The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-02-23
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings Of the Senate and
WEDNESDAY.

The weeks Proceedings oil the senate ana
House
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb l6.-In the senate
YESTERDAY the conference report on the
army appropriation bill was received
and went over. Mr.. Hoar's resolution
that Mr. Henderson, president pro tenn /,
read Washington's farewell address TO
The diplomatic and military academy
bills were reported and placed on the
calendar, and the sundry civil bill was
making good progress when a message
was received from the president relst-
ing to the Hawaiian matter and the
senate went into executive session.
When the doors were opened eulogies
were delivered upon the late Represen-
tatire Mcdonald, of New Jersey, and
the senate adjourned
The invalid pension appropriation
bill monopolized the attention of the
house The general debate was en-
livened by Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, who
made one of his vigorous and character
istic speeches Against the amend
ments changing the existing pension
laws points of order were made, the
determination of which was postponed
and the house adjourned
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE session
of the senate yesterday was occupied in
consideration of the sundry civil bill
An amendment involving the continu-
ance of the Office of supervisor of cleo
tons gave rise to a long and heated po-
litical discussion
The house resumed consideration of
the pension appropriation bill in COM
mittee Of the whole. The amendments
transferring the bureau to the war de-
partmeut; requiring pensioners under
the act of 1890 to show that they are
disabled for manual labor and have not
an annual income of $500, and provid-
ing that no widow shall be granted a
pension IL she was not married within
five years after the close of the war IN
which her husband served, were de-
feated without division. During the
debate a personal collision took place
between Messrs Turpip, Of Alabama,
and Waugh. of Indiana, which created
great confusion and caused a speedy
adjournment
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb lS-The sundry
civil appropriation bill occupied the at
tention of the senate yesterday. The
amendment continuing in force the fed
eral supervision of elections was adopt
ed by q party vote. Pending debate
on the question of issuing three per
cent bonds to maintain the gold re-
serve the senate adjourned
In the house the pension appropria-
ton bill was further considered and
finally passed The post Office appro-
ration bill was considered without
final action. The car coupler bill was
postponed until Tuesday. A senate
bill was passed extending to the North
Pacific ocean the provisions Of the stat
utes for the protection of fur seals Mr..
johnson. of Indiana, In calling the at
tention Of the speaker TO what he
thought was q misapprehension on the
part Of the chair In one Of his state
ments. was aggressive In his manner
and in his speech, and was requested
BY the chair to take his seat, but Mr..
johnson proceeded in an impassioned
manner and entirely out of order, when
the speaker peremptorily ordered him
10 take his seat, which was done amid
some confusion and the house soon ad-
journed
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2O.-The senate on
Saturday further debated the sundry
civil bill An amendment BY Mr.. Brice
60 the Sherman amendment, which
virtually made silver certificates pay
able in gold, gave rise 10 q long debate,
but was finally withdrawn The Sher-
man amendment for the issue of three
Per cent fve-year bonds was finally
agreed to by q vote Of so to la In
executive session the nomination OF
Judge jackson TO be associate justice
of the supreme court was confirmed
without opposition
The house then resumed in commit
tee of the whole, the consideration of
the post Office appropriation bill With
out making much progress with the
bill public business was suspended,
and. after paying proper tribute to the
memory of the late Representative
Warwick, of Ohio. the house ad-
Sourned
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb SIN the senate
yesterday Mr.. German spoke in oppo-
sitiou 20 appropriations for public
buildings and the sundry civil bill &C
eupied the attention Of the body the
whole day. The public buildings
clause was retained
The house had flibustering session
on the New York and New Jersey
bridge bill. but Il finally passed The
naval aud agricultural bills passed and
the house adjourned
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. sa-In the senate
yesterday Judge Lindsay was sworn in
rs the successor of Senator Carlisle, Of
Kentucky. The credentials Of w. V
Allen. as senator from Nebraska, wers
presented and fled The sundry civi
bill was then proceeded with. TIT
item 20 purchase 4 new public printing
Office site was defeated A motion :,
increase the appropriation for the sol
diers' home at Santa Monica, Gal
brought on another debate on the pen
sion question and without completing
the bill the senate adjourned
In the house the hours were mostl,
employed IN falibustering against tn
car coupler bill Some time was de
voted TO the post oface appropriation
all, the debate on which was conflne,
20 the special service" provision, bu
the s'car coupler was the one whicl
met with determined opposition Mr.
Richardson led the opposing forces and
by parliamentary maneuvers preventet