The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-03
CONGRESS,
The Weeks Proceedings OF the Senate and
House Given IN 9 ondensnd Form.


House Given in Condeused Form.
Tbs senate on the 18th further debated the
suudry civil bill An amendment bv Mr. Brice
70 the Sherman amendment. which virtually
made silver certificates payable in gold gave
rise to q long debate, but was finally with
drawn The sherman amendment fo- the issue
Of three per cent Gve-year bonds was finally
agreed TO by 4 -ote OF ~ 70 10. In executive
session the nomination OF Judge Jackson to be
associate Justice OF the supreme court was con
firrned without opposition - The house then
resumed. in committee OF the whole. the con
sheraton OF the post ONCE appropriation bill
Without making much progress with The bill
public business was 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 9th Mr. German spoke
in opposition TO appropriations for public build
ings and the sundry civil bill occupied the at
tention OF the body the whole dav. The
public buildings clause was retained . The
house had 4 hiibustering session on the Ne~
York and New Jerse- bridge bill. but it finally
passed The naval and agricultural bills and
two private bills passed and the house ad-
iou-Eed
N the senate on the 2Ist Judge Lindsay was
sworn IN as the successor Of Senator Carlisle,
OF Kentucky. The credentials OF W V. Allen.
as senator from Nebraska. were presented and
fled The sur5ry civil bill was then proceeded
with The item 10 purchase I new public print
inc ofice site was defeated motion 20 in
crease the appropriation for the soldiers home
at Santa Monica. Cal. brought on another de
bate 81 the pension question and without con
plotting the bill the senate adjourned In the
house the hours were mostly employed in fill
clustering against the car coupler iii Some
tine was devoted to the pest of1ce appropria-
ton hi, the debate on which was confined 70
the special service provision, but -he car
coupler was the one which net with deter
mined opposition Mr.. Richardson led the oppos-
inS forces and 5y parliamentary mAneuvers
prevented any action being taken on H.
WHEN the senate met on the I'D she presi-
dent pro ton lIr. Henderson. rsac Washing
tons farewell address. in accordance with
resolution ~ the senate adopted some time
previous. There was little time wasted in fin
ishiHg UP the sundry civil appropriation bill,
after which the conference report on the army
appropriation bill was agreed 70, auc tie CON
sglar 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 sOol after al
iourned. The house met after AZ All night
session ard when the post Office appropriation
biz came up Mr. Hatch autarcuized il with
the auti-oution biz bu- h. was defeated aud
the post 1t1ice bill passed Mr. Hatch adopted
the same tactics against the Indian appropria-
ton h.l- 5rt it was taken up ard discuss FOR
three hour, but NOS completed
TIVE -eulse on The ID made good progress in
di-Uo-iEE OF ;le absolutely necessary work Of
congress. Il les than an hour Two CT he gen
er-l appropriation hIls-the di~louajie an
ccnsu'f- and the military academy were read,
cons 'Gerci an Uassed- Then the legislative,
executive aud judicial luDrcvria lion biz. wnich
sgrrgpridtes about - O1u.toI, was taken Up
and considered until adjournment -.. The Incl
ient n the house was the ovation tsudered t.
the next secretary OF the navy, Hilary !. Her
bert oi Alabama lie entered td- hall during
the consideration CT the conference report On
the aruT improvisation bill and was warmly
greeted ana without e-lri u Dartv his col
leagues We'd with each otlfr in DOING him honor
Theu the Indian appropriation bill was taken
Up. Notwithstanding the opposition OF Mr.
Hatch. OF Missouri. who desired 20 call UP the
anticipation bill The bill Wa considered in
committee - fha : hole Ter SoEie time. buS
without completing 10 jhe house adjourned
THE senate held dun session Oh the 2ith
A lOu- debate Wa- h al On the clause in the leg
lsiatjve appropriation bill as 70 the coutinuance
OF h, Utah commission Tue question was
decided g favor OF the commission by % yeas
u - nays Tire democrats, Jones Ark
Palmer aud Voorhees, voted with the republic
ans IL favor IF tn commission - 10 the house
the aau-opt;0u bill NET with another defeat
Il failed 70 prevent the Indian appropriation
bill from b>inz taken up The Indian bill was
further considered in committee OF the vhola
The paragraph appropriatiuS $50. 90 for ar
rea-s OF interest, cla!mad bv the Chickssaws
was striker out and the appropriation FOR In
dian schools Vas increased from 81 lnl. QOl to
-i071Og Late N the afternoon Mr. Hatch
made a speech II which he affirmed that every
obstruction possible was being thrown against
the aUji-optiou bill and he gave notice that be
would continue the r-lt in behalf ~ the peo-
pie aud against Wall street The house then
;oolS 1 recess until evening for the coGsidsrs-
ton o. pension bills