Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-02
CONG
Epitome OF the Proceedings II Both
Houses tho Past Week.

CONGRESS-
Epitome OF tho Proceedings az Both
Houses the Past Week.
TIE senate was not In session Ga the 2ist....
In the house Mr.. ForneJ. OF Alabama, offered
an amendment 70 the pension bin. providing
that the board Of managers OF national homes
for disabled volunteer soldiers shall apply the
excess over g month of the pensions Of oil
inmates to the support Of the home, except
where the inmate has a dependent wife. child
or parent This gave rise to good deal OF dis
cussioa and was vigorously opposed Mr.
Bland announced his willingness to have the
dependent pension act repealed Mr.. Forney's
amendment was adopted 96 to a. The other
business transacted was unimportant
IN the senate on the sd, after passing few
minor appropriation bills, the senate bin to pro-
vide for the punishment of violations Of the
treaty rights of aliens, was taken up It makes
an act which cons tituteS a crime under state
statutes crime when committed against the
subject of foreign country punishable by the
United States courts. 1t was difficult to OBJ
tain a quorum IN the house Mr. Watson, Of
Georgia was present with an objection, which
was directed this time to the request OF Mr..
But,e.. of Iowa. for the consideration of the
senate bill granting a pension 10 Ex-senator
George ". Jones, of Iowa Mr. Watsons de-
sire was satisfied and his resolution requesting
the committee on ways and means TO report the
sub-treasury bill was adopted without objection
or debate Mr.. Watson, having achieved his
object, withdrew his objection to the Jones
pension BILL and on motion of Mr.. Henderson,
Of Iowa. it was taken up and passed a quorum
having appeared, District OF Columbia business
occupied attention
AMONG the bills passed in the senate on the
cath was the senate bill donating twenty acres
of land OF the military reservation TO the city of
Sydney, Neb.. for O cemetery The bill for the
protection of the treaty rights of aliens was
further discussed. The riv er and harbor bill
was reported IN the house. but, on objection,
was referred TO committee OF the whole The
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civil approximation bill. Mr. Holman offered
an amendment providing that the positions of
all persons employed in field work or in the
ONCE whose services can be dispensed with
shall be vacated Agreed to- Without dispos-
Ing of the bill the committee Senate bill
was passed making Laredo, Tex. a port Of
try. Mr.. Dockery. Of Missouri, offered a reso-
luton directing the committee on the judiciary
to inquire whether under the specie resumption
act any bonds were sold for redemption Re-
ferred to committee on rules. Adjourned
THE resolution offered by Mr. Morgan direct
ing the committee finance to make an ex-
aIninat ton and report in relation to currency
and coinage AMI TO the effect Of the act of
July, 1897, on the price OF silver bullion W as
taken up in the senate on the 25th- His
motion to refer was defeated a modified
resolution went over without action.
There was o surprise in the house when
Representative Henderson, OF Iowa, arralgned
President Harrison and the governors OF states
for failure to give representation 20 colored
people IN COunScIlON Will VIC NOCIO -stlF- ne
was followed by Mr.. Johnson. of Indiana, in q
speech eulogisttc of President Harrison, denun-
ciatory Of the democratic party in its treatment
OF the negro in the south and strongly in favor OF
the elections bill This caused much excitement
Nc. Doclzery. of Missouri ION behalf Of the sub
committee Of the committee on appropriations}
offered amendment reducing the salary OF
the director general OF the worlds Columbian
commission TO s. COO and of the secretary TO
5000 After debate the amendnentwas agreed
to- Amendments were adopted forbidding the
opening OF the exhibition on Sundays sand pro-
hibiting the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
THE friends OF free silver surprised their OPP
ponentS in the senate on the 26th. Mr.. Morgan
by an adroit move getting the Stewart free
silver measure sQuarely before the senate. MI
Stewart promptly rose and remarking that he
would give the senate the opportunity of hav-
ing a test vote on the question moved 70 take
up the bill introduced by him and reported adj
versely from the finance committee) to provide
for the free coinage OF gold and silver bullion,
end for other purposes The yeas ana nays
were called for by Mr.. Morgan The vote was
announced as yeas, %: nays. %. AS a result
the Stewart free coinage bill is before the SEN
ate unfinished business. 1t has displaced
the alien bill and can be gotten rid OF only by
affirma tive vote to take up another measure
whenever the morning hour expires. tn
house was in committee on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, After much debate the Sun
day closing paragraph was amended to read as
follows: Provided that the government exhibit
at the worlds Columbian exposition shall not be
open 10 the public on Sundays The appropri-
alton to enforce the Chinese exclusion act was
increased to 10000.
TIE silver free coinage bin before the
senate on the 27th unfinished business.
After desul tory remarks il wGs arranged that
discussion should commence On Tuesday, the
31st, to which time the senate adjourned. The
Hatch anti option bill received its first defeat
in the house on motion of its author go into
committee OF the whole for the considera ton OF
revenue bills The anti-option bill was the first
revenue bill on the calendar In the order of coz
s!deratioa and the committee by q tie vote OF
1oS to les refused to take up the measure Of the
gen lenan from Missouri The action is by no
means vital in its effect or the bill. as the meas
ure merely retains its place ON the calendar,
subject to another motion of like portent by
Mr Hatch at subsequent date