The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-07-19
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
treasures CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital - What Il Being
Done by the senate and Household Mat.
tiers Disposed OF aud New Ones Consid-
e-el.


In the Senate Monday Mr. FcNer oHereo
a resolution providing: l. That all rubiic
functions uu2h, TO be exercised through
public AGENT. =. That all interstate rail-
roads ought Ia 0e brought under cue con-
troll : That ali coal beds ought To be
owned and Worked by the Government T.
That all money used b. tbs people ought
to le supplied only by the Government OF
the United States. and that the rate ~ In
,ere>t ought t. he uniform in all states.
r That all revenues ~ the 1or'rn-
mert ought TO b. raised by taxes
on real estate The resolution vent
over without action or comment.
The navy appropriation b II was passed.
was also "A nuus. bin To amend III" law
relative u mining claims Nr blackburn
announced the death of Representative
Marcus G. sslA. II kentucky. and after
The adoption Of 'he customary resolutions
the Senate al jourred. Monday VAS Dis
trict of Columbia day in the House and
bill 80 provide for AN immediate revision
and equalization OF real t>'at" values In
Ii District WAS ,aAen UP .Or con>idera-
ton Most OF the afternoon vas >pcat on
This bill. which WAS finally passed.
In the Senate the railroad strike was
discussed and the p,>totiicc appropriation
kill Was passed. Tne Hous, passed a bin
opening the Cnrompahgre and tntah
Indian reservations in Utah. aiiottinE
lands in severaity 10 the Indians and re-
STORING about 1000. 900 acres TO the public
debate on a bill extending the ac; OF 1890.
declaring lands granted to railroads not
then constructed forfeited tn the govern
mcnt. So AS TO forfeit the lands OF rail-
ways Who-e roads were not conn
rle,cd within the time spec fled in
the land grants. 1t excluded from the
operation q: the act. however. lands
acquired in good faith by purchase
from railways. confirming snctf titles The
! hili involves about 54.0lo. OCo acres 1t WAS
5 10 ,.Nf ,IlA tn
his seat a. representative from the Eighth
/ Temne>ser. which was contest ID b. H. r.
! Thra>her. was confirmed without cppost
/ ton. the Committee on Elections Icing
unanimous in the opini"n that Mr..
/ Thrasher had no ground for contest
! The Senate is maxim, UP for lost time.
and is now dispo>in: OF the appropriation
bills at rapid rae. The record for
| Wednesday is threc--the diplomatic and
consular. the invalid pension and the mil
itary academy appropriation tillS
In the House the McRae land
grant forfeiture bill WAS passed The bill
amends the act OF September ~. 1890,
| which In Su bst aucc dc clatcd the for .ctture
to the United States OF lands heretofore
granted to States and Corporations To aid
in tho construction OF Railways to the exc
tent only OF lands opposite To aud cotcr-
minous with the portions OK such rail-.
ways as were not com p!rtcd and operated
at that time. The bill passed Wednesday
extends the forfeiture to the portions OF
the several railways =" aid in the COM
structiOn Of which the grants were
made which we're uncomp!etcd when
the time expired within which tho roads
were respectively required to b" COM
p eted by the several laws making the
grants The Senate bill granting right
Of way through the White E,rth and Fond
dU Lac Indian reservation to the -. Paul,
Minnca, oils ana Manitoba Railway was
passed: also Il bill to authorize the Biloxi
and Rack bay Bridge Company to construct
a bridge over the Bay Of Biloxi in Missis-
sippL
Thurs lay two more important % pprOprt-
/ alton bills we're pass ID by the Senate. the
a,my and tue Qualifications appropriation
bills, while some progress was made On tho
| river and harbor bill The only interest
in- discussions OF the day occurred during
the cons era ion of the army bill. sew
eral bills of minor Importance were
IA sSed. and conferrees we're appointed on
the military academy and diplomatic and
consular approx Ration bills. The lIou>a
agreed to the Senate amendments to thu
bill for the admission OF Utah rs a state
aud, after discussing u bill for retiring
officers OF the reve fue cutter service. un'
der the special order adopted "Wednesday
1t proceeded with the consideration OF Bill
reported from the Foreign Affairs Commit
. tee. Eleven bills were passed. mono Ut u
tional Importance
In tie Senate the river and harbor bill
: was passed Friday without debate ant
other important bills taken up Tho GUS
agreed to the port OF the ronferr"es ol
the pension appropriation bill 1t make
but slow progress with the tariff. Tho re
mainder OF the day WAS devoted 10 tn
consideration of private bills AlthouZ
> several were debated none were passed
I Att o'clock the House took n recess unit
= & The evening session was devoted 10 tn
consideration of private pension bills