Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-16
CONGRESS.
EpItomo nj tho PrOceedlngs OF Both
Houses tho Past Week.

EpItomo nj tho Pr0ceedlngs OF Both
Houses tho Past Week.
THE absorbing question in the senate on the
9th was the trouble NJ the Homestead works n
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Gallinger offered resolu'
| ton that the committee on education and labor
be instructed TO make an immediate and care
full investigation into all the circumstances
connected with tho troubles and report tho
| facta 10 the senate. Mr.. PETER also oncred
resolution OH the same subject, both OF which
went over A senate bill passed 70 increase
the pensions of those who have lost limbs In TIE
service The house bill to pension survivors OF
Indian wars was recommitted. The conference
report on the river and harbor bill was agreed
To, and II resolution for adjournment July 70
referred Mr.. Kylcs bill to investigate "the
sluIns OF ctiea" was passed. ..... The house
agreed 10 the conference report on the river
ind harbor bill and for four hours thore was
Alibusterins against tho free coinage bill by It's
| opponents Mr. Caminotte Gal offered res
| olution 70 investigate the Homestead iron
works trouble and the house adjourned
A SPIRITED debate took place In the senate
| on the 1th GU the question Of investigating the
Homestead Pa riots and the employment OF
Pinscrton men Mr.. Palmer dll) gave ex'
precision TO some advanced views on the rela'
tinns OF labor and capital and warm debate
took place between Mcssrs voorhees, and Hale
day was devoted 10 the consideration OF the
sundry civil hill . In the house the silver bill
WAS referred 20 tho committee on coinage,
weights and mensures without opposition. The
rest OF the session was consumed In the DISCUS
sion OF resolution reported by tho committee
on judiciary regarding an investigation OF tho
| PinlIerton detective forces and their employ
| ment by corporations engaged in Interstate
commerce and especially the trouble and riots
Il FNt.A lfNfa 81
was finally ordered to make the nvcstsation
THE senate further considered the sundry
civil bill on the sth. but made little progress.
The resolutions on the Homestead pa
troubles were not reported back from the com
m!ttce Mcss,s. Gallinyer und QUAY mode
remarks on the subject. Mr.. Hill made %
speech In explanation Of his bill changing inc
| date Of dodicuting tho worlds fair building
from October l: 10 81 and the bill passed
| The house bill reducing the iarin on lin plate
| Was laid before the senate and the body ad'
iourncd 81. The house had long session. nut
| did little. Speeches OH tbs pennsylvania
| troubles were made Among the bills passed
was the one which places silver lead ore on the
free list Mr. Tarsncy (Nlo) made speech in
favor Of the hill The tin plato bill and the bill
10 limit the amount Of wearing apparel which
| travellers may bring INTO this country free OF
! duty were passed A bill also passed amend
ing the land forfeiture bill OF 1897. Adjourned.
| THE senate disposed OF the sundry civil Dill
| on the 9th, except the clauses relating TO the
worlds fair and that was under discussion at
! adjournment . The house devoted the day TO
considering conference reports. those on the
post Office and invalid pension appropriation
bills and the Arizona funding bill bcirg agreed
to and the repor s on tho naval and the lcRisla'
| tive bills being disagreed to The committee
on rules decided 10 report resolution setting
aside Wednesday and Thursday for considering
the silver bill. Adjourned.
THE senate was occupied principally in de-
bate OH the 18th. Mr.. Washburne spoke At
great length on the anti.option BILL and the
Sunday closing clause OF the worlds fair In the
sundry civil bill was the occasion OF lively
| three hours debate. No action was taken be-
fore adjournment. -. :. District OF Columbia mat
tiers occupied tho attention Of the house. An
appropriation OF ts5O,OOO was made for printing
the reports OF the eleventh census. Several
bridge bills passed and tho conference report
on the military academy bill agreed to After
ordering new conference on the army bill the
! house adjourned.
THE senate on tho 18th by q vote OF 80 TO IL
agreed TO take up the anticipation bill. Though
the bill was sent TO the calendar II Is Liable to
he reached at nnV time by similar vote A
| resolution by Mr.. Voorhees, In regard TO tbs
Homestead troubles went over Pending con-
sideration Of the clause In regard to Sunday
closing Of the worlds fair in the sundry civil
bill the senate adjourned. Nothing was done
In the house, the subject OF elocting senators b.
the people being discussed at SOME length The
rest OF the session was occupied in tilibusterins