Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-19
CONGRESS-
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.

Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.
TIE senate was not in session on the 7th -.
But little business was transacted in the
house. The senate amendments to the tariff
bill were disagreed to and conference ordered.
A lively debate was INDUCED in and Mr.. Wilson
urged the necessity of standing by the two
cardinal principles Of the house bill. free raw
materials and the ad valorem system After
sending the bill to conference the house sd-
journed through respect to the late Represent
alive Isle. of Kentucky
AFTER tranSscting routine business the SEN
ate the 9th took up the naval appropriation
bill which was considered st length Senator
PETER offered an omnibus resolution. looking
to government ownership OF railroads, etc,
which went over The house bill 10 amend the
law relative to mining claims passed and Mr..
Blackburn announced the death of REPRESENT
alive Iisle, of Kentucky when the senate ad-
journed. 49, In the house Mr.. Draper (AaSS-l
introduced a bill looking to the increase of the
army. District OF Columbia business occupied
the remainder Of the session.
The proceedings in the senate on the 10th
were full of interest although no general BUSH
ness was transacted After routine business
Senator Blackburn attempted to call up the
post ONCE appropriation bill. but was antag-
onized by Senator PETER who asked for the
consideration of his resolution looking to gov
eminent control Of railroads and coal fields,
and the adoption of the single tax. The KAN
SaS senator refused to yield and made 8 fiery
speech denouncing Pullman and referring TO
Debs as man of VIII ich the country had heard
great deal lately, but would likely hear q
great deal more before long. His speech
brought out strong replies from Senators Davis
(Minn.), and Gordon (Ga). Senator Daniel
(Va.) offered substitute for the PETER reSo-
luton pledging the president the support OF
the country in maintaining order and asked
for an immediate vote, but objection took
the matter over. The post ONCE appropriation
bill passed, and the diplomatic appropria-
tion bill was then taken up and briefly con-
sidered, and the bill admitting Utah passed as
amended 49, The house passed the bill opening
the Uncompahgre and Uintah Indian reServa-
tions in Utah to settlement, and the title OF
Mr.. Enloe CTenn) to his seat was confirmed
the elections committee report being unani-
nous in his favor
THE senate on the 18th did considerable
! work, anddiSpoSed of three appropriation bills
| The diplomatic and consular, the invalid pen
| sion and the military academy appropriation
| bills passed Mr.. Daniels substitute for Mr.
PETERS strike resolution was adopted aftel
| some debate The resolution as adopted fully
sustains the president in his action in sup
pressing riouous proceedings. After the pas
/ sage of several private bills the senate ad-
| 1ourned. The house had long debate the
/ McRae land grant forfeiture bill and it wa:
finally passed. The bill will restore to the
public domain 81. 100000 acres, principally from
| the Northern Pacific road The house ad-
| journed at o'clock
| THE senate on the 18th passed the house bill
| donating the military reservation adjoining
| ment reServing ten acres to Benjamin Miller
| The army and the fertilization appropriation
| bills were passed, and progress made on III,
| river and harbor bill Several private bill
| passed and conferences were appointed on tn
| military academy and diplomatic bills. Tn
house agreed to the senate amendments to tn
| Utah admission bill. Eleven bills reportes
from the foreign affairs committee were passed
| but they were of little general Importance
Representative Hudson (&an-) has introduce,
| a bill to provide against strikes and providing
for an arbitration commission to settle Ia DO
| disputes.
THE senate made rapid work the rive
and harbor bill on the 18th and passed it an
the legislative appropriation bill far I'D
vanced. Mr. DAVIS (Niinn.) introduced bill
| placing sleeping car and dining car companie
under the Interstate law. and Mr.. Georg
(Miss.) introduced a bill to amend the act 70
appointment of arbitration boards The senat
adjourned at 6:l0 o'clock. The house agree
to the conference report on the pension bill
The remainder OF the session was devoted
considering private bills and in the evenin
pension bills were considered.