The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-02-19
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Ths Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
ConvenIanes Of the Reader.

Ths Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience OF tha Reader.
IN the senate on the eth Air Mitchell, from
the hnarce committee reported adversely MI.
Stewards bin for free coinage; also bIr- PeHer's
bill 70 increase the circulating medium by the
issuing Of treasury hottest also the late Mp
Plumb's bili for the retiring Of rational bank
notes the free coinage of silver etc; also Mr..
PETERS bill for the loan Of money 10 Indiana
farmers; also Nh Kyle's bill making certain
issues Of money fun legal tender. The drst
three were placed on the calendar and The two
latter indefinitely postponed me Grant
monument OIL tapEropflatlng e--JJ1OJ) was re-
ported and placed the calendar. After
eulogies upon The late Representative EIouck,
OF Lehhesseef the senate adjourned In the
house the presidents message was referred TO
the various committees a bill passed (Afr-
Hatch'sl placing the secretary OF agriculture
in the line Of presidential succession after tho
secretary o. the interior. Material progress
was made In considering the military academy
bill in committee Of the whole The bill appro-
PIRATES e463 E95. Several members attacked it
as eEtrayagantl while others, among them Mr.
Wheeler tAla vigorously defended II. Pend
ing consideration Of the bill the committee rose
and the house adjourned
TIE senate the 1Oth debated the resolution
TO pay West virginia her proportion Of the oil
rect tax and the matter went over The print
ing bill was then discussed at some length and
laid over Ihe oath OF once was administered
20 Mr. Wilson. OF Maryland and after IN eE-
ecutive session the senate adjO1Fned After
the usual routine proceedings in the house the
committee on coinage reported the Bland free
coinage bill and it was placed on the calendar.
A resolution was passed for an inveztfgat!o Of
the pension bureau, as to whether the Office had
been used for political purposes and whether
clerks had taken advantage Of their position TO
make profits, etc The military academy bill
was then considered in committee Of the whole
until the hour for adjournment
IN the senate on the 1ith a motion TO adjourn
until Monday was earnestly opposed by Mr. Pad
dock on the ground that the printing bill had
been dragging along for weeks and was stilI
dragging and he wished TO get IL out OF the way
50 that other more important matters could be
reached The motion, however, was agreed TO-
Several bills were assigned 10 positions on the
calendar and the printing bin further considered,
but went over without final action Mr.. Gibson
introduced bill to improve the navigation Of
the Mississippi, which was referred It appro-
PIRATES $1,000 GOD, of which not more than S.
333 900 shall be used in one year. Mr.. Call Of
fered resolution for an investigation as TO the
alleged reports OF railway ana other CORPORA
Z tons to control the election Of senators in the
Florida legislature. Mr. George offered a
l resolution instructing the committee on finance
30 report a bill requiring the issuing and keep
ing in circulation Of legal tender notes TO the
amount OF $40 per capita OF the population OF the
! United States ana the increase of such issue
every year as TO keep pace with the yearly
increase of the population After considering
the printing bill at some length the senate ad-
isurned until Monday When the house met
Mr.. Dickinson Q[y.) reported ia resolution fer
the appointment OF W. r. HauecIz as assistant
dOorlzeeper which brought out characteristic
speech from Mr.. Simpson (han) that had the
effect Of Overwhelmingly defeating IL. Mr..
Scott (IlL) introduced "a resolution instTucuug
the ways and means committee TO report
/ a bill repeating the bounty on sugar. The
Hlintary academy appropriation Dill was taken
up in committee Of tho whole and consumed the
/ remainder Of the day.
| THE senate was not IN session on the 18th. ...
| The house finally disposed Of the military
academy bill In committee Of the whole and il
was passed Amendments were made which
/ cut down the total appropriation $4,000 from
I the original bill The private calendar was
l then taken up in committee OF the whole. The
bill for the relief of the heirs OF Gen John A
/ CuitmAn was finally faVorably reported and
/ passed The bill for the relief of Postmaster
/ Jones, Of Indianapolis, was debated and favor
/ ably reported After liking days FOR delivering
| eulogies upon deceased members the house ad-
WHEN the house met on the 18Th the speaker
/ announced as the committee 70 investigate the
[ pension ONCE AIessrs. WheeloCz CAdich.) Little
! IN. " Duncan (O) Lind Mimi Brosius
/ (Pa). On motion OF Mr.. Hour ChIass.) the reso-
/ luton was taken up directing the committee on
! manufactures to investigate the sO-called
| sweating system Of tenement labor. An amend
/ ment was adopted directing the committee TO
inquire now much increase the Mckinley bill
had caused in the wages OF the workmen en-
pioyed in the industries protected ana the reso-
luton was then agreed to The bill for the bet
| ter control of and to promote the safety OF
/ national banks was considered at some length
| and PASSED. The Indian upprouriation bill was
I reported and the bill amending the internal
| revenue laws by abolishing the minimum pun,
/ ishment passed and the house adjourned
[ IN the senate on the 18th bill appropria ting
| SIS 900 600 for the improvement of the EIissis
| sippi river was reported and placed On the cal
endar. A concurrent resolution for commit
tee TO inves tigate the landing at New York OF
/ Russian immigrants infected with typhus fever
was passed Mr.. MandeESou reported adverse
Iy bills for the increase OF the infantry and
artillery branches of the service with a substi
tute. The printing bill then further con
s&dered and finally passed 900. In the house Nr
Hatch no moved TO suspend the rules AID
adopt the resolution requesting the commit tEt
on agriculture to report the effect upon agri
culture Of the present tariff laws A lively de
bate followed, participated in by Messrs. Fun
/ stou CEZan j. Deliver and Butler ia ), Idv
ingston tCia-), Simpson (kun.l, Hatch mo
| and others. The resolution was adopted with
| out division. A bill passed to establish Inca
/ promotion in the army An attempt was made
[ to call up and pass the bill 90 extend the laws
of Missouri relative 90 mines and mining ovel
| the Indian territory, but quorum was Sc
| cured and the house adjourned