The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-21
The National Salons.

In the House on the 18th the following
bills were introduced: Providing for an
interim tiOnal bimetallic arrangement.
Appropriating 100000 for the display Of
the corn product at the Worlds Fair.
Requesting the President to inform the
House what negotiations have been carried
on with foreign governments relative to t be
re establishment and use of silver coin a.
legal tender money. Resolutions Of the Ma
tional Legislative Executive Committee Of
the Farmers Alliance In relation to the Ocala
platform Ordered printed IN the Record.
In the Senate the following bills were in
troduced: For the erection Of pOstof1ce
build ngs In towns where the rostOffice re-
ceipts exceed $4,000 a year: for a public
building ut Mammoth Hot Springs in the
$50. 900 for IL public building 1t Bradford.
IN. Mr.. Teller Introduced; n joint resOln-
lion providing 70" an international BIZ
metallic agreement.
Among the depa stment.l and other COM
munIcations laid before he Senate by the
Vice President. on she 18th. were agree
ments Tor the ceSsioD Of their lands made
with the Sho hone md Arapahoe Indians
Of the Wind River Reservation In
wyoming. the indians OF the Pyra-
mid Lake reservation. and tho Kick
apoo Indians # Okla homa. Referred
TO the Committee OF Indian Affairs.
After a short executive session the Senate
adjourned. In the House. SPEC lker Crisp
Icing still unable to preside over The de-
liberati ms OF the House. his duties were
again performed by the speaker pro tenn
The first business report from ANY OF the
standing committees was prese ntcd by +.
H. Taylor. OF Ohio. who. frOiu the Com
mittcc on Judiciary. reported bill fixing
the time for hOldin, terms Of The
Circuit and District Courts in the North
ern District OF Iowa, prvvidnS that here
after terms OF the Dist -ict and Circuit
Courts OF the United - ates stl Ill be held at
Dubuque on third Tucsd ~ in April and
first Tuesday in December ut Fort Dodge
the first Tuesday In June Ind second Tues
day in November; ut StOstx City the third
her: ut Cedar Ra pids the first Tuesday in
April and second Tuesday in September.
Passed. After the usu d presentation of
bills the House adsournt d.
In the House on the 18th. Mr. Holman
Presented Il resolution o, posing the grant
ing OF subsidies or boun, les by Congress In
money. public moneys. DO nds, or by pledge OF
the public credit to prom otc special priv ate
industries enterpris IS. Considera BILE
confusion succeeded the eading Of the res
olutfon: but. without wing time for de-
bate, Mr.. Holman dcma nded the PREVIOUS
question on its allOptiOn. "Will debate tie
in. order after the lrevious question
is ordered this resolution" in
quircd Mr.. Henderson. OF Iowa. G1he
Speaker is OF the opinion, that debate
would not then lie in Order" replied Speaker
Pro TEN. McMi Ian. "And this House will
cease to be a '1eliberative body added Mr..
Reed. Of Maine The repetition Of the charge
which had SO frequently teen hurled against
himself caused the House. Democrats and
RepIblicans.to break into roar OF IL lighter.
The yeas and n avs on the previous question
were demanded and resultetl-yeas 1854;
nays. 80. When the vote wa, announced
Mr.. Holman asked unanimous consent that
an hour debate on each side lie allowed.
Mr. Reed wanted two hours on a
side and to this Mr.. Holman consented.
Mr.. Simpson. Of Kansas. asked II this ar
rangemeil1 included two hours for tho Peo-
pies party as we'll as the Republican and
Democratic parties In the Senate the
time was taken up by the Introduction OF
bills
in the House on the 14th the session was
consumed in debate on the Holman r>esOlu-
ton. which In substance declares that Con-
gress in its appro 2riaticals shall be strictly
limited to the mOreys necessary to carry on
the several depart uients of the Government
The Senate took up the calendar. the frs
bill on 1t being one 10 aid the State Of Coz :
drldo to support tine school of mines. i,
AZ propriates IS per cent. Ct all moneys paid
to the United States for mineral lands in
Colorado for the maintepa1cc Of the school
OF mines established ut Golden. Mr..
Teller moved to amend the bill by
ma king the percentage so instead OF %.
Agreed to and the bill was passed. Oher
bills passed as follows: Authorizing the
sissippi River In Cham berlain. in Brule
County, and Lyman Co,tnty. South Dakota.
Appropriating $500. 900 .sor the purchase OF
ground and the erection thereon in the
city of Washington Of a building to be used
as hall OF records. Adjo, ,rned till the 18th.