Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary of the Weeks Proceedings OF
the Senate and House.

summary OF the Weeks Proceedings or
the Senate and House
IN the senate on the 18th Mr. Camden, of
West Virginia was sworn in as the successor
OF Senator kenna- The army appropriation
bill was reported and placed on the calendar.
The remainder OF the day was spent in execu-
tive session at the close Of which the senate
adjourned until o'clock Monday -. Beyond
the adoption of resolutions looking TO the in
vestigation of the Panama canal scandal and
the whisky trust, the proceedings of the house
were devoid of interest The sundry civil bill
made slow progress Its consideration gave
rise to considerable debate It ordered
that when the house adjourn it be until o'clock
Monday tEat members may attend the funeral
OF Mr. Blaine After paying tribute to the late
Mr. Stackhouse, of South Carolina the house
adjourned.
BUT little was done in the senate the 3oth
IL being in session but short time Mr..
Chandler introduced a concurrent resolution
that the president be requested to enter into
negotiations with the provisional government
OF Hawaii for the annexation OF the island to
the United States. Mr.. White objected and
the resolution went over. The senate soon ad-
icprned. =. The brief session of the house was
unintefesting The sundry civil bill was fur
ther considered but not disposed Of The SEN
ate bill referring to the court of claims the
claim of Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont 10 certain
lands in San Francisco passed A committee
to investigate the Panama canal scandal was
appointed and the house adlourned
THE senate further considered the anti-option
bill on The 3iSt and voting the amendments
commenced after o'clock. Both Mr..
Georges substitute and the Villas amendment
to the substitute were rejected ana the bill
finally passed by vote OF 10 TO 80 The bill is
the one passed by the house last June. but the
senate added several amendments. The forti-
hcat1ons bill was taken up and the senate adj
journed- The house had the sundry civil bill
under consideration in committee of the whole
during the entire day.
IN the senate on February 1, the fortified
| tons bill was the first business taken up and
! it was passed after a rather interesting discus
/ sion on The subject Of coast forti>s ions. The
/ army appropriation bill was passed with but d
| single amendment, including the monthly pay
| of sergeants Of the army. Ali the committee
] amendments to the District Of Columbia bill
/ were agreed to. except one that reserved
for action, looking to the erection of 5000 0
/ municipal building in Washington city. The bill
went over. The attention OF the house was
conferred upon one item of the srndry civil
preparation bill That item as one appropri-
! ating Sl6, 10000 for carrying on the contracts
already entered into for the improvement of
rivers and harbors. The jurisdict'o2al author
4 ity OF the committee on appropriations was
called into question The item decided TO
! be a proper one Pending consideration OF the
/ bill the house adjourned
IN the senate on the I'd the Chandler Hawaii
an resolution referred to the foreign rela-
tiCns committee. Senators Hale and Black burn
were appointed to assist in counting the pTeSi-
dental VIC g and Mr.. Carlisle's resignation was
I presented senator from Kentucky. The Dis
/ trict of Columbia Dill passed and the re-
ma.nder of the day was spent in executive ses-
sion. In the house the anti-option bill was
the center OF interest Mr.. Ha tch moved for a
conference committee and Mr. Bynum raised
the point that it should be considered in com
nnittee of the whole The bill went over. The
federal election laws then occupied the atten-
ton of the house, brought forward by an
amendment offered by MT Fitch IN. W TO the
sundry civil bill, providing that hereafter no
| part of any money appropriated to pay any fees
to the United States commissioners, marShalS
clerks shall be used for warrant issued,
| or arrest made under the laws relating to the
election of members OF congress, unless the
prosecution has been commenced sworn
complaint setting forth the facts cons tituting
! the ofenSe The amendment was adopted and
the bill passed Adjourned
! IN the senate on the Cd the question of the re-
! peal of the Sherman act suspension of silver
bullion purchase, was brought up by Mr. Teller
who presented petitions on the subject. A
spicy debate followed. The bill 10 open the
Cherokee outlet then came up and after speech
by Mr.. Perkins went over The kickapoo bill
passed 1t opens l0) 100 acres of land to settle
ment The various amendments to the Chero-
settlement. Aside from debate on the ques-
! ton, but little other business transacted
by the senate -. When the antt-optton bill
came up in the house it promptly asSailed
by hilgore. Boatner and Others who OPP
posed TO it An attempt made TO send it
to the ways and means committee After some
heated Orltory Hatch'S agriculture committee
got the bill by 13l 10 ST. This was considered a
victory for the friends of the bill. After fur
ther consideration The house passed the de-
/ fciency appropriation bill and adjourned.