The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-03-10
CONGRESS-.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience of the Reader.

| Convenience of the Reader.
AFTER routine business the senate on March
| | again took up the Idaho contested election
| case and Mr.. Sanders spoke at length in favor
| OF Caggett's right TO the seat Mr.. Morgan
made legal argument against the election OF
| Dubois Adjourned without reaching a vote.
| The house had II lively debate on the Indian
Appropriation BILL the section making an ap
preparation for the Carlisle school being under
| consideration Tho alleged remark OF Capt
| Pratt Of the army, superintendent of the
school, that the Catholic church had lobby at
Washington under pay to 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 II, 600 AS an extra allowance
for Capt Pratt The amendment that vacan.
cios IN Indian agencies should hereafter be
filled by appointments from the army was
adopted and the hill passed. A bill for free
wool was reported from committee. Also bills
for the free entry of binding twine and cotton
bagging and ties, which were referred and the
house adjourned
WHEN the senate mot on the I'd, Mr.. Dol phi
presented petition from his state in favor OF
government aid To the Nicaragua canal and
spoke in favor of the project. The Idaho cleo
tion 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 thu. the sitting member, Mr.
Dubois, was legally elected and entitled to his
seat AFTER agreeing 10 tlkc tnc Nole hcAt uaS
the senate adjourned. The session OF the
house was unintereSting and confined strictly to
the consideration Of the District of Columbia
hpproprutioh pll' oh only one OCCASION uIu
parry P"li'lcs 'iHu piicc III .ie M ulscuS9loi """
'hat was whcn Mr' hcmpmll proposed an
amendment r''uclh4 me F,i"'v OF sIIVv salaTE
Whleh 'he recorder OF dceds OF inc DlSrlct OF
Columbia receives in the way OF fees to II liked
SaIarE "l i"'oo per ahhum' All ices are 10 ne
suhc" Iht" tho Pun.c treasury aItcr ucuuc'IohS
ior necessary Cl'rk nlrc' lhr amehuiheut was
.,nnHN M""P,V" AM, I'il''iis 'ur'hcr eohSl'cr'-
lloh ol 'hc nlIl lii' mousse ADJOURNED
THE senate on the 81 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
ocloct the vote was finally taken and Mr., Du-
bois confirmed in his seat by a vote of ~ to :.
The pure food bill was lhcu taken up and sever
al amendments agreed 10 but no final action
taken. Several committees reported on bills
and the senate adjourned. When the house
met there was n lively scene when Mr.. Watson
(Ga) rose to "A question of privilege and In u
severe manner denounced correspondent OF
the Atlanta Constitution for letter lately pub
lished. criticisug his tNatsuns) vote on the
.Craig-Stcwart election contest He asserted
that the correspondent was the clerk oil the
speaker who attacked him on personal grounds.
The house then in the committee OF the whole,
colSiucrcu inc b!Slrct ol 'olumpla u'li. iHc
Dill was hnallH passed, ana IN" Dlll allowing
railroads to give special rates to cominercRl
travellers considered until Adjournment.
WHEN the senate met on the 4th tho vice
president presented u communication from the
secretary OF the interior in regard to the Noscm-
lite park in California. Mr. Stanford intro
duccd Il hill directing the purchase of silver
bullion and its coinage. Thr 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 patcrnaliSm and the rush to congress
for everything that could just as well be regu-
lated by the states. Mr. Paddock spoke in
favor of the bill Eulogi"s were then delivered
upon the late Representative Lee. of Virginia,
ana the senate huJourheu In inc mousse Mr'
Mutcnicr lihl reported tnc pension appropria,
uoh Dill !tappropriattS flah -oOoo as compared
"lth estimates hFRrtEa'IhS q'i''"of'"rv anu
an APPROPRIATION LOT lhe current year ol si"''-
.li's' Inc mousse thch went 'nto the commit
tee OF the whoe on the private calendar ana
the cntre uay was consumed III the ocsultorV
consideration OF uhlmp"raht private hulS' "A
motion To take recess uhtlI t'tht cl"ck re-
suited III il Note ol ~ 10 ~ ana the point OF no D
quorum was ra!Seu Inc speaker uccluru thlt
unurr Inc present government OF lhe housc'
WhtIcu"h were NOT present uhlcss thcS No'e"'
lhIH "u 10 'llt nclWech tHc speaker anu cN-
speaker k'tu' lhc mouse lheh TOOK recess
uhtlI tl%ht o clocR' lhe evening session oclhg ior
the consideration OF private pension plIs'
No business was transacted in the senate on
the 9th. ... In the house, on motion of Mr.. OTIS
ONan.h resolution was adopted directing the
committee on private land claims to investigate
the Maxwell land grant in New Mexico. Mr.