People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-29
CONGRESS-.
Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed.
ings of Both Houses


nents of the measure commenced to fill
buster The friends of the bill, how
ever, were strong enough to keep it in
It's position, and when the senate ad-
iourned the bill remained as unfinished
business.
In the house the ways and means
committee reported a resolution for
final adjournment July %. Mr.. Lind
MINI. J, on behalf of the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the administra-
ton of the pension Office, submitted the
views of the minority to the house.
The report finds nothing for which the
commissioner can be criticised, unless
It be that he appointed his son appoint
ment clerk of the bureau 1t agrees
with the majority in their suggestion
with regard to the expose by the men,
Oers of congress of the so-called "con-
gressional privileges" The house
passed the McGarrahan bill as it came
from the senate. After passing several
bills of minor Importance the senate
Joint resolution was passed authorizing
the committee to make an investigation
into the slums of cities. The house
then took recess, the evening session
to be for general debate on the worlds
fair features of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-The senate
yesterday did but little, the anti-option
bill being under discussion. The presi-
dent sent to the senate the nomination
of George F. Shiras, of Pennsylvania,
to be associate justice of the United
States supreme court.
The day in the house was consumed
in the worlds fair appropriation fight.
The appropriation item was voted
down, ITO to 122, and the Sunday clos
ing paragraph inserted by the senate
was sustained by vote of 147 to 81.
The appropriations as made by the SEN
ate for the geological survey were con-
CURED in, and an amendment was in
serted forbidding the letting of any
contract by any government officer to
any one in the employment of the Pink
erton detective agency or any other Or
CARNATIONS employing armed forces
and prohibiting their employment by
the government or the District of Co
lumbia. The sundry civil bill was then
passed as amended and the speaker APP
pointed Messrs. Holman, Sayres and
Bingham as the conferrees.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-In the senate
yesterday strong speeches against the
anticipation bill were madeby Mr.. Vest
(Mo.) and Mr. Daniel (Va.) the latter
senator still having the floor when the
senate adjourned.
In the house 4 resolution was adopteo
giving one hour to each committee tc
call up reported bills. As a result the
following measures were passed: Grant.
ing jurisdiction to the court of claims in
land cases; fixing the fees of Jurors and
witnesses in the United States courts;
to legalize the deeds and other records
in the office of the commissioner of In.
dian affairs; allowing the stockholders
OF any national bank to continue the
receiyership and close up its affairs; to
prevent the sale of beer and malt
liquors in the Indian territory; provid.
ing for the redemption of national bank
notes without the signature of the bank
officials, which have been lost OF
stolen, and many other bills of local
nature. A resolution was passed pro-
viding for the investigation of the
Reading railroad combinationS,by q
special committee. The house then ad
journed. ltr ...st
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, July 22.--In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Daniel concluded his
speech against the anti-option bill. Mr.
White LA. followed in long speecl
against the bill and held the floor when
the senate adjourned. 81.
The house rushed bills through at a
lively rate. Among the measures
passed were: A bin to promote CONNER.
cial relations with Canada; to promote
enlisted men in the army to the grade
of second lieutenant; to provide for the
collection, custody and arrangement OF
the military records of the war of
American revolution and the war OF
1912; to authorize the secretary of wal
to lease for FIVE years lands for public
purposes; to define the grade of medical
officers in the army, and many others Of
aprivate or local character.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-In the senate
yesterday debate was continued on the
anti-option bill, Mr.. White LA con
tinuing his remarks in opposition and
speaking for over three hours The
house bill providing for retaliation
against Canada in the matter of the
Welland canal was taken up and unani
mously passed
The discussion of the senate amend
ments to the general deficiency bill oe
cupied the entire session of the house
and none of them were agreed to. The
item of payments to the Pacific rail
roads was discussed for over an hour
md that to pay to the widows and lega
heirs of deceased members of the pres
ent house $1,000, as inserted by the
senate, was amended so that they shall
receive the balance of the salary fol
the whole congress. The French spolia
lion claims were debated for an hour
and pending further discussion thu
house took a recess until o'clock fol
the consideration of pension bills.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The senat,
Saturday got into debate involving