People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-10
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings OF the Senate and

The Weeks Proceedings OF the Senate and
House Given In Condensed Form.
THE senate rushed business on the 9th The
pension bill, involving an expenditure Of $780,
UO,OOO 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 a SUD
Elementary amendment 10 the Indian appropri.
alton bill. His amendment looks to the opening
OF the Cherokee strip Tributes were paid TO
the late Senator Kenna, and the senate ad-
burned. -. In the house Mr.. Peel (Ark.) moved
the passage Of the Indian appropriation bill,
under suspension Of the rules. The motion
was agreed 10 and the Sherman bond
amendment 10 the sundry civil appropriation
bill was discussed with some warmth. but
finally all the senate amendments 10 the meas
IRE were non-concurred in and the bill was sent
10 the conference The senate amendments 10
the car coupler bill were agreed 10 by 1884 TO s.
and the anti-option bill was debated for
time The senate amendments TO the sundry
civil bill we're non-concurred in and q confer.
ence appointed
Business was pushed in the senate on the
18th The appropriation bills were rapidly con.
sidered and conference reports presented
Committees we're busy and everything moved
with clock-like precision. The determination
was 10 pass all important appropriation bills
before the session closed. In the house all OBJ
sruction TO legislation ceased and the business
oil the body proceeded tremendously. Confer.
ence reports and differences on appropriation
bills we're speedily adjusted and there was a
general disposition 10 close up the work before
final adjournment
In the senate on March the post ONCE ap.
preparation bill was discussed TO some extent,
but not completed debate took place over
the report Of the conference committee on the
sundry civil bill The senate, however, receded
from the Sherman bond amendment. The Nc.
Garrahan bill was considered for time and
after brief executive session the senate re.
sumed work on the appropriation bills and
soon adjourned. =. When the house met Mr..
hatch moved TO suspend the rules and concur
In the senate amendments TO the anti.option
Dill This led TO spirited discussion, but a
vote was finally reached and the bill was de.
feated by-yeas liz: nays, l23-not the neces
sary two-thirds in the affirmative. This was
the only notable feature Of the session OF the
! house.
THE senate on the I'd completed the post Of
flee appropriation bill This was followed BY
the Indian appropriation bill. This latter con
tanned an amendment reported from the com
mittee on appropriations appropriating $500.
900 to pay the Cherokees 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 itappropriates s., $4,000 to pay the
Cherokees for the land in question, Of which
sS93OOO shall be payable in cash immediately
and the remaining 5000 900 shall be payable in
five equal annual installments, commencing OF
March 4, 1894 A night session was held ant
business materially advanced. m The sundry
! civil appropriation bill consumed the time O.
the house. There was fight over the New
York custom house provisiop and over tn,
worlds Columbian exposition amendment
There was great confusion on the floor TIT
bill to prescribe the number Of district attor
neys in the judicial district OF Alabama was
passed over the presidents veto-l7S to 81 Tn,
senate amendments to the post office appropri
alton bill we're non-concurred in and the bill
was sent TO conference. A night session wa
held.
The senate on the Sd passed the legislatiy,
appropriation bill, and agreed to the conference,
reports on the post ONCE bill, the agriculture
bill and the naval appropriation bill The In
dian appropriation bill with the Cherokee stril
opening amendment also passed early in tn
evening. At lis m the McGarrahan bill
passed The senate about completed all tn
urgent business before It, -. The house was Il
considerable confusion. The deficiency bill
was sent TO conference. The whole session wa
one OF conferences. The senate Cherokee open
ing amendment 10 the Indian bill caused
long dispute and no agreement had been reach
ed at2 o'clock in the morning, although tn
committee had agreed upon the measure. Tn
house was still in session at an early hour Sal
urday morning with fair prospect Of agreeinI
to the conference report
THE senate met at lO:40 on the eth after be
ing in session all night in continuation Of III
session of the day before, but only to prepar
for the Inauguration ceremonies and the meet
ing OF the new senate Complimentary resolu
tons to Vice-President Morton and Mr. Man
derson. president pro tenn, were adopted, ant
at noon Mr.. Morton declared the senate ad
iourned sine die and turned the gavel over T.
Vice President Stevenson who took the oat
OF ONCE and called the new senate 10 order
when the inaugural ceremonies proceeded. ..
The house at o'clock q m. agreed TO the cor
ference report on the Indian bill Including tn
Cherokee strip opening amendmenU and 500
agreed to all other appropriation bills As III
hour Of noon approached Mr.. Reed Maine
offered resolutions of thanks to Speaker CrisI
which were adopted Several private bills the
passed and the speaker declared the house az
iOurned sine die.