Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
CONGRESS.
The Wcek'a Proceedings OF the Senate ana
House Given In Condensed Form.

inc WCoN'W fTOCoeuiuKo OF the EOnHtO 0uu
House Given In Condensed Form.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the flag on
the capitol was Ut half.mast 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,
committee appointed 10 attend the funeral
and the senate adjourned. -. No business but
the reception OF the banking committees ma
joiity and minority reports on the repeal OF tho
Sherman oct was done In the house. Senator
Kennas death was announced and the house
adjourned
WHEN the senate was called 70 order on the
18th the members OF the house, headed by
Speaker Crisp filed In In body TO attend the
funeral ceremonies OF the late Senator Kenna4
The hall was filled with heads OF departments,
diplomats and other prominent persons At
the close OF the services the senate i'd
tourned. .... No business was transacted in the
house
THE senate on the 18th passed 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 IN
hour and went over. The anti.option bill was
then taken up and Mr. Whites pending ameni-
ment TO the second section was defeated. The
amendment offered by Mr.. Villas, which would
have the effect OF restricting the operations OF
the bill to gambling transactions. was debated
for the rest Of the day. ... The house hid dull
time. The republicans engaged in filibusiering
tactics all day against the consideration Of pri-
vate war claim bills. Mr.. Richardson, from tho
committed on printing reported . concurrent
resolution for the printing Of 0O0 copies OF the
report OF the agricultural department on the
sheep industry and on the diseases OF cattle. for
distribution by senators and representatives
In the senate on the l4th Mr.. Gallery, the new
senator from Louisiana, was sworn In. The
anti-option bill was taken up but there was no
quorGm and II was made the special order for
Wednesday. The remainder Of tho session
was occupied by Senator Morgan in speech on
the Nicaragua canal bill -. The house had I'M
der consideration the Peel bill for opening the
Cherokee strip being in committee OF the
whole with Mr., Tarsney, of Missouri. In the
chair Mr.. Otis, OF Kansas, made good speech
In support of'the bill. When the committee rose
the bill passed. The bill does not arrange 10
pay thu Cherokees dollar down. 1t will leave
the country owing the tribe e'.595,OO0 1t 5 per
cent. TO be paid any time within six years.
Another feature Is one which prevents any per-
sons who already own farms or city real estate
from getting any land under this bill The g.
100000 acres Is 70 60 10 the landless homeseek-
crs, and not TO the land grabbers The bill also
divides the strip into thirds by lines running
north and south. and provides that no man can
get more than eighty acres In the east third
and must paw &.b) an acre. In the middle
third and the west third man may set l6O
acres, but pays q. 50 IN acre in the middle ana
81 IN acre in the west third
In the sennte on the 6th Mr. Morrill, read .
prepared speech against the McGarrahan bill:
Mr.. PETER delivered q prepared speech In favor
OF O constitutional amendment limiting the
presidential office TO one term and Mr.. Call
defended the constitutionalitv OF the antfop
ton bill The anti.Option bill was considered
until adjournment. -. The house consumed
mich time in considering resolution calling
TO war claims allowed. and finally passed II.
The bill TO settle the claims OF Arkansas and
other states for swamp lands failed to receive
the necessary majority. Mr. Chapman, from
the committee on presidential elections, moved
TO suspend the rules and pass joint resolu-
ton providing for the election OF senators or
the United States by popular vote After
ilibus,ing the motion was agreed 70 without
division and the house adjourned
IN the senate on the Eth the anti.option bill
came up rs the regular order and was debated
for over three hours, The McCarrigan bill was
defeated. A bill to repeal the Sherman silver
purchase act was reported and placed on the
calendar. Several local bills passed, and Mr..
PETER further spoke In favor Of his resolution
limiting the presidential Office 10 one term and
the senate soon adjourned -. The session OF the
house was an embarrassing one. Work was
mapped out for the remainder Of the week and
for Tuesday and Wednesday Of next week, but
beyond this little was done few private
measures were passed, and the committee on
judiciary having under prior order the right
OF way, called up some bills Of secondary i'm
poriance The one OF most public interest was
that providing for the punishment OF ofienses
by passengers on the nigh seas, which was
passed.