The Meeker herald., 1892-05-14
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Work Of Congress.-Sotss About
Public Msn.

May a-sESITE. Mr. Kyle addressed the
Senate upon the silver question. The con
| ference report On IN. Chinese exclusion Till
was called up and Messrs Sherman and Dawes,
! and others spoke against It. The report was,
| however agreed la by vote Of 10 to Is.
IlOUsE-The diplomatic bin WAS eonsli-
| cred. and an amendment adopted forhiiding
| the payment Of any claim against the United
| States from the emergency fund The Item
4 apprOpFiatlng $500 for the preliminary sur
yey Of the Pan Amerlean railroad was stricken
out after warm discussion, and the bin
passed,
MAY i-SEN,rH.-The TN authorizing the
secretary of Interior Ia convey certain lanis To
the State Of Kansas for homes for old soldiers
aud their families passed. The bill proyii-
Ing for a nos public building at Meksesp1ri,
Pa, passed. hlso few unlmp0riant private
bills.
lloCsE-The report on the Chinese hin VAS
Wa presented. Mes.rs. hit and Hooker at
tackled the bill aud the report, hut II was
Asrr'd 10 BY vote Of ls5 la =. The ret Of
the day Wa occupied with a discussion Of the
river and haTbor hin.
MAY 5-sEsArE. iolloSlns hills
tH-rtlF Hh4nn hill ht 'nAhAAlah hll4lAAiN
pot al Helena, Montana, appruprlatlns tlrn'
GO lluu.c blll spproptiatins tlSo,or To de
fay the expense. of the Behrlng Sea aFhi-
tration a. Paris. The resolution offered ty
MIR. Jones 0f Arkansas for the payment Of
the ChoctaE, aud CbicasaWs for their Interests
Ia The Cheyenne and AnPshoo reservation
incaFiy ,a0OI.onIi. was taken az, and Mr.,
rlaii adirc,sci the mecllns in opposition
to H.
llorsH.-AnsF the reference Of a fes Sen
ate bill, the li0usr ssnt Into eommi,ier Of the
whole. Mt Hatch Of Mis-ogFi In the chair, un
the river and hafior appropriation bill.
Further general debate Nas limited To tao
hour, and Mr. Holman took the floor In op-
position Ia The measure. lie attacked the bill
~ h,ns an eatfaVasant one, lie DECLARED
that II nn, only appropriated more than ssl,-
uri.nu bat Il authorized contracts IN h. made
uhich Wunii make the government, liable i0f
tllgIpJ mIrr Ne, Breckenridge II krn.
lucky alec attacked the biiL The TIL wa'
supr1Fioi b. several representatives, Nc
vote va. taken,
MAT G-SENATn Mr.. rnan hal read
10 The Senate lengthy memorial fTun the
Maryland sous 81 the Revolution, a.kins
,onErr,s tn make "a appropriation Ia all Of
the construction 81 monument Ia the Frfo'
iu,ionaFy h,fues u Maryland, Nj. Mcfhrf.
.1a's frsalut.1h dirrviin.: the SECRETARY Il the
treasury a. pFuhihi, the .iusins Of ipsirf Ia
powder bat, IN Ncs York haEt1s pas taken
~ and discussed Il sas ahally Eyiruci Ia
the committee on sumricfcc,
HoUsr-ulo river and haE,.or bill ra'
iskcn w. 4 goat number 81 amendments
- tsrNgHHa
T-nsl1n bill, urrr considered ia the cyrnins,
Mar 5,-IIursE=Thr I'M d1ns,las the
military nrsrusii1H At ukiahaHia cliy To tic
city foe school purposes passed The river
and haEtof TN sa' then taken ~ and ossa'
pic'i the r., 81 The day.
p-sHN,rE After is- fusiiihc nom
ins business, Nr fryc. irun The committee
uH cummrFyr. rf"fis,i hack ih- liuas- hiil Q"
sncIufas- American ship,huiillns, lie said
that the fsIpft uas unaniia"ls. and that b"
had b-ra Instructed To HoN~ IT, presentation
Tor consideration, The bill hsVln; b,sn r,s,i
ia full. ME. ltyr stated that, although Il vEs
s-a-Eai In Il. pfuyisi"n., ~" chips oaiy W,Tr
Ia h. added ~ ID. Atg-ftr.n tvsls,fy, thr1
s-gr 90 h. EXCEEDED ffuui tho coa,,sis- trade
sad might H. used ~ the government Oy
charter ~ parhss-i In sssr II Har. That,
b. said, uss the illl -Ei-a, 81 The TIL Tbs
isn ships a. D. n,imlii,,i u-Fr -. ,iiy II N.s
York aud ihc cts Il Paris - the lamar iinr.
the ,so issr,,' 'hirs 81 isJ In the uorli,'lns-
the uryai Eastern pss tFukrn Ut. Ihr TIL
uas pa,ss,i By 1ui- Il Al to 10, The 'rs"lE.
iioa ;pr i,symra, Ia 'hc Chos'sH ani chicka'
saH uhtiuns iuF ihrlF inisF-s's In ihr Ch-J-nne
and ATarator fv'rfsziiun tai'uli sdn1,"oi
sas taken up - unfinished taslnrss and
a.ry-,i in, yras a., nsys IA
Ituu.u The fitrr ani hartur I'LL aas
again taken np and after several attempts ~
h,Hlicf lis pi'faer thc til passed b. tO'c Of
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