Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL


IN the senate on the ed Mr.. Teller offered q
resolution requesting the president TO inform
the senate what steps, If any, have been taken
Toward securing an international conference on
free coinage Of silver. The resolution was
adopted, and the Chinese bill taken up and MI
Teller addressed the senate In support of it
Fenolng further debate the senate adjourned
In the house conference ordered on
the District OF Columbia bill and q motion to
expungs from the Record certain unparliament-
airy remarks Of Mr.. Walker CMass) developed
no quorum and the house adjourned
THE senate the 18th resumed consideration
OF the Chinese exclusion bill and the debate
continued until4 o'clock, when a vote was taken
on the substitute to the house bill reported by
the foreign relations committee and il was
adopted by vote of 43 to II and the bill as
amended passed and conference asked The
Dill continues ten years all laws prohibiting
chinese Coming TO this country. An Chinese or
descendants OF Chinese Illegally found in this
country are TO be returned to China or TO the
countries of which they are citizens When
the house met the resolution (pending at ad-
lornment SATURDAY. expunging certain re-
marks Of Mr. Walker (Mass.) from the record
was taken up, the pending question being the
motion Of Mr.. Reed (Me.) to table the resolu-
ton No quorum appeared, as the republicans
refrained from voting. The motion to table
was finally rejected and in attempting TO pass
the resolution the quorum again disappeared by
members declining to vote and the house adj
journed-
AFTER routine business in the senate on the
10Th Mr. Coke spoke in favor of free coinage
Mr. Morgan'S resolution being before the SEN
ate Mr.. Daniel also spoke in favor of free sill
YER The army appropriation bill was then dis
cusSed- No action was reached A conmuni-
cation was received from the president in
response to Mr. Teller's resolution as to an in
ternatfonal silver conference The president
stated that it would be incompatible with the
pubic interest to furnish the information at
present 1t was ordered printed and laid on the
table for debate. After the passage of several
private bills the house took I'D the regular or
Ger, the expunging from the Record of remarks
not uttered but printed by Mr.. W alker Mass D.
out the house went into committee on the con-
sular and diplomatic bill. After consideration
some time the committee rose. q conference
was appointed on the Chinese bill and the house
adjourned
THE army appropriation bill was further con-
sldered in the senate on the 9th, and after
long speech by Senator Morgan the house pro-
viso which profits payment for the transporta-
ton OF troops over any of the unbonded lines
owned or controlled by the Union Pacific rail-
way was stricken out The bill was then passed
Adjourned. When the house met the Walker
eXpunging resolution still had the right of way
but by unanimous consent the house went
into committee of the whole on the diplomatic
BILL but the absence of a quorum soon became
apparent and the house adjourned
IN the senate on the 18th the resolution to
pay the ChOctaw and ChickaSaw Indians their
interest on the lands in the Indian territory
(the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reseFyation) was
taken up and Mr.. Allison spoke against it He
wanted the whole matter recommitted. After
considerable debate the matter went over and
the senate adjourned until Monday The
house, after doing nothing for awhile, went into
committee of the whole the diplomatic bill
but upon the first vote no quorum appeared and
the house soon adjourned
TIE senate was not in session the 2eth
and when The house met members who had
been sent for, who were absent without leave,
were excused. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the private calendar
The Sibley tent bill, which has been clogging
the private calendar for two months was laid
aside after being favorably recommended, but
without final action. The house then took a re-
cess until evening for the consideration of
private pension bills