The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
Given,


AFTER transacting routine business the SEN
ate on the 9Th took up the naval appropriation
bill which was considered at length Senator
PETER offered an omnibus resolution looking
to government ownership of railroads, ETC.,
which went over. The house bill to amend the
law relative to mining claims passed and Mr..
Blackburn announced the death OF Represent
stive Isle. of Kentucky, when the senate adj
iourned. E. In the house Mr.. Draper (Mass.)
introduced bill looking to the increase OF the
army. District OF Columbia business occupied
the remainder OF the session.
The proceedings in the senate on the 10th
were full OF interest although no general BUSH
ness was transacted. After routine business
Senator Blackburn attempted to call up the
post ONCE appropriation bill, but was antag-
onized by Senator PETER who asked for tho
consideration of his resolution looking to gov
eminent control of railroads and coal fields,
and the adoption Of the single tax. The Kan
sas senator refused to yield and made q fiery
speech denouncing Pullman and referring to
Debs as q man OF VIII ich the country had heard
a great deal lately, but would likely hear a
great deal more before long. His speech
brought out strong replies from Senators Davis
(Minn), and Gordon (Ga). Senator Daniel
(Va.) offered a substitute for the PETER reso-
luton pledging the president the support Of
the country in maintaining order and asked
for an immediate vote but objection took
the matter over. The post office appropriation
bill was passed. and the diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was then taken up and briefly con-
sidered, and the bill admitting Utah passed as
amended. e. The house passed the bill opening
the Uncompahgre and Uintah Indian reserva-
tions in Utah to settlement and the title OF
Mr.. Enloe (Tenn) to his seat was confirmed,
the elections committee report being unani-
nous in his favor.
THE senate on the 18th did considerable
work, anddisposed of three appropriation bills.
The diplomatic and consular. the invalid pen
sion and the military academy appropriation
bills passed. Mr.. Daniels substitute for Mr..
PETERS strike resolution was adopted after
some debate. The resolution as adopted fully
sustains the president In his action in sup
pressing riotous proceedings After the pas
sage OF several private bills the senate ad-
journed 49,. The house had long debate on the
McRae land grant forfeiture bill and 1t was
finally passed. The bill will restore to the
public domain 1000 900 acres principally from
the Northern Pacific road. The house ad-
journed at 5 O'Clock.
The senate on the 18th passed the house bill
donating the military reservation adjoining
Oklahoma City to that city with an amend
ment reServing ten acres to Benjamin Miller.
The army and the fertilization appropriation
bills were passed, and progress made on the
river and harbor bill Several private bills
passed and conferences were appointed on the
military academy and diplomatic bills ... The
house agreed to the senate amendments to the
Utah admission bill Eleven bills reported
from the foreign affairs committee were passed,
but they were OF little general Importance
Representative Hudson Ckan-) has introduced
bill to provide against strikes and providing
for an arbitration commission to settle labor
disputes.
THE senate made rapid work on the river
and harbor bill on the 18th and passed it and
the legislative appropriation bill was far ad-
vanced. Mr.. DAVIS (Minn-) introduced bill
placing sleeping car and dining car companies
under the interstate law, and Mr.. George
tMiss.) introduced a bill to amend the act for
appointment of arbitration boards. The senate
adjourned at $40 O'Clock The house agreed
to the conference report on the pension bill
The remainder of the session was devoted to
considering private bills and in the evening
pension bills were considered.
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Allen (Neb.)
on question Of privilege, severely denounced
the newspaper correspondents who had made
certain accusations against him of late in con-
nection with an alleged loss of temper on the
senator's part in committee room. The leg
islatiye appropriation bill was then debated at
some length but did not pass on account of the
disappearance of a quorum 49,. The house did
no business, a session being held merely for
the delivery of eulogies upon the death Of
Representative Houck, OF Ohio After the
adoption OF resolutions the house adjourned.