The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-03-02
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK or oUn NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Prsossaiaes ef tse sssa4e s.A 1ssss -
Representatives - Impertsnt Asassrss
Discussed aud Acted Upsa-0lst - the


OseCoeeo0 oo0 AStS0 CPoo-ss - WV
Buslness.
The National eolous.
The Senate Saturday passed, by . vote
Of 40 to 16. Senator sherman's amendment
to the sundry civil bill II authorizes the
tion. to issue per cent hvc-yeap tonds TO
an amount not exceeding $59. 900. iD
order to recover gold to the Treasury.
eenator Mills amen lment to mako the
bonds redecmable at tho pleasuro of the
United States was defeated; a. also was
one offered by Senator stewart providing
that tho bonds shall MOI bc deposited N .
basis for national bank issues
Senator German in some remarks which
he made In the s.nate Monday in oppcei-
tion to appropriation for public buildings
spoke OF the serious and alarming condition
which confronted the ,untry. expressed
tho belief that only tho borders Of the
trouble had been touched, and said that
extraordinary action would have 70 Be
taken by the Treasury Department, or else
Congress would have - reassemble before
next July to meet the condition Mr..
Quay moved amen lments. which we're
agreed to, fixing the limit OF cost OF the
public buildings at Alle1heny, Pa. NJ
e535,ooo; OF the public building at San
Francisco, CAL. at $4,000, ooe. and OF the
public building It Portland. orc. at
$1,000. 00e. and n: propriatinR $4,000
fer an additional story TO the public
building at shetOygan. Wis MIR. Allison
offered amendments which were agreed 70.
appropriatinx s2s, 900 for the completion OF
the postoflce building at Clarksville. Tenn.
and S35, 900 for the completion OF the pub
lie building ut Sioux Falls. n. ID After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
Filieusterin2 against the New York and
New Jersey bridge bill proved Intellectual
in the House. It was led by Messrs w. A.
Stone ami Dalzcil. both OF Pennsylvania,
but they we're never abe to muster more
than seven men TO their support and the
bill Was passed practically without orpo-
8 t on.
In the House. Tu ,sday, the hours we're
mostly employed in f.fbusterinz against
the car coupler bill. Day and night were
devoted to tle 20 lsi Grafton Of the post.
ofiice appropriation bill. this deb Ito on
which wns confined to the special service
proviso on. But the car-Coupler measure
was the one which met with determined
opposition. Mr. Richardson led the opros-
ing party and. by Iarifamentary msneu-
on it.
Tho FIRST o: what Il said to be daily
series OF conflicts between tho arpropFia-
tion bills and the anti-opt.cns bill until the
latter Is acted on was the feature OF
Wednesdays session of the House The
members were worn out from Tuesday
nights session. VII 'ch lssted until morn
Ing and the day passed tamely. Mr..
Hatch hal grown tired of the delay &c
which the ti-opt:ons bill is beinz sub
jec.ed, and when 1t was moved to take ur
tho postofiice appropriation bill he antag-
oni7ed the motor with the measure Of
which he is champion. Peing defeated he
made the samc fight also unsuccess:ully
when the ostoffce hill was passed
with the special mail facility appr0prta-
ton included It. and again wheh tho
Indian appropriation til wss called up
Members we're thus put on rec I'd, and
then the Indian question was discussed
languidly for three hours. In the Senate
Senator Chandler. from the Committee on
Immigration. submitted a report ON his
concerning immigration In the United
States by Increasing by three the number
Of excluded classes Of Aliens The con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation was
next brought beforo the Sen1te. but the
consideration OF executive business WAS
resumed instead
Good progress was made In the Senate
Thursday ia disposin- Of the absolutely
necessary work OF Congress Within less
than an hour two Of tho general appropria-
tion bills-the diplomatic and c c,nsular and
the military academy-Sere read. COR sid
cred and passed. Then the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bfll
which xppropriates about se2. O0O, 600, Nas
taken up and considered up TIL the time
Of adjournmt mt Without di posing of the
legislative bill. the. sen.,e adjourned.
On motion Of ME Hit: in the
relief Of George W. Jones. late Uni,ed
States Minister to the United States of Co.
lombia. Mr.. Jones. who was the first
United States Senator from the State Of
announced ! that it had been agreed to he
arose and returned his hearty thanks TO
Mr.. Hit for his successful effort The
sundry civil Appropr iation bill. with Senate
amendments. was laid before the Housc
and referred 10 the Committee on Appro.
pfiations Mr.. Peel (Ark moved that tho
House 60 into committee OF the whole for
the consideration Of general appropriation
bills This motion was antaxonixed BY Mr..
Hatch (Mc), who wished the consider alton
Of the anti-option bill Mr.. Pcel's motion
prevailed-yeas. 1s2: nays 75-xnd tho
consideration Of the Indian appropriation
bill was resumed. Without dfsposiWg OF
the bill the committee rose and the House
adjourned
Mr.. Hatch received another reverse Fri-
day in his efforts to secure consideration OF
the anti-0ption bill II was his third re-
verse within twenty four hours and IL
caused much alarm in the anti-option
else Mr.. Hatch for lack Of Judgment in
bringing the bill forward in Antagonixm 10
the appropriation bill Mr. Hatch, who
vas presiding over the committee OF
the whole. left the chair and addressing
his successor said that for three legislative
days the Indian bill had been under con-
siderat!on. There was not. hc c,ntinued.
an intelligent member Ct the House who
did not absolutely know that at this hour
OF the session the appropriation bill was
being used as q means OF o6structing the
consideration OF tho anti-option bill. and
that the opponents of the latter measure.
the friends of the demo nctixatlon OF silver
and the friends of the Senate rider 10 an
appropriation bill we're IN an absolute
agreement aud conspiracy. and no gentle
man from this time until ~ o'clock March
could shield himself under any sort Of sub.
terfuse unlcss he was Willing &c 60 ON
record not only ~ opposed to the anti
option bill, but as the opponent OF
silver and the friend OF the per
face to face With this issue. aud he
gave notice that he would continue this
struggle IN the interest Of the people 70
against the interest OF Lombard street and
Wall street until the peoples rights were
preserved Tho House then took a reccss
until the evenin. session. which was to be
devoted 10 the consideration OF private
was over tho question presented In tho
legislative appropriation bill. whether tho
Utah Commiss' on. which has been In eSl-t.
eucc for the last ten yeara should to atol-
iehed. as proposed BY the House. or con-
tinued In o61cc. as recommended BY the
Senate Committee on Appropriations Tho
question was decided ia favor OF continu.
| ing the commission.
Fought without Flrearm,.
GIDEON defeated the Midianites b. C.
l245 through fright ut the sound Of
crashing earthenware and the flash Of