The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience of the Reader.

TIE senate was not in session on the esth--..
In the house the legislative appropriation bill
was reported by Mr.. Forney, Of Arkansas and
referred to the committee of the whole. The
post ONCE appropriation bill was then taken up
and discussed until adjournment.
THE day in the senate on the 31st was de-
voted to the silver question, Mr. Sherman hav-
ing the floor in opposition to free coinage.
The post Office appropriation bill was before
the house The free delivery clause gave rise
TO q good deal OF discussion and a vote on
motion to increase the appropriation for the
purpose disclosed the fact that there was less
than majority of members attending the bust
ness of the house. The committee on Indian
affairs reported fsvorSbly substitute for Cul-
berson's bill TO punish intruders in the five civ
ilized tribes in the Indian territory. The bill
reported gives ninety days after passage OF the
bill for intruders TO get out and oil intruders are
subject to fine OF from 500 to $1,000, one-third
70 go 10 the tribe in which the intruder is found,
ne-third 10 the informant and the remainder
TO the treasury of the United States. The
court is also empowered TO sentence to the peni
teniiary for one year The bill has been urged
By the Indian agents from the tribes, who in
sist that they are being imposed upon by the
trespassers and the number of intruders has
recently been increasing quite rapidly.
THERE Is 70 be no vote on the free SILVER COLI
age bill or on any amendment TO IL until after
the Minneapolis convention shall have closed;
and in all probability will be none until after
the Chicago convention shall also come 70 an
end-the senate having voted on the LIST on the
suggeS ton of Mr. Aldrich. and without single
dissent from either side Of the chamber that no
vote should be taken on that bill until after the
18th OF June An apparently innocent looking
house bill 10 regulat 20 the manner in which prop
erty shall be sold under DEGREES Of United
States courts had been taken from the calendar
and was about to be passed without question
H. ,anfr ~
ing officials to receive legal tender money in
satisfaction of judgments Mr.. Sherman was
prompt 10 notice as an effect OF the amendment
that IL might be violation of possible eondi-
tons in note or mortgage that the debt should
be paid in gold But Mr. Morgan moved TO pro-
Deed to its consideration, Notwithstanding Mr..
ShermSn's objection, and IL was on that motion
that Mr. Hill voted with the free silver men,
The post Office appropriation bill was before
the house. Almost the entire day was con-
sumed in discussion of points OF order.
IN the senate on the sd Mr.. Turner's resolu-
tiOn calling for the correspondence with Hayti,
Colombia and Venezuela regarding reciprocity
was taken up and when the mover had spoken
at length 1t was adopted At p m. the free
coinage bill was taken up and Mr.. Stewart re-
sumed his argument Senate bill to provide for
two additional associate judges of the supreme
court Of the territory of Oklahoma was passed
$500 In the houss Mr.. Hatch. of Missouri. re-
ported the agricultural appropriation Dill ana IL
was ordered printed and recommitted On mo-
ton OF Mr.. KEN the senate bill was passed
granting twenty acres of the Fort Sydney mill
tary reservation to the City OF Sydney, Neb-
for cemetery purposes The house went into
committee OF the whole on the post office APP
preparation bill Mr.. Livingston, of Georgia
moved to increase by $4,000 the appropriation
for star route service Agreed TO. Dl to 200.
adjourned
THE senate was not in session on the d..
After some morning business the house went
into committee OF the whole on the post ONCE
appropriation Hll. The pending amendment
was that offered by Mr.. Blount OF Georgia re-
ducing by 81 900 the appropriation for trans
portation by railroad routes and providing that
the postmsster-general be authorized TO re-
adjust the compensation TO bs paid after July ],
1928, for transportation OF the mail on railroad
routes by reducing the compensation 10 all rail
roads for the transportation OF mail ten per
cent from tho rate established on the basis of
the average weight fixed and allowed By tho act
Of June IL, Ira Rejected-5 TO 1874 Pending
action tie committee roso and the house ad-