Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-14
CONGRESS.
Tho Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience OF tho Reader.

The Weeks Proceedings CONDENSED For
Convenience OF tho Reader.
AFTER routine morning business the senate
took up the calendar ON tho 9TH and passed
number OF local bills, among them the bill 70
convey TO the state OF Kansas the old Fort
Hayes military reservation (about $3.50 acrcs)
for homes for old soldiers IND their families,
ind the bill authorizing the construction OF .
bridge across the Usage river near warsaw,
Mo. The proceedings were devoid OF interest
After IN executive session the senate ad-
iourned >. In the house the conference report
ON tho Chinese exclusion bill was agreed to by
vote OF 1875 yeas TO u nays. A resolution was
adopted calling on the attorney general for IN
formation as to whether the sugar trust has
violated the antitrust law, and II not subject TO
prosecution. The river and harbor Dill was
then considered In committee OF the whole until
adjournment
In the senate on the 9Th Mr.. Morrill, presented
petition against legislation for the closing OF
the worlds fair on Sunday and remarked on DO
ing 80 that II II were 80 closed II would deprive
the working classes Of any reasonable oppor-
tunity TO visit the exposition. Several local
bills passed. and the honSo bill sppropriAting
$4,000 to defray the expenses OF the Behring
sea arbitration also passed. Pending debate on
the resolution to pay the Choctaws ana Cinema
saws for their interests In tho Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservation (about es,0OoOOO the
senate adjourned. =. In the house. after REFER
ring Q few senate bills, the river and harbor
bill was taken up In committee OF the wnoie anu
debated until adjournment
THR senate ON the 9th resumed consideration
of tho resolution OF Mr.. Jones (Ark) 10 pay the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations for their inter-
ests in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation
ana Mr.. Dawes spoke In favor oft MI German
offered resolutions upon the death OF Senator
Wilson (Md.). After remarks the senate nd
journed. -. The Sibley bill was the order In the
house, but Il was laid aside and the river and
harbor bill taken up in committee OF the whole
Mr.. Reed (Me.) and Mr.. Holman dnd.) had
tilt during the debate on the propensity OF the
! latter 10 object TO appropriations where In
diana was not interested. The committee rose
| without completing the bill, and an evening
| session was held for pension business.
THE senate was not in session on the 'th ana
! the house transacted but little business Tho
bill passed donating TO Oklahoma City the
reservation near there for school purposes
| The house then went into committee OF the
whole on the river and harbor bill. After
! some time consideration the bill was reported
20 the house. and Mr.. Richardson (Tenn)
moved TO lay Il on the table, which was re-
| jected The amendments were then oil agreed
| 10 but the house adjourned without finally
passing the bill
AFTER routine business in the senate on the
9th Mr. Frye reported the house bill to encour'
age American ship building and moved Its i'm
| mediate consideration, which was agreed TO.
After some debate the bill passed as II came
from the house By Il yeas TO 10 nays. The res
olution TO pay S3,000,O0o TO the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations for their part OF the Chey'
enne and Arapahoe reservation was agreed TO-
and after an executive session the senate ad
journed After considering unimportant re-
| ports the house took up the river ana harDor
bill, which, after several amendments had been
rejected. was passed-yeas, 1855: nays, s.. Dis.
| trict OF Columbia business was then considered
until adjournment
THE senate on the 10th occupied considerable
time in the discussion OF the bill 70 enlarge the
Yellows tone park. Mr.. Vest said that he
would submit to the passage OF the bill not be
cause his judgment approved OF il. but because
nc could net help himself American tourists
spent s150,OO0,OOO q year in European travel
and II the Yellowstone park were among the
Italian or Swiss Alps every American VINO
went abroad would visit IL and would cross th'
ocean for that purpose, but as II Is an Ameri
can wonder Americans went away from 1t
Mr. Berry spoke against II. but the bill finally
passed and after an executive session the sen
| ate adjourned. -. In the house the sundrv civil
| appropril ton bill was considered in committed
Of the whole. The amount appropriated by thu
bill Is IS 49, against an estimate OF SIS ls3
a55 Pending debate the committee rose anC
| thu holSa adjourned