The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
Given.

Given.
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 some modification and further confer
ence ordered The senate receded from the
amendment to purchase the Malone lots for
public printing ONCE site. Adjourned at
o'clock go. When the house met the tariff bill
came to the front and the battle was warm.
The democratic caucus had decided to accept
the senate bill as the best that could be had at
present. and the debate on ratifying this action
vas highly interesting. Speaker Crisp, Chair
man Wilson and others spoke IN favor OF ac-
cepting the senate bill and passing separate
bills for free sugar. free iron ore free coal and
barbed wire and Mr. Reed, Bourke Cochran
On. W and others opposed. A vote to recede
from the disagreement to the senate amend
ments and to accept the senate tariff bill was
then taken and agreed to by 1872 yeas to 107
nays, and the great tariff battle was over Mr.
Wilson then presented the bill for free coal and
it was passed by 100 to 104: then followed a bill
for free iron ore and it passed. The bill for
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 276
votes to IL against, and at 1925 at night the
house adjourned until Wednesday.
THERE was a small attendance Of members
when the senate met on the 14th- Soon after
the journal was read the bills, for free sugar,
free iron ore, ETC.. passed by the house. were
formally presented and referred. after Senator
Hill had given notice that he had amendments
to offer. The resolutions for Investigating the
Dominion Coal Co. and the Alabama election
again went over and the senate adjourned at
2:l0.. The house was not in session.
THE senate had lively session on the 18th.
the free sugar bill being the subject of debate.
Senator Berry (Ark) spoke decidedly in favor
of the house bill. Pending debate the enrolled
tariff bill was presented and signed by the
president of the senate The house revenue
bills we're read a second time, and Mr.. Harris
had a communication from Secretary Carlisle
read showing the necessary revenue to be
raised The debate on the free sugar bill was
continued until O'Clock. when the senate ad-
journed 80. When the house met the tariff bill
was reported as correctly enrolled and was
signed by the speaker. A prolonged debate
followed over the report on the deficiency bill
Several bridge bills passed. and the debate on
the deficiency bill permitted to extend to
Thursday. Adjournment at $50 O'Clock.
THE contest over the sugar bill was resumed
in the senate on the 10th. and finally the house
bills for free sugar, iron ore, coal and barbed
wire were referred to the finance committee.
Mr.. Hills bill for the exclusion and deporta-
tion of anarchists passed. Mr.. Kyle IN. d.
called up his resolution to prohibit the sale of
liquors in the senate wing of the capitol during
recess. but it went over. At $50 o'clock the
senate adjourned 80. When the house was called
to order only a few members were present.
The conference report on the deficiency bill
was made. The senate bill for deporting an
archiSts was received and referred, and the bill
to repeal the free alcohol clause in the tariff
bill was passed. Adjourned until Monday.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. Harris
moved that Senator White (Cal) be appointed
TO the vacancy on the finance committee. Mr..
Chandler objected and sharp debate fol-
lowed and the matter went over. Mr.. Murphy
presented a resolution. which went over. that
in view of the letter of Secretary Carlisle no
further tariff legislation should be attempted
at this session The senate soon adjourned ...-
The house was not in session.
THE senate on the 18th virtually decided
against any further tariff legislation at this
session. Mr.. Gray's resolution instructng the
finance committee to report the free sugar bill
went over without action for want of a quorum.
Mr.. Mandersons amendment instructing the
committee to report back an amendment to the
free sugar bill providing for the Mckinley
bounty on raw domestic sugars was adopted by
81 to 20. and after considerable debate on the
sugar question. a quorum disappeared and the
senate went into executive session go. The
house was no. in session.