Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

a territory and to lay the convention betor
congress for ratification. Objection was mad
by Senator White (Louisianaj to its immediat
consideration and it went over.
Senator White then assailed the anti-option
bill with metaphor and ridicule-
The house committee on public lands reported
q bill to punish crimes in the Yellowstone park
4 request by Mr.. Hopkins for the passage Of
bill apprOpriating $4,000 for the establishment
ment of buoys on the lake front of Chicago wa
objected to by Mr.. Watson.
The senate took up Senator Chambers reso
luton requesting the president to transmit tt
the senate any convention he may make Will
the provisional government of Hawaii, Senator
Chandler discussing 1t.
After concluding his speech, Chandler moved
the reference of the resolution to the committee
on foreign relations.
Senator Dolph Republican, Oregon,) made
long statement on the subject, giving details a:
to population, commerce, ETC., OF the island anC
favoring annexation.
Senator Higgins introduced in the senate
amendments to the Nicaragua canal bill pro
be issued until the president of the United
States should be satisfied that the canal with its
accessories could be completed for the safe
convenient and economical navigation from
ocean to ocean of both mercantile and naval
vessels of the largest size and at a cost not ex
ceeding the cash proceeds of the O000,OOC
of bonds, including the amounts already ex
pended.
The scuate passed the Notifications and the
army appropriation bills The District of Col
umbia appropriation bill went over pending an
Il
The attention of the house was conferred upon
one item of the sundry civil appropriation bill
The item was the one appIoprlatlng Sl5,OO O,oOl
for carrying on the contracts already entered
iptO for the improvement OF rivers and harbors
Ehe jurisdictiOnal authority OF the committee on
appropriations was called into question. 1t was
commended that the appropriations should have
been reported to the committee on harbors but
although Mr.. Holman was the foremost of those
who made this contention against the power OF
the committee of which he Is chairman, that
ton <~1T1o NyINf md
was decided to be a proper one. And further
than that, the item withstood fusilade of OBJ
jectiOns and came out unscathed.
The senate in executive session had much In
formal talk on the Hawaiian question. In the
open session the Chandler Hawaiian resolution
was referred to the committee on foreign rela-
tons, Senators Hale and Blackburn were ap-
pointed telIers to assist in counting the presi-
dental votes, and Senator CarllSleS resignation
as senator from Kentucky was presented. The
district appropriation bill was taken up, con-
sidered and passed.
The house fixed upon February 9 for the sill
yer bill.
Fight on the anti-options bill began briskly in
the house. When Mr.. Hatch moved to comply
with the request of the senate for a conference,
Mr.. Bynum demanded that the senate amend.
ments must first be considered in committee OF
the whole. This point the speaker took day
to decide.
Mr.. Fitch, of New York, moved an amendment
to the federal elections laws, and, in reply to
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, stated that the demo-
-
repeal the federal election laws. MIR. Fitch e
amendment was agreed to, 172 to AZ.
1t provides that hereafter no part of any
money appropriated to pay any fees to the
United States commissioners, marShalS or clerks
shall be used for any warrant issued or arrest
made under the laws relating to the election of
members of congress, unless theprOSecuuOn has
been commenced on a sworn complaint setting
forth the facts constituting the Ottense and al
leging them to be within the personal knowl-
edge OF the atliant.
Mr. Little. democrat, of New York, a member
of the Raum investigating committee, intro
duced in the house bill to revise the pension
list. The purpose Is TO discover all undeserVlng
pensioners and have their names erased from
the rolls.
Mr.. Cummings, of New York, introduced
bill to provide for and facilitate commercial
and political union between the United States
and Canada.
Mr. Kilgore, of Texas, gave it out fiat that he
intended to filibuster against the anti-optlons
bill to the end of the session.
Senator Perkins secured amendments IN the
senate t. the Cherokee strip bill. One provides
that the government hold in the treasury enough
Cherokee money to pay all claims OF the Della
wares and the Shawnees that may be awarded by
the court of claims. Another ratlties the agree
nent made with the TOnkawas and the Paw
lees, which will add 22),0JO acres to come in
with the Cherokee lands in the strip; and a
third which gives homestead rights IN the new
ands to parties who have from any cause been
forced to leave and surrender claims taken on
other government lands. These amendments
will go with the bill into conference.
The senate passed the bill ratifying the Kick
apoo agreement; and this goes to conference
committee.
Senator Teller took the occasion of presenting
some petitions on the subject of the suspension
Of purchase of silver bullion to get in extended
on the merits of that question. he
with some bitterness on the pub
ished reports to the determination of Mr..
Cleveland to have the Sherman act repealed.
The friends of the antl-optons bill obtained
victory in the house. Although the speaker de-
,ided against them and ruled that the house
could not at present nOn-concur in the senate
amendments and thus throw the bill into con-
terence, when a report would become privileged,
the house, notwithstanding the determined fight
IF the members of the ways and means commit
tee and of the other opponents OF the bill, re-
erred 1t to the committee on agrlcT ire, which
is favorable to its passage. And it did so by a
arge majOrity-nOt quite two-thirds, but ap-
it closely that it is still in doubt;
f a two-thlrds vote is required, 1t could not be
obtained.
The deficiency appropriation bill was passed.
The senate passed the Cherokee strip bill with
amendments and Senator Plat at once moved
hat the senate insist on its amendments and
,equest conference. The motion carried and
senator's Plat, Pettigrew and Jones, of Arkan-
as, were appointed on the part of the senate.
The bill as passed is substantially the original
enate bill The conference will be held speed
ly and the early final passage of the bill is ex-
lected.
All efforts to secure remuneration for intrud-
rs improvements were rejected and the bill
passed without dissenting vote.
: Senator Hill, of New York. having given no
ice of motion to take up the bill to repeal the
sherman silver purchase act, Senator Teller said
hat if such a motion should prevail the senate
would do other business than the passage of
appropriation bills during the session. Senator
Teller asserts that he will talk until March 4, if
necessary, in order to defeat repeal.
In the house effort is being made to get up |
majority petition to the committee on rules to |
dopt q cloture rule on the repeal of the Sher- |
nan law. There was prospect that repeal re- |
)ublicanS would unite with the democrats In |
numbers to pass the repeal bill.