Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-12-21
CONG RESS.
Summary of the Weeks Proceedings OF
the Senate and House.
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Summary of the Weeks Proceedings OF
the Senate and House.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The second
session of the Fifty-second congress as
sembled at noon yesterday. The sem
ate was called to order by Vice Presi-
dent Morton, seventy senators being
present Mr.. Proctor appeared as the
successor of Senator Edmunds, of Yer
mont, and was sworn in. A committee
to call on the president was appointed
and short recess taken. Upon reas-
sembling the president notified the SEN
ate that he would send in his message
Tuesday.
The house was called to order at noon
and the chaplain offered prayer. A
committee was appointed to join like
committee of the senated and inform
the president that congress was ready
for business Several new members that
had been elected to fill vacancies were
sworn in. Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi,
| introduced bill to change the time of
the meeting of congress to the first
| Monday in March after election and
| Mr.. Durburrow, of the worlds fair
committee, introduced a bill to open
the fair on Sunday. Mr.. Payne IN. W
presented the petition of John L Daven-
port, chief supervisor of elections for
the southern district of New York, for
a hearing before the bar of the house
| of representatives, 'he having been de-
| MED a hearing by committee of the
| house" 1t was referred to the select
committee to investigate the admins
| tration of the United States election
laws in New York. After the commit
tee that called on the president reported
the house adjourned.
TUESDAY.
|. WASHINGTON, Dec 7.-When the sem
ate met at noon yesterday the presi-
dents message was received and read.
AT the conclusion of the reading the
votes of several states were received
and placed on file. Senator PETER pre-
sented petition from citizens of Kan
sas in regard to the alleged combine of
millers and elevators to reduce the
price of wheat
Soon after the house met the presf-
dents message was received and read.
The death of Representative Warwick,
of Ohio, was then announced and the
house adjourned
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN the senate
yesterday the treasury report was re-
ceived, also message from the presi-
dent transmitting information as to the
agreement with Great Britain in regard
to maintaining naval vessels on the
lakes Mr.. Hill introduced bill to re-
peal the act of July 4, 1890, directing
the purchase of silver bullion and the
issue of treasury notes thereon. Sew
eral resolutions were referred. The an
| nouncement of the death of Represent
| ative Mcdonald, of New Jersey, was
received and the senate adjourned
In the house bill, in effect repeating
the law which provides for reduction
| in the force of the engineer officers OF
the navy to ITO, was brought to the at
tention of the house. Should the bill
become a law the number of officers
would be fixed at 191. Although the
measure received majority vote, a mo
ton to reconder was interposed and nc
final action taken. The remainder OF
the day was consumed in the considerar
| ton of long senate bill relative 70
public printing and binding
THURSDAY.
| WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-The senate held
brief session yesterday. A petition
from the Chicago Woman's club for o
repeal of the Sunday closing provision
in the worlds fair act was received.
The senate bill for bridge across the
Mississippi river above New Orleans
for the Southern Pacific railroad was
passed, and in executive session the
| treaty with Chill was ratified and the
senate adjourned until Monday.
In the house the annual report of the
secretary of the treasury was received
and referred to the committe on ways
and means. No objection was raised to
the further consideration of the bill
relative to printing and binding, and
this consumed the remainder of tho
afternoon. Without disposing of the
bill the house adjourned
| FRIDAY.
i WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.--The senate
was not in session yesterday
The house passed the printing bill.
Mr. Catchings from the committee on
rules, reported a resolution amending
the rules so as to provide that business
coming over as unfinished from one ses-
sion of congress may be considered inn
mediately at a meeting of the subse-
quent session of the same congress.
Adopted The following committee ap-
pointments were announced by the
speaker to fill vacancies: Judiciary.
Fellows (N. W; public buildings and
grounds, Brett Qnd); enrolled bills,
Scott Qll), chairman; naval affairs,
Brown, (Md); military affairs, German
(Aiich.); education, McLaurin Is. C.);
enrolled bills, Ohliger (O.); invalid PEN
sions, Cadmus (N. j.; militia. Sipe (Pa) J;
war claims, Hillborn Cali; expendi-
lures in the post Office department &,
Sipe, (Pa-l; militia, McLaurin Is CO..
. | Adjourned until Nnndau i.