Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary az the Weeks Proceedings Of
the Senate aud House.

Summary os the Weeks Proceedings Of
the Senate aud House.
IN the senate on February I, the fortifica-
lions bin was tho arst business taken up, and
II was pissed after u rather interesting discus
sion OH the subject OF coast fortificnl ions. The
army appropriation bill was passed with but u
single amendment Including the monthly pay
of sergeunts Of the army. All the committee
amendments 10 the District OF Columbia bill
were agreed TO- except one that was reserved
for action. looking 10 the erection OF u $4,000
municipal building In Washington city, The bill
went over. -. The attention OF the house was
ccntercd upon one item oil the sundry civil up
preparation bill. That item was one appropri-
ntiug SIG, O)0O0 for carrying on the contracts
already entered into for the Improvement Of
rivers and harbors. The jurisdctional author
ity OF The committee on appropriations was
called into question The Item was decided 10
he LrGpof on. Pending consideration OF the
bill the house adjourned
IN the senate on the Cd the Chandler Hawaii
al resolution was referred To the foreign rela-
tions committee Senators Hale and Blackburn
were appointed 10 assist IN counting the presi.
dental vote aud Mr. Carlisle's resignation was
presented aS senator from Kentucky. The Dis.
Rici of Columbia bill was passed and the re.
ma!ndor OF the dag was spent in executive scs'
sion. =. In the house the anticipation bill was
the center OF interest Mr.. Hatch moved Tor u
conference committee and Mr.. Bynum raised
the point that 1t should be considered In COM
mittCc Of the whole. The bill Went over. The
federal election laws then occupied the attcn.
lion OF the house, brought forward by AN
amendment offered by Mr. Fitch IN. ~ to the
suEdry civil bill, providing that hereafter no
part OF any monev appropriated to pay any fees
10 the United States commissioners. marshals
or clerks shall be used for any warrant issued
or arrcS. made under tho laws relating to the
election OF members Of congress, unless the
prosecution has been commenced on a sworn
complaint setting forth the facts constituting
the offcnsc. The amendment was adopted and
the bill passed Adjourned.
Is the senate on the "a the question Of the re-
peal OF the sherman act or suspension -! silver
bullion purchase was brought up by Mr. Teller
who presented petitions IN the subject. y
spicy debate followed The bill 10 open the
Cherokee outlet then came up and after aepccch
by Mr. Perkins went over. The KickapoO hill
passed II opens l0l0OJ acres OF land To settle
r1eni. The various amendments to the CEcro.
kCe til will open about 60, COZ acres OF land 10
settlement. Aside from debate on the Qucs-
tion. but little other business was transacted
by the senate. -. When the anticipation bill
came up IN the house it was promptly assaulted
by kilgOrc. Doatncr and others who are OPP
posed 10 IT, An attempt WAS made 10 send IL
10 the ways ana means committee After some
heated oratory Hatch's agriculture committee
got the bill by Ill 10 81 This was considered a
victory for the friends OF the bill. After fur.
Their consideration the house passed the de-
tcency appropria ton bill and adjourned
THE senate on the 4th passed eighteen bills
that were on the calendar After that the house
hill 10 ratfy The agreement with the CherOiecs
for the ceSsion OF their interest in the Chero. |
kce outlet lands and appropriatng aB,5DQOJ 10 |
carry II out was passed in the nature OF sub !
stitute \ resolution BY Senator Morgan was !
agreed 10 requesting the president To send TO /
the senate draft Of the annexation treaty |
negotiated in 1874 but not completed, with tho |
Kingdom OF Hawaii After tributes TO the late
Representatives Gamble IS. D. Ford (Wash) /
and Staclihouse IS c. the senate adjourned %.
The house passed the diplomatic appropriation
bill and the military academy bill Mr. Hatch
reported back the Rnti-option bill and Il was
referred TO the chmmittee OF tho whole. Pub
lie business was then suspended and euloges
delivered upon the late Representative Ken.
dali OF Kentucky and the house adjourned,
WHEN the senate met on the 9TH Senator Hill
moved to taliJ up the bill 10 repeal the Sher.
man silver law and read u speech in favor OF
his motion When vote was reached 1t was
defeated by - yeas toI2 nays The quarantine
bill was then passed without division also
hill for the payment Of local taxes on lands hcld
bv Indians In severalty. The automatic coup.
Ter bill was then considered until adjournment
80. When the house met the whole time until
o'clock was occupied in tilibusterlng to prevent
approval OF the journal Every effort to reach
the anticipation bill failed, owing to flibus,er.
Ing tactics, ana the house finally adjourned.
THE senate put in most OF the dav on the eth.
debating the automatic coupling bill, but did
not reach "a vote. The Guthrie resolutions in
favor OF opening the Cherokee strip were pre-
scented The bill for the relief Of tn. legal rep
rescnia;ivcS Of John Roach Was passed. II APP.
propriatcs 5000 TO paw balance due on the
Dolphin. .. The proceedings OF the house were
of Il routine character, the session being mostly
in committee OF the whole ON the legislative APP
preparation bill 1t appropriates over cisco.
OOl The debate was long and covered the
whole question of revenue and the probable de-
fciency.