Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings In q Condensed

The Weeks Proceedings In q Condensed
Form.
THE second session of the Fifty-third con-
Eress opened at noon on December 3. Prompt
ly at that hour the vice president called the
senate to order and after roll call Senators
Harris Glenn and Henderson (Neb.) were APP
pointed committee to wait on the president
and inform him that the senate was ready to
receive any communication he had to make.
After the reading Of the presidents message
and the introduction OF many resolutions the
senate adjourned. The house was called to
order by Speaker Crisp promptly at noon and
a number of members who had been elected to
fill vacancies sworn in. Roll call showed q
quorum present and a committee was appoint
ed to wait on the president About o'clock
the message read and the house soon after
adjourned.
THE proceedings of the senate on the 4th
were of little interest A great many bills and
resolutions were presented and the proceedings
were entirely of q routine character AT IL: 80
o'clock the announcement OF the death OF Con-
gresham Wright. of Pennsylvania, was made
and the senate adjourned. The house had a
small attendance and the only business trans
acted was the passage of the bill for the estab-
nshment of military national park at the
battlefield of Shiloh. The appropriation was
cut down from $4,000 to S75, O00
The senate held a brief but animated session
on the 9Th, the chief event being the effort Of
Senator Vest to procure a change in the rules
whereby business might be expedited. The
matter went over. Mr.. Lodge offered a reSo-
facts in regard to the execution of two Japan
students by Chinese authorities while
under protection of the United States, which
went after sharp debate. Mr. PETER
spoke rat length in opposition to the pol
icy of issuing bonds, at the close of which his
resolution asking the judiciary committee to
inquire into the action of the secretary of the
treasury in issuing bonds was adopted without
division. After an executive session the sem
ate adjourned 80. The house passed bill to
prevent the free use of timber on public lands
The railway pooling BILL which came up as the
special order, was then considered until ad-
journment.
THE senate held a brief and uninteresting
session on the 9th. At 1:55 the senate went
into executive session and soon adjourned. -.
The entire time of the house was taken up in
discussing the railroad pooling bill The
speaker announced the changes standing
committees and the house adjourned at .
o'clock.
THE senate was not in session on the 9TH
The presidents message was considered in
committee of the whole in the house and over
an hour devoted to debate on the pooling bill.
The bill to protect forest reservations caused q
lively talk for time. Pending debate the
pooling bill the house adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 9Th. ...
The house had under consideration bill to re-
tire incapacitated officers OF the revenue cutter
SERVICE and the tactics were to talk it to death.
Mr.. Clark (Mo) occupied the morning hour in
a speech against the bill The pooling bill was
then debated until adjournment.