The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary of the Weeks Proceedings of
the Senate aud House.

the Senate aud House.
In the senate on the 14th Mr.. Cafiery, the new
senator from Louisiana, was sworn in. The
anti-option bill was taken up but there was no
quorum and it was made the special order foe
Wednesday. The remainder OF the session
was occupied by Senator Morgan in speech on
the Nicaragua canal bill -. The house had IN
der consideration the Peel bill for opening the
Cherokee strip. being in committee OF ths
whole with Mr., Tarsney, OF Missouri in the
chair. Mr.. Otis, OF Kansas, made a good speech
in support ofthe bill When the committee rose
the bill passed. The bill does not arrange to
pay the Cherokees a dollar down. 1t will leave
the country owing the tribe 3, ,595, 900 at 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.
00000 acres is to go to the landless homeseek-
ers. 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 $50 an acre In the middle
third and the west third man may set 100
acres, but pays sl5O an acre in the middle and
81 an acre in the west third
In the senate on the 10th Mr. Morrill, read a
prepared speech against the McGarrahsn bill;
Mr.. PETER delivered prepared speech in favor
of constitutional amendment limiting the
presidential office to one term, and Mr.. Call
defended the constitutonality of the anttop
tion bill The anti-OptioD bill was considered
until adjournment. The house consumed
much time in considering resolution calling
to war claims allowed. and finally passed it,
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
tion providing for the election Of senators Of
-. NaI 80 FfaR
filibusting the motion was agreed to without
division and the house adjourned
IN the senate on the 17th the anti-option bill
came up as the regular order and was debated
for over three hours. The McGarrigan bill was
defeated 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 h resolution
limiting the presidential office to one term, and
the senate soon adjourned =. The session of the
house was an uninterestng 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. A 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
portance. The one of most public interest was
that providing for the punishment OF offenses
by passengers on the high seas, which was
passed
AS soon as the Journal was read in the senate
on the 18th Mr. Sherman announced the death
of eX-President Hayes and paid tribute to his
memory and on his motion the senate ad-
journed . The house committee on appropria-
tionS reported to the house the sundry civil
bill, which also embodied the river and harbor
appropriations No other business was trans
acted owing to the death of ex-President Hayes.
DISCUSSION of the anti-OptiOn bill continued
in the senate on the 10Th Mr. PETER concluded
his speech on the presidential single term, and
a new McGarrahan bill was introduced Mr..
WolcOtt gave notice of an amendment to the
bill to discontinue the purchase of silver bull
lion, and introduced joint resolution directing
the pOstmaster-general 10 discontinue tine sale
of sO-called Columbian postage stamps except
where specifically called for He said that he
knew of nothing more ridiculous than those
plasters covering half an envelope. -. The
greater part of the day IN the house con-
sumed in filibustcring The bill passed TO meet
the requirements of the interstate commerce
law relative to the testimony of Witnesses The
i'll amending the interstate commerce law
then considered at length ami finally
passed
THE senate met on the 10Th but soon ad
journed out of respect 10 ex President Hayes.
.... In the house the general deficiency bill was
reported The total amount covered by the bill
is ,2J,9j66il, of which the largest item Is Sl4-
l49, 437 for pensions. sl5 sii437 being for pay
ments OF pensions and 800 for fees and eX-
peuses Of examining surgeons. Mr.. Outhwaite
offered a resolution that the day being the oc-
casiOn of the funeral of ex President Hayes,
the house adjourn which motion prevailed, and
the house adjourned