Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-09
CONGRESSIONAL
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed F0
Convenience Of the Reader.

me Weeks Proceedings CONDENSED Eor
Convenience OF the Reader.
TIE senate was not in session on the 2Sth-...
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 S1st was de-
voted to the silver question, Mr.. Sherman hav-
ing the floor In opposition TO free coinage
The post once appropriation bill was before
the house The free delivery clause gave rise
to good deal of discussion and vote on
motion to increase the appropriation for the
purpose disclosed the fact that there was less
than ma ority of members attending the busl-
ness Of the house. The committee on Indian
affairs reported favorably substitute for Cul-
bersons bill to punish intruderS II the i've CIV
nized tribes in the Indian territory. The bill
reported gives ninety days after passage of the
bill for intruders to get out, and all intruders are
subject TO fine Of from 500 to 81 ,000 one-third
to go to the tribe in which the intruder is found
one-third to 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 1ntruoers mas
recently been increasing quite rapidly
THERE is to be no vote on the free sirver COLI
age bill or on any amendment to 1t until after
the Minneapolis convention shall have closed
ana In all probability viii be none until after
the Chicago convention shall also come TO an
end-the senate having voted on the 1st 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
14th Of June An apparently innocent looking
house bill TO regulate the manner in which prop
erty shall be sold under DEGREES of United
States courts had been taken from the calendar
ana was about to be passed without question
when Mr.. Teller offered an amendment reQuir-
ing officials to receive legal tender money in
!, satisfaction OF judgments. Mr.. Sherman was
prompt to notice effect of the amendment
tnat IL might be violation OF possible condi-
tons in note or mortgage that the debt should
be paid in gold But Mr.. Morgan moved to pro-
coed to its consideration, Notwithstanding Mr.
Sherman's objection. and it was on that motion
that MI 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 I'd Mr. Turner's resolu-
ton calling for the correspondence with Hayti,
Colombia and Venezuela regarding reciprocity
was taken up and when the mover had spoken
at length it 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
I'm the house Mr.. Hatch of Missouri re-
ported the agricultural appropriation bill and it
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 ONCE ap-
preparation bill Mr.. Livingston, of Georgia
moved to increase by 500. 900 the appropriation
for star route service Agreed to 101 To 200.
adjourned
THE senate was not in session on the Sd go.
After some morning business the house went
into committee of the whole on the post ONCE
appropriation bill The pending amendment
was that offered by Mr.. Blount of Georgia, re-
ducing by 81 $40 900 the appropriation for trans
portation by railroad routes and providing that
| the acknowledgement be authorized to re-
adjust the compensation to be paid after July 1.
1893, for transportation of the mail on railroad
routes by reducing the compensation to all rail
roads for the transportation of mail ten pei
cent from the rate established on the basis OF
| the average weight fixed and allowed by the act
of June Il, 1873 Rejected-57 to 1e+ Pending
action the committee rose and the house ad