Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
CONGRESS.


Th9 WEEKS Proceedings Condemned For
Convenience of the Reader.
THE senate was not in session on the 10Th,
and the only business transacted by the house
was the further consideration OF the naval ap-
preparation bill In committee of the whole Mr..
Pendleton CIV. Va) opposed the bill: so did Or.
Holman Mr.. Fellows On Y made an earnest
appeal for a strong navy. Mr.. Baker (Kan)
spoke against increasing the navy, contending
that the greatest bu1wark OF American indie
pendence was in the happy homes of the people
the bill
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the vice
president presented communication from
James R. Young late executive clerk, in regard
vacant Mr.. Vest introduced o bill TO prevent
contracts by the postmaster-general with any
steamship company making unjust discrimina-
tons against any part of the country in carry
ing the mails Mr.. PETERS resolution request
ing the secretary of state to obtain Information
concerning the use of electricity as power in
the propulsion of farm machinery was agreed
to. The bill to facilitate work in the court OF
claims was debated at some length and passed
Adjourned In the house Mr. McRae moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to adjust
the swamp lands grants, which, after long
talk was defeated The naval appropriation
bill was then considered until adjournment,
Mr.. Boutelle'S amendment to appropriate ga
1000 to build two battle ships being rejected
IN the senate on the 18th the bill to amend
the act approving the funding act Ct Arizona
was taken up and motion to strike out the
provision that bonds shall be payable in gold
coin and amended to read 'ln lawful money OF
the United States" elected warm debate, but
was finally adopted by vote of % yeas to "A
nays, MeSsrs. Dubois, HansbrOugh, Jones
(Nev.), Kyle, Mitchell, PETER, Stewart, Teller
and Wolcott voting with the democrats in the
affirma tive and Messrs. Gray and Palmer vot-
ing with the republicans in the negative After
further discussion the bill passed amended.
Senator Hill On " voted with the silver men,
in session ratified the
new treaty with Great Britain on the Behrin2
sea sealing queS tion In the house Mr.. Nc
Millin, from the committee on rules, reported
resolution setting aside all the orders hereto
fore made granting leave to print in the Record,
which adopted. A resolution was also
adopted for an inves tigation as to whether GER
tain officials in Baltimore had violated the
civil-service law. The Noyes-Rockwen con-
tested election case from New York was then
called up and argued until adjournmnnt The
report of the committee was in favor of unseat-
ing Rockwell (dem) and seating Noyes Crep.).
AFTER the usual morning business in the SEN
ate on the Goth Mr. Sherman reported that the
Chinese exclusion legislation would not eKp pre-
in 1894 and there was no necessity for 1mmed1-
ate action, but he would give senators an OPP
portunity to speak upon the subject. Mr.. Nor
CAMS silver resolution was taken up and MI
Teller made vigorous speech in favor OF free
silver. Mr.. Teller, during his speech referred
to talk about his action the elections bill last
session and said that he had since examined
InaI Dill carefully ana OeclareO lIdC he Was
satisfied with his vote against it, as it was the
most Infamous measure that ever passed the
threshold of the doors of the senate. AT the
conclusion of Mr.. Teller's remarks the sena1e
went into executive session. The house spent
the entire day debating the Moves Rockwell
election contest and adjourned before reaching
a vote.
IN the senate on the 21st bills passed to create
a third division Of the district of Kansas for
judicial purposes; for the appointment OF con-
suls to the Congo Free State; for the relief of
ST. Charles college in Missouri; providing for
sundry light houses, and number of private
bills. The house Chinese exclusion bill was
then taken up and Senators Dolph. Chandler
and FELTON, spoke IN favor of it. Senator Sher-
man denounced it as against the spirit of civil
iZation, unchristian, contrary to the rights OF
man and violation of the treaty with China.
49, The house occupied the whole day in
debate upon the NoyeS-Rockwen contested
case and adjourned pending its consideration.
AFTER routine business in the senate on the
22d Mr.. Hoar introduced bill from the judiciary
committee to amend the revised statutes au-
thoriZing the appeal to circuit courts in cases
where persons convicted claimed to have acted
under authority of any:United States statute or
of any foreign power The urgency deficiency
bill was further debated and passed. The
Chinese bill was then considered until the close
of the session. -. The house further debated the
report of the elections committee on the Noyes-
Rockwell contested case from New York. the
seating Rockwell (derl.) and awarding the seat
to Noyes, contesting republican. vote was
finally reached and the majority report was re-
iected and Rockwell declared entitled to retain
his seat by 1913 yeas to 100 nays. At the evening
session pension bills were considered.