Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary of the Weeks Proceedings OF
the Senate and House.

Summary of the Weeks Proceedings OF
the Senate aud House.
In the senate the 18th Mr.. Caffery, the new
senator from Louisiana, sworn in. The
anti-option bill was taken up but there was no
quorum and it was made the special order fog
Wednesday. The remainder of the session
was occupied by Senator Morgan in speech on
the Nicaragua canal bill -. The house had an-
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
pay the Cherokees dollar down 1t will leave
the country owing the tribe ss,595G00 at per
cent, to be paid any time within six years.
Another feature is one which prevents any per-
Sons who already own farms city real eSt tate
from getting any land under this bill The g..
OOO,000 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 man
get more than eighty acres in the east third
and must pav $50 an acre. In the middle
third and the west third a man may set 100
acres, but pays 81. 80 an acre in the middle and
81 an acre in the west third
IN the senate on the 10th Mr. Morrill, read
prepared speech against the McGarrahan bill
Mr.. PETER delivered prepared speech in favor
of constitutional amendment limiting the
presidential office to term. and Mr.. Gail
defended the constituuonality OF the anti-op-
ton bill The anticipation bill was considered
much time in considering a 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 presidential elections. moved
to suspend the rules and pass joint resolu-
ton providing for the election of senators OF
the United States by popular vote. After
hllbuSting the motion was agreed to without
division and the house adjourned
IN the senate on the nth the antioption bill
came up as the regular order and was debated
for over three hours. The McGarrigan bill was
defeated a bill to repeal the Sherman silver
purchase act was reported and placed the
calendar. Several local bills passed and Mr..
PETER further spoke in favor Of his resolution
limiting the PRESIDENT l office to term, and
the senate soon adjourned. :. The session OF the
house was unintereSting one Work was
mapped out for the remainder Of the week and
for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. but
beVond this little was Gone A few private
measures were passed, and the committee on
Judiciary having under prior order the right
OF way, called UP soma bills of secondary i'm
portance. The one OF most public interest
that providing for The punishment OF onenseS
by passengers on the nigh seas, which was
passed.
AS the journal was read in the senate
on the 18th Mr.. Sherman announced the death
OF ex-PreSldent Hayes and paid a tribute to his
memory and his motion the senate ad-
journed. :. The house committee appropria-
tons reported to the house the sundry civil
DILL, winch also EN- DOQleu Inc river ana maroon
appropriations. No other business 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 introduced Mr.
| Wolcott gave notice of an amendment to the
| bill to discontinue the purchase of silver bull
lion, and introduced 4 joint resolution directing
| the postmaster-g general to discontinue the 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 envelope. The
| greater part OF the day in the house was con-
| sumed in flibuStering. The bill passed to meet
| the requirements of the interstate commerce
! law relative to the les timony OF witnesses. The
ill amending the Interstate commerce law
| was then considered at length ana finally
| passed
THE senate met the 10th but soon ad-
| journed out OF respect to ex President Hayes
In the house the general deficiency bill was
| reported The total amount covered by he bill
is 80, 60, of which the largest item is Sl4-
49,437 for pensions, +I3 8ii.43T being for pay
| ments of pensions and S3|5 0OJ for fees and ex-
| penses of examining surgeons Mr. Cultivate
| 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