The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
! Summary OF the Weeks Proceedings OF
| the senate and House.


Summary OF the Weeks Proceedings OF
the Senate and House.
THE senate on the 25th. after a bate OF four
hours, passed ihe legislative appropriation bill
with amendments and requested a conference
A motion by Mr.. Sherman 10 go into executive
session was lost, four republicans voting with
the democrats against the motion. After eulo-
gies upon the late Representative Spinola, OF
New York. the senate adjourned -. A fight was
made in the house against the Sherman bond
amendment TO the suadry civil bill The silver
men flibustered and the bill Went over. Ap-
preparation bills were then considered in com
mittee Of the whole, but none were completed.
After paving tributes TO the late Senator Bar
bour OF Virginia, the house adj iOurned
THE senate rushed business on the = tn. The
pension bill. involving an expenditure OF sl57,.
OO00OO, was passed without any debate Of con-
sequence The committee reported on the
sundry civil and the agricultural bills. Sena-
tor Platt gave notice that he wouli offer SUD-
Elementary amendment TO the Indian apprOpri.
alton bill. HIS amendments lOols 10 the opening
of the Cherokee strip Tributes we're paid TO
the late Senator Kenna, and the senate ad.
burned . In the house Mr.. Peel (Ark-I moved
the passage OF the indian appropriation bill,
under Suspension OF the rules. The motion
was agreed TO and the Sherman bond
amendment TO the sundry civil appropriation
bill was discussed with some warmth, but
ure were nOn-concurred in and the bill was sent
TO the conference. The senate amendments TO
the car coupler bill were agreed to by lSi to 50
and the anti-option bill was debated for a
time. The senate amendments to the sundry
civil bill were non-concurred in and a confer
ence appointed
Business was pushed in the senate on the
2sth The appropriation bills were rapidly con-
sidered and conference reports presented.
Committees were busy and every thing moved
with clOcl-like precision The determination
was TO pass all important appropriation bills
before The session closed. In the house all OBJ
struction 20 legislation ceased ana the business
OF the BODY proceeded tremendously. Confer
ence reports and differences on aG1rOpridtiOn
bills were speedily adjusted and tnere was a
general disposition TO close up ;he TOri. before
final adjournment.
In the scrate on March the post Office ap-
preparation bin was discussed 20 some extent,
but not completed a debate took place over
the report Of the conference committee on me
sundry civil bill The senate however. receiCd
from ;he Sherman bond amendment The Nc.
Garraian bill was considered for time and
after brief executive session the senate re-
sCmed work on the appropriation bills and
soon adjourned 80. When the house met Mr.
Hatch moved 10 suspend the rules and concur
in TIE senate amendments 20 the antiOpriOn
bill This led 20 "a spirited discussion. but D
foated by-yeas. I72: nays. I23-not the ueces.
sary two-thirds in the Affirmative This was
the only notable feature of the session OF the
house.
THE senate on the 2d completed the post of.
fee appropriation bill This WAS followed by
the Indian appropriation bill This latter con-
tanned IN amendment reported from the com
mittee on appropriations appropriating s, S,595,.
10 to pay the Cherokecs for the lands ceded by
them in the indian territory lying between Ok
lahoma and Kansas. The amendment provoked
some discussion but was eventually agreed to
As amended il tappropridte5 s $50 DO) to paw the
Chcrokees for the land in question, of whicE
$4,000 shall be payable in cash immedia tely
and the remaining SOD o0) shall be payable in
five equal annual installments. commencing on
March 4. 1921 n night session was held and
business materially advanced. The sundry
civil appropriation bill consumed the time Of
the house There was u figh: over the New
York custom house provision and over the
worlds Columbian exposition amendment
There was great confusion on the floor. The
bill TO prescribe the number of district attOr-
ncys in the judicial district Of Alabama was
passed over the Presidents vetO-l1S t0a4 The
senate amendments TO the post Office aTpropri-
alton bill were noL-cOrcurrcd in and the bill
was sent TO conference a night session wGs
held
The senate on the Sd passed the legislative
appropriation bill and agreed TO the conference
reports on the pos: Office bill, the agricultural
bill ana the naval appropriation bill The In.
dian appropriation Dill with The Cherokee strip
opening amendment also passed early in the
ereninE. At l:l5 IN the McGarrahan bill
passed. The senate about completed all n
urgent business before it,. The house was IL
considerable confusion The deficiency bin
was seat TO conference. The whole session vas
one Of conferences. The senate Cherokee open
ing amendment TO the Indian bill caused q
long dispute and no agreement had been reach
ed at o'clock in the morning, although the
committee had agreed upon the measure. The
house was still in session at an early hour Sat
urday morning with a lair prospect OF agreeing
TO the conference report.