People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience OF the Reader.


In the senate on the 9Th Mr.. Berry Ark
spoke on the tariff policies Of the two parties.
The conference report on the District OF Colum.
5ia bill was discussed at length and the senate
Insisted on its amendment appropriaiing ,lOl
OO for the G. A. r entertainment Another
conference was asked and the senate adjourned.
... The senate free coinage bill was laid before
the house by the speaker The speaker stated
that under the rules the bill would be referred
to the committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures. Mr.. Tracy IN. " moved 10 refer TO the
committee on banking and currency, which was
antagOnized by the opponents Of the bill. Pend.
Ing an edof; 20 secure quorum the house ad
lourned.
THE absorbing question in the senate on the
9th was the trouble at the Homestead works in
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Gallinger offered q resolu.
ton that the committee on education and labor
be instructed TO make an immediate and care
full investigation into all the circumstances
connected with the troubles and report the
facts to the senate Mr. PETER also offered o
resolution on the same subject both OF which
went over. A senate bin passed TO increase
the pensions Of those who have lost limbs in the
service. The house bill 10 pension survivors Of
Indian wars was recommittsd. The conference
report on the river and harbor BIN was agreed
to, and resolution for adjournment July %
referred Mr. Kyle's bill 10 investigate "the
slums OF cities was passed . The house
agreed to the conference report on the river
and harbOr bill and for four hours there was
hlibustering against the free coinage bill by its
opponents. Mr. Caminette Cali offered res
button to investigate the Homestead iroD
works trouble and the house adjourned.
A SPIRITED debate took place in the senate
on the eth on the question Of investigating the
Homestead, Pa riots and the employment %
Pinkerton men Mr.. Palmer lll) gave ex.
preston to some advanced views on the rela
tons of labor and capital and warm debate
took place betpeen Messrs. Voorhees, and Hale
The question was referred. The rest Of the
day was devoted 10 the consideration Of tho
sundry civil bill. In the house the silver bill
was referred 10 the committee on coinage,
weights and measures without opposition. The
rest OF the session was consumed in the dis,
sion Of a resolution reported by the committee
on judiciary regarding an investigation Of the
Pinkerton detective forces and their employ
ment by corporations engaged in inter-siats
commerce and especially the trouble and riots
at Homestead, Pa. The judiciary committee
was finally ordered TO make the investigation
THE senate further considered the sundry
civil bill on the Sth, but made little progress.
The resolutions on the Homestead pa
troubles were not reported back from the com.
mittee. Messrs Gallinger and Quay made
remarks on the subject Mr. Hill made 0
speech in explanation Of his bill changing the
date OF dedicating the worlds fair building
from October II TO 81 and the bill passed
The house bill reducing the tariff on tin plate
was laid before the senate and the body ad
iourned. 81. The house had long session, but
did little Speeches on the Pennsylvania
troubles were made Among the bills passed
was the one which places silver lead ore on the
free list Mr.. Tarsney MO- made a speech IN
favor Of the bill The tin plate bill and the bill
to limit the amount Of wearing apparel which
travellers may bring into this country free OF
duty were passed bill also passed amend.
Ing the land forfeiture bill OF 1890. Adjourned
THE senate disposed Of the sundry civil bill
on the 9th, except the clauses relating 10 the
worlds fair and that was under discussion al
adjournment . The house devoted the day 70
considering conference reports, those on the
post Office 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