Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-08
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
fngs IN the senate and House

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-The senate
held only a brief session yesterday.
Mr. Teller offered resolution request
ing the president to suspend action in
the consolidation of land offices pro-
vided for in the sundry civil bill for the
fiscal year ended June so, 1894, which
was agreed to. A resolution by Mr..
Hawley calling on the secretary of the
interior for the most advanced copy of
the census returns, was amended so as
to ask the secretary why there was so
much delay in its issue and adopted.
The senate adjourned after a brief ex-
ecutive session.
for unparliamentary words used in his
speech of the day before and MIR. Bland
again attempted to limit debate on his
seigniorage bill but failed, and the
discussion proceeded until adjourn
ment.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The senate
was in session two hours yesterday, the
whole of which was taken up in a
speech by Senator Frye on the Hawaii
an muddle.
When the house met the dead lock
on the seigniorage bill was broken by
the refusal of the New York delegation
to longer fhbuster, but the quorum dis
appeared when it came to adopting the
special order by two republicans and
one democrat, who had heretofore
voted with the friends of the bill. join
ing the silent minority, and the
house adjourned.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-When the
senate met yesterday Mr.. Voorhees,
withdrew his resolution for the tenn
porary appointment of Senator Mills to
the finance committee. Several petit
tions and resolutions were presented.
Senator Frye concluded his speech on
Hawaii and was replied to. by Senator
Gray, who defended the action of Mr..
Blount. The house sundry civil de-
fciency bill was passed with amend
ments. The bill for the erection of
new government printing Office was
considered for a time, and after an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned
until Monday.
When the house met Mr.. Bland sue
ceeded in securing a quorum and the
long deadlock on the seigniorage bill
was broken Mr.. Bland then spoke in
favor of it and when the deba te closed
the bill for the coinage of the silver
seigniorage in the treasury was passed
by 167 yeas to 13O nays. The bill ap-
propriating S45, 900 for the reclamation
of the steamer Kearsarge. recently
wrecked, was then passed and the house
adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON. March S.-The senate
was not in session yesterday
The house had under consideration
appropriation bills The Notifications
bill, carrying over 81 600, 600, passed
and pending consideration of the PEN
sion bill hot words passed between
Messrs- Meredith (Va) and Funk (IlL)
which at one time were ugly. but final
ly quieted down. Mr.. Holman Qnd.)
announced that Mr.. Grow, elected from
Pennsylvania, was present, and escorted
him to the speaker and he was sworn
in amid applause. Many pension bills
were considered at the evening session
SATURDAY
WASHINGTON, March 5-The senate
was not in session on Saturday.
The house resumed consideration of
the pension bill, and during the debate
Gen. Black (Ill) spoke in defense of the
course of Commissioner Lochren and of
his gallant services as soldier during
the war. The committee of the whole
rose without completing the bill and
the house adjourned.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The session
of the senate yesterday was brief. The
silver bill wae received from the house
and on motion OF Mr.. Stewart (Nev.)
ordered to lie on the table subject to
bfaiF ra-,ll lls,l,
were presented and after passing sew
eral private bills and the introduction
of a resolution by Senator Morgan for
the appointment of tariff commission
the senate adjourned.
The day was occupied in the house
in debate on the pension bill which
was of little general interest
WHOLE FAMILY POISONED.
a kansas Merchant and Wife Dead and the
e4 Children Critical
NEWTON, Kan, March 5.-The entire
family of E. L. Snyder. a merchant of
Sedgwicl1, near here. was accidentally
poisoned by some unknown substance
in the coffee yesterday noon.
Mrs Snyder died within a few hours
in terrible agony and Snyder died last
night. 1t is expected that the children
will survive.
Sensational Embezziement at IT. Louis.
ST. LOUIS March William E. Burr,
Jr., late cashier of the St Louis nation
al bank, one of the acknowledged social
leaders of this city, is under bonds for
the embezzlement of $4,000 of the
banks money. He had paid back all
but S13. 900 of the amount and as his
bond was for SO. 600 the actual loss will
not be over $1,000. The warrant was
sworn out by National Bank Exa aminer
GaIbraith.' The directors claim that he
had promised not. to take any action
for ten days
Kansas a. o. Q. W. VI edicaI DIRECTOR.
FORT SCoTT. Kan. March AT the
meeting of the Kansas grand lodge A
o. Q. w. yesterday. DIR. \ Is. Peters.
of Mankato. was elected grand med cal
director after a spirited contest be-
tween ten candidates for the position
DR.. Hibbin, of ToPe1Sl. led at fit.
Wichita was chosen as the place for
holding the next aanuI. meetings -
Thomas ORIGIN Dead.
KANSAS CITY. No. March s-After
long, hopeless struggle with disease.
Thomas Corritpa0 foT many wears n