moving to take up the bill to provide for q
uniform standard of classification and
grading of cereals. AT 2 o'clock the un
finished business was laid before the sen
ate, but by unanimous consent Mr.
Morgan was allowed to proceed with his
silver speech for the balance of the day.
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Mr. McMillir
moved that the house go into committee
of the whole on the free wool bill, ant
pending that, he moved to limit the de
bate to half an hour on each side. Mr.
Burrows wanted more time fer amend
mcnts passed, and moved to make the
time nh hour on each side. Hc demanded
the yeas and nays and they were ordered
Filibustering followed for the balance OF
the day, no vote being reached before
adjournment.
In the senate Mr.. Sherman, from the
committee on finance, reported adversely
number of Alliance financial schemes
The senate resumed consideration of tn,
Indian appropriation bill