Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-23
CONGRESS.
EpItome OF the Proceedings OF Both
Houses the Past Weak.

Epltome or the Proceedings OF Both
Houses the Past weslA lt
THE senate on the 18th finally disposed Of tha
Chicago exposition provisions OF the sundry
OWL bill. Mr.. Quay's amendment 70 close the
exposition on Sunday vas adopted without
division further amendment by Mr.. Pehw
to prohibit the sale OF intoxicants In the expost
tion grounds except for medical mechanical
or scientific purposes" was adopted by q ma
jority off, With those conditions attached the
senate voted 70 issue to the worlds fair man
ayers ten million souvenir silver half dollarA
The house had IN exciting session over the
free silver bill The debate was OF q political
nature and decidedly interesting MessrA
Reed (Me) and Catchings (Miss) having .
lively tilt Finally tho resolution reported
from the committee to consider tho bill was de-
feated by . vote Of 1876 yeas TO lbl nays and all
yer was shelved for the session The vote
showed III democrats. 10 alliance and 0 repub-
leans voting for and "a democratic and 60 repub-
licans voting against silver, with b number Of
pairs After passing many private pension
bills the house adjourned
THE senate devoted most Of the day on the.
18th to the sundry civil appropriation bill and
passed Il before adjournment The vote Of
Wednesday. in committee OF the whole on Mr..
PETERS amendment 70 prohibit the sale OF In
toxicating liquors within the grounds OF tho
the vote upon Its adoption being yeas q, nays.
% Mr.. Vests substitute for Mr. Quay's Sun
day closing amendment was laid on the table
"a TO H. Although late In the session number
of bills were introduced Tho conference re-
ports on the diplomatic and the naval bills.
were agreed to-. -. The house agreed to the con-
ference reports on the legislative, the diplo-
matic and the naval bills A resolution from
the foreign affairs committee requesting tho
of n ~ IN m
ment OF DR.. Gallagher, an American citizen, In
IN English prison was adopted. Mr.. Scott in
troduced q bill, for reference, TO prohibit tho.
employment by corporations OF special police.
1t Is q strike ut the Pinkerton system Ad.-
journed.
The senate on the 18th adopted conference re-
ports on the army. the navy and the Legislative
bills and agreed to the house resolution e1.
tending existing appropriations until July 30
The fertilization bill passed The resolution
introduced the day before providing for an In
vestigation Of the Homestead troubles was NOT
called up for action before adjournment. ... Con.
sideraIion Of the sundry civil bill occupied the
attention Of the house. the worlds fair nppro-.
priation OF 5 900 ,000 being under discussion: A
resolution was adopted calling on the postmas-
ter general for information regarding the let
ting OF mail contracts to railroads since March,
1889, and the conference report on the army
uSEtCu Va uhAo "oAO
ut the evening session
THE senate further considered the last OF tho
appropriation bills on the loth-the dehciency
bill. Most Of the items were agreed TO and the
bill then went over After nm executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned. ... The house had o.
dull and uninteresting session, the question
under debate being the item in the sundry civil
bill in regard TO closing the worlds fair on Sun
day. After dreary debate the matter went
over and the house adjourned.
AFTER passing the deficiency bill on the 18Th
the senate took up the anti-option Dill ana op-'
ponents OF the measure commenced 10 hlipuster.'
The friends OF the BILL however, were strong
enough 10 keep 1t In It's position and when the
senate adjourned the bill remained Us unnn-
ished business. -. In the house the ways and
means committee reported resolution for final
adjournment July 26 Mr. Lind (Minn.). on be-
half Of the committee appointed TO Investigate
the administration OF the pension ONCE, sub
mitted the views Of the minority to the house.
The report finds nothing for which the commis-'
soner can be criticised. unless It be that he ap'
pointed his son appointment clerk OF the bureau