Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-23
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings OF the Senate and
House lSixeI, In Condemned Form.


House Given In Condensed Form.
In the senate on the 18th the bill to promote
the safety Of employees and travellers upon rail-
roads by compelling railroad companies to
equip their cars with automatic couplerS and
continuous brakes and their locomotives with
driving wheel brakes was finally disposed Of
The substitute for the house bill of last session
was agreed to and the bill passed 1t now goes
back to the house for concurrence. -. The house
had under cosideration the pension bill, debate
which occupied the day. All attempts to
limit debate were defeated and this was the
condition of affairs at adjournment.
THE Nicaragua canal bill occupied the atten-
ton of the senate on the 18th. 1t provides that
the three per cent bonds Of the company to an
amount not exceeding Sl00. 0Oc, co., principal and
interest. shall be guarante ed by the United
States government, with certain limitations.
An attempt to take up the -four states bill
failed by vote of 30 to IA. The house, after
passing railway bridge bill debated the Dis
trict of Coluul ba bill. which. with the exception
of the passage of a few local bills occupied the
attention OF the house the remainder of the day.
THE Nicaragua bill was before the senate for
some time on the 18th. and MesSrS Sherman
and Teller spoke, the first for and the latter
against MI Hoar offered q resolution that
Washngton's birthday (the 22d) Washing toms
farewell address be read to the senate Dy the
president pro tenn This slap at annex
alton The sundry civil bill was then discussed
until adjournment. In the house during de-
bate on the pension bill Mr.. Hatch indirectly
gave notice of the course which he would pur-
sue in reference to the anti-option bill He had,
he said, waited patiently for days in order that
the consideration of the approximation bills
should be completed But he now gave notice
that unless the appropriation bills were dis
posed of in reasonable time, he would ask Tor
the consideration Of measure which being a
revenue bill had right OF way. He alluded to
the anti-option bill The debate on the pension
bill prolonged, but nteresting, and with
out disposing of the measure the house ad-
journed
IN the senate on the 18th the conference re-
thn iat inu re-
ceived and went over. Mr.. Hoar's resolution
that Mr.. Henderson president pro tenn, read
WashingtouS farewell address to the senate
on February - adopted The diplomatic
and military academy bills were reported and
placed on the calendar, and the Sundry civil
bill was making good progress when message
was received from the president relatln to the
Hawaiian matter and the senate went into eX-
ecutive session. When the doors were opened
eulogies were delivered upon the late Repre-
sentative Mcdonald, of New Jersey, and the
senate adjourned -. The invalid pension appro-
| pr1a ton bill nonopo1lZed the attention OF the
house. The general debate was enliveued by
| Mr. Boute1le, of Maine who made one of his
| vigorous and characteristic speeches Against
| the amendments changing the existing pension
! laws points CT oroer were made. the d9terminsa-
| ton of which was postponed and the house ad-
! journed.
THE session of the senate the 10th was oc-
| cupied in consideration of the sundry civil bill
| An amendment involving the continuance of the
office of supervisor of elections gave rise to Il
! long and heated political discussion -. The
house resumed consideration OF the pension
| appropriation bill in committee of the whole.
| The amendments. transferring the bureau to
the war department., requiring pensioners I'M
! der the act of 1899 to show that they are dis
| fsbled for manual labor and have not an annual
! income OF 1900, and providing that widow
| shall be granted q pension if she was not mar
ried within five years after the close of the war
| in which her husband served, were defeated
! without division During the debate personal
! collision took place between MessrS. Turpln, OF
! Alabama and Waugh, of Indiana. which created
| great confusion and caused speedy adjourn
| ment
/ THE sundry civil appropriation bill occupied
| the attention of the senate the 18th. The
! amendment continuing in force the federal SUI
| perviSiOn of elections iopted b. party
! vote. Pending debate the question of issu
| ing three-per- cent. bonds to maintain the gold
! reserve the senate adj .urned -. In the house
| the pension appropriation bill was further con
sidered and finally passed The post office ap
preparation bill considered without final
action. The coupler bill was POSTPONED I'M
| til Tuesday. senate bill passed extend
ing to the North Pacific ocean the provisions OF
the statutes for the protection of fur seals. Mr..
johnson. of Indiana in calling the attention OF
! the speaker to what he thought q misap
prehension the part of the chair in one of his
| statements. was aggressive in his manner and
| in his speech. and was requested b. the chair
an imprisoned manner and entirely out of or
der, when the speaker peremptOrily ordered
him to take his seat, which done amid
some confusion and the house soon adjourned.