Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
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The Weeks Proceedings of the Senate a
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The Weeks Proceedings of the Senate and
House Given in Condensed Form.
THE senate on the 18th further debated the
sundry civil bill An amendment by Mr. Brice
to the Sherman amendment, which virtually
made silver certificates payable in gold, gave
rise to long debate. but was finally with
drawn The Sherman amendment for the issue
of three per cent hve-year bonds was finally
agreed to by a zote of 80 to 10. In executive
session the nomination Of Judge Jackson to be
associate justice OF the supreme court was con-
hrmed without opposition The house then
resumed, in committee OF the whole. the con-
sideration of the post ONCE appropriation bill.
Without making much progress with the bill
public business suspended, and, after pay
ing proper tribute to the memory of the late
Representative Warwick, of Ohio, the house
adjourned.
IN the senate on the Goth Mr.. German spoke
in opposition TO appropriations for public build
ings and the sundry civil bill occupied the at
tent1On OF the body the whole day. The
public buildings clause retained The
house had fihbustering session the New
York and New Jersey bridge BILL but it finally
passed The naval and agricultural bills and
two private bills passed and the house ad-
tOuSned.
In the senate on the 21st Judge Lindsay was
sworn in as the successor Of Senator Carlisle,
of Kentucky. The credentials of w. V. Allen,
senator from Nebraska, were presented and
filed. The suniry civil bill was then proceeded
with The item to purchase new public print
ing Office site defeated a motion to in
crease the approprfa ton for the soldiers home
at Santa Monica, Cal, brought on another de-
bate on the pension CUES ton and without COM
pleting the bill the senate adjourned In the
house the hours were mostly employed in 4 Ii
clustering against the coupler bill Some
time was devoted to the post Office appropria-
ton bill, the debate which confined to
the special service" provision, but the scar
coupler was the one which met with deter
mined opposition MI. Richardson led the oppos
ing forces and by parliamentary maneuvers
prevented any action being taken ON it.
WHEN the senate met the 22d the presi-
dent pro tenn Mr.. Henderson, read Washing
tons farewell address, in accordance with a
resolution of the senate adopted some time
previous. There was little time wasted in fin
iShing up the Sundry civil appropria ton bill,
after which the conference report the army
appropriation bill was agreed to- arc tie con-
sular and diplomatic bill was brought before
the senate. Before any progress was made on
! this bill the senate proceeded to the consider
alton of executive business, and after ad-
| journed. The house met after AL night
session and when the post office appropriation
bill came up Mr.. Hatch antagonized it with
! the anti-option bill, but he defeated and
| the post Office bill passed. Mr. Hatch adopted
| the same tactics against the Indian appropria-
| ton bill but it WAS taken up and discussed for
three hours but not completed
| TIE senate on the Esd made good progress in
| diSpOslng OF the absolutely necessary work of
| congress In less than an hour two of the gen.
eral appropriation billS-the diplomatic am
| consular and the military academy-were read,
| considered AMI passed. Then the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill, which
| eppropriates about se2 100000, was taken up
| and considered until adjournment -. The Incl
! dent in the house was the ovation rendered to
| the next secretary of the navy, Hilary a. Her
| bert, Of Ala bama. He entered the hall during
| the consideration of the conference report on
| the army appropriation bill and was warmly
! greeted and without reTard to party his col
leagues WED with each other in doing him honor.
| Then the Indian appropriation bill was taken
up, Notwithstanding the opposition of Mr.
| Hatch, OF Missouri, who desired TO call up the
anti-option bill The bill was considered in
| committee Of the whole for time, but
| without compile ting it the house adjourned
THE senate held 4 dull session the Gath.
| A long debate b I'd on the clause in the leg
| islative appropriation bill to the continuance
| of the Utah commission The Ques tioa was
! decided in favor of the commission by 81 yeas
| to - nays. Three democrats, Jones (Arl1.)
Palmer and Voorhees, voted with the republic
| ans in favor of the commission :. In the house
| the anti-option bill met wit another defeat
| It failed to prevent the Indian appropriation
| bill from being taken up The Indian bill was
| further considered in committee of the whole.
| The paragraph appropriating 1905, 900 for ar
rears OF interest, claimed by the Chickasaws
| was striker out, and the appropriation for In
dian schools increased from S1,10), O0J to
! Si.075. 0)0. Late in the afternoon Mr. Hatch
made speech in which he affirmed that every
| obstruction possible being thrown agains t
the anti-option bill and he gave notice that he
would continue the fight in behalf of the peo-
pie ald against Wall street. The house then
took recess until evening for the considera-
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