The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-04-07
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.
Our National Lawmakers and What The,
Are Doing for tho Good of tho Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
and Acted Upon.


On the 2sth Senate bill to include lot No.
53. block ~. Hot Springs. Ark, in the pub
lie reservation there was passed. MIR. Nor
gan offered Il resolution which was agreed
to, calling on the President for corresEon-
dcncc with the Argentine Republic on tho
subject Of reciprocity; and for informa-
ton as to articles exported thcrefrom
to the United States on which the United
states requires Il reduction OF the customs
dutic. imposed by the Argentine Republic,
so as To make reciprocity fair and equal.
Senate bill to allow thirty days leave Of
absence t. employees In the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing was taken up. After
discussion the bin was recommended to the
Committee On Education and Labor.
House bill to amend the act of Aug. 6,
lSSS. authuri Ing the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi river at Bur
lington. Iowa. was passed. Senate bill to
establish Il railway lrd.c n rross the Hi
nois river at or near Havana, Ill. was
passed. After an executive session the Sem
ate adjourned. In the House Mr. Blount. Of
Georgia, from the Committee On Foreign
Affairs. reported the diplomatic and con-
>uiar appropriation bill. Referred TO COM
r.ittec OF the whole. The hnor was then
claimed by and awarded to the COMMITTEE =
on the Dis trict Of Columbia. After the
passage Of several nistric. bills the House
adjourned.
The silver bill bcin, shclved, the House
on the a9th pro .ecded with the con -ideri-
tion of the frcc-wool bill, the entire day
being devoted to debate. Mr.. Stewart of
Nevada gave notice in the Senate that i'm
nediatcly after the morning hour on the !; h
prnN. he should rnll mp his flee coinage of
silver bill. now on the Senate calendar. with
| an adverse report. The nomination Of John
H. Baker to be United State District Judge
for Indiana in place Of Judge Woods. was
taken up by the senate in secret session
and confirmed The Senate also con-
f;rtned the ina of Mia A .Tcwcft
consul ut Sivas. Turkey, and d. T. Hind
man. of Rritton. S. d.. agent for the In
dians at the Sislcton agency, S. ID. The
credentials of Roger Q, Mills as senator
| from Texas were laid before the senate, to-
gcther with Il letter from Mr.. Mills saying
| that he had transmitted his resignation as
| Il congressman to the governor of Texas
The senate by a unanimous vote ratified
| the Behring Sea treaty without any re-
strictive conditions
| the Springer free wool bill was the only
subject OF discussion In the House Of Rep
rescntativr> On the 3oth. In the Senate
the Indian appropriation bill was
| resumed. and the discussion which
was iegUn last w,c< on the subject
! OF army officers being assigned to the
| duties OF Indian agents was again taken
up. After much debate. Mr.. Hawley moved
| to amend the House provision by adding to
| it pruvisD that whenever the Prcstden:
shall be of opinion that the good OF the
service especially requires II. he may APP
| point Il civilian. This was agreed to. and
| without reaching Il vote on the amendment
! to strike out the House provision the Sem
ate adjourned
| On the 3lst Mr.. Morgan introduced a
| series Of resolutions directing the Commit
| tee on Finance to inquire into the causes
| of depression in agriculture and business.
| and the effect of the silver act of 1890.
! Discussion, by Mr.. Sherman and Nor
al nd no I'm
| tons were laid on the table until the fol-
| lowing day. In the House the pension in
| quiry took decidedly political east when
| Mr. EnIoc asked Gen. Raum II tn" bureau
| was not used for political purposes. The
! Commissioner replied that he never
| wrote letter to medical board
| or 70 examiners requesting the performance
| OF any political act. The most signit-
cant event In the tariff dis 'u>>i,n was the
| presence OIL the t!otr Of ex-Rcprcsenta-
| tive Mckinley. n)w Governor of Ohio. the
| author of the law against which all
the Democratic speeches were di-
| rected. He warmly greeted by
| the members Of both political parties
| and paid close attention for a time t.
the speech Of Representative Wheeler. o
| Alabama, in support Of the free wool bill
| The Senate accepted the recommendation
Of the House that army officers shall h
| appointed Indian agents. The Indian Blu
reau was badly defeated in this matter
After the transaction of routine business
| the 1St, the House went into committee o
| the whole on the free WOO! bill Mr.. Cox
| OF Tennessee. spoke in favor Of the bill ant
| in general Pronunciation of the protective
| system. Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, described
| the abuses arising from the protective
| tariff. Mr. Watson, of Chicago expressed
! the sentiment OF the third party on tn
! tariff question Mr.. nalzell. Of Pennsyl
| vania. criticised the Democratic policy AM
/. answered the attacks made upon tn
; Mckinley act. At The suggestion
| of Mr. McMilln il was orderc;
that the general debate on the free woo
bill close with the session OF the I'd. TIL
! .enate resumed consideration of the Indian
! appropriation BILL Mr.. IIansbrough Oflcrc'
! an amendment for 4 commission to ne.o
| tiate with the Turtle Mountain band o
Chippewa Indians in North Dakota for tn
| cesSion of the right and interest which the
| claim in their lands. Agreed to. Ffnall
the bill was reported To the Senate from tn
committee of the whole. Mr.. Dawes move
| to strike out of the bill the provision t.
the assignment Of army officers to the dutie
of Indian Agents. and consented that tn
me t;ol should go over till the 4th.