Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Wednesday,.

WASH NGloN,.luly l.-'rlv senate spent
the day in the consideration of IT, worlds
fair clause of the sundry civil bill. As
agreed To Ii ally i'll con. III IT, he clause
appropratcs S5,0Q0,000 in souvenir half
dollars pror.drd there hn> been or Shall be
made by the proper authorities for the
closing of tie lair o. .r first dn% "t the
week, % ;:'"only call 4 nd,y, i" fur
ther guarantee any further sum necessary
10 cnhpicl the expo on Will pro
fiutd by the corporation. The sum OF
sl","dl' "pprorriidt,! I" meet the eN
priiSe al rrcGna;e: the sale of i"tnNicat-
ing liquors on the exposition grounds
shall be prohibited. eXcep, fo" medicinal,
mechanical and scientific purposes. An
additional SUM of S5Go,ooo is appropriated
for medals and awards.
In" entire day in the house. otter the
morning hour was taken up i'll discussing
the resolution of the committee on rules
to make the senate free coinage bill spe-
cal or,lrr for today and tomorrow. When
Il vote was taken the resolution Was de
fcalrd by n vote OF 1876 to l3l. The usual
muliuns 10 reconsider, table. etc. were All
mate and voted down. This places the
bill Ht .Ec tuo; Of the calendar and dis
pose, of ii tut the present session.
Thur>tlas.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE senate de
voted most OF the session to the sundry
civil appropriation bill aud PASSED it he
fore adjournment. The vote OF Wc'!neS-
day in committee of the whole Oh MIR.
l'ciIcr's amendment 10 prohibit the sale
of Intoxicating liquors within the cgrounds
OF the Columbian expedition in Chicago
was reversed in the senate, the vote upon
its adoption being yeas, ?l; nays, ~. Mr..
Vest 5 substitute for Mr.. Quay's Sunday
closing amendment was laid Oh the table
81 to IL. Tho fort iic;tionS bill MAS then
taken up and made the unfinished bust
Ness.
In the house al motion by Mr.. Mckaig,
of Maryland, to print lo,GiO copies vi the
force bill led to II number of political
SPEECHES. The motion was carried The
house went into committee of the whole
Oh the lIghtho bill.
Friday.
WASTIINGruN. July lG--ln the senate
the house amendment to the naval APP
preparation bill We're canclrrud in and
the bill was passed. Til. conference re-
port ua the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill WAS passed.
| The conference report ON the army II: pro
priHtoa bin was adopted and the bill
passed.: The bill contains IL proviso i'll
| regard TO the payments to the Union a3d
| Central Pacific roads, that this provision
shall no! withhold payment from leased
| lines up ptratr'l. but not ownel by these
companies" The senate adopted :, resol,l
ton calling for u list of all persons em-
ployed by the geological survey.
| The house passed IL resolution extend
ing the temporary appropriations of the
government until July b. Mr.. Holman
reported the sundry civil bill and moved
to non-concur in all the senate amend
mcnts to the bill except those elating to
the worlds fair which should be con
sidcred in committee of the whole. OBJ
lection was raised, and the house went
into committee of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
I Saturday.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE house con
sidered the worlds fair amendment to the
sundry civil bill Several speeches were
made, but no vote reached.
The senate considered the general def
cheney bill without action.
Monday.
| WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The senate went
into committee of the whole on the gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill after an
Intellectual attempt to transac; some
minor business. After agreengto scvera
amendments the bill was passed. On
motion of Mr.. Wnshburn, of Minnesota
the anti-option bill WAS taken up and
thus becomes the unfinished business OF
| the senate. AT five minutes to ) the sen
ate went into executive session and al
most Immediately adjourned, leaving the
bill as unfinished business.
This was suspension day in the house
but no great party measure was brought
forward. The McGarruhun bill, whicl
has been pending for the last quarter of F,
century, was at last passed by the houst
| as it came from the senate and so goes Il
the president for his signature The bill
refers the claim to the court of private
land claims.
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON. July 19.-In the hous,
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
again considered III comlnittc. of tht
whole, the pending Amendments being tn,
appropriation for the worlds fair. Th,
house proceeded to vote on the amend
ments. When the house got through
with the various amendments of the sen
ate it had concurred in the Sunday clos
ing amendment and in the paragraph
making appropriations for diplomas ant
medals, and had refused to concur in tn,
$5,0oo,OOO appropriation and every othe
substantial amendment.
Immediately upon the A> srmbling of tn
senate the conference report on the forti
lications bli was presented and agreed to
thus leaving only the sundry civil and th
deficiency bills for action At = o'clocl
the an;i-option bill was taken up aud dis
cllssed until 4:35 when it was lail nsid
temporarily. The sundry civil bill, witt
with he action of the house thereon, wa
| laid before the sc late aud Messrs. Allison
Hale and German wcl0 appointed con
z ferces on the part of the senate. At
O'Clock the senate went into executive
session and adjourned.