The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-03-03
lDOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At tho Nations Capital-What II Being
Donc by the Senate and Household
Matters Disposed Of and Now Onos Con.
SiuereL.
The Senate and House.

After the three-day recess OF the two
houses the Senators were not very punctual
In their attendance on the 22d for not one
| fourth OF the whole number was present
when the opening prayer was offered.
| Inc calendar was taken up and
| bills were disp sol OF as follows:
House joint resolution concerning mining
| debris In California; passed. Appropriate
ing siGo.eo for public building at III
| marck, n ID: passed. To fix the compen-
! sation of keepers and crews of lie
| saving stations; passed. Keepers OF
l1c-saving stationS-oRccpt stations known
IS houses OF refugc-arc to be paid
$500 per year. and members OF the tr:ws
| nj stations arc to be paid sos per month
during the time the stations are manned.
| House bill TO provide an additional
mode or taking dispositions OF witnesses
In causes rendin, In the United States
| courts tallowins dispositions to he taken
| under state laws. was passed The bill
| to prevent the collaboration OF
| mishran!ing Of food and drugs was then
| taken up as the unfinished u ,iness." and
| Mr.. Paddock (who Is in charge OF it, made
| some brief remarks in its support. Mr.
Bate and Mr. Coke spoka against the bill.
! without action Inc Senat. went into exeru-
tive session and soon Adjourned The
| House held "a short session. but ranSact cd
40 business.
| In the Senate. the eth, after the intro
ductinn OF several Hills. the scssi n was
| taken up by consideration of the Idaho
! election case and the reading OF President
| liarrf>onS special message concerning the
WorlG 5 Fair In the House the Indian appro-
priatinn bill still continues to he the sub
lcct OF monutnEOuS consideration. The
! debate is generally uf the m, st unintcrcst-
| Ing kind. and II is only when the Indian
agents come in Tor GcnuHciatiOn by some of
| the frieud> Of the rod man that the debate
! occasionally assumes lively character
The time Of the House was entircl; con-
sumcd. the :ath. by cons Iteration OF tho
s'raig-Stcwart election case from Idaho
This question was not settled. 1t also
pied the attention Of the S,'nat" for "A while.
In the Senate. also. the report on the
rainfall experiments called FOR by Mr. shcr-
mans resolution WAS presented and re-
ferrcd I" the Committee on Agriculture.
r. Hale, resolution Il Jan. 10. calm. on
The Secretary OF the Treasury for col les
Al letipr'ri agreements under the last
.arlh act. was talc ca UP. and Mr.. Vest
moved the following amendment: And
that the Secretary of State also inform the
Senate whether any steps have been taken
y our authorities to negotiate :, reciprocal
commercial treaty with Mexico and il 81,
what has been done and with what result
Also, that the Secretary inform the Senate
If Ec-o.iat:olS have been inauguratcd
| for til, purpns aforesaid. and have Ecen
Cn>,Ircessfui--w hat has b.el TIE cause Of
| failure. Debate was in progress; when adj
jcurnmcnt WAS had
In the Senate. The eCth. after several
bill: were reported and placed ON the cal
| cuttar. the Idaho election ease was again
taken up. Mr.. CIaggett. the contestant.
wa presented the Senate by Mr.. Stew
7. art and recognized by the presiding officer As
| entitled to address the soma c fortwo hours.
After he had spoken about two h: urs bat
without finishing his speech. Mr.. tlagyctt
| yielded the !lcor and tie case went over
| without action. After a short executive
| session the Senate adjourned till the Goth.
| In the House. Andrew stewart. of the
| Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania District. was
| unseatel and Alexander Il. Craig, his
| Dem, cratic contestant. declared the regu-
| larry elected Representative. Nothing else
| CT Importance was accomplished