The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary of the Weeks Proceedings of
the senate aac House.


/ BIT few members were in attendance when
the senate met ca ihs Tth- The electoral votes
| Of Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Washington
and Missouri were received and hled Mr..
Platt introduced a bill for the temporary gov
| eminent Of Alaska The quarantine bill came
I'D as the regular order and was considered at
| length but finally went over. The house bill
! extending for i've years tbs act Of February.
1 1891 Ter the construction Of deep water haT-
Dor on the coast of Texas was amended 50 as
I to read two years and passed go. The house was
engaged the entire day in considering the Dis
| trict ef Coiunbia bill but did not complete 1t
Gefore adjournment
| The senate was in session about Eve hours
on the sth half OF which time vas spent on Mr.
| McPherssn's iOlst resolution authorizing and
directing the secretary OF the treasury TO .us
| pend sll purchases Of silver under the Sherman
act. ami the other half on the bill granting sd-
ditionsl cuaraltine poverS and imposing sddi-
tional duties upon the marine hospital service
The prospects Of the passage Of a bill % repeal
the Sherman act NAV be JUDGED from an en-
pliatic declaration by Mr. Teller. thai those
who desired It's repeal might butt their heads
against the wall as much as they chose, but
that they had not got the vote in the senate OF
the house % repeal that law; that II vas NOV
ally certain that IL could not be repealed before
the 4th OF March. and that in his judgment, it
was no more likely after than before that time
The discussion Of the quarantine bill took place
on an amendment offered BY Mr.. White limit
ing It's operations to the lst Of January 90. In
the house the District CO Columbia bill was
further debated aud passed Then an hour was
consumed in the consideration Of bill 10 pro-
mote the efficiency OF the militia The remain
der Of tue daT was devoted 10 the consideration
OF n bill permitting thu Norfolk s Western
Railway Co to enter he District OF Columbia
TIE senate on the 10th passed the bill grant
Ing additional quarantine covers ana imposing
I 4 -
treasury and the marine hospital service An
important amendment was adopted giving to
the president the power rot only TO suspend
imui-ratiCn, but 70 prohibit the whole or in
part the Introduction Cf persons ard property.
After the quarantine bin was passed the bill
prohibiting immigration for one year was al
lowed 70 lapse. The auti-optiol bill Was then
taken Up and Jr Villas completed his argument
against il Adjourned 90. The house met in
continuation 81 the session OF the day before
The bill atlIt.-, the Norfolk & Western road
into the District % Columbia was passed The
house then pr0ce dei 10 consider the joint
resolution changing the time for the meeting
Of congress and Tor the Inauguration CT the
president. azd an interesting discrs-'on fol-
iowed L vas finally defeated and the house
1diourueL
WHEN The senate mo- CT the llth the flag On
the capitol sas a Ealf-n Ast On account OF The
death % Senator Eenua. OF West virginia
M Blackburn announced the death o. Nr.
hella- Resolutions O. respect were adopted
- committee appointed 10 attend the funeral
and the senate adjourned No business but
tae reception Of the banking committees ma
lcIity and ui1ority reports Il the repeal OF the
sherman az vas 3ns n th= house. Senator
helEa death vas announced and TIE house
adjourned
WEN the seuat- vas called 20 order on Il
i2sh the members Of Jha house. headed by
Speaker Crisp filed IL IN a boiy 70 attend the
funeral Ger monies Of the late senator keuna
TIE nall Vas tlei with heads OF deaa-tments,
diplomats anu otz-- prominent persons Al
the close - the services the senate ad-
i0urnrd- ~ business was transacted IN ihs
house
TIE senate On the 1871 passed. bill 10 extend
20 The the northern Pacific ocean the provisions
Of the -tstut-- toT tHs protection Of fur seas
AMI Othe- fur bearing animals. The hcGarr4.
han til vas u11er Col-.-e "a Ion f0r has an
hour alG =eGt over. he aa'i-Optiou bill Wa
then taken - All Mr. Whites pending aneni-
unent to tha seem secri5n was defsa Ted. The
hav- tie e5ec- Ok res .r.ctiag the operations Of
the bill 80 ga-nb. ing transact .ons WsS debated
for the rezSt % The ~ Th- suSe Vi = dull
time The rapUbi ans engaged in Il clustering
tactics all q Esils. he moderation Of phi
vate war claim i <. Mr. Rich lrt-oa from the
coc1mitrc an D ntinE reported concurrent
r,s=5, ton FOR toe PRINTING Of 5000 copies OF the
report OF the az i,rltDral dcoartme1t on the
sheep iniU--Fs ard on the u .scases % cate. foF
distribution by senators AL representatives