Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary of the Weeks Proceedings q
the Senate and House.


the Senate and House.
BUT few members were in attendance when
the senate met on the 9TH. The electoral votes
of Nebraska. Kansas Minnesota Washington
and Missouri were received and fled Mr..
Platt introduced bill for the temporary gov
eminent of Alaska The quarantine bill came
up as the regular order and was considered at
length but finally went over. The house bill
extending for five years the act OF February,
1884, for the cons truction OF deep water har-
Dor on the coast Of Texas was amended SO as
to read two years and passed The house was
engaged the entire day in considering the Dis
trict Of Columbia bill but did not complete 1t
before adjournment
THE senate was in session about five hours
on the 9th. half of which time was spent on Mr..
McPherson's joint resolution authorizing and
directing the secretary of the treasury TO sus-
pend all purchases of silver under the Sherman
act; and the other half on the bill granting adj
ditional quarantine powers and imposing addi-
tional duties upon the marine hospital service.
The prospects of the passage OF a bill to repeal
the Sherman act may be JUDGED from an en-
phatic declaration by Mr. Teller. that those
who desired its repeal might butt their heads
against the wall as much as they chose, but
that they had not got the vote in the senate or
the house to repeal that law; that it was NOR
ally certain that it could not be repealed before
the 4th of March and that in his judgment, it
was more likely after than before that time.
The discussion Of the quarantine bill took place
amendment offered by Mr.. White, limit
ing its operations to the lst OF January. =. In
the house the District OF Columbia bill was
further debated and passed Then an hour was
consumed in the consideration of bill to pro-
mote the efficiency of the militia The remain
der Of the dav was devoted to the consideration
Of a bill permitting the Norfolk & Western
Railway Co to enter the District of Columbia
THE senate on the 10th passed the bill grant
ing additional quarantine powers and imposing
additional duties upon the secretary of the
treasury and the marine hospital service An
important amendment was adopted giving to
the president the power not only suspend
Immigration, but to prohibit the whole in
part the Introduction of persons and property.
After the quarantine bill was passed the bill
prohibiting immigration for one year was al
lowed to lapse The anti-option bill then
taken up and Mr. Villas completed his argument
against it. Adjourned. -. The house met in
continuation OF the session OF the day before
The bill admitting tho Norfolk s. Western road
into the District of Columbia passed. The
house then proceeded to consider the joint
resolution changing the time for the meeting
of congress and for the inaug uratiOn of the
president, aud an interesting discussion fol-
lowed II was finally defeated and the house
adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the flag on
the capitol was al haf-mlSt on account OF the
death OF Senator Kenna, OF West Virginia
Immediately after the reading of the journal
Mr.. Blackburn announced the death OF Mr..
Kenna. Resolutions of respect were adopted,
commit tee appointed 10 attend the funeral
and the senate adjourned. No business but
the reception of the banking committees ma
IOr1ty ana minority reports Gu the repeal OF the
Sherman act was done in the house Senator
kennas death was announced and the house
adjourned
WHEN the senate called to order on tSe
I2sh the members OF the house, headed by
Speaker Crisp filed in in body to attend the
funeral Ger monies of the late Senator Kenna.
The hall was filled with heads of departments
diplomats and other prominent persons At
the close Of the services the ad-
journed. -. No business was transacted in the
house
THE senate On the 18th passed q bill to extend
to the the northern Pacific ocean the provisions
OF the statutes for the protection of fur seals
and other fur bearing animals. The McGarra-
han bill was under consideration for half an
hour and went over. The anti-option bill
then taken up and Mr.. Whites pending amend
ment TO the SecCnt section was defeated. The
amendment offered by Mr. Villas, which would
have the effect of res tricting the operations of
the bill to gambling transactions. debated
for the rest of the day The house h I'd dull
time. The republicans enyaged in ii ibuS tering
tactics all day against The consideration OF pri-
vate war claim bills. Mr.. Richardson, from the
committe on printing reported concurrent
r6sso ton for the printing Of 1000 copies of the
report of the ag icultural department the
sheep industry and on the diseases OF cattle. for
distribution by senators and representa- tiyeS-