Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-09
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| Houses tho Past Week.
THE seuate on the Goth agreed TO the confer
ence report on the diplomatic appropriation
BILL and passed the legislative appropriation
bill: also the pension bill In executive ses
| sion the nomination OF John w. Foster for sec
| rotary Of state In place OF Mr. Blaine resigned,
| was received and confirmed The senate then
resumed It's session and passed the post once
appropriation bill After taking up tho free
coinage bill and agreeing when vote should be
taken the senate adjourned. -. In the house Mr..
Hatch MOI reported back the agricultural ap.
preparation bill with senate amendments and
asked that IL be nOn.concurred in. which was
agreed to and another conference ordered. The
house also disagreed 10 the conference report
on the army appropriation bill ana asked an.
other conference. The amendment disagreed
10 was that OF the senate striking out the pro.
viso prohibiting the use OF any money appro.
priated for the payment OF transportation OF
troops and army supplies over any bonded
lines owned controlled or operated b. the
Union Pacific or Southern Pacific systems
The conference report on the Indian appropria.
tion bill was also disagreed to.
IN the senate on tho 3Dth conference reports
on the naval, District OF Columbia and agri.
cultural appropriation bills were agreed TO
Mr.. Mcpherson objected to the ARRANGEMENTS
made during his absence for u vote on the free
coinage bill, which called out some severe re.
marks from Senator Morgan A motion 10 re.
commit the bill 10 the finance committee was
pending when the senate adjourned as was also
an amendment to MIR. Stewards subs titute,
which would seem 10 confine the free coinage
privileges OF the bill 10 the product OF American
mines after the bill becomes Il law. A joint
resolution extending for fifteen days the appro.
printions for the government passed. 80. In the
fNft .lt,If In, ehn
priations fifteen days passed The republicans
then proceeded to tlibuster against the tin
plate bill. and their efforts were successful in
preventing its consideration The District OF
Columbia bill was sent back TO conference and
pending consideration OF the conference report
on the agricultural bill the house adjourned.
AFTER routine business In the senate on July
the presiding officer NJ D. m laid the silver
bill before the senate. A motion TO rccommt
Was dcieatcd-ycas, .s: nays, 81. Mr. Stewart
offered rs an amendment his substitute pro-
vidinz for the free coinage OF silver bullion un.
der the terms OF the act Of 1873, excepting for.
cign coin silver and repeating the law OF 1880.
Mr.. Vest moved 10 strike out the proviso o to
foreign coins The vote was then taken on Mr.
Stewards amendment las amended on motion
by Mr.. Vest) and IL was agreed 10 without divis-
ion. Mr. Morgan offered an amendment direct
ing the coinage OF all the silver bullion in the
treasury and II was agreed 10 without divis-
ion. The bill was then passed-yeas, %;
nays, ~. -. The house agreed 10 the conference
report on the agricultural bill, and passed the
bill allowing thirty days absence 10 certain
emplores: also the bill passed making eight
hours q days work for laborers and mechanics
employed on public works. An evening session
was held for considera ton OF pension bills.
No business was transacted in the senate on
the I'd. .. In the house when message was
received from the seneat announcing the
passage OF the free coinage bill IL was greeted
with applause. A disagreeing conference re-
port on the District OF Columbia bill was re.
ccived and new one ordered the conferees be.
ing instructed TO urge an amendment providing
$4,000 out OF district revenues for expenses At
teniing the G. A. H. entertainment The con-
ference report on the river and harbor bill was
reported. After eulogies upon the late Repre-
sentative Wilson. Of Maryland the house I'D
journed until Tuesday.
IN the senate on the 9Th Mr.. Berry (Ark.D
spoke on the tariff policies OF the two parties.
The conference report on the District of Colum.
bin bill was discussed at length and the senate
insisted on It's amendment appropriating 400
100 for the G. \. Il entertainment. Another
conference was asked and the senate adjourned
go. The senate free coinage bill was laid before
the house by the speaker The speaker stated
that under the rules the bill would be referred
TO the committee on coinage. weights and meas
ures. Mn Tracy IN. " moved 10 refer TO the
on banking and currency which was
by the opponents Of the bill Pend
ing an effort TO secure quorum the house ad.
iourned.