The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings Of tho Week Brieny

Ahc IkCSee0fuSU Oh tho week bf1e0y
Given:
THE senate held short and uainteres.ins
session On the TN: The most impsrtant BUSH
MSS ~as the Passage OF . resolution directing
the president to take steps for the release Of
American citizens confined in the island Of
Cuba for participation in the late rebe,lioas.
:. The house held brief session. transacting
no kusin.s. Of intefess. adjournment was had
ht s:4a
THE senate on the 9Th passed the house bill
to reimburse the late Treasurer Nebecker for
81 coo paid by him to make good shortage in
his accounts when his office was turned over to
his sHtcessGr Mr.: Allen introduced bill to
prevent professional lobbying. / number Of
bills OF a local character passed also the sem
ate bill admitting free certain exhibits to the
Atlanta exposition in 1895. -..I In the house Mr..
Bailey (Tex), from the judiciary committee,
presented resolution providing for an investi-
cation by that committee of the charges against
Judge Kicks, which was agreed to. The house
thin considered public buildings bills in COM
mittee Of the wnoie. TEen che question of q
quorum was sprung and without completing
the work before it the house adjourned
The senate held = very brief session on the
sth and transacted no business OF general pub
lie interest - In the house Mr. Boutelle, upon
question of personal privilege. denied the
published imputation that he had introduced
the resolution recognizing the Hawaiian re-
public for political purposes. and proceeded to
SPEAK III severe leTtIlS several EleMOefS VI
the administration, when the speaker decided
that he had gone outside the question Of
privilege, and when he insisted on speaking
the chair required him to take his seat. The
militia bill WGs then debated for time in q
very lively manner. calling forth much talk on
the subject Of sending troops into state with
out a call from the governor. Six relief bills
were then passed and the house adjourned.
THE senate had a lively time when the sess
sion commenced on the 10th. Mr.. Hills reso-
luton directing the tariff conferees to report
the difficulties and causes of failure to agree
vas sensstien; and came pear being adopted
before its Importance was discovered: Mr.. Vest
favored its adoption so that the calcium light
Of truth might be turned on" After lively
time, however, q vote was STAYED of for the
present and the resolution went over. The re-
mainder of the day was devoted to considering
the Chinese treaty in executive session. The
House had under consideration the projects OF a
government hxhihit at A9anta to cost 100000
and to give 900, coo acres oi land :" certain
states to encourage the reclamation OF deserts.
At the evening session pension bills were con-
Sidered.
A LARGE audience was in the galleries when
the senate met on the 18th, expecting sersa-
tonal turn in the tariff debate. Mr.. Hills reso-
futiop to discharge the confereeS and require a
report from theni wae the question to be acted
on. The senate had heard of the iiotse caucus,
however, and matters took new turn. The
1rlenuS OF C1rlu reform moved IOr an tA~
ecutlye session, and it carried by one vote
The house had under consideration the report
on the sundry civil bill The proposition to
Eive terta'n states 100000 of arid lands to be
reclaimed by irrigation was agreed to ard fhe
appropriation Of S25OOOO to purchase square
from ex-senator Malone for public printing
office was defeated. After announcement of a
democratic caucus on the tariff bill Monday the
house adjourned until Monday
THE proceedings of the senate on the 18th
were exceedingly tame. all interest being trans
ferred to the house where the great tariff con-
test was to be finally settled. The conference
report on the sundry civil bill was agreed to
with Stme modification and a further confer
ence ordered. The senate receded from the
amendment to purchase the Malone lots for a
public printing office site. Adjourned at !
o'clock. -. When the house met the tariff bill
came to the front and 9he battle was warm
The democratic caucus had decided to accept
the senate bill as the bes- that could be had al
present. and the debate on ratifying this action
was highly interesting. Speaker Crisp, Chair
man Wilson and others spoke IN favor Of &C
cepting the senate bill and passing separate
bills for free sugar, free iron ore free coal and
barbed wire and Mr.. Reed, BOurke Cochran
IN W and others opposed. vote to recede
from the disagreement to the senate amend
tnents and to accept the senate tariff bill was
then taken and agreed to by 1872 yeas to 1O1
nays, and the great tariff battle was over. Mr.
Wilson then presented the bill for free coal and
1t was passed by leo to 134; then followed a bill
for free iron ore and it passed. The bill fOl
free barbed wire then passed by 1877 to 81
Then came up the bill for free sugar and dur.
ing the debate the sugar trust was severely
handled. Republicans and democrats joined in
its passage and the free sugar bill received 81
votes to IL against, and ct 1925 at night the
house adjourned until Wednesday.