Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

| Senator Hills motion to now consider the anti
| options bill was accompanied by a carefully
prepared speech, In which he declared himself
friend of free bi-metalhc coinage.
The motion was defeated by nearly a two
thirds majority, the vote being, yeas %, nays AZ.
Afterwards the quarantine bill was taken ND
| and passed, without division; also bill for
the payment out of the treasury OF local taxes
on lands held by Indians in severalty. Finally
the automatic coupler bill was taken up and
discussed for a time, when it went over.
1t was suspension day in the house and Mr..
kilgore, of Texas, early began flibustering mo-
tons. his superficial object being to prevent the
consideration of the anti-options bill. but deeper
/! bill.
After long. but rather uninteresting fight,
MIR. Kilgore found himself in hopeless minor
lty and was obliged to surrender, and the Jour
nal against which his skirmish line was drawn,
was approved.
But he was not disheartened, and when he
found Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan leading an at
tack against war claims bill, he seconded every
move made by that gentleman. 1t was after
o'clock when the various flibustering motions
of Mr.. Kilgore were disposed of and the journal
approved, then Mr.. Bum moved to suspend the
rules and pass bill appropriating $4,000 for
the relief of the heirs of Adelicia Choteau. Mr..
Burrows demanded a SECOND, and as no quorum
voted, on motion of Mr.. Kilgore, call of the
house was ordered The call showed the pres
ence of quorum, and telers were again ordered
and again no quorum voted, and again call OF
the house was ordered. After some other roll
calls the house adjourned without having
reached the anti-optiOns the bankruptcy bills.
Representatives Baker, of Kansas, and Miller,
which would cut the presidents salary from
$50 900 year to SIS 600. They fibustered awhile
ard could have kept out any other business I'M
til they were successful, but Miller. after many
private appeals to him. surrendered and quit.
The Cherokee strip bill, reported back to the
house from the senate, bearing, as it does, sem
ate amendments which require reconsideration
by committee of the whole house, will again
have to run the gauntlet of filibustering which,
in the prevailing irritable temper, may be ex-
pected.
The senators, headed by Vice President Morton
and accompanied by some of his principal OIL
GERS proceeded to the hall of the house of rep
resentatves and there took part in the cere-
mony of counting the votes Tor presidential
electors.
The senate debated the automatic car coupler
bill, but took no action. In the debate Senator
PETER said the farmers and working classes had
been trampled upon by the railway corporations
and were crying to congress to take hold of the
subject and compel respect to the public will.
He hoped the bill would pass no matter how
much it might cost the railroad corporations.
He had no qualms of conscience on that point.
The Cherokee bill was reported back to the
house with recommendation that the request OF
the senate for conference committee be agreed
to. The bill then went on the calendar.
1t Is customary for committee chalrmen to Sc
lect conferees on bills in their charge and Sena-
tor Plat urged Chairman Peel, of the house
committee, to select house conferees at once, SO
that the conference committee might get to
work, perhaps get report ready by the time the
bill gets over the parliamentary route.
Mr.. Catchings democrat, M1sslsslppl,) called
up the resolution of the committee on rules set
ting apart this legislative day for the considera-
ton of the bill repeating the Sherman silver act.
The house refused by 1873 to 1ll to grant clio
ture ON the silver bill.
The house then recommitted the entire silver
special order to the rules committee, which kills
the silver repeal for this time.
The invalid pension bill was considered by the
house. 1t calls for $166, OOyO. 1t was proposed
"a On nf.I i ~,
that new pensions ought to be prevented; there
were enough on the rolls now.
The select senate committee to investigate the
Pinkerton detective system made report en-
bracing the following conclusions:
The rights of the employers and workmen are
equal. Employers have the undoubted right,
provided they fulfill their agreements, to employ
and dismiss men at pleasure. Workmen can
legally organize for mutual protection and I'M
provement. When dissatisfied with wages. or
hours. they should attempt to arbitrate. Fail
ing in this, they have the right to discontinue
work, either singly or in q body. Having dis
continued, they have no right, legally or NOR
ally, by force Intimidation to keep others
from taking their places, or attempt TO occupy,
injtre or destroy property of their employers.
In all controversies, arbitration having failed,
reliance should be placed upon the power and
adequacy of the law. Whether assumed to be
legal or not the employment of armed bodies of
men for private purposes, either by employers
or employees should not be resOrted to and such
is an assumption of states authority by private
citizens.
Among bills passed by tho senate were two to
authorize the construction OF two dams across
the Kansas river in Kansas.
The speaker placed before the house resolu-
ton of the Oklahoma legislature asking that
their session be extended thirty days. 1t was
referred to the committee on territories, which
is not expected to make report on 1t.
The senate passed the house bills regarding
right of way for railroads through Oklahoma
and Indian territories.
Two weeks remain of the Fifty-second con-
gress. Only one of the annual appropriation
bilfs-the army bill-has become a law, and
from this time until the 9Th of March both
houses of congress will bend every energy to the
completion of the remainder of the important
measures. For this reason it is uncertain
whether the senate will be able to carry out the
programme Of legislation, shortas 1t Is arranged
by the republican caucus.
The Nicaragua canal bill is the unfinished
business, but as it promises to provoke long
debate, it must, from time to time, give way to
Next to the Nicaragua bill on the caucus pro-
gramme is the omnibus statehood bill. Senator
Carey, who is in charge of the BILL does not pro,
pose to lose any opportunity to advance 1T, and
whenever recourse is had to the calendar on
which the bill occupies favorable position, he
will endeavor to press the measure without
waiting for action on the Nicaragua bill.
1t is possible that tho senate may be plunged
into a financial discussion any day in the week,
should Mr.. Sherman call up the amendment to
one of the appropriation bills, OF which he has
given notice, authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to sell bonds to maintain specie pay
ments.
Now that the silver question is definitely
shelyed for this congress, the leaders in the
house do not see anything ahead between now
and the 4th of March to cause trouble except
the appropriation bills and the antl-optlons bill.
1t is purposed to keep the house pounding away
on the appropriation bills with but little inter
missions until the last one of them is sent over
to the senate.
Those still remaining before the house are the
pension, (which is still under consideration
the postoffice, the agricultural and the naval
bills.
The senate passed the car coupler bill and
sent it back to the house.
The house resumed, in committee of the whole,
the consideration of the invalid pension apprO-
priation bill. The attempt to limit the debate
gave rise to filibustering movement, led by Mr..
Burrows and the motion for limitation was
Withdrawn. Messrs. Curtis and Harris opposed
the proposed amendment of the pension laws.
Mr. l,iuinostnn annroYed them and said he did