Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-28
CONGRESSIONAL
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience of the Reader.

convenience OF the Reader.
tbs senate further considered the last OF the
appropriation bills on the 16th-the deficiency
bill Most Of the items were agreed to and tha
bill then went over. After an executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned. The house had
dull and uninteres ting session, the question
under debate being the item in the sundry civil
Dill II regard to closing the worlds fair on Sun
day. After q dreary debate the matter went
over and the house adjourned
AFTER passing the deficiency bill on the 18th
the senate took up the anti-opfion bill and CD
ponents OF the measure commenced 70 filiouster
The friends of the bill. however, were strong
enough 10 keep II in its position and when the
senate adjourned the bill remained as unfin-
fsnec business - In the house the ways and
means eommittee|epo ported resolution for final
adjournment July "a Mr.. LIND (aIinu) on be-
half OF the committee appointed TO Investigate
the administration of the pension office sub
United the views of the minority TO the house
The report finds nothing for which the commits
Sloner can be criticised unless Ii be that he an
pointed his son appointment clerk of the bureau
1t agrees with the majority in their suggestion
cress OF the socalied congressional privileges
The house passed the McGarrahan bin as il
came from the senate. After passing several
ollis OF minor importance the senate Joint reso-.
luton was passed authorizing the committee to
make an investigation into the slurns of the
cities The house then took recess. the even
ing session 10 be for general debate on the
world s fair features of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill
THE senate on the 18th did but little, the
anti-option bill being under discussion The
president sent TO the senate the nomination Of
George F. ShiraS. OF Pennsylvania 10 be asso-
ciate justice Of the United States supreme
court-. The day in the house WAS consumed in
the worlds fair appropriation fight The appro-
priat1on item was voted down. ITO TO l22, and
Inc SUNDAY clOSlug par2gra ph inserted by The
senate was sustained BY vote of Ia TO eI- The
appropria tons as made by the senate for the
geoiog1eal survey were concurred in, and an
amendment was inserted forbidding the letting
OF any contract by any government officer 70
any one in the employment OF the Piakertoa de-
tect1ve agency or any other organizations en-
ploylng armed forces and prohibiting their en-
, pioynent by the government or the District of
Columbia The SundrY civil bill was then
passed as amended and the speaker appointed
Messrs Holman, Sayres AMI Bingham as the
conferrees.
IN the senate on the Goth strong speeches
against the anti-option bill were made by MIR
Vest (Mol and Mr.. Daniel (Va), the latter SEN
ator still having the floor when the senate aG-
journeo----1n the house resolution was adopt
co giving one hour 10 each committee to call up
reported bills. As a result the following meas
ures were passed: Granting Jurisdiction TO the
court OF claims in land cases: fixing the fees of
jurors and witnesses in the United States
courts; to legaliEe the deeds and other records
In the ONCE OF the commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs; allowing the stockholders of any IA ional
bank 10 continue the receivership and close up
Its affairs; TO prevent the sale of beer and malt
liquors IN Inc lno1an territory: providing Tor
| the redemption of national bank notes without
the signature Of the bank officials, which have
been lost or stolen, and many other bills Of
q local nature 4 resolution was passed pro-
viding for the investigation Of the Reading rail-
road combination by a special committee The
house then adjourned
IN the senate on the 21st Mr.. Daniel con-
cluded his speech against the anti-option bill
Mr.. White (La-) followed in a loog speech
against the bill and held the floor when the
senate adjourned -. The house rushed bills
through at a lively rate Among the measures
passed were: a bill to promote commercial
men in the army to the grade of second lieuten-
ant: 10 provide for the collection. custody and
arrangement of the militarg records of the war
of American revolution and tie OF 1872; TO
authorize the secretary OF war 10 lease for five
years lands for public purposes: 20 define the
grade of medical officers in the army. and
many others of a private or local character.
In the senate the ed debat continued
on the anti-option bill, Mr. White Ia con-
for over three hours The house bill providing
/! for retaliation against Canada in the matter of
the Welland canal vas taken up and unani-
moUSly passed. 49, The discussion of the senate
/ amendments 10 the general deficiency bill oc-
/ cupied the entire session OF the house and none
| of them were agreed to. The iteE, of payments
| TO the Pacific railroads was discussed for over
an hour, and that 20 pay TO the widows and
| legal heirs of deceased members of the present
/ house So O00, as inserted by the senate, was
amended that they shall receive the balance
| of the salary for the whole congress The
| French spoliation claims were debated for an
| hour. and pending further discussion the house
/ took a recess until o'clock for the conSidera-
1 ton of pension bills