Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
TEE second session of the Fifty-second CON
gress assembled at the 9Th The SEN
ate was called to order by Vice President Nor
ton, seventy senators being present DIR.
Proctor appeared the successor of Sena-
tor Edmunds, of Vermont, and was sworn
in. committee to call on the president was
appointed and short recess taken Upon
reassembling the president notified the senate
that he would send in his message Tuesday.
49, The house was called to order at noon and
the chaplain offered prayer committee
was appointed to join like committee of the SEN
ate and inform the president that congress was
ready for business. Several new members that
had been elected to fill vacancies were sworn in
Mr. Hooker. of Mississippi introduced bill
to change the time of the meeting of congress
to the first Monday in March after election and
Mr. Durburrow, of the world fair committee,
introduced a bill to open the fair on Sunday.
Mr. Payne On W presented the petition of
John T. Davenport chief supervisor of elections
for the southern district of New York. for a
hearing before the bar of the house OF repre-
sentatives, ''he having been denied hearing
by a committee OF the house" It was referred
to the select committee to investigate the ad-
mfnistration of the United States election laws
in New York After the committee that called
on the president reported the house adjourned
WHEN the senate met at noon on the 9th the
presidents message was received and read. At
the conclusion of the reading the votes of sew
eral states were received and placed on file.
Senator PETER presented petition from citi-
of millers and elevators to reduce the price of
wheat. :. Soon after the house met the presi-
dents message received and read The
death of Representative Warwick, of Ohio, was
then announced and the house adjourned
IN the senate ON the Tth the treasury report
was received also message from the presi-
dent transmitting information to the agree
ment with Great Britain in regard to maintain
ing naval vessels on the lakes Mr.. Hill intro
duced bill to repeal the act of uly 4, $780, di-
recting the purchase of silver bullion, and the
issue of treasury notes thereon. Several reSO-
lutions were referred The announcement of
the death of Representative Mcdonald, of New
Jersey. was received and the senate adjourned.
I'm the house a BILL in effect repeating the
law which provides for a reduction in the force
OF the engineer officers of the navy to 10, was
brought to the attention of the house. Should
the bill become law the number of officers
would be fixed at 1911 Although the measure
received a majority vote a motion to reconsider
was interposed and no final action taken.
The remainder of the day was consumed in the
consideration of a long senate bill relative to
public printing and binding.
THE senate held q brief session on the 9Th. A
petition from the Chicago Woman's club for a
repeal of the Sunday closing provision in the
worlds fair act was received. The senate bill
for a bridge across the Mississippi river above
New Orleans for the Southern Pacific railroad
was passed, and in executive session the treaty
with Chilli was ratified and the senate ad journed
until Monday -. In the house the annual report
of the secretary of the treasury received
and referred to the committee ways and
means No objection was raised to the further
consideration of the bill relative to printing
and binding, and this consumed the remainder
of the afternoon Without disposing of the bill
the house adjourned
THE senate was not in session on the 9th.
The house passed the printing bill Mr. Catch
ings, from the committee rules reported a
resolution amending the rules to provide
that business coming over unfinished from
one session of congress may be considered i'm
at the meeting of subsequent ses-
sion of the same congress. Adopted. The fol-
lowing committee appointments were an
nounced by the speaker to fill vacancies: Jul
dietary, Fellows IN. W public buildings and
grounds, BretZ Qnd): enrolled bills, Scott
Qll), chairman; naval affairs, Brown (Md);
military affairs, German mich }: education,
IS. CO; enrolled bills, Ohliger (O);
invalid pensions, Cadmus On. J. }; militia, Sipe
tPa.); war claims Hillborn (Cal.): eXpendi-
lures in the post Office department. Sipe (Pa.):
militia, McLaurin Is. c.. Adjourned until
Monday