The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-01-12
CONGRESS.
The Week. Proce-di <. Of the senate and
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WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan congress re-
sumed its work yesterday. A gu rum
showed up in the senate Mr.. Stewart
made speech in opposition to the bill
introduced by Mr.. Mcpherson to SUI
pend the purchase of silvd bullion I'M
der the sherman bill. Some progress
was made on the anti-option bill and
Mr. Sherman took occasion to state his
views on the subject Of that measure.
The cert fficates Of the election of preSi-
dental e ectors from the stats of Penn
sylvania. Rhode Island, Miss ssippi,
Iowa. Nevada. Vermont Idaho. Vir-
GINA, Massachusetts and West Virginia
were presented by the vice president
and were placed on file. Aftrr the in
PRODUCTION and reference of sundry bills
and resolutions, Friday and Saturday
-vere st apart for the consideration Of
the immigration and quarantine bills
The senate then adjourned
When the house met Mr.. Martin, Of
Indiana. called up the private pension
bills ON the calendar Of unfinished bust
ness. but Mr. Bland objected and the
house soon adjourned
THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Villas sp Ike against the
auti-oYtion bill for nearly three hours
Mr. Hill offered a resolution. which
went over. that a copy of the immigta-
ton bill be transmitted to the secretary
Of state for his opinion as to whether
or rot il absolutely suspends immigra-
ton for one year. The house resolu-
ton to cover back into the treasury
tss. 500 Of the appropriation TO the
Chortaw and ChickaSaw indians for
their interest In certain Cheyenne res
ervati0n lands passed The senate bill
concerning the testimony in criminal
cases or proceedings growing ont Of the
interstate commerce law vas, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Wi son. taken from the cal
endar and passed II provides that no
person shA be excused from testifying
on the ground that his testimony might
tend - criminate himself
The house opened the day consider
inr pr vate pension bills laid over from
tn last SESSION a. unfi iished business
There was a bare quorum present at
first. but the house was finally Obliged
- await the presence Of even a quorum
The qurstio was finally waived in or
der To eua ble the house To consider and
pass the tn-tifi alton appropriation bill,
which it d d and adjourned
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. THE session Of
the s-nate yest,'rd was given up ex-
clusiy-lv to the discussion of the bill on
the subject of quarantine regulations
and its c1-rrlative measure. the bill to
suspend immigration for one wear Mr..
Chandler spike for three hours in its
favor. Arguments against the quaran-
tine bill were made by senators Ne
PherSon, Piatt, Mills and Dnlph May
amendments were offered. some OF
which were agreed to. the others going
OVER The senate then adjourned.
The session of the house WIS an I'M
eventful one The tendance was
small and nothing but private bu mess
was cnnsi3erei. with the exception of
bill prBviding for the muster and paw of
certain officers and men of the volun-
ter forces. which passed. About thirty
private pension bills then passed and
the house adjourned.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. But few men,
bers were in attendance when the SEN
ate met IN SATURDAY. The electoral
votes If Nebraska Kansas, Minnesota,
Washington aud Mi souri, were received
and fled Mr. Platt introduced a bill
for the temporary government OF
Alaska The quarantine bill came up
IS The regular order and was colsid-
cred at le 9Th but finally went over.
The house bill x;endi n for five years
the act of February, 1891. for the con-
struction Of deep water harbor on the
coast OF Texas was amended so as to
read two wears ami passed
The house was engaged the entire
day considering the District of Column
ba bill. bat did not complete it before
adjournment
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan lO.-The senate
was in sessio about FIVE hours yester-
dav. half IF which tim was spent on
Mr. McPherson's j. mt resolution au-
thoriZing and directing the secretary
of the treasury to suspend all purchases
of silver under the sherman act; and
the other half on the bill granting adj
ditional quarantine powers. and impos-
ing additional duties upon the marine
hospital service The discussion of the
quarantine bill took place on an amend
meut offered by Mr. White. limiting its
operations To the st Of January.
In the house the District of Columbia
bill WAS further debated and passed
Then an hour was consumed ia the con-
si6erztion Of bill To promote the eff
cheney Of the militia The remainder
Of the day WAS devoted to the consider
alton of a bill permitting the Norfolk
& Western Railway Co to enter the
Distric. of Columbia
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE senate
yesterday passed the bill granting ad-
ditional quarantine power and impos-
ing additional duties upon the secretary
Of the treasury and the marine hospital
service An important amen iment was
adopted giving Il the president the
power not on ' - suspend immigration.
but to prohibit the whole or in part the
of persons OF property.
After the quarantine bill was passed
the bill prohibiting immigration for
one wear Was allowed 10 lapse. The
anti-aptioa bill was the taken up and
Mr.. Was completed his argument
against il Adj urned
Great F.asr- N e.
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