The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-05-12
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.'
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIvES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Arc Doing for the Good OF the Counsfy-
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed
and Acted Upon.
Doings 0f Congress.

On the I'd. the House passed the hill put
ting binding twine on the free list. Nu-
merous petitions were presented In the
Senate against legislation for the clos
ing Of the Worlds Fair on Sunday: also
Z, petition from a Methodist Church in New
Hampshire urgently protesting against fur
ther adverse legislation against the Chinese.
The House also passed the free ship hill.
This bill admits only two existing ships to
American registry, the City OF New York
and the City of Paris But 1t provides that
the company at once build two similar
vessels in this country to sail under tho
American flag.
In the Senate, the Sd, Mr.. Morgan called
up the message on the subject OF an inter
national conference as to silver coinage.
Mr.. Kyle then proceeded to address the Sem
ate in favor Of the free coinage Of silver. At
the close II his speech the message was
again laid on the table, Mr.. Morgan giving
notice that he desired to speak upon IL.
The conference report on the exclusion bill
was then laid before the Senate and agreed
to. The House bill placing binding twino
on the free list was laid before the Senate
aud referred to the Finance Committee But
little routine business was done in the
House in the morning. and shortly after the
reading cf the journal the Hous, went into
committee OF the whole. with Mr.. Oates, OF
Alabama. in the chair, on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. Mr:.
Rlount. OF Georgia. In charge OF the bill.
S65. 900 to continue the preliminary survey
for an interccntinental railway: agreed
TO- Mr.. Hooker, OF Mississippi, demanded
a separate vote on the amendment striking
out the S65. 900 appropriation tor the Inter-
Continental Railway Commission. 1t was
agreed to- The bill then passed Tho
Senate amendments to the army appropria- .
tion bill were nom concurred in. and a con-
feren e was ordered.
On the 4th. Senate bill to convey to the
T. - AG.~ EN<,1L
Hayes military reservation tabout 5000
acrcs) for homes for old soldiers and their
families. and to open the rest OF the reser-
walton t. homestead settlement WAS
amended to make the whole reservation
open only to soldiers. and passed.
Creating two additional land dts-
tricts in the State Of Montana;
House bill to authorize the construction OF
bridge across the Osage River between
Warsaw and the mouth Of Turkey Creek.
Mo- Senate bill to Authorize the construc-
OF a bridge across the Red River Of the
North at Quincy, n. H. House bill tor the
disposition and sale of the lands OF the
Klamath River Indian Reservation, Cali
fornia. The House passed its time consid-
er.ng the Chinese. and river aud hart,or
appropriation bills
The House spent the 5th discussing the
river and harbor appropriation bill A
letter was also received from the Postmas-
ter General, urging the extension OF the
free delivery experiments to villages and
farming districts. 1t was accom-. aniei by
batch Of 4s2 newspaper Opin ions, taken
from 326 different papers. all in favor of
the proposed rural free delivery extension
and eight against II. all that could be
found These have been sent in from all
the States and Territories except
60. and North Carolina Senator
Mitchell. of Oregon. who has re-
ported from the senate committee an
amendment to the postofficc al pro; Ration
bill, appropriating $1,000 to continue tho
Postmaster Generals free delivery cxperi-
ments, said that he had every reason to
believe that SO far as the Senate was con-
cerned. at least, the amendment would be
adopted. The Canadian Pacific Railway
has sent an agent here to ascertain whether
the administration is In earnest in the mat
ter of retaliation as to the canal tolls.
After dsposing OF some business OF no
general interest. the Senate. on the 9th.
took up the res s,lution heretofore offered
by Mr.. Jones. OF Arkansas. tor pay ment to
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations for
their interests in the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe Reservation {ahout s3.0o0.Oo0) as the
unfinished business and Mr.. Dawes. Chair
man OF the Committee on Indian Affairs.
addr essed the Senate In advocacy Of the
resolution. but without finishing his ad-
dress. Then Mr.. German offered res
o'utions, which were agreed to. ex-
pressing regret at the death. in February.
1891. OF the late Senator Wilson ( Mary
land. and suspending the business Of tho
Senate to enable his associates to pay
proper tribute of regard t. his character
and distinguished public services. There
was q large attendance Of members in the
House. The first business in order was
the Siblcy bill. hut the House refused to
consider It and went into committee OF the
whole tNlr. Hatch OF Missouri in the chafr)
on the river and harbor bill