The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Proceedings of the Week Briefly
Given.


THE senate further considered the tariff bill
on the 18th. II long-winded speeches might be
called considering" OF the eight hours the
senate was in session Mr.. Quay spoke four in
continuation Of his speech commenced five
weeks previous and which had already taken
up four days. Messrs. Pettigrew, Power and
PETER also spoke. resolution was introduced
to bring Chapman, the Wall street broker who
refused to answer questions asked by the in
vestigating committee, before the senate for
contempt and at O'Clock the senate adjourned.
After passing a bill setting aside 900
from the fund belonging to the estates Of de-
ceased colored soldiers for the purpose OF erect
ing in the District Of Columbia national
home for aged colored people, the house further
considered the Indian bill.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. Per-
kins spoke briefly in defense of the late Sena-
tor Stanford and defended him from the charge
made by Representative Geary in connection
with the Stanford university. A resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Morgan calling on the secretary
Of the treasury for certain information in re-
gard to gold receipts and bond issues was
adopted. A resolution from Mr.. Hoar was
adopted calling upon the president for infor-
nation to whether certain foreign govern
ments contemplated retaliation on account Of
the proposed imposition Of a discriminating
duty on sugar. Then the debate on the wool
schedule of the tariff bill was resumed. The
house disposed of several bills of q local ma
ture and then took up the Indian appropria-
bill which under consideration at ad-
journment.
THE senate on the 18th passed bill to pay
Joseph Redfern, one of the Ford theater vic
Tins, g., 74S; also bill to authorize the ap-
pointment of women as public school trustees
in the District Of Columbia: also bill for the
development and encouragement of silk cul-
ture, and then resumed consideration of the
tariff bill, the wool schedule being discussed
until adjournment. -. The house had under
consideration the Indian appropriation bill in
committee OF the whole, but did not complete
it.
ate on the 18th Mr. Dolph spoke at length
the attention of the senate all day. Every
amendment offered was voted down The
house had the Indian bill under consideration
all day and in the evening gave some attention
to pension bills
THE senate on the 10th completed the wool
schedule Of the tariff bill, oil amendments be-
ing voted down. Considerable progress was
made on the bill and several private bills
passed. The senate adjourned at 4:5O o'clock.
The house further considered the Indian
appropriation bill and reached u final vote at
o'clock, when the bill paSsed-156 to 33, and the
house adjourned.
THE senate entered upon the twelfth week OF
the tariff debate on the 18th. and consideration
Of the bill was resumed Immediately after dis
posing Of routine business. Some progress
was made, the silk, coal and miscellaneous
schedules being before the senate. The de-
bate was continued until past O'Clock. -. The
house had under consideration Mr.. Hatch's
anti-option bill in committee Of the whole.
An adjournment was taken ut o'clock without
completing the bill.