People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-20
CONGRESS-.
The Weeks Proceedings Of the Senate and
House Given In Condensed Form.

The Weeks Proceedings of the Senate and
House Given In Condensed Form.
THE senate was in session about FIVE hours
IN the 9Th. half OF which time was spent on Mr.
McPhersons joint resolution authorizing and
directing the secretary Of the treasury 10 sus
pend all purchases Of silver under the Sherman
act; and the other half on the bill granting ad-
htional quarantine powers, and imposing add
tonal duties upon the marine hospital service.
The prospects Of the passage Of q bill to repeal
the Sherman act may be judged from an EN-
phatic declaration by Mr.. Teller. that those
who desired its repeal might butt their heads
against the wall as much as they chose, but
that they had not Got the vote in the senate or
the house TO repeal that law; that 1t was NOR
ally certain that It could not be repealed before
the ith 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 its operations TO the LIST Of January. .. In
the house the District OF Columbia bill was
further debated and passed Then an hour was
consumed in the consideration OF q bill 10 pro
mote the efficiency OF the militia The remain
Ger OF the day was devoted 10 the consideration
OF bill permitting the Norfolk & Western
Railway Co. 10 enter the District OF Columbia.
THE senate on the 10th passed the bill'grant
Ing additional quarantine powers and imposing
additional duties upon the secretary OF the
treasury and the marine hospital service Ar
important amendment was adopted giving to
the president the power not only TO suspend
immigration, but TO prohibit the whole or il
part the introduction Of persons and property
After the quarantine bill was passed the bill
prohibiting immigration for one year was al.
lowed 10 lapse. The ant-option bill was then
taken up and Mr.. Villas completed his argument
against IL Adjourned. -. The house met IN
continuation Of the session OF the day before
The bill admitting the Norfolk & Western road
into the District OF Columbia was passed. The
house then proceeded 10 consider the Joint
resolution changing the time for the meeting
OF congress and for the Inauguration OF the
president and an interesting discussion fol.
lowed 1t was finally defeated and the house
adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the nth the flag Oh
the capitol was az half-mIst 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.
eANAAA@s AANootuAAhAn VI ICAptIk were duODltN.
a committee appointed 10 attend the funeral
and the senate adjourned -. No business but
the reception OF the banking committees ma
lority and minority reports on the repeal OF the
Sherman act was done in the house Senator
kenna's death was announced and the house
adjourned
WHEN the senate was called TO 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 Kenna
The hall was filled with heads Of departments,
diplomats and other prominent persons AT
the close OF the services the senate ad-
lourned mo business was transacted in the
house
The senate on the 18th passed bill TO extena
10 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 an
hour and went over The anticipation bill was
then taken up and Mr.. Whites pending amend.
ment TO the seconi 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
Tor the rest Of the day .... This hluse hld a dull
time. The republicans engaged in nlibustering
tactics all day against the consideration OF pri.
vate war claim bills. Mr. Richardson, from the
committed on printing reported a concurrent
reso lton for the printing OF 700 copies o, the
report OF the agricultural department on the
sheep industry and on the diseases OF cattle, for
by senators and representatives
In the senate on the 18th Mr. Caffery, the new
senator from Louisiana, was sworn in. This
lnti'option bill was taken up but there was no
quorum and 1t was made the special order for
wednesday. The remainder OF the session
was occupied by Senator Morgan in speech on
the Nicaragua canal bill This house had un.
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 III Cherokees dollar down. 1t will leave
The country owing the tribe ss595,)O0 at 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
rom getting any land under this bill The g..
lOO,OOO acres is to go to the landless someseek,
Frs, and not 10 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 $3.50 an acre. In the middle
third and the west third man may set l6J.
acres, but pays $3.50 an acre in the middle and
u an acre In the west third