The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
Epitome of the Proceedings OF Boil
Houses the Pnst Week.

Houses the Past Week.
THE senate transacted no business on the
9th. the Claggett-Dubois contest from Idaho
still being under discussion .. The house fur
Their considered the Indian appropriation bill
After two hours debate an amendment offered
by Mr.. Bowers Cali that the president might
appoint army officers to act as Indian agents
when vacancies should occur was adopted, also
an amendment by Mr. Holman was adopted that
such officers, when so employed should be under
orders from the secretary Of the interior. During
the debate Mr.. Simpson (Kan) favored it be-
cause this wss tho first time that he had heard
an excuse for the existence Of an army in this
country. Here was proposition to put the
army in some useful employment and to take
political strikers out of office. Pending debate
the house adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the creden-
tisls Of Mr.. Daniel (Va) for his second term
were presented and filed Mr.. Stanford intro
duced a bill to determine the value OF legal
tender dollar. Mr.. Villas introduced q bill TO
amend the pension laws. 1t proposes to pay the
pensions Of persons who desert their families to
the wives. The Idaho election case was then
taken up and argued until the senate went into
executive session and then adjourned 90. The
house adopted Mt Dockery's resolution direct
ing the committee on judiciary 10 inquire and
report TO the house as to the right of the secre-
tary to use the hundred millions Of gold reserve
for current expenditures. The committee on
TEttS HAlUI the SILVER utudtf AT MaTCn
90, % and "a The house then went into commit
tee OF the whole. (Air. Bynum Of Indiana in the
chair on the Indian appropriation BILL when
Mr.. Holman moved amendments making the
appropriation for the Carlisle school available
for the pupils now in attendance This was re-
jected Pending action the committee rose and
the house adjourned
AFTER routine business the senate on March
! again took up the Idaho contested election
case and Mr. Sanders spoke at length in favor
of Claggetts right 10 the seat Mr.. Morgan
made legal argument against the election Of
Dubois. Adjourned without reaching a vote.
The house had a lively debate on the Indian
appropriation bill, the section making an APP
preparation for the Carlisle school being under
consideration The alleged remark of Capt
Pratt of the army, superintendent OF the
school. that the Catholic church had a lobby at
Washington under pay 10 attack national
schools in order to promote the interests Of
Catholic schools brought forth small storm
and resulted in the defeat OF the item making
an appropriation Of 81, 600 as an extra allowance
for Capt. Pratt The amendment that vacan-
cies in Indian agencies should hereafter be
filled by appointments from the army was
adopted and the bill passed. a bill for free
wool was reported from committee. Also bills
for the free entry Of binding Irvine and cotton
baEging and ties, which were referred and the
house adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the ID Mr.. Dolph
presented petition from his state in favor of
government aid 10 the Nicaragua canal and
spoke in favor of the project. The Idaho elec-
ton case was then taken up. and Mr. George
gave the reasons which would control his own
action in casting his vote for the contestant
Mr. Villas argued that the sitting member, Mr..
Dubois, was legally elected and entitled to his
seat After agreeing to take the vote next day
the senate adjourned go. The session of the
house was embarrassing and confined strictly to
the consideration of the District of Columbia
appropriation bill On only one occasion did
party politics find place in the discussion and
that was when Mr.. Hemphill proposed an
amendment reducing the Sil 90 or $1,000 salary
which the recorder Of deeds Of the District of
Columbia receives in the way OF fees to a fixed
salary of $500 per annuIn. All fees are to be
turned into the public treasury after deductions
for necessary clerk hire. The amendment was
finally adopted and pending further cousidera-
fion of the bill the house adjourned.
THE senate on the Sd passed the house bill for
the relief of AQuila Jones, late postmaster OF
Indianapolis, Ind The senate then resumed
consideration OF the Idaho election contest
being addressed by several senators. AT three
o'clock the vote was finally taken and Mr. Du-
bois confirmed in his seat by a vote Of 80 TO g
The pure food bill was then taken up and sever
al amendments agreed TO but no final action
taken Several committees reported on bills
and the senate adjourned 80. When the house
met there was lively scene when Mr.. Watson
(Ga.) rose 20 question OF privilege and in a
severe manner denounced correspondent OF
the Atlanta Constitution for a letter lately pub
lished. criticising his Cwatson'sl vote on the
Craig-Ste~art election contest He asserted
that the correspondent was the clerk Of the
speaker, who attacked him on personal grounds
The house then, in the committee OF the whole,
considered the District Of Columbia bill The
bill was finally passed. and the bill allowing
al
travellers considered until adjournment.
WHEN the senate met on the 4th the vice
president presented a communication from the
secretary of the interior in regard TO the Yosem-
lite park in California. Mr.. Stanford intro
duced bill directing the purchase OF silver
bullion and fits coinage The pure food bill then
came up and Mr.. Vest addressed the senate in
favor of proper inspection but by the states.
He deprecated the drifting Of public sentiment
towards paternalism and the rush 10 congress
for everything that could just as well be regu-
lated by the states. Mr.. Paddock spoke in
favor OF the bill. Eulogies were then delivered
upon the late Representative Lee, of Virginia.
and the senate adjourned In the house Mr..
Mutchler pa reported the pension sppropria-
ton bill Itappropriates 1874 SOS o65 as compared
with estimates aygregating sl47, O645 $50 and
an appropriation for the current year OF 1885,
214.7S5 The house then went INTO the commit
tee Of the whole on the private calendar. and
the entire day was consumed in the desultory
consideration OF unimportant private bills. A
motion to take a recess until eight O'Clock re-
suited in vote OF 81 to IS and the point Of no
quorum was raised. The speaker decided that
under the present government of the house,
gentlemen were not present unless they voted
This led 70 g tilt between the speaker and ex-
Speaker Reed The house then took q recess
until eight o'clock, the evening session being for
the consideration Of private pension bills