Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-28
CONGRESS.
Epltome OF the. Proceedings OF BOth
Houses the Past Week.


posed tho senate amendment for tho construc-
ton OF one sea going coast line OF battle ship
and other vessels. Mr.. Butler favored II and
said II he had his own way he would provide Tor
four battle ships. Tho amendment was agreed
TO by 80 TO Is. After agreeing TO other amend
ments the bill WIS reported TO the senate ana
passed. Adjourned. =. The house went into
committee OF the whole on tho sundry civil bill.
The silver question was again brought to the
front The chairman sustained the point OF or
der raised against Mr. Bartine's free coinage
| amendment and the house clinched the matter
| by unfolding the chairs decision Later on
| Mr.. Bland offered an amendment for the coin
age OF oil silver bullion purchased and now In
the treasury into standard silver dollars. A
point OF order was raised against 1t md tho
| chairman reserved his decision Mr.. Simpson
(Kan) offered an amendment providing that
S6l 900 OF the appropriation for telegraphic sur
yeys be expended In North and South Dakota
| Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma for the pur-
pose OF tho development OF the water supply OF
these states. Subsequently, after debate, he
modified his amendment by striking out tho
words for the purpose OF developing the water
supply OF the states" and Us modihed, the
amendment was agreed to- Adjourned.
In the senate on the 10th Mr.. Aldrich offered
q resolution, which was agreed TO. abolishing
| the ONCE OF principal executive clerk OF the
| senate and placing the entire clerical force OF
the senate in the secretary's once The river
and harbor bill was then taken up. Amend
ments reported from the committee on com
MERGE increasing appropriations were agreed 10
md the bill went over Adjourned. In tho
house Mr. Watson (Ga.) had sent up to the
| clerk s desk and read resolution THAT the
| committee on WAYS and means be requested 70
report the sub treasury BILL" He asked unani-
nous consent for its consideration. but de-
mand for the regular course" operated as an
| objection. After fruitless call OF committees
| the house went into committee OF the whole on
the sundry civil bill and the free silver men
| were disappointed when the chairman delivered
his decision sustaining the point OF order OF the
! day before against Mr.. BANDS amendment IN
regard to the coinage OF all silver bullion pur'
| chased and now in the treasury into silver dol
| lars A modified amendment offered by MIR.
| Bland was also ruled out OF order. Mr. blano
appealed but the decision was sustained by q
vote Of 10 to rs Then q squnbble commenced
| and but little was done before adjournment
AFTER routine business on the 10th the SEN
nte resumed consideration OF the river ana
harbor bill and various amendments OF small
Importance were offered and agreed TO- AL
| the amendments agreed to In committee were
concurred in and the bill was passed without
division number OF bills then passed, most
" OF local nature, and after an executive SEES
sion the senate adjourned. In the house Mr.
| tion of the resolution requesting the ways ana
means committee 20 report the sub-treaSury
bill and once more the demand for the regular
order" operated rs an objection. message
from the president was received announcing
that he had approved the Inman registry Dill
The sundry civil bill WAS then taken up anu
Mr.. Kigore TEX raised point OF order
against the clause in the bill appropriating s5o,'
900 for the preparation OF site ana the cree
tion of a pedestal for statue Of the late Gen.
w T. Sherm m in the CITY OF Washington Mr..
Kilgorc, while paying tribute TO the courage,
ability and patriotism OF Gen Sherman. said
the rules Of the house should he enforced II
the statue should be erected 1t should be pro-
yided for In an orderly manner. The point was
Sustained by the chair who said while he would
like TO overrule tho point Of order the rules olo
not permit It. The bill was under considerauon
ut adjournment al.
THE senate was not in session on the 2lst....
In the house Mr.. Forney, OF Alabama onereu
an amendment TO the pension Dill provlulnB
that the board OF managers OF national homes
for disabled volunteer soldiers shall apply the
excess over IS month OF the pensions OF Ill
inmates 10 the support OF the home, except
where the inmate has dependent wife, cnlld
or parent This gave rise TO good zeal Oh as
cussion and was vigorously opposed MT
Bland announced his willingness 10 have the
dcpendent pension act repealed. Mr. Forney $
amendment was adopted. 70 to W Inc other
business transacted was unimportanI
In the senate on the ed, after passing rev
minor appropration bills, the senate Dill 10 pro-
vide for the punishment Of violations OF tine
treaty rights OF aliens, was taken up II makes
an net which constitutes o crime under state
, statutes a crime when committed against the
subject of o foreign country punishable Dy inc
United States courts =. 1t was difficult TO Cd.
tain o quorum IN the house MT Wutson, VI
, Georgia, was present with an objection, when
/ wns directed this time TO the request OF MT
Butler OF Iowa for the consideration OF inc
senate bill granting pension 10 Ex-Sehntor
George w. Jones, OF Iowa Mr.. watson de-
} sire was satisfied and his resolution requesting
the committee on ways and means to report inc
, sub-treasury bill was adopted without ooJec'ion
or debate Mr.. Watson having achleVcI MS
object. withdrew his objection to the Jones
nension bill, and on motion of Mr.. Henderson,
; of Iowa IL was taken up and passed quorum
having appeared, District OF Columbia business
occupied attention.
? AMONG the bills passed in the senate on the
cath was the senate bill donating twenty acres
of land OF the military reservation 10 the city OF
Sydney Neb. for u cemetery. Inc Dill Ior 'n'
protection Of the treaty rights OF aliens was
: further discussed. The ri' or ana harbor OIL
l vns rcported in the house. but, on ob1eetlOh
wns referred TO committee Of the whole Inc
house then went into committee on the sundrH
civil appropriation bill. MIR Holman oHere'
: an amC ndmont providing that the positions o
!, all persons employed in field work or In I'M
4 ONCE whose services can be dispensed WIN
: shall be vacated Agreed to- Without dispos
: in0 Of the bill the committee rise senate Oh
q 1yse nassed making Laredo, Tex. port OF On
. trv MT Dockery. OF Missouri, offered reso
lution directing the committee on the judiciary
10 INQUIRE whether under the specie Resumption
act any bonds were sold for redemption. lie
}. ferred 10 committee on rules. ADJOURNED
q snow in Iowa.
e SPENCER, Ia, May sl.-A snow storm
a almost equal to January blizzard be
t gan in this section of the country tins