The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-05-19
Tho National SOlons.

In the Senate, the 9th, the House bill con-
ferring an American registry upon the In
man steamships City OF New York and City
OF Paris was passed by a vote OF four to ono
and bill reported by the foreign relations
committee comforting Jurisdiction upon
United states courts In cases OF crime
against state laws con mittcd on aliens
started lively debate. which was in pro-
gress at Adjournment In the House, after
two hours spent In considering amend
ments to the river and harbor bill to re-
commit i. and curtail its overs. the meas
ure was finally passed ly vote OF 1S5
to Is.
On the 10th, after passing several rcsolu =
lions for printing various government re-
p frtS, lncluiinc the thirteenth annual re-
port OF tho geological survey. the last re-
ports of the fiji commission and OF the
bureau OF animal industry, the House pro-
ceeded with tie sundry civil appr priation.
MIR. Cosswcll, Of Massachusetts, OPP
posing the policy OF the committee in
neglecttny TO make proper provision for
certain public works. notably public build
ings and lighthouses. while MIR. Wilson of
Washington. MIR. Sweet of Idaho, Mr. Clark
OF Wyoming and Mr.. Hermann OF Oregon
all spoke in favor Of larger appropriations
for surveying the public lanes Mr..
Enioe. Tennessee. criticised the coast
and geodetc survey. and Mr.. Ding
ley, OF Maine. ciosed the debate
In gen raj criticism Of the COM
mittee on Appropriations for the duplicity
displayed in the pending bill. The House
then adjourned. In the Senate. a bill was
passed changing the boundai les Of tho yell
lo~st"ne National Park. Four bills for this
purpose have been PENDING in the Senate,
and the measure passed is Il sort OF COM
promise
In the House. the nth, the appropriation
of SG2o.c09 for the purchase Of Il site aGd
commencement OF a new building for ne W
mint at Philadelphia was struck from tho
sundry civil bill This done upon mo-
tion Of Mr.. Holman. The Vice President
having gone to New York to act as pail
bearer at the funeral OF the late Mr.. Aston,
his chair was occupied by Mr. Man
dcrscn. President pro tenn. " no laid before
the Senate the resolution of the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Churc. assembled at Omaha, Ncb trepre-
scntns 2,500.G00 members and 10.O 900
adherent>l. heartily approving the Worlds
Fair appropriation bill. "providiny express
ly that 1t be conditioned on closing the Ex-
70 ition On Sunday" Tie following bills
we're passed: House bill to provide for
:. term OF the United states Circuit
and District Court at Evanston, Mo House
bill authorizing the construction of a wa-cn
at St Charles. no. Approp Eating 500. 600
for Il public building at Pierre. S. d. The
Presiding officer laid before the Senate q
message from the President OF the United
States transmitting the seventh annual re-
port of the Commissioner of Labor After
an executive session the Senate adiour1cd,
In the House. the 18th. a resolution for the
nvcstiGatinn of the Pinkcrton agony was
adop'ed after Il sharp debate. the confer
ence r e.ort on the bill f + the sale OF the
Klamath River Indian Reservation was
also adopted. The House then went
into c. mmittee Of the whole fAIr.
Lester Of Georgia In the char on
Among the bills introduced In the Senate
and referred were the following: Author
i7ing the President to proclaim general
holiday. cnmmemoratinS the four hum
dred,h anniversary of the discovery OF
America. Oct IL. 1892; to cncour-
age American shipbuildins, extend
Ing to the steamship China the same
privileges as have been extended to the
City OF Paris and City Of New York The
China is a steamship of 5000 tons, built IN
! Glasgow IN 1850 She plies between San
Francisco and China. on the Pacific Mail
o! the President on the subject OF an inter-
national conference on b;mctalism and the
naval appropriation bill consumed the res,
of the time.
In the Senate, the 18th. the river and
harh,r bill was reported back from the
Committee on Commerce with amend
mcnts. The consideration of the naval
bill was resumed Mr. Mcpherson ffeI CT
;sn amendment appropriating s2a0.o0p to-
ward the construction of a dry dock n,
Algiers, Louisiana. 1t was rejected.
Mr. Mcpherson, from the Naval Committee
offered an amendment t. the Senate amend
ment providing for three barber defense
double turrct ships Of the monitor type in
stead OF one ship Mr.. German spoke n,
length on lines of economy, but not ag tins1
charging the navy. After further
(cbatc and without ac ion on Mr.. Nc
lac h.t'S ,y-p !, l.
iourncd. In the House. the S!h,ey tent
claim bill again came to the fore re-
port from the committee OF the who.G
referring the claim to the Court of Claims
for final adjudication. To this substitute
there was pending an amendment prov idina
that tho reference should be ms rely Ter in
quiry, and report to Congress. The amend
ment was lost.