The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-29
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-.
SESTATVES.
Der National Lawmakers and What Tho.
Are Doing for the Good Of the Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed
and Acted Upon.
Doings Of ConHrrae.


In the House Saturday the SEN ate amend
ments to the Senate bill to charter tho
Iowa and Nebraska Pon,oon Bridge
Company and tn construct high wagon
bs,ass at Sioux TSs S'y l ,Scn n
into committee OF the ~hole. aud the CON-
s:derstion os the sundry civil APP rcpria-
ticn bill was resumed. Mr.. bowers
offered nm endment 10 the appropri alton
OF $4,000 for special council Ia aid dis
tricr attorneys SO as to provide that $500 Of
this be expended In the employment Of
special counsel In the cases OF the South
ern Pacific Railroad tn set aside United
States patents now pending at Los Angeles
The Chair ruled the amcn imeni out On the
ground that it changed existing laws. Tho
committee then rose. resolution au-
thor!ring ,he enlisted men OF the army and
navy ~ wear "a badge "n public occasions.
on motion OF Mr. Outhwxitc. was agreed
to. The remalnas. 81 the day was
devoted 10 euiog's> uron the lie aud char
acter OF the late Representative w. IL
Enochs. of Ohio
The House Monday devoted tho entire
day to tho consideration of the sundry
civil bill There WAS no important; busi-
ness transacted IL the Senate. the entire
day being consumed In the onsacration
OF bills on tho calendar. Most OF these
were measures Of small Importance.
among them being several Of Immediate
interes; to the people of the District cf
Colu,u bin. A number OF bills we're taken
from the calendar and passed. among them
a bill 20 "rcsula,e IN" making OF property
returns by officers OF the government" and
an act auth riz!ng the 1cxarkana and Fort
Smith Railway Company to bride the
Caicasieu and Sabine rivers in the State.
OF Louisiana and Texas The Senate re-
ce!ved from the President Il MESSAGE IN re-
gard to the occupation OF ElueieldS Nica-
ra.ua. and also Il message relative t.
Hawaiian affairs
Tho sundry civil appropriation bill was
passed by the House Tuesday without di-
vision. Tho amendments Of the app copri-
alton for the General Land Office. amend
Ing the provis on OF the act of 1891.
repeating tho timber culture aai pre-
empt'ou acts which Was adopted IN tho
committee Mt the Sncgestio OF Mr.. HOl-
man and VIII ch WAS bitterly opposed by tho
western members was defeated in tho
House. The Clauses VT ich sought to re-
Gu!re an accounting by the diehursng
officers "f soiiiers' homes TO the Treas
ury Department and annual reports
by the boards TO the secre,arf Of
War fell under Mr.. Blacks point
s:l7.ouo more than it did as reported from
the committee on appropriations Tho
four appropriation bills passed by tho
House District OF Columbia. pension. FORTH
fcatinn and suniry "ivin carry Il net re-
ductinn Of 2a4.3ia.ass AS compared with
the same bills for the current fiscal year
The Senate bill for thu constru elton OF u
bridge across the Nonnnyahc,a RIVER at
Pittshur. passed tho House Thursday. and
the balance of tn. time was spent in fill
clustering over the U'NeiI-Joy contested
election Case from tho 81. Louis dis
trict TIL" report OF the committee
ia in favor Of unseatins Mr.. Joy
tR"pE For five hours they fill
bu-terei and kept tho House dead locked
The highest number OF Democratic votes
cast during the day was l6S. thirteen short
OF 4 quorum. An unsuccessful attempt
was made to I'd iourn over FRIDAY. he
Sena:e'S rrin cipai business was the ronfip-
mat."n of n lot OF nostmasters and constd-
Grafton OF the tariff bill
The House met ut noon Friday. MIR.
Savers presented for fmmed in te considera-
tion :, Joint resolution apDropriating sI0.-
COZ for the salaries and expenses Of addt-
t!onal deputy collectors OF Internal r venue
to carry out the provisions OF the CHEESE
exclusion act as amended by the join: reso-
luton passed Dec. last Ii was agreed to.
The struggle over the O'Nei!-Jo contest
ed election case from Missouri was post
poned until nort week In the case OF
Whatlcy Cobb. from the Fifth Alabama
District, tho report OF the committee unani-
mously confirmed CObb's title tn tho
seat. and was adopted. The House
went into committee OF the whole
TO consider the military academy appro-
priatIon bill The amount rarriei by tho
bill WAS $400.+Ss. against s&32. $40 for tho
current year The original estimates for
the next fiscal year aggregated $500. 4Ca
They were reduced by the Secretary ~
War to s4s,.l4a. and the iii was pissed.
Several private pension bills were passed
ut the night 50 ssicn. the House adjnurninx
at 10: 80 o clock. The Senate did nothing.
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