The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-03-03
CONGRESS-,
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience of the Reader

hho froceeulnga COnUenGed For
Convenience of the Reader.
AFTER u three days recess the attendance in
the senate on the 23d was light memorial
was presented from the miners convention of
san Francisco on the subject OF hydraulic min.
ing and asking an appropriation for certain
purposes a resolution was adopted calling on
tao secretary of agriculture for o COPY of the
report on rain experiments A number OF bills
on the private calander were then taken up and
passed and the house bill permitting dispositions
1n United States courts to be taken under state
laws passed The pure food bill was then con-
sldered nt some length, Mr. Paddock making q
speech in favor Of it. Adjourned after an ex-
ecutivc session. The house was called to or
der by tue chief clerk, who announced the con-
unucd Illness of the speaker and Mr. McMilln
tTenn) was chosen speaker pro tenn No busi-
ness was transacted except that Of n routine
character ana the house soon adjourned.
IN the senate on the eth Mr. Morrill, reported
adversely from the finance committee Mr..
Cokc's bill 70 amend the laws in Relation 10
bank circulation. Mr. Sherman. from the for
eign committee, reported u bill to protect for
| cign exhibitions at the worlds fair, also reso-
| luton asking the president for information in
| regard to late negotiations with Canada as to
| reciprocity Mr. Mandcrson introduced n bill
TO suppress the 'grcCn goods business, and the
senate took up the Idaho contested case, but ad-
Iourned without action. 80. The Indian appropri-
alton bill continued to occupy the attention OF
the house. a resolution by Mr.. 1arsncy MOI
authorizing an investigation OF the effect Of the
eght-hour law was adopted, and the remainder
OF the session was spent in committee Of tho
whole
WHEN tho senate met on the 25th the report
on rain fail asked for was presented by tho
agricultural department and referred Several
petitions We're presented and the resolution
granting Mr. Claggctt, the contestant OF the
| seat of Mr.. DuhDns from Idaho, the right to tho
| floor 10 speak pending the contest was agreed
| to. Mr.. laIc's resolution offered in January
| for copies Of reciprocity agreements under tho
last tariff act was taken up and long debate
| followed. The Idaho contest was then debated
| until adjournment. Tho whole day in tho
! house was consumed in hot political debate on
| the contested case of Craig against Stewart
| from Pennsylvania and after five hours of
| political sparring the house adjourned without
| final action.
WHES the senate met on the 26th the prcsid-
ing Oiilccr laid before the body the message OF the
| president in regard to the claims of the Wichita
| Indians in Oklahoma. a conference was ordered
on the census deficiency bill The Idaho clec.
tion case then camc up and Mr. Claggett spoke
for two hours in support Of his case The case
went over and the senate adjourned until Mon
| day After disposng of routine business the
| house resumed the Pennsylvania contest OF
Craig against Stewart. After further discussion
| the contestant, Craig, was declared entitled TO
the seat and was sworn in. The bill for the re-
lief of Aquilla Jones, late postmaster at Indian
apolis, then passed. The conference report on
the deficiency bill was agreed TO- Al the even
ing session pension bills were ronsidercd.
THE senate transacted no business on the
2'tl the Claggctt-Dubos contest from Idaho
still being under discussion . The house fur
ther considered the Indian appropriation bill
After two hours debate an amendment offered
by Mr.. Bowers (Cll) that the president might
appoint army officers to act Indian agents
when vacancies should occur was adopted also
an amendment by Mr.. Holman was adopted that
such officers when so employed should be under
orders from the secretary of the interior. During
the debate Mr.. Simpson (kanr favored 1t be-
cause this was the first time that he had heard
| an excuse for the existence of IN army in this
| country. Here was proposition to put tho
| army in some useful employment and to take
| political strikers out of office. Pending debate
| the hu;~n adjourned
NHES the seIple.nlut IN the 10Th the creden-
tials OF Mr.. Daniel (Va) for his second term
were presented and filed. Mr. Stanford intro
duced bill 10 determine the value of Il legal
tender dollar. Mr. Villas introduced bill to
amend the pension laws. 1t proposes to pay the
pensions of persons who desert their families to
the wives. The Idaho election case was then
taken up and argued until the senate went into
executive session and then adjourned . Tho
house adopted Mr.. DOckcry's resolution direct
ing the committee on judiciary TO inquire and
report to the house to the right of the secre-
tary to use the hundred millions Of gold reserve
for current expenditures. The committee on
rules reported liking the silver debate at March
%, % and n. The house then went into commit
tee Of the whole. tMr. Bynum of Indiana in tho
ch4ir) on the Indian appropriation bill, when
Mr. Holman moved amendments making tho
appropriation for the Carlisle school available
Tor the pupils now in attendance This was re-
icctcd, Pending action the committee rose and