Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-04-14
CONGRESS.
Tho Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience OF the Reader.

WHEN the senate met on the 5th the vice
| president laid before the body Mr. ne7E h
resolution of inquiry as 10 the construction Of
the Memphis bridge Mr. Morgan offered on
amendment 10 his resolution. which provides
I for thc coinage OF gold and silver on equal
terms, etc, WHICH was ordered printed. The
/ ndian appropriation bi II was then considered
/ until adjournment, the pending question being
motion TO strike out the provision assigning
army officers as agents 10. After preliminary
! business IN the house the free wool bill was
/ taken up and Mr.. MeMnlin's motion 20 limit
/ debate met with earnest opposition from the
, republicans and under the lead Of Mr. Burrows
/ hlibusiering was inauguratod, and without ac-
complshing anything the house finally adj
( iournpd
WHEN the senate met On the 9th Mr.. VOL.
colt lCOl.l spoke IN favor of free silver. Hc
severely criticised the president for his opposi-
tion 70 free coinage AMI arraigned those mem
hers who o fcw months ago were advocates of
free silver but had gone over 10 the opposition
under the party lash Senator Woicotrs
speech WAS the sensation Of the day The mat
ter went over and the Indian appropriation bill
was taken up and considered until adjournment
/ -. soon after the house met II went INTO COM
mittce Of the whole on the free wool bill. the
llibusteTing OF the day before having been
abandoned After long discussion the commit
tee rose and reported the bill 20 the house Ad-
iaurned
AFTER routine business In the senate on the
9TH Mr.. Teller offered "a resolution, which was
agreed 20, calling on the secretary Of the treas
ury for a statement as 70 the amount Of silver
offered each month and the prices paid for silver
bullion. Mr. Stewart made personal explana-
tion as 20 an article In the papers in regard TO
mortgages held by him, which he said we're
drawn according TO the California law, PAYABLE
In gold, and said he would be glad 20 receive
payment in any kind OF money. Mr. McMlllin
offered an amendment TO the district Of Colum-
bia bill appropriating $4,000 70 defrly the ex-
penses Of the national encampment @, A. r..
10 meet in Washington No action was
taken on the bill The free wool bill
was received from The house and
fcrrud adjourned. In the house debate on the
free wool bin was continued and a vote finally
reached ana the bill passed bY a vote Of 1874
yeas 10 % nays Mr. Funston (kan) rose 10 "A
question of privilege and severely denounced
correspondent Of o temperance paper who nc
cused him Of drinking He had the letter read
and denied the charge, while other members
alluded 70 acknowledged the soft impeach-
ment" On motion OF Mr.. Burrows the letter
was eXpunged from the record resolution
TO expunge MI Funstons remarks from the
record as indecorous 70 woman tthe corre-
spondcnu was permitted 20 lie on the table,
under an assurance that Objectionable language
would be eliminated After briefly considering
the Turner cotton hagglng bill the house ad-
lourned,
AFTER routine business the senate on the sth
proceeded with tho district OF Columbia bill,
the question being upon Mr. McMillan's amend
ment apprnpriatlng $4,000 for the O. A. r en-
campmont Mr. Cockrells amendment rcquir-
ing the amount 90 be paid exclusively out OF
tile revenues OF the district was rejected The
appropriation was then agreed 20 by sl 10 10,
and the bill passed. The bin appropriatos sl01.-
e0 20 pay for the subsistence Of nonresident
soldiers and delegates who attend the twenty
After an executive session the senate ad-
iogrnod until Monday. In the house Mr.. Me.
Crary introduced bin for Mr. Springcrl
authorizing the holding Of an international
monetary congress The house, IN committee Of
the whole took up the cotton hagging bill. Mr..
English ~. J spoke against II and Mr.. Hemp
pin and simpson (kanl IN favor Of H. Mr..
Simpson Ia the course OF his remarks favored alb
solutc free trade He had voted for bill. he said,
that was o disgrace tthe Chinese exclusion bib
because the policy Of protection made such
measure necessary. The bin was finally
ported 10 the house and recess until evening
taken. But little was done at the evening scs-
sion
THE senate was not IN session on the ON 60.
In the house Mr. Blanchard report "a the river
and harhon Appropriation bill and In committee
Of the whole the free cotton bagEiny bin
further considered Mr Dalzoll pa spoke
against q and Mr. Turner GA closed the de-
bate in advocacy OF it The hnl was then ro-
ported 10 the house and passed by vote Of l07
90 i6 The bill 20 reduce the duty on tin plate
was then reported from the ways and means
committee and after eulogcs upon tho late
Representative Ford Of Michigan the house
adjournod
AFTER three hours spent 10 executive session
the senate on the lith vacated the ONCE Of
executive clerk, filled for ten years by James
r. Young The house cotton ties and bagging
bill was laid before the senate and Mr. Stewart
(Nevl offered a resolution calling ON the sccre-
tarY of the treasury for Information connected
with the purchase and coinage Of silver. but
little other business was transacted The
house passed bill repeating the joint resolution
which authorized the secretary Of war 20 lease
a pior at the mouth Of the Chicago river, and
after considering District of Coumbl business
nnd nnssine few bills the house aliourncd.