People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-13
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings of the Senate and
House.
WEDNESDAY.

House.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Congress re.
sumed its work yesterday. A quorum
showed up in the senate. Mr.. Stewart
made speech in opposition to the bill
introduced by Mr.. Mcpherson to sus-
pend the purchase of silver bullion I'M
der the Sherman bill. Some progress
was made on the anti-option bill and
Mr. Sherman took occasion to state his
views on the subject of that measure.
The certificates of the election of presi-
dental electors from the states of Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Mississippi,
Iowa, Nevada, Vermont, Idaho Vir.
ginia, Massachusetts, and West Virginia
were presented by the vice president
and were placed on file. After the in
PRODUCTION and reference of sundry bills
and resolutions, Friday and Saturday
were set apart for the consideration OF
the immigration and quarantine bills
The senate then adjourned.
When the house met Mr.. Martin, OF
Indiana, called up the private pension
bills on the calendar of unfinished bust
ness, but Mr.. Bland objected and the
house soon adjourned.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Elm the senate
yesterday Mr.. Villas spoke against the
anti-option bill for nearly three hours.
Mr. Hill offered a resolution. which
went over, that a copy of the immigra,
ton bill be transmitted to the secretary
of state for his opinion as to whether
or not it absolutely suspends immigra-
ton for one year. The house resolu-
ton to cover back into the treasury
s4S,SOO of the appropriation to the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians for
their interest in certain Cheyenne res
eryation lands passed. The senate bill
concerning the testimony in criminal
cases or proceedings growing outof the
interstate commerce law vas, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Wilson, taken from the cal
endar and passed. 1t provides that no
person shall be excused from testifying
on the ground that his testimony might
tend to criminate himself.
The house opened the day consider.
ing private pension bills laid over from
the last session as unfinished business.
There was a bare quorum present at
first but the house was finally obliged
to await the presence of even quorum.
The question was finally waived in or
der to enable the house to considerand
pass the fertilization appropriation bill,
which it did and adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE session of
the senate yesterday was given up ex-
clusively to the discussion of the bill on
the subject of quarantine regulations
and its co-relative measure, the bill to
suspend immigration for one year. Mr..
Chandler spoke for three hours in its
favor Arguments against the quaran-
tine bill were made by Senators Nc
Pherson, Plat, Mills and Dolph. Many
amendments were offered, some of
which were agreed to, the others going
over. The senate then adjourned.
The session of the house was an I'M
eventful one. The attendance was
small and nothing but private business
was considered, with the exception of a
bill providing for the muster and pay of
certain officers and men of the volun-
teer forces, which passed. About thirty
private pension bills then passed and
the house adjourned.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. But few men,
bers were in attendance when the SEN
ate met on Saturday. The electoral
votes of Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota,
Washington and Missouri were received
and filed. Mr.. Platt introduced bill
for the temporary government of
Alaska The quarantine bill came up
as the regular order and was consid-
cred at length but finally went over.
The house bill extending for five years
the act of February, 1891, for the con-
struction of deep water harbor on the
coast of Texas was amended so as to
read two years and passed.
The house was engaged the entire
day considering the District Of Column
bia bill, but did not complete it before
adjournment.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The senate
was in session about five hours yester-
day, half of which time was spent on
Mr.. McPherson's joint resolution au-
thorizing and directing the secretary
of the treasury to suspend all purchases
of silver under the Sherman act; and
the other half on the bill granting ad.
ditional quarantine powers, and impos-
ing additional duties upon the marine
hospital service. The discussion of the
quarantine bill took place on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. White, limiting its
operations to the ist of January.
In the house the District of Columbia
bill was further debated and passed.
Then an hour was consumed in the con-
sideration of bill TO promote the eff
cheney of the militia The remainder
of the day was devoted to the consider
alton of a bill permitting the Norfolk