The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-27
CONG GRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.


Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.
THE senate put in good days work on the
10th and disposed OF several appropriation
bills. The legislative. executive and judicial
and the District OF Columbia bills were passed.
The agricultural appropriation bill was about
completed in committee Of the whole Only
three more appropriation bills remain to be
completed. The conference report on the mill
tary academy bill was agreed to and the house
anti-option bill was referred to the agricul-
ture committee. The house by n vote OF 125
to q adopted Mr.. McCreary's resolution sus-
tanning the president in his action in SUPPRESS
ing lawlessness during the strike. The re-
mainder Of the day was devoted to considera-
tion OF the Bailey bankruptcy bill The bili
was ordered to third reading but before a vote
was reached on the passage the quorum disap-
peared and the house adjourned
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Vests resolu-
tion for an investigation into charges Of
favoritism in making awards at the recent
worlds fair exhibition was referred. After
passing several local bills the senate resumed
consideration OF the agricultural bill. Mr.
Hansbrough offered an amendment appropriate
ing s1,O00,0O0 for the destruction of Russian
thistles. The amendment was adopted in COM
mittee Of the whole by vote of "a to "a At
$50 the senate adjourned -. The house passed
the Bailey bankruptcy bill by 127 to 81 and de-
voted the remainder of the day to business re-
ported from the judiciary committee. Two
bills passed, one creating an additional circuit
judge for the Eigth judicial circuit and a bill
making United States railroad corporations,
for the purpose OF jurisdiction. citizens OF the
states through which they pass or into which
they go.
THE senate on the 18th passed the bill re-
serving for ten years in each OF the states 100O.
900 acres of arid lands, to be redeemed and sold
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appropriation bill was then debated at length
The item appropriating 81 ,O95 900 for educating
Indians provoked a long discussion on the
policy Of giving money to Indian contract de-
nominational schools. Mr.. Platt (Conn.) and
Mr.. Gallagher IN. H. opposed the policy Of
aiding sectarian schools and Mr.. Call (Fla.)
favored the committee report, although he
thought government schools should supersede
sectarian schools. The item was adopted. The
conference report on the naval bill was agreed
to-. The house passed bills to regulate enlist
ments in the army; to authorize the board Of
managers OF the soldiers home to transfer
and maintain the inmates OF any branch in case
OF emergency, and placing several officers on
the retired list
MIR. ALLEN (Neb.) introduced in the senate
on the 10Th a resolution making an inquiry as
to the establishment of a bureau (or intelli-
gence office) on Ellis island for furnishing in
formation to Italian or other immigrants rela-
tive to employment. After agreeing to the con-
ference report on the diplomatic bill the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up. Mr. Voorhees,
made a report as to the conference on the tariff
bill and the disagreement. The Indian bill
was then passed and the senate adjourned.
When the house met a lively debate took place
over the conference report on the tariff bill
and was again sent to conference. During the
debate Chairman Wilson appeared for the first
time since his illness and was received with
loud applause. He spoke with much force
against the senate amendments. The confer
ence reports on the naval and military academy
bills were agreed to ald the house soon ad-
journed
THE senate held an exciting session on the
Goth. No business was transacted, but the de-
bate on the tariff bill and the disagreement Of
the conference was the liveliest the senate had
experienced for many month. The principal
speeches of the day were those of Senators
Hill and Vest (demOcratS). The former de-
Tended the president and the position assumed
by the executive in his late letter to Chairman
Wilson. and Mr.. Vest severely criticised the
president and defended the senate bin. Mr.
Smith (N. j. defended the senate bill Mr..
Palmer Qll.) favored the senate bill because it
was the best that could be obtained under the
circumstances, but he would modify it. MIR.
Blanchard U4a.) thought there had been bad
faith somewhere. At the close of the debate
the senate adjourned until Monday The
house disposed of number OF bills Most Of the
day. however. was devoted to the discussion Of
a resolution introduced by Mr.. Tucker (Va.) to
amend the constitution by taking away from
congress authority over the election of the
United States senators and empowering the
states to prescribe the times. places and man
ner of holding lections for senators. No vote
was reached and the evening session was de-
voted to pensions.
THE senate was not in session on the 21St....
The house passed by vote of 13 to 40 the
Tucker resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution providing that senators
shall be elected by a direct vote OF the peo-
pie. The senate amendments to the Indian
bill were disagreed TO and u con-
ference committee appointed.