Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-02-27
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience OF tho Reader.

The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience OF tho Reader.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. Shor
man reported the resolution for the return &c
Mexico OF twenty-one battle flags captured dur
ing the war with that country and 1t was
passed After passing number OF public
building bills. among them the bill increasing
the appropriation for the Omaha building 10
$4,000 the senate took up the Idaho contested
election case but adjourned before disposing OF
t. -. After the introduction OF bills In tho
house the Indian appropriation bill was taken
up in committee OF the whole Pending consid-
eS1tion lively tilt took place between Messrs
Watson (Ga) ind Funston (kan.) In regard 70
the government loaning Its credit TO national
banks and not farmers Without disposing OF
the bill the committee rose md the house I'D
journed.
WHEN the senate disposed Of routine busi-
ness ON the 18th Mr.. Palmer addressed the
senate in favor Of his resolution for the cleo
ton OF United States senators by the people.
At the close OF Senator Palmer's remarks SEN
ator PETER offered resolutions upon the death
OF Senator Plumb and spoke Of some length In
cnlogy OF his late colleague Senators Perkins,
Cockrell, Morrill,, Allison, Hale, Daniel. Dolph and
Turpie also delivered eulogies and the senate
adjourned :. In the house Speaker Crisp called
Mr.. Richardson CTenn.) 10 the chair and mes
sage was received from the president relating
TO the Chickataw and Choctaw claims. The
message was ordered printed. Several protests
against free coinage were presented. A Dill
from the foreign affairs committee for the ex-
clusion OF tho Chinese was reported ana re-
ferred. Tho house then considered the Indian
appropriation bill in committee OF the whole
until adjournment.
WHEN the senate met on the 10th there was
n0e nu,fnU In the fnCi TINT the
congressional excursion to Chicago was to start
nj an early hour. A motion was carried that at
adjournment II be to Tuesday, the I'D. On
motion OF Mr.. Dolph the bill TO continue In
force ten years oil existing laws prohibiting and
regulating the coming into this country OF
Chinese was taken up md passed, Several bills
on the calendar were passed and lengthy dis
cussion INDUCED in on the District OF Columbia
bill in regard to highways and the issue OF bonds.
Adjourned until Tuesday The house was
called to order by the chief clerk who read
note from the speaker designating Mr.. Nc
Millin as speaker pro tenn for the day. On
motion OF Mr.. Funston (kan.) o resolution was
adopted setting aside SATURDAY., March 10, for
the delivery OF eulogies upon the late Senator
Plumb. A resolution was presented by Mr..
Bland providing for printing 5000 additional
copies Of the majority and minority report on
the silver bill. Mr.. Tracy IN. W suggested
that the number be increased 70 1000. and, 10
amended, the resolution was adopted. The
house then went into committee OF the whole on
the private calendar. The first bin was that
for the relief Of A. ]. Duncan, which gave rise
TO long debate mainly upon free silver and
the tariff, which only had the effect Of creating
merriment and consuming time. Without
action the committee rose and the house I'D
jourAed until Tuesday.
AFTER three days recess the attendance In
the senate on the I'D was light A memorial
was presented from the miners convention Of
San Francisco on the subject Of hydraulic min
ing and asking an appropriation for certain
purposes A resolution was adopted calling on
the secretary Of agriculture for copy of the
report on rain experiments. A number OF bills
on the private calander were then taken up and
passed and the house bill permitting dispositions
in United States courts to be taken under state
laws passed The pure food bill was then con-
sidered Mt some length Mr.. Paddock making q
speech in favor OF it. Adjourned after an ex-
ecutive session. e. The house was called to or
der by the chief clerk, who announced the con-
;inued illness Of the speaker md Mr.. McMillin
(Tenn.) was chosen speaker pro tenn. No bust.
ness was transacted except that OF q routine
character and the house soon adjourned.