Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary of the Weeks Proceedings OF
the Senate and House.

Summary of the Weeks Proceedings OF
the Senate and House.
THE senate on the 18th, after debate OF four
hours, passed the legislative appropriation bsll
with amendments and requested a conference
Amotion by MIR Sherman TO 60 into executive
session was lost, four republicans voting with
the democrats against the motion After eulo-
gies upon the late Representative Spinola OF
New York. the senate adjou-ned---.A fight was
made in the house against the Sherman bond
amendment to the sundry civil bill The silver
men hhbustered and the bill went over Ap-
preparation bills were then considered in COM
mittee OF the whole, but none were compile ted
After paving tributes 10 the late Senator Bar
bour, of Virginia, the house adj burned
THE senate rushed business on the 9TH The
pension bin. involving expenditure of sl67,-
900, was passed without any debate of con-
sequence The committee reported the
sundry civil and the agricultural bills Sena-
tor Platt gave notice that he woul1 offer q sup
Elementary amendment to the Indian appropri-
alton bill His amendment looks to the opening
of the Cherokee strip Tributes were paid TO
the late Senator Kenna, and the senate ad-
burned - In the house Mr.. Peel (Arsz-) moved
the passage of the Indian appropriation bin,
under suspension OF the rules. The motion
was agreed to and the Sherman bond
amendment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill discussed with some warmth, but
finally all the senate amendments to the meas
ure were non concurred in and the bill was sent
to the conference. The senate amendments to
the coupler bill were agreed TO by Isl TO s.
and the anti-option bill was debated for a
time The senate amendments to the Suudry
civil bill we're non-concurred in and q confer
euce appointed
Business was pushed in the senate on the
18th. The appropriation bills were rapidly con-
Sidered and conference reports presented
Committees were busy and everything moved
with clock-like precision The determine ton
was to pass all important appropriation bills
before the session closed In the house all OBJ
struction to legislation ceased and the business
of the body proceeded tremendously Confer
n
| bills were speedily adjusted and tnere was a
! general disposition to close up the work before
final adjournment
In the senate on March the post Office ap-
preparation bill was discussed to some extent,
but not completed. a debate took place over
| the report of the conference committee the
sundry civil bill The senate, however. reeeded
from the Sherman bond amendment The Nc
GarPahan bill was considered for a time and
| after brief executive session the senate re-
| sumed work On the appropriation bills and
soon adjourned - When the house met Mr.
Hatch moved to suspend the rules ana concur
| in the senate amendments TO the anti-option
bill This led to a spirited discussion. but q
vote was finally reached and the bill was de-
feated by-yeas. 172: nays, l23-not the neces
Sary twO-thirdS in the affirmative This was
! the only notable feature OF the session Of the
house.
The senate on the I'd completed the post of.
! flee appropriation bill This followed by
| the Indian appropriation bill This latter con-
| tanned amendment reported from tEe com
| mittee appropriations appropriating S, 595,-
! Go to pay the Cherokees for the lands coded by
| them in the Indian territory lying between Ok
| lahoma and Kansas. The amendment provoked
| some discussion but was eventually agreed 10.
AS amended it appropriateS s. 595, 00) to paw the
| Cherokees for the land in question of which
! 900 shall be payable in cash Immediately
and the remaining 5000 o0) shall be payable in
! five equal annual ;nstallmen;s. commencing on
March 4 1924 a night session was held and
| business materially advanced -. The sundry
! civil appropriation bill consumed the time OF
! the house. There was fight over the New
York custom house provision and over the
worlds Columbian exposition amendment
/ There was great confusion the floor The
! bill to prescribe the number Of district attor-
neys in the judicial district OF Alabama was
passed over the presidents veto-lTS to 81 The
| senate amendments to the post Office appropri.
alton bill were non-concurred in and the biz
was sent to conference a night session was
| held
THE senate the Sd passed the legislative
appropriation bill, and agreed to the conference
reports on the post office bill, the agricultural
| bill and the naval appropriation bill The In
| dian appropriation bill with the Cherokee Strir
opening amendment also passed early in the
eFening. At 1:I5 a II the McGarrahan bill
passed The senate about completed all III
urgent business before it,. The house was Il
| considerable confusion The deficiency bill
was sent to conference The whole session was
! one of conferences The senate Cherokee open
ing amendment to the Indian bill caused 3
long dispute and no agreement had been reac b
ed at 2 O'Clock IN the morning, although the
committee had agreed upon the measure. The
house was still in session az an early hour Sat
urday morning with n fair prospect of agreeing
to the conference report