The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-03-31
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS

opened the debate, followed in opposition by
both democrats and republicans; while. SO far,
Amendments have been offered to provide that
pensions shall be paid In gold. should free COIN
age Of silver become the law also to restrict free
coinage to silver of American production. These
amendments seem to be offered to form texts for
speeches rather than with expectation that they
The senate passed the bill for the relief of set
tiers upon tie public lands.
The senate fixed the amount in the bill for the
Improvement OF the Mississippi river at SIS, 75O-
COO. and passed it.
The g nate passed the bill appropriatine ST.
745,SlG for the competitor OF a canal for locks at
the Cascades, Columbia river; also the bill for
s. $50 $50. for other Improvements on the Column
Tia river.
Two resolutions adopted by the National board
asking congress to establish a uniform bill of
lading, and the ether approving congressional
enforcement of the prompt unloading Of freight
cars, amending the interstate commerce law 50 as
to equally protect the rights Of the business COM
munity As compared with the transportation
The senate reached the Indian appropriation
bill, which came back from the house with the
provision str;eken out which required that army
substitute for this provision was offered di-
Getting the president to appoint Indian citizens
Of the United States as Indian agents. when. in
his Judgment, such appointment might contrib
ute to attach Indians to civilization and to the
government of the United States. No action was
reached.
tipue, to the exclusion of all else. During the
debate consent asked for en- extension OF
time for tho debate to continue beyond the time
fixed by the committee on rules, Mr. simpson,
of Kansas, objected on the ground of the failure
of the friends of the bill to make any allotment
Mr. Tracey persistent flibustering tactics in
his effort to secure q vote on his substitute bill
for an International monetary congress, forced
the committee on rules to bring in rule sup;
pressing the flibusterers and naming the day and
hour when nothing will be in order but q vote on
tho passage of the Dill.
In the debate Taylor. Of Ohio, replied to Hatch,
of Missouri He was surprised to see the gentle:
man from Missouri (Ha.ch) stand here and say
the silver law of 1873 was the greatest infamy OF
this century and that it was done by the repub-
1ica1 party, BY republican CONGRESS ana re-
that not a single democrat voted against that
measure in the senate: that Allen q. Thurman
voted for it Applause !! that Bayard voted Tor 1t
cast by republicans. English, of New Jersey, and
Castle, of Minnesota, opposed the bill.
nized Mr.. Bland to move tho previous question;
whereupOn Mr. Burrows moved to lay the pend
ing bill on the table. and said the motion took
Missouri (Mr. Biend9, and demanded the yeasand
The cha decided in favor Of Burrows, and
to call the roll on Mr. Burrows motion, which
brought the question to q square test vote The
excitement became intense As the call progressed
n manners f With which Which, the, i moved about and
desk. ' ~ ~
At the conclusion OF the roll call the excite
ment was at fever heat.
It took some time to verify the vote but final:
", amid great excitement it was found to stand
rs to lat. Speaker Crisp arose to announce the
vote, but before doing 20 directed the clerk to
call his name. This was done; Crisp voted no,
thus making a tie and defeating the motion to
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Dtrirg the entire struggle the Kansas delega:
ton republicans as we'll as alliance men. voted
NTH the free silver mel on all flbusterlns mo-
tions.
motion Yves made to reconsider the tie vote,
and Bland moved to table the motion to recon-
slider.
vas re;ected-yeas, 1i5: NAYS, l4?. =,
Then it was the turn of the anti-silver men to
applaud, and they did so with vim.
The speaker stated that the vote REQUIRED on
the motion to reconsider, and Reed sprang to his
feet and demanded the yeas and nays and roll
call. , hood
ing over the house for some time burst, and for
twenty minutes acyclone ragged supreme through
out the house.
finally verified it stood 10 to 1is.
The house finally reached the pending vote,
on the passage of the bill, but hllbusterlng pre-
vented q vote before adjournment
The senate spent most of another session dis
cussing the Behring sea treaty In executive
session.
The president sent to the senate an appeal from
ment for $50 Coo one-half to be paid by the Dis
trict of Columbia for the expenses Of the en-
Campment.
The president says: THE event is one OF ma
tional interest. and the attendance OF surviving
union soldiers will probably be larger than any
encampment ever held. 1t seems to me that 1t
would be highly appropriate for congress to aid
in making this demonstration impressive and IN
extending to those soldiers whose lives a benen-
cent Providence has prolonged, an opportunity
to see in tine security. peaceful DEVELOPMENT ana
prosperity which now so happily prevail at the
national capital. the fruits of their sacrifice and
valor.'
The senate and house. in Joint committee,
heard DELEGATIONS from labor Organizations IN
favor of Representative Stones lfennsyivanla)
bill to restrict immigration.
IF we want b desirable class of immigrants
said Mr.. Stone. 1.-The laws must be more stringent
and more risidly enforced. and to accomplish
this the present system of inspection should be
transferred to the other side of the ocean and be
placed under the supervision OF the state depart
ment."
j. B. Eberhardt president of the Window Glass
Workers association of America, said that of the
10000 immigrants landed st year, many were
fit subjects for the penite n'ary or poor houses.
He also urged that inspection should De made
abroad.
Tho horse at last got at private pension bills
and passed I67 of them at an evening session.
TIE Springer free wool bill Is on the program
of the democratic majority of the ways and
means committee to come to a vote IN the house
April % or q.
The binding Irvine and cotton begging bill will
then be pushed To- a vote as soon as possible, 10
be followed, perhaps by other speclfic b.lls at
lacking separate items Of the Mckinley law.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill appropri-
atine SlCOOOO toward the Legitimate expenses
of entertaining the Grand Army at their coming
encampment in Washington.
Senator Perkins has introduced bill directing
the secretary Of war to place on file in the war
department the names OF the Offices and MEN,
bers Of the Frontier Guards OF Kansas. an organ
ixation regularly mustered into the voluntary
military service Of the United States on April IT,
1861 and issue discharges to such OF them as shal
furnish satisfac tory proof by afIidavite Of com
rades or officers of that organization that they
rendered military service and were hcnorabiy
discharced. The bill says that these discharges
are to be in the form and language used BY Gen
eral James fl. sne captain OF the Frontier
Guards in issuing discharges tterefrOm.
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