Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-06-04
CONGRESS.
Epitomo OF tho Proceedings Of Both
Houses tina Past Week.


Houses tina Past Week.
THE resolution offered by Mr. Morgan direct
ing the committee on finance 10 make nm OK
animation and report In relation 70 currency
aud coinage ana ~ 10 the effect of the net OF
July, 1891, on tho price OF silver bullion was
taken up In tho senate on the 18th. His
motion 70 refer WAS defeated. A modified
resolution went over without action.
There was . surprise In the house whom
Representative Henderson. OF Iowa, arraigned
President Harrison and the governors Of states
for failure TO give representation 70 colorcd
people In connection with tho worlds fair. He
was followed by Mr. johnson. Of Indiana, In
speech oulogstic OF President Harrison donun-
oiAtory Of the democratic party In It's treatment
OF the negro In the south and strongly IN favor OF
the elections bill This caused much excitement
Mr.. Dockerv. OF Missouri ION behalf OF tho sub
committee OF the committee on upproprintions)
offered IN amendment reducing tho salary o.
tho director general OF tho worlds Columbian
commission 70 N0oo and OF the secretary 70
1900 After debate the amendmenvwas agreed
to- Amendments wore adopted forbidding the
opening Of tho exhibition ON Sundays and pro-
hibiting the snle OF Intoxicating liquors
THE friends of free silver surprised their op-
ponents IN the senate on the Goth, Mr.. Morgan
BY IN AdroiS move getting tho Stewart FREQ
slver measure squarely before the senate. Mr..
Stewart promptly rose and remarking that he
would give the senate the opportunity OF hav'
ing test vote on tho question moved TO take
up the bill introduced by him and reported all
versely from tho finance committee) 10 provide
for the free coinage OF gold and silver bullion,
and for othor purposes Tho yeas and nays
woro called for by Mr.. Morgan. The vote was
announced IN yeas. q: nays. -. As result
tho Stewart froe coinage bill Is before tho sen
ntc as unfinished business II hns displaced
tho alien bill and can he gotten rid OF only by
an affirmative vote 10 take up another measure
whenever the morning hour expires. 80. The
house was IN committee or the sundry civil mp
preparation bill After much debate tho Sun
day closing paragraph was amended to read rs
follows: Provided that tho government exhibit
ut the worlds Columbian exposition shall not DO
open to tho public on Sundays" The approDri-
alton Is enforce tho Chinese exclusion act was
increased TO 10000.
TIM silver free coinage bill was before the
senate on tho 9Th rs unfinished business.
After desultory remarks II was arranged that
discussion should commence on Tuesday, the
8ist, to which limo the senate adjourned. -. Tho
Hatch nti.option bill received It's irst defeat
in the house on motion Of its author 10 90 into
committee Of the whole for tho consideration OF
revenue bills Tho antioption hill was the nrst
revenue bill on tho calendar IN the order Of con-
100 to l0a refused to tako up the measure OF the
gentleman from Missouri The action Ia BY no
means vital IN Its effect on tho bill as the meas.
ure merely retains its place on tho calendar,
subject TO another motion OF like portcnt by
Mr. Hatch 81 . subsequent date.
TEE senate was not IN session on the 18th 80.
In the house the legislative appropriation bill
wss reported By Mr.. Forney. Of Arkansas. and
referred 10 the committee Of the whole. Tho
post once appropriation bill was then taken UP
and discusses until adjournment
TIE day n the senate ON the 2lst was de-
voted 70 the silver question M. Sherman hav-
ing tho aoor In opposition 70 free coinage.
Tho post efaoe appropriation bill was before
the house The FREQ delivery clause gave rise
to good deal Of discussion and vote on
motion to increase the appropriation for tho
purpose disclosed the fact that there was loss
than . majority Of members attending the bust
ness OF the house The committee on Indian
Affairs reported favorably asubstitutc for Cu
berson's bill 70 punish intrude-s in the five CIV
ilized trlbos IN the Indian territory. The bill
reported gives ninety days after passage OF IhO
bill for intruders TO get out and oil intruders aro
subject 70 fine Of from 600 TO 81, 900. onethird
TO go TO the trib0 in which the intruder II found
one third 10 the informant and the remainder
70 the treasury OF tho United States. The
court is also empowered to sentence 70 the poni-
teniiary for one year The bill has been urged
by tho Indian agents from the tribes, who In
Sist that they aro being imposed upon by the
trespassers. and tho number Of intruders has
boon increasing quite rapidly.