The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-05-06
FlFTY-sEcoND CONGRESS.

FlFTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
. The senate:
WAsH1soroN, April 26-In the SEN
ate today Mr.. Sanders asked unan-
consideration of resolution providing
that whenever the president should be
satisfied that the New York Grnnt mem
orial committee had $5O0,000 in its treas
ury in addition to the amount already cx-
pended, he should subscribe s250,U00 ad-
ditionnl in the name of the people of the
United States, to be paid out of the treas
ury.
Mr.. Berry, of Arkansas, objected to the
consideration of the resolution and it was
referred to the committee on library.
Mr.. Coke, of Texas, addressed the sem
strong grounds in favor of free silver and
against the combination of the money
power of Europe and the United States
which had defeated 1t. He was severe in
his comment upon the attitude of Mr..
Cleveland upon this question. He CON
the proper and legitimate platform of the
democratic party as opposed to the re-
publican plutocrats and that anyone who
proposed to takc advantage of this ques
tion to Join the soculled third party
thereby made himself political non
entity
WASHINGTON, April Pin the senate
today the president pro t,m, Mr.. Mander.
son, presented the urgen; deficiency bill
with q request by the house for n confer
ence. The senate decided TO insist on its
amendments and the president pro tenn
appointed Messrs. Hale Anderson and
Cocltrell as conferees OH the part of the
senate.
The naval appropriation bill was re-
ported from the committee on nppropria-
tions.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.--In the senate to-
day the vicc-prcsident having returned to
the city took the chair
Mr.. Barbour, of Virginia, introduced q
bill to mark tnc birthplace of james Mad
ison, fourth president of the United
States.
The senate resumed consideration of the
resolution releasing the appropriation of
81, S01 ,00a for the Choctaw and Chickasnw
reservation lands held by the president
Mr.. Allison, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, took the floor in opposi.
tion to the resolution.
WAsHlS GToN, May I'm the senate to-
day Mr.. Call, Of Florida, offered n resolu.
| tion, which was laid on the table subject
to call, providing for n special committee
to consider and report Legislation to re-
lievc the scarcity of money among farm
ers; to reduce the rate of interest; to enn-
BILE farmers to obtain money on lands and
| crops; to establish sub-treasury OF
banking system by which with govern
n rcnt aid money could be kept within the
reach OF every community in sums sniti.
| cient for their needs, to be loaned to them
Mt low rates; to devise some system by
which the flow of money to commercial
| ccnters could be limited so rs to lenve
sufficient in all sections of the country for
their respective communities.
On motion of Mr.. sherman the senate
| went into executive session pending the
Russian and French extradition treaties.
The House.
WASHINGTON, April 2G.--In the house to.
day the speaker announced the appoint.
ment of Messrs. Sayers, Holman and
Dingley as conferees on the urgent def.
cheney bill.
Contrary to expectation The pending res
oiution to cxpunge certain remarks OF Mr..
| Walker from the record, which was in or
! der today, was relcgatcd to the reur and
| on motion of Mr.. Blount, of Georgia. the
| house went into committee of the whole
(Mr. Oates of Alabama, in the chnir), on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, Mr.. Blount taking the floor in expla-
| nation of the bill.
WASHINGTON, April 27-Thc house went
| into committee of the whole on the iipo.
matte and consular nppropriati ton BILL
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, supported the
| bill.
| WASHINGTON, April 22-Aftc- business
| of minor Importance the house went into
| committee of the whole on TIL. diplomatic
bill, the pending amendment being that 30
| make the salary of the minister to Venc-
zucln 81, 500 instead of 5000. No quorum
| voting call of the house was ordered.
.itl ko,
| full attendance in the house today, The
question of how 10 dispose of the order
| made yesterday to arrest absent members
| came up.
Mr. Owen, of Ohio. held that the action
taken yesterday was void fo- want of q
quorum. The speaker overrulcd the
| point
Mr.. Dickerson, of Kentucky, asked il
| the order could not be vacated and nll the
| dclinquents excused. The speaker said
| there was no precedent for that and or.
| dcred the delinquents to come before the
bar, which they did.
| NJ /. Bowers. of California, explained
that lie had sent q card TO the
i speaker asking 20 be excused,
but the speaker not being in
| the chair, he supposed that in :he battle
| of giants which was going on he was not
needed aud could go home Laughter |
A member moved that Mr.. Bowers be
| excused.
Mr. Breckenridge. of Kentucky, snid
| this question of absence of members was
serious one, and demanded a division.
MIR Lirinston. of Georgia, thought an
| example should be made now and asked
| for tho yeas and nays, which were or.
| dercd.
1t is the evident purpose of the demo
'crats now to compel n quorum Of their
| party In view of She occurrences of yes.
| terday
Pending the announcement OF the "ote,
| Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, made the point
| of order that members under arrest could
| not participate in the proceedings of the
house or vote until they were excused and
| cited prccedeuts to show that Speaker
Winthrop had SO decided
| The chair said thnt the cnses differed in
| thnt the members then were under arrest.
| Now the order of arrest had not been exc.
| cuted and tho members were before the
| bar of the house and were now asked to
and could rot be deprived of their privi
| lege to vote. The vote resulted II! TO 81
md Mr.. Bowers was excused.
Mr. Boatuer, OF Louisiana, moved thut
all proceedings under the call be dispen.
| sed with. Voted down.
Mr. Dunphys name was passed on MO.
tion of Mr.. Tracey on account of death in
| his family.
WAsHlNGToN, May 9. - In the house
| today the bill of the committee on r,cr.
| chants marine to encourage American
ship building was passed. also the bill
| pensioning all survivors Of the Ildinn
wars from 1882 TO 1879.
Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska, moved to take
| up the free binding twinc bill.
Mr. Burrows, OF Michigan, objc cted, but
the motion was carried aud after debate
the bill was passed by ls3 to Al. In the
| discu sion Mr.. Payne, OF New York op.
| posed the bill.
Two democrnts, Coburn, of Wisconsin,
and Covert, of New York, voted against
the BILL and three republicans, Broderick,
| of Kansas; Pickler, of South Dakota, auc
| Jolley, of South Dakota, voted for it. ! he
bill npproprint ng sljo,DOl to pay the ex.
penses of the Boring aca arbitration was
| passed
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