The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
EpItome of the Proceedings OF Both
Houses the Past Week.

THE senate was not In session on the 26th....
The house met with a small attendance. One
hundred and sixty-seven private pension bills
were considered and passed, and al two O'Clock
resolutions Of respect TO the late Representative
Spinola Of New York, were reported, eulogies
delivered and the house adjourned.
IN the senate on the 18th resolution by Mr..
Morgan was agreed 10 calling on the president
for the correspondence with Argentine on the
subject Of reciprocity. A bill allowing thirty
days leave Of absence In the bureau of engrav-
ing was discussed. amended and recommitted.
Several bridge bills passed and the senate adj
iourned. d. But little business was done in the
house. Several communications were received,
and resolution by Mr.. Dockery calling e,r in
formation as TO the capacity of the MINIS -5as
adopted The speaker stated that the commit
tee on rules would not bring in a rule TO force
vote on the silver bill unless a majority OF the
democrats should sign request 10 that eject,
and after unimporiant routine work the house
adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the 9th Mr. Stewart
(NevD gave notice that he would on Monday call
up the senate free coinage bill. The resolution
OF Mr. Wolcott requesting the president to re-
frain from allotting lands TO Ute Indians pend
ing further legislation on the subject was agreed
10. The senate then went into executive seq
sion and finally by a unanimous vote ratified
the Behring sea treaty. and then adjourned 80.
When the house met the attendance was light,
the silver excitement seemed 10 have subsidized
anu the tariff debate was resumed. with but
little interest manifested Mr.. Harter (oD adj
vocated the free wool bill: so did Mr.. McCrary
GKy.), and Mr.. Dalton Qa) spoke against IL.
The house passed the senate bill for a port OF
delivery at Des Moines and the resignation Of
Mr. Mills TEX was presented TO the house
Adjourned
THE feature of the proceedings Of the senate
on the 30th was the swearing in Of Senator
If MOI of
were present The new senator's desk was
handsomely decorated with bouquets After
being sworn in Senator Mills held quite a recep-
tion in the rear Of the chamber. After the usual
morning business Senator Stanford spoke in
support OF his bills 10 determine the value Of 4
legal tender dollar The army appropriation
bill was then considered until adjournment.
The free wool bill was further debated in the
house, J. d. Taylor (Ol speaking vigorously in
opposition 10 the bill, who denounced it
as scheme of the cotton raisers Of
the south and the wool manufacturers Of
the north to enrich themselves at the ex-
pense of the nation. Mr.. Butler Ga.) spoke in
favor Of the bill A resolution was adopted that
general debate close on Saturday and that
vote be taken on Monday.
THE attendance in the senate was not large
on the 3lst. In reply TO a question Mr.. Sher-
man. chairman Of the foreign relations COM
Inittee stated that work on the Nicaragua
canal was PROGRESSING ldNtEdDlN uEitE = PR
waite corporation chartered by congress, and
that congress had done nothing to aid it. MIR.
Morgan offered 4 series of resolutions instruct
ing the committee on finance TO inquire and re-
port as to the effect of the act of 1890 on the
price Of silver bullion and requiring prompt
report. Mr.. Sherman opposed the resolutions
and Mr.. Morgan said he wished senators TO
place themselves on record for or against free
coinage. The resolutions went over and the In
dian appropriation bill was debated until adj
iournment.. In the house Mr.. Watson (Ga.l
attempted to call up his anti Pinkerton resolu-
ton, but failed TO get recognition, and the
house resumed debate on the free wool bill
, Gov Mckinley, of Ohio was the floor and
tool, much interest in the discussion. The de-
bate continued until eight o'clock when re-
cess was taken Bat little was done at the
evening session.
MANY petitions were presented in the senate
on the 1st for closing the worlds fair on Sun
days. Mr.. Moryan's resolution on the silver
question was permitted TO go over until Mon
day. The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. After various amendments had been agreed
to in committee Of the whole the bill was re-
ported 10 the senate. After Or. executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned until Monday. AZ
ter considerable filibustering on unimportant
motions the house finally went into committee
OF the whole on the free wool bill. II was
finally agreed that debate should close Satur-
day 1.-THE 2d) and the house took a recess, the
evening session to be for the consideration Of
private pension bills.