People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-24

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three per cent bonds of the company to
an amount not exceeding 500, 900, 900,
principal and interest, shall be guaran-
teed by the United States government,
with certain limitations An attempt
to take up the -four states" bill failed
by vote of so to IA.
The house, after passing a railway
bridge bill, debated the District of Co.
lumbia bill, which, with the exception
of the passage of few local bills, occu-
pied the attention of the house the re.
mainder of the day.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Near
aqua bill was before the senate for
some time yesterday and MesSrs Sher.
man and Teller spoke the first for and
the latter against. Mr.. Hoar offered
resolution that on Washington's birth
day (the 22d) Washington's farewell
address be read to the senate by the
president pro TEN. This was a slap at
annexation. The sundry civil bill was
then discussed until adjournment
In the house during debate on the
pension bill Mr.. Hatch indirectly gave
notice of the course which he would
pursue in reference to the anti-option
bill He had, he said waited patiently
for days in order that the consideration
of the appropriation bills should be
completed. But he now gave notice
that unless the appropriation bills
were disposed of in a reasonable time
he would ask for the consideration of a
measure which being a revenue bill
had a right of way He alluded to the
anti-option bill. The debate on the
pension bill was prolonged, but inter.
esting, and without disposing of the
measure the house adjourned
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16.-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 senate on February % was 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 relat
ing to the Hawaiian matter and the
senate went into executive session.
When the doors were opened eulogies
were delivered upon the late Represen-
tative 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 occupiedin
consideration of the sundry civil bill
An amendment involving the continu-
ance of the Office of supervisor of elec.
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-
partment; requiring pensioners under
the act of 1890 to show that they are
disabled for manual labor and have not
an annual income of 5000, and provid-
ing that no widow shall be granted a
pension if 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 personal collision took place
between Messrs. Turpin, of Alabama,
and Waugh, of Indiana, which created
great confusion and caused a speedy
adjournment
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1S.-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 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 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
to take his seat, which was done amid
some confusion and the house soon ad
journed.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20.-The senate on
Saturday further debated the sundry
civil bill An amendment by Mr. Brice
Ia the Sherman amendment. which