Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-02
CONGRESS.
Epitome or tho Proceedings OF Both
Housee the Past Weak.

Houses the Past Week.
IN the senate on the I'D Mr.. Davis, prompted
| by the recommendation OF the president in his
message sent TO congress, introduced q resolu-
| ton, which wns referred TO the finance commit
| tee, proposing retaliation upon Canada for the
discrimination practiced against American YES
sells passing through Canadian canals. The SEN
ate soon after adjourned. ... The house, aiter
agreeing 10 hereafter meet ut II O'Clock ana
passing the senate bill extending 70 the port OF
ST. Augustine, Fla, the provisions OF the act
for the immediate transportation OF dutinblo
goods, went into committee Of the whole on the
general deficiency bill, which was considered
until adjournment
THE senate disposed OF the agricultural bill
| on the ed, except one amendment In regard 10
the publication Of monthly reports, ana then
| Adjourned until Monday. In the house Mr..
| Hit dll) introduced n resolution on tho SUBJ
| ject OF the inspection OF merchandise trans
ported in bond through the United States.
The resolution instructs the foreign affairs
committee TO inquire whether further legisla'
ton OH the subject is necessary, and especially
| whether careful inspection OF such merchan'
disc should be Ind ut the frontier OF the United
| States upon the departure and arrival OF such
merchandise, and whether the interests OF the
| United States do not require that each car OF
such merchandise while In Canadian territory
shall be in the custody and under the surveil'
lance OF an inspector Of the customs depart
: ment
Tnr senate was not In session on tho eth
and when the house met motion TO ADJOURN
until Monday was defeated because OF the lack
OF quorum No business was transacted ana
IN adjournment 10 next day followed.
THERE was no session OF the senate on the
18th. Before the reading OF the journal In Inc
house Mr. Watson, OF Georgia, made the point
/ that there was no quorum present ana the
house adjourned after the shortest session on
rccord-it lasting just one minute and n hal
| IN tho senate on the 9th d communication
was received from the secretary OF the interior
with q list Of Indian depreciation claims nggre'
eating SIS OO0.OO0 The house bill amending the
general census act was passed Mr.. Stewart
! offered resolution. which was referred, d.
recting the committee OIL mining TO inquire ana
report as to the average production OF gold ana
| silver bullion Mr. Hale offered resolution that
| the committee on finance be directed to inquire
into the effect OF o policy tariff for revenue
only upon the labor and industries OF the United
States. which went over. Adjourned. In the
house Mr.. Saycrs (Tcx.) asked consent to va
cate order for the yeas and nays on final pas
sage on the deficiency appropriation bill, but
Mr.. Watson (Ga) objected. The bill was
passed. yeas 1855, nays 4. Mr.. Wheeler sub
mitted the conference report on the military
academy bill. The conference report was not
agreed to- Mr.. Oates, from the committee on
! judiciary. reported the bill to establish q uni
form system Of bankruptcy. The house then
accorded the floor TO the District OF Columbia,
but in the absence OF a quorum no progress
was made and adjournment was taken.
THE presidential campaign was fairly opened
| in the senate on the 2Sth when Mr. Hale's reso'
luton asserting the benefits resulting from the
republican policy OF protection came up and
Mr.. Hale advocated the resolution and Mr..
Vest spoke in opposition. The debate was
purely political and ut times spicy The reso'
| luton went over and the conference report on
the army appropriation bill presented and
agreed to. The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed and the consideration OF the legis'
lative appropriation bill resumed. In the
house the committee on rules bestowed all the
time remaining this week among committees.
The house sanctioned the arrangement, and i'm.
mediately embarked upon the first OF special
orders, which was the consideration OF pension
/ business. Several general pension bills were
passed. and aftcr backing up the conferees on
the army appropriation bill in the refusal &c
yield to the senate point ut issue relative &c
the Union Pacific Railroad Co S transporta'
tion. the house adjourned.