Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Condemned For
Convenience of the Reader.

The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience of the Reader.
THE senate disposed of the sundry civil bin
on the 9th, except the clauses relating TO the
worlds fair and that was under discussion az
adjournment. The house devoted the day 70
considering conference reports, those on the
post ONCE and invalid pension appropriation
bills and the Arizona funding bill being agreed
TO and the reports on the naval and the legisla-
tive bills being disagreed to The committee
on rules decided to report resolution setting
aside Wednesday and Thursday for considering
the silver bill Adjourned
THE senate was occupied principally in de-
bate the 1Ith- Mr. Washburne spoke at
great length on the antfoption bill, and the
Sunday closing clause of the worlds fair in the
sundry civil bill was the occasion of q lively
three hours debate. No action was taken be
fore adjournment -. District of Columbia mat
tiers occupied the attention of the house. An
appropriation Of 900 was made for printing
the reports of the eleventh census Several
bridge bills passed and the conference report
on the military academy bill agreed to. After
ordering a conference on the army bill the
house adjourned
TIE senate on the 18th By a vote of 90 to IS
agreed to take up the anti-option bill. Though
the bill was sent to the calendar il is liable TO
| be reached at any time by q similar vote A
resolution by Mr.. Voorhees, in regard to the
Homestead troubles went over. Pending con-
sideration of the clause in regard to Sunday
closing of the worlds fair in the sundry civil
bill the senate adjourned. Nothing done
in the house, the subject OF electing senators by
| the people being discussed at some length The
rest of the session was occupied in fibustering.
THE senate on the 18th finally disposed of the
Chicago exposition provisions of the sundry
civil bill. Mr.. QuavS amendment to close the
exposition on Sunday was adopted without q
| division A further amendment by MIR. PETER
TO prohibit the sale of ntoxicants in the exposi-
! ton grounds except for medical. mechanical
or scientific purposes was adopted by a ma
! jority OF 2. With these conditions attached the
| senate voted 70 issue TO the worlds fair man
ayers ten million souvenir silver half dollars
-. The house had exciting session over the
| free silver bill The debate was of a political
nature and decidedly interesting, Messrs.
| Reed (Me) and Catchings (Miss-l having a
| lively tilt Finally the resolution reported
from the committee TO consider the bill was de-
feated by a vote of 135 yeas to 154 nays and sill
! yer was shelved for the session The vote
| showed III democrats, 10 alliance and repub-
licans voting for and 81 democrats and co repub-
| hcanS voting against silver, with g number OF
| pairs. After passing many private pension
| bills the house adjourned
| THE senate devoted most OF the day the
| 14th to the sundry civil appropriation bill and
| passed 1t before adjournment. The Vote OF
| Wednesday, in com nlittee of the whole on Mr..
! PETERS amendment to prohibit the sale of in
| toXicating liquors within the grounds of the
| Columbian exposition at Chicago. was reversed,
! the vote upon its adoptlon being yeas Il, nays
% Mr.. Vests substitute for Mr.. Quay'S Sun
| day closing amendment was laid on the table
| 81 to IL. Although late in the session number
] OF Oils were introduced Inc conference re-
ports on the diplomatic and the naval bills
| were agreed to -. The house agreed to the con-
| ference reports on the legislative, the diplo-
| matte ana the naval bills. 4 resolution from
| the foreign affairs committee reQues ting the
| state department to investigate the irnpriSon-
| nnent of Dr.. Gallagher, an American citizen, in
| an English prison was adopted. Mr.. Scott in
| troduced bill, for reference, to prohibit the
! employment by corporations OF special police.
| II is strike at the Pinkerton system Ad
| journed.
| The senate on the 18th adopted conference re
| ports the armv. the navy and the Legislative
| bills, and agreed to the house resolution ex
tending existing appropriations until July 81
| The fortifcation bill passed The resolution
| introduced the dav before providing for an in
| vestigation of the Homes tead troubles moi
| called UP for action before adjournment. Con
| sideration of the sundry civil bill occupied the
| attention Of the house. the worlds fair appro
! priation of S5,0Jo,0oJ being under discussion
! resolution was adopted calling on the pos tmas
| ter general for information regarding the let
! ting of mail contracts to railroads since March
| 1859, and the conference report on the army
| bill agreed to. Pension bills were considered
| at the evening session.