The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-09
WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME or PROCEEDINGS or THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Important
TransactioMs OF Our National Law
makers-rhe Work Done in Both
branches.

Washington, Aug. 2.-1he main ques-
ton before the senate to-day was the
sundry civil bill which was discussed at
odd moments throughout the day with
the result that great many important
amendments We're adopted. Final ac-
tion on the bill was not reached, however,
owing to the large number of amend
ments proposed.
The house spent the whole day debat-
ing the Moore-Funston contested election
case from the second Kansas district.
Mr.. Funston, the Republican contestee
made speech in his own behalf The
Republican resolution favorable to Fun
ston was disagreed to, 9S-126 Eight
Democrats, Russell of Georgia, Pendle-
ton of Texas, Barnes of Wisconsin,
Paynter of Kentucky, Hare of Ohio,
Hal of Minnesota Richards of Ohio Yrd
Ritchie Of Ohio. voted with the Republi-
canssin favor of the resolution. Without
taking the vote on the majority resolu-
tons in favor of Mr.. Moore, the contest
ant, the house adjourned.
= Washington, Aug. 3.-But one more
appropriation bill-the defciency-rema
to he acted ON by the senate, the sundry
civil having been passed to-day after u
three days discussion. The most inn
ptrtant amendments adopted to-day ere
the increase of the quarantine fund from
1924 900 to 81 100000 anddonating 1.OOO,-
GOO acres of "deset" lands to the states
to which the desert land laws apply. as
well as to Nebraska, Kansas, Utah,
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Chandler directing special committee
10 investigate the dominion Coal company
of Nova Scotia, whether it was organize
or is heirg conducted in the expectation
that congress would repeal the tariff tax
on coal; whether any officers of the gov
ernment are Interested in the company
and whether any assurances and whether
steps are being taken to fulfill the as
surances was laid before the senate and
Mr. Chandler urged its adoption. The res-
ofution went to the calendar under the
rules and it will require a vote of the
snnete to again bring it mp for considera-
ton.
The house to-day PASSED bill authoriz-
ing the purchase Of the property aud the
franchise of the Choctaw Coal & Rail
way company. Unanimous consent for
the consideration of bill for the suppress
siCn oe the lottery traffic was objected to.
A hill was passed to remove the charge
Of diShonorable dismissal from the rec
old of cyrus Paine. Mr.. Holman Oe,n.
Ind.1 chairman of the committee OH In
dian affairs, then called up the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill.
The report was agreed to and another
conference was ordered on the remaining
e 1o%x &hn two
houses.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The last of the
appropriation bills-the defciency-was
passed by the senate after it had been
under discussion nearly the entire day.
The bills for the admission of New Mex
leo and Arizona to statehood We're re-
ported 10 the senate end placed on the
I-caleHdar. Mr.. Davis of Minnesota intro
duced bill defining operations in futures,
imposing taxes on dealers therein, ETC.,
which was about to be referred to the
committee OH agriculture when Mr.. Har-
ris objected on the ground that as it was
intended to raise revenue it should be
| considered by the committee on finance.
He protested against the bill as "prosti-
tutng the taxing power to wholly unau-
thorized purpose" Mr.. George made the
point of order that all bills raising reve-
nue should be proposed in the house of
representatives. The vice president re-
served his ruling on the point of order.
The house spent q large portion of the
day discussing two bills, one for reclassi-
Gcation of railway mail clerks and one
cle ssi6cat tion of cle1ks in the first and
second class postotice, but neither was
acted upon. A resolution on the subject
| Of ly nchings, which created something of
q sensation in view of the agitation of the
| lynching question by Ira b. Wells, was
offered in the house to-day by Mr.. Blair
of New Hampshire ss follows:
THAT the commissioner of labor be in
structcd TO investigate and report TIT
number, date, location and attendant
facts Of the circumstances Of alleged as
saults by males on females through the
country during the ten years last pre-
ceeding the passage of this joint resolti-
ton for or on account of which organized
| but unlawful violence has been inflicted
| or attempted to be inflicted. Also to as
certain and report all acts of organized
| but unlawful violence to the person,
with the attendant facts and circum-
stances, which have been inflicted upon
accused persons alleged to have been
guilty of crimes punishable by due pro-
cess of law which have taken place in
any part of the country within the ten
years last preceding the passage of this
resolution. Such investigation shall be
made by the usual methods and agencies
| OF the department of labor and report
| made to congress as soon as the work
can be satisfactorily made; and the sum
| Of $25,O00, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated to
pay the expenses out of such meley in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated"
MIR. Dumphy Dem., N. VI objected
| and the resolution went over.
Washington, Aug. THE senate to.
day passed the bill providing for the
deportation of anarchists. A resolution
| was introduced by Mr.. Mills Dem,,
Tex.) and ordered to lie on the table
temporarily, declaring that in the re-
vision of the existing system of nation=
al taxation the following principles
should be observed: First, that all
taxes are burdens on the taxpayers
and can only be rightfully imposed to
raise revenue to support the govern
ment; second, that when taxes are i'm
posed on imported goods the rate
should be SO low as not materially to
restrict importation; and, third, that In
selecting articles to be taxed, only
those ready for consumption should he
chosen and those imported for manu-
facture or remanufacture should be
exempt,
The house transacted some unimport-
ant routine business to-day, but spent
most of the day debating the senate
amendments to the Indian appropria-
tion bills providing for the ratification
of the treaties with the Nezhco, Yakima
and Yuma Indians, but no vote was
taken. Mr.. Johnson of Ohio presented
the memorial of the Central Labor
Union of Cleveland, praying for the
impeachment of United States District
Judge Kicks of Ohio, and it was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Davis Anti-Uption Bill.