The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-07-21
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At tho Nations Capital-What Is Being
Done by tho Senate and Household
Matters Disposed OF and New Ones Con.
slderod.
The Senate and House.

In the Senate on the nth. Nj. PETER
offered Joint resolution. to lie on the
table, Limiting the term OF office Of the
President OF the United States TO one term.
Mr.. Quay presented, in order that it might
be printed i'm tn. Record, the statement Of
the employees at Homestead The attend
ance In the House was larger than usual.
The following measures we're passed: For
the construction OF lridge ac: the Mis-
souri, River at or near Omaha; apprOpri-
ating S25o. 900 f.r the publication OF the re-
ports OF the eleventh census. MIR. Herbert,
Mr.. Lawson, and Mr.. Doiivcr VT re appoint
cd conferrccs on the naval appropriation
bill. Mr.. Whealero Of A ALBANIA submit, ed the
conference report on the military academy
appropriation bill Mr.. Holman and Mr..
Robertson opposed the report on account Of
the large apr opriations. this bill being the
largest ever passed by Congress for the
military academy.
The silver question, which has been be-
fore the Lila Congress ever since last
December was finally settled in the House
the 18th. The bill iself was not voted
upon, but on the test vote taken on the
resolution reported from the Committee on
Rules 10 take up the bill for ccnsd ration,
frpe-Silver- coinage was defeated by IA ma
jOrity of Is The Senate, by vote OF 81 to I
approved the Sa,000.0G0 appropriation in
aid OF the Worlds Fair. Attached to the ap-
preparation is the following roviso: "That
the appropriation provided r In this act
shall be upon condition that the said
Worlds Columbian ENposit:o shall be
closed on the first day OF the week, COM
monty called sunday" Another condition
Is as follows: "Providfd the sale of intoN =
fcating liquor the T., pos ton grounds
| shall he prohibited. except for medical,
botanical. or scientific urp'se',"
Worlds Fair legislation Is again the
property Of the House. TT q Sc, ate. on the
tsl q: al
riouS amendments relating 10 the ENposi-
ton. Sunday closing is made i'onclad
| but former action in prohibiting the
sale of liquors the grounds is
reversed and that matter left en-
tirely to the Exposition management.
AS the sundr7 civil 1 ill came from the
House it merely Apr priated the remain
der OF the 81 100000 provided for in the
bill Of the Fifty first Congress, FOR the run
ming expenses OF tn. Government exhibit
and the National Commission. with II pro-
| viSo that the Government exhibit should be
closed sunday. The Senate increased the
amounts for these purposes by 100000 and
| added the new propositions foc souvenir
| coins and for payment Of awards making
| the total increase over the House in the
neighborhood of $4,000 II also made
| the Sunday closing apply to the entire EN-
position. The House was occupied il
| minor business.
| On the 18th the field of operation of the
Worlds Fair bill was removed from the
| Senate to the House, and the final termina
| ton OF the controversy was brought II
| sight by an agreement OF unanimous con
sent that vote should be taken at I:
o'clock on the 10th on all the Worlds Fail
| propositions. including the $1,000,
600 appropriation, the sunday ques
ton. the liquor prohibition, ant
| other amendments which may b.
| offered. This amounts to vote OF tn,
| previous question and cuts off the chanc,
| OF flibuster!ng which some have believed
| would threaten the bill during the last
| DAYS OF the session At no I me were Their,
more than sixty or seventy members out o
| the total of ,;i on The floor OF the House
and by actual count there ere Just fifteei
| members on the Republican SIDE ana thirty
| the debate.