The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-05-26
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
6ENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATlVES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Arc Doing for the Good OF the COun ~
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
and Acted Upon.


While the sundry civil bill was under dis
cussion. the 10Th. tho free silver question
came to the front again in the shape OF m
amendment offered by Bartine Of Nevada,
but n point OF order was made against It
ana the matter went over for the pre- sent
without decision. Aftcr the APP
prevail Of the journal the Speaker
laid before the House communicaa
lion from Vice President Morton arnounc-
ing the death OF Senator Barbour aud in
wiling tho House to attend In a tcdy the
funeral ceremonies 10 be held In the Senate
chamber. When the committee resumed
its session Mr.. Culberson. OF Texas. moved
to strike out the appropriation Of ss5.00a
Tor detectfn. persons guilty oS NiO-
lation OF Internal revenue laws. Agreed
to. Tho clause for the rccoinage. reissue
and transportation Of thinor coins having
been reached, Mr. Tracey OF New York
made a point at order against IL. lie ulS.1
raised "a point Of or,i against a fecc-silver
amendment offered by Mr. Rartine OF Ne
vada. Both point, went over Tor the pres
ent without decision. The Senate dill no
business
On the 18th the Senate utLo-izel the
Washington Schuetzenvercin to erect at its
own expense colossal bust o. Baron vOl
Steuben. "a general 1T the revolutionary
army. In one OF the public parks or rescr-
vations OF Washington city Mr.. Chandler
introduced bill to authorize the re Il tra-
ton OF certain steamships as vessels OF
the United states, and 1t WIS referred
to the Ct mnittee Cnm~iercc. Ssn-
ator Stanford. from lte Public BULL
inss Committee. reported Il bill appro-
priating S7a. 09c T. the erection Of Il public
building at Rattle Creek. Mich. lie also
reported bill increasin, TO S;25.t0l the
limit OF cost for the public building at
Lansing. Mich. and appropratins s2a. Coz.
The naval appropriation bill occuIi ID tho
balance OF the time The House dew ted
the EN- ire session to the discu ,Siou OF dep.
relations on public timtcr
In the House. the 18th. the silver qGcS ion
! was the feature OF interest The Speaker
| sustained the point OF order raised against
Mr. Bartine's frce-conacc amendment to
! the sundry civil bill. aud the IIouie
| clinchcd the matter by uphoainS MIR.
Crisp's decision. After the tran sict ion Of
| routine business the House then weat ito
| committee OF the whole tMr Lester. of
/ civil bill MIR. Smith. OF Arizona,
moved to ncrc S, from $780,
| Goa to 100000 the appropriation FOR
surveying the public lnnds. After some
debate IL compromise was arrived at and
the appropriation fAci at $4,000 The
| appropriation bill Several amendments
were agreed: the bill was PASSED without Il
division and the Senate adjourned
In the House. on the 18th. the Chairman
OF the committee of the whole sust: tncd
tho point OF order against Mr.. Bland 5
amendment. Mr.. Watson OF Georgia sent
up to the clerks desk and had read the
terse resolution "that the Committee on
Ways ana Means he requested to report
the subtreasury bill.n He asked unanf-
nous con -cnt for its consideration,
but Mr. Hcltzhoover's demand for the Greg
ulnr order" operated az an objection.
After fruitless cali of committees the
House went into commit'e, OF the whole
! MI Lester. Of Georgia. in the chair--on
| the sundry civil bill Mr.. Bland then re-
l hi uHype ONT WI: 4, h(, len
| attached t. It. .that the cost OF this COMA &c
| shall not exceed ST.. 900. $1,000 OF which
! shall he for the coinage OF subsidiary silver
/ and 500. 600 for standard silver dollars. Re-
| jected. and the House adjourned. The
| Senate spent much of its time In discu sing
| the river and harbOr bill. The bill auttO or
| izing the Secretary OF War to detail for
| special duty in connecti II with the
Worlds Columbian Exposition such army
officers as may be required was passed.
The bill excmptinS American coastwisc
| vessels pilotcd BIZ their licensed masters or
| by "a United States pilot from the Obligation
| TO pay stite pilots for services not Re nderel
| was passed without Il division. The con-
| ference report on the bill to provide for the
disposal and sale OF the Klamath River In
| dian reservation was presented and agreed
| to. MIR. Aldrich offered a resolution (which
| was agreed to- abolishing the office OF
| principal executive clerk of the Senate. and
| placing the entire clerical force OF the Sem
| ate In the Sccretary's Office.
| In the House the 18th. in debating the
| sundiy civil bill. Mr. Dickerson's motion to
| strike out the appropriation OF $50. 900 to
| enable tie Secretary OF War to complete
The establishment OF the Chickamauga and
| Chattauoo-a National Park was lost
! Mr. kilgorc, OF Texas. while paying
| tribute to the courage. ability. and
| patriotism OF General sherman. raised
| n point Of order against the clause
| in the bill aprropriating $4,000 for the
| preparation of 4 site and the erection OF n
| pedestal for il statue OF Sherman In tho
| city OF Washington Henderson of low;
| and Brcckinridge OF kentucky appealed
| to him to Withdraw his roint. but
| he declined. He said: THE rules
| OF the House should be enforced
| II the statue should he erected ii should be
| provided for in an orderly manner in the
Senate. after a long political discussion
| the river and harbor bill was reported back
| to the House All the amendments agreed
| to In committee we're conrurrcd In In gross
| and the bill was passed without a division
| The following bills We're passed: Appro-
| priating $780, 900 for IA public building n
! Iol'e Ill t. increase to Sl25. 1000 the APP
| preparation for the public building al
| Lansing. Mich: to authorize the Illinois
| and Iowa Railway and Terminal Company
| to build a bridge across the Mississippi
| River 1T Moline, ILL.,: TO authorize the con-
| structou OF a railroad bridge acros. tht
| Columbia River in the State of Washing
ton.