Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

Tho house was again the sc0ne Of another trial
of strength between the anti-Optlon forces and
the friends of the Indian appropriation bill, Mr.,
| feel seeklng, la nave tho Appropriation bill
taken UP and Mr.. Hatch pntogoni2ng II with
the antl'Option bill. After much discussion the
house resumed consideration Of the Indian bill.
Senator Perkins WIS selected by tho group OF
senators interested 10 got the Cherokee bill
through, 10 dratt tho proposed amendment 10
the Indian appropriation which " 20 place tho
Cherokee measure upon that bill as u rider.
Numerous land opening acts now In force have
beon passed in this manner Mt former sessions,
and senator Perkins has drawn them all.
Tho senate passed several of the regular ap-
preparation bills and advanced others,
Mr. Bland compelled tho reference Of the sun.
dry civil service appropriation bill to the com
mltteo Of tho whole house.
Mr. Pool moved confederation of the approprl-
alton bills his Indian bill being the particular
ono ho desired to roach. Mr.. Hatch was alert
aud opposed the motion, so that consideration
OF the anti.Opton bill might be had instead,
After some debate Peel woni ~ 20 ~.
The paragraph In the Indian billappropriating
hlsQOO for arrears Of interest claimed by tho
lhckasaw Indians was stricken from the bill.
Tho appropriation for the support Of Indian
schools was Increased from Sl,OOO0OO to Sl,Oib,-
OOO
Mr.. Hatch intcrposed q speech making plea
for tho anticipation bill. We all know, he said,
that che friends OF demonstration OF silver and
tho enemies Of the anti-option bill had con.
Hplrcd TO carry thor points and wore using the
appropriation bills to further the conspiracy.
Tho SENATE Hpont day ON the legislative ap.
preparation bill, Tho amendment striking out
The paragraph abolishing the Utah commission
was defeated. An amendment was adopted pro-
viding thrty.iive clerks for senators who are
not chairncn Of committees. Tho total cost Of
these clerks will DO 1919 per year.
The amendment increasing the appropriation
for the civil service commission was adopted.
Mr.. iartcr, of Ohio, introduced in the house a
PHI covering a. new coinage idea; IL provides
for the free coinage OF silver and gold at tho
present ratio and upon equal terms, II provides
that after its passage the purchases Of silver
bullion by the government shall cease and the
mints shall DO Oponed to the coinage OF both
metals on the same terms as existed prior TO
1873; provided, however, that all silver and gold
coined hereafter for the account OF owners
should not have amy legal tender function and
instead OF being stamped zone dollar" five
dollars, etc? should b., stamped item dimes,
be construed M affecting the legal tender func-
tion of gold and silver already coined or which
might hereafter be coined upon the account OF
the United States,
There are 90I amendments to the sundry civil
appropriation bill, now in the house. Mr.. Hol-
man wanted to concur in the amendment which
covers Shermans new bond proposition and
send the rest to conference committee. Filibu8.
tering commenced and finally prevented action.
After routine business Holman renewed his
proposition, adding that u day be given to de-
bate tho bond amendment.
Mr.. Hatch would agree to this If his anti.Op-
tion bill was treated the same way; but no failed
again.
The Indian appropriation bill was reached,
but by the act of Mr.. Holman was again passed
over, and the sundry civil again taken up and
Mr. Holman renewed his previous notion when
Mr.. Hatch got in another speech against Gm-
towering the secretary Of tho treasury TO issue
an unlimited amount OF new bonds
In the senate Senator Shermans motion TO go
into executive session was voted down.
One of the leading democratic senators stated
to q reporter that the particular significance of
tho vote was that the remaining time of the SOS.
sion should he given TO Legislative business, and
not frittcrcd away in petty nominations, or in
considering the Hawaiian treaty No action on
the treaty, he said, would be had this session.
Delegate Harvey OF Oklahoma, watched for a
chance to get the Perkins amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill attached to 1t in the
house, but failed. That amendment was later
offered in the senate.
The sundry civil bill was finally sent TO CON
ference by the house with all its amendments to
be snapped over in committees. This was sur
prise as the stubborn fight on the sherman
bond amendment was expected To be continued,
The house agreed to the car.coupler bill AS
amended by the senate, and IL only awaits Presi-
dent Harrison signature to be law.
On motion OF Mr.. Springer bill was passed
continuing for one year the present tariff on fine
linen gonds of not less than 100 threads to tho
square inch.
The conference report ON the military academy
bill was also agreed to, and inasmuch as the re-
port was also agreed to in the senate, that meas
ure is out of tho way.
In the senate equally ms expeditions work was
accomplished. The pension bill, involving an
expenditure Of about Sl6L0jO0OO, was passed
without any debate of consequence, the COM
mittee having reported on tho sundry civil bill,
and the agricultural bill was reported.
Senator sherman again made motion to go
into executive session. lie said briot execu-
two session was important, but that he could
NOT Vtunt In m al tnI
The senate passed the naval and agricultural
appropriation bills and the bill regulating tho
sale of liquors in the District of Columbia.
The house bill extending for ono year the time
for filing petitions in the court of private land
claims, was reported and passed also the senate
Joint resolution authorizing the loan of pOr-
traits of the chief Justices of the United States
for exhibition at the Worlds Columbian expo.
stion.
The naval appropriation bill had an amend
ment giving $IOO.00O to New York toward paying
expenses Of the international naval review. 1t
was rejected
bill by Mr.. Springer was passed by the house
putting pig tin on the free list after July |, 1893.
OF the various amendments offered in the SON
alto to the general Indian bill, and which were
referred to the senate committee, that concern
ing the opening of the Cherokee strip was taken
up. There were number of amendments relat-
ing to this subject, but the most prominent were
those introduced by Perkins and Plat. Some
other unimportant amendments on tho same
matter were presented ny senators morgan,
Butler and PETER The committee considered
at length the Perkins and Dawes amendments
and agreed upon an amendment which is made
up OF parts of both The amendment agreed
upon, owing to the feature requiring an appro-
priaton, was sent to the committee ON apprO-
priations.
Tho time OF a days session of the house was
consumed in the final battle over the anti.option
bill. 1t was defeated; yeas l72, nays l2i-not
the necessary twothirds which became neces-
sary, ms a suspension Of the rules was involved.
Mr.. Simpson OF Kansas
The senate voted to recedo from the Sherman
bond amendment to the sundry civil bill.
Senator Hill secured the taking up of the
Hudson river bridge bill but twas Immediately
lost again, or crowded out OF sight by confer
ence report which is always privileged. The
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