People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
Inc Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience of the Reader.

convenience of the Reader.
AMONG the bills passed in the senate OF the
Z4ln was the senate bill donating twenty acres
0i iand OF the military reservation to the city Of
Sydney' Neb, for cemetery. The bill for the
projection OF the treaty rights OF aliens was
'urther discussed. sees. The river and harbor bill
was reported in the house, but, on objection.
was referred TO committee OF the whole. The
mouse then went into committee on the sundry
sivll appropriation bill Mr.. Holman offered
an amendment providing that the positions OF
al persons employed in field work or in the
oHCe whose services can be dispensed with
snail De vacated. Agreed TO. Without dispos-
hs oil the bill the committee rose Senate bill
was passed making Laredo, Tex. port Of en-.
Try. Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, offered a reso-
luilon directing the committee on the judiciary
10 inquire whether under the specie resumption
act any bonds were sold for redemption Re.
terred TO committee on rules Adjourned
THE resolution offered by Mr. Morgan direct
ns the committee on finance to make an ex.
animation and report in relation to currency
ana coinage and as 10 the effect OF the act OF
My, 1872, on the price Of silver bullion was
taken up in the senate on the 25th. His
motion 10 refer was defeated. A modified
resolution went over without action.
There was surprise in the house when
Representative Henderson, of Iowa, arraigned
President Harrison and the governors Of states
Tor failure 10 give representation 10 colored
people in connection with the worlds fair. He
vas followed by Mr. johnson. OF Indiana. in a
speech eulogistic Of President Harrison. denun.
ciatory OF the democratic party in its treatment
OF the negro in the south and strongly in favor OF
the elections bill This caused much excitement.
Mr. DockerT, Of Missouri ion behalfof the sub.
committee Of the committee on approximations
offered an amendment reducing the salary Of
the director general OF the worlds Columbian
commission 10 sSOOO and Of the secretary 10
a3,OJO After debate the amendmentwa agreed
TO. Amendments were adopted forbidding the
opening OF the exhibition on Sundays and pro.
hibiting the sale OF intoxicating liquors
The friends OF free silver surprised their op.
ponents in the senate on the 96th. Mr. Morgan
by an adroit move getting the Stewart free
silver measure squarely before the senate Mr.
Stewart promptly rose and remarking that he
would give the senate the opportunity OF hay.
ing test vote on the question moved 10 take
up the bill introduced by him and reported ad.
versely from the finance cOmmittee) TO provide
Tor the free coinage OF gold and silver bullion,
and for other purposes The yeas and nays
we're called for by Mr.. Morgan The vote was
announced as yeas, y: nays. - As q result
the Stewart free coinage blu is before the sen.
ate as unfinished business It has displaced
the alien bill and can be gotten rid OF only BY
an affirmative vote 10 take up another measure
WhnnQVnr afner hon
house was in committee on the sundry civil ap
preparation bill After much debate the sun.
day closing paragraph was amended TO read as
follows: Provided that the government exhibit
at the worlds Columbian exposition shall not be
open TO the public on Sundays" The approDri
alton TO enforce the Chinese exclusion act was
increased TO 100000
THE silver free coinage BILL was before the
senate on the 9TH as unfinished business
After desultory remarks il was arranged that
discussion should commence on Tuesday. the
3St, TO which time the senate adjourned The
Hatch anti option bill received It's first defeat
IN the house on a motion Of its author TO 90 INTO
committee of the whole for the consideration Of
revenue bills. The heanti-option bill was the first
revenue bill on the calendar in the order Of con.
slderation and the committee, by tie vote OF
lOs to lOS refused TO take up the measure Of the
gentleman from Missouri The action is by no
means vital in its effect on the bill. as the meas.
ure merely retains its place on the calendar,
subject to another motion Of like portent by
Mr. Hatch at subsequent date.
The senate was not In session on the 2sih ...
IN the house the legislative appropriation bill
was reported by Mr. FOrney, OF Arkansas. and
referred TO the committee Of the whole The
post office appropriation bill was then taken up
and discussed until adjournment