The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-17
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suH1nazy o. ths week. Proceedings o.
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Summary OF ths FFsei-'s Proceedings o.
ule Senate aud Huuas-
TIE senate pms IN most OF the day on che Tths
debating the lutcmaric coupling llirs but cid
nos reach q vote The Guthrie resolutions lu-
favor OF opening the Cherokee strip were pre-
scented Ahs mn for the relief OK mo Legal rep
resentatiTea of John Roach was passed Il lp-
pr1pri-tea si615-5 TO pay balance Que on mo
Doill-Il 700 The proceedings or the house were
Of q routine character, the session being uc5ttg
u commit tee OF the whole on the legislative ap-
preparation bin To appropriaue3 over ~. 500
11J- me debate was long ana co-srsd che
Whois question OF reTeu1a and The probable De-
THE morning hour in the. senate on ths sth
was spent fin passing bills on the caleldar AT
o'clock the senators. headed by VicePrasi-
Cent Morton proceeded 90 the han OF the house
% representative and took part iu che earg-
Enony OF counting the votes of presidential
car coupler ON was taken up -ul debated ul on
adjournment In the house the Interesting
event was The counting Of the electoral vote I'm
JOINT convention Ct5Felana ana Stevenson
were formally declared elected president and
vlce-pres-denL Tue speaker laid before the
house The quarantine Dill Win senate amend
ruents The house, In committee OF she whole
then consiqered the legislative uppropr1atl ton
Dill until adjournment
THE senate'ou the 9TH was In executive ses-
sion nearly OH dlY considering the 1aHalluu
ease. II released the injunction OF secrecy
upon the eurresp oudeuce. between the Euited
States and the Bri fish and French governments
Hawalln Islands by Lord Plulet Tor she British
government The corrssponceuce ends with
the declaration by the British ana French Eov-
their guarantee never 20 seek possession oi the
Islands -..- The house had lively debate on the
silver quesLio and the friends OF silver won "a
decided victory over Lnelr opponents arr
Catchin-s called up the resolution setting apart
two days for debate on the bill repeating The
Sherman act and providing that no dI-lfory
motions should be entertained After some
discussion voting commenced The uuti-silvCr
men aimed 30 vote It down ia order 90 have q
chance on eIoture. on the FIRST roll call the
siiver men 'rot more votes on ne deueoerltie
side than had been expected, BuE the republic
ans split up The Anal vote stood, yeas. 1885
nays, f4l. In committee OF The whole tEe IeEis-
lative appropriation bill was favorlbly recon-
meuded
TIE senate did nothing on the 10Th except 20
continue debate on The automatic car loup. llg
bin Just the vote was about 90 be taken
on the inal passage Of the bill motion 60 priu-
as amended prevailed and the matter went
I over. The house had under consideration the
/ pension bill The debate was dry aud uuin-
{ terestiug and the bill was not finished at adj
[ tournament
! IN the senate on the IIth the bII TO promote
| the safety of employees and travellers upon rail-
| roads by compelling railroad companies 70
equip thcir cars with automatic Couprcrs and
continuous brakes aud their LOCOMOTIVES " lih
I driving wheel brakes was finally disposed or
The subs .ituIe for the house ull OF last session
I was agreed TO ana thc bin passed. LL now goes
back 90 the house Tor concurrence The house
had under c0sidarltiou ths pension BILL debate
I on which occupied the day All attempts 10
3 limit debate were dctelteu and this was the
] condition OF Affairs at al gurum I--
] THE Nicaragua canal bin ogGuulgI tho utreu-
] lion OF Ihc senate on the 18th in provides that
+ the thrce-per cent bonds OF the company % az
amount not exceeding 1luJtJl. Hl'r u.luclpll aud
/ interest. shall be guaranteed Poi Tine United
I States government with certain Limitations
. An attempt 20 take up the 'LaGr stltes' bin
failed by vote of 30 10 H. The house, aite'
/ passing railway bridge bill debated the Dis
triCt of Columbia bin which, T' r1 the exception
] of tho passage Of "a Jew local bills occupied The
attention of the house the remain Ter OF the day