The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-28
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital W hat II Being
Done by the senate and Hou$e-Old Mat.
tiers Disposed OF and New Ones Consid.
cred.


1hc senate anu ItOuASs
The Senasr. saturday. 'o"''aued It's IN
ves1l. at on Of :he sugar >canuA! AMI con-
sheraton OF the ia ~ BILL The House
decided that he luo Ian " rehouse should
re,u.tl in New York. instea l OF being re-
moved 10 Chicago General sen'inen; was
IN favor y: lis removal. and on tac score
OF economy that MAS a desirable measure
but ,he hit authorizing il Wa. IN III" ma
ture OF rev leg!s, alton. aud under the
rules If thu House thi- Was rot permitted.
The Indian appropriation h;lt MAS amend
ed providing that the Pueblo and Aacari!la
agencies. in New Mexico should he aho.-
isheu ana consolidated With the southern
Cle agency IA Colorado. An amen iment
WAS offered 10y Mr.. Cotlecn. oc Wyoming.
providing for the appointment of COM
mission TO negotiate with the shnshone a"1
Arspahoe Indians FOR ;hc sale OF certain *
their lands. Agreed To- The Indian school,
at Noun, Pleasant. Mich. $50 pupils at
$3.50 Il year. WAS provided for instead o, loo
pupils az Sld.. tic bill was passed. -.
yeas TO 30 nays. aud at +:+a n m. the
House adjourned
The Senate on Monday. with the mercury
ut 81. entered upon the twelfth week OF tho
tariff debate. Several schedules were dis
posed OF \ tght was started over Mr..
Hills proposition to put coal on the free
list. and the amendment was lost.
10 81 Mr. Durhovow's blu author
ixin. railroads to sell "joint in
Interchangeable 5.eoa-mile tickets was
passed by the House. The Senate hiil.
granting right IT way TO the Eastern
Nebraska and Gulf Railway Company
through the Omaha and Winuehaco Indian
reservation in the State Of Nebraska. WAS
passed. and Mr. Hatch's anticipation b,ll
occupied the balance OF the session.
In the senate. Tuesday. MIR. A!drich at
tackled the anti-option bill. Afterward.
the tariff bill occupied the time The OIL
10 amend the act for the relief Of the CIV
ililatiuu OF the Chippewa Indians In the
state OF Minnesota passed the House lho
bill provides that the pine lands OF the
White Earth and Red Lake reservations
and other reservations. when the Indians
| upon IL have been allotted lands In sew.
crafty, shall he surveyed. examined ana
! appraise to the amount OF at least No..
j 600 acres ar,c, which they shall be offered
/ for sale The House bill authorizing the
! Ptttsburs aud Mansfield Railroad Company
/ to construct Il bridge across the Monon-
| gahelR River at the city or Plttshurg WAS
/ passed. There was also passed a House
bill to donate certain lands belonging to
Nh abandoned military reservation = the
city OF Newport. Ky. for public park.
Tho Senate conn le,cd the cons Liberation
of the free lis, Wednesday afternoon. and
then taxing up the administrative features
I OF the bill. omitted about dozen sections
and promptly passed all the remainder but
the last ten sections. The omitted sections
customs appraisers. consular officers and
| foreign manufacturers and shippers OF
goods to be imported Upon these points
tine law will not be changed and this much
time Is thus saved In tho Senate The In
! come tax will be next taken up The anti
optton bill occupied the attention Of tho
House on Friday after the morning hour.
:, eeches were made against the OIL ny
Representatives GOdzicr. Walker ana
Harter, while Mr. Richardson. OF Michigan.
Sv,n.a EnR n
sin confined to his room by sickness. Mr.
Bailey performing the duties OF Speaker
pro TEN.
In the Senate Thursday Senator Hill
smoke at length against the income tax.
followed In the Same line ny Mr. hoar'
MIR. AldrIch moved that the date on ~hich
the income tax should cease DC Jan.
ed-23 70 30 Mr.. Hil!. who was pres
ent did not vote. The Finance Commit
tee amendment fixing the time limit dur
ing which the tax was to run ~ Jan i.
1900. was then agreed t. Mr.. PETER then
offered an amendment he gave notice OF
to lew grad ua ted income tax. which WAS
defeated. In the House several bills and
resolutions were passed. There was some
delay in taking up the anti. option
bill, and an agreement was entered
into extending tho time Tor oeoa'e
der the FIVE minute rule. after which Mr.
Hatch will be allowed an hour Tor his clos
ing speech. Speeches were made by KEEP
resen,atives GrOsvenor. Wheeler. STOCK
dale and Kerry in support OF TIE bill AUD
bv Messrs Covert. Bartlett. Ouigg. ant
Rostuer in opposition to It. Mr. Pence
smoke on the silver question. At 5:a
o'clock the House adjourned
The tariff and income tax we're tho sub
| 1ects OF Senatorial discussion Friday. Elk
cep,inx u quarrel between Hiil. Of Net
York and Harris, OF Tennessee. nothing o
interest was evolved. Ihe anti-opt!On bill
passed the House by q vote OF l@S to "a
Mr. Hatch received Il bad scare In the morn
ing when the House in committee OF tn
whole. by u vote OF 81 to - adopted "A
amendment offered by Representative
". Stone. OF Pennsylvanis. exemptin
th,rty.duy options from the provisions o
the bill 1t was an unexpected move MI
Hatch and others amid great confusion
raised the point OF no quorum. MI
Hatch said the amendment. II adop,
ed. would destroy the bill On de
, mand for tcllers tao vote on Oh
stone amendment vas 81 TO 80. and 1t ~A
lost by tie. Immediately after the pas
saye OF the bill the general deficiency ap
propriation bill was taken up After
9 few minutes spent IN explanation OF th
bill by Mr.. Sayers. who Is In charge OF
IN place Of Mr.. Breck'nridge. the comm Il
' tee rose. and at five o'clock recess WI
taken until eight o'clock The night se+
: s,on was devoted to private pension biii'
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