The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-03
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF HE7RE-
SEETATlvES.
Cur National Law Makers and WHAT They
Are Doing for the Good OF tins Country
Various Measures Propcsed. Discussed
and Acted Upun.



IN the Senate. Monday. Mr. Washtnrn
oke three and u half hours. and at Vie
Gomez >i"u of his speech at 80. senator
no!ph delivered another irs a'iment -
his speech Promptly at 5o'cirr!. senator
Quay called attention to the fac. HAT tito
hour FOR rio>.n- the tariff debate hii ar
rived. and some discussion rs To :hr intert
If ihr axrecnen; ensu"tl. Sen.t, cray
for TIE democrats maintaining ,hat 4
VAS not intended to Shu, oH sa'tn
ehate "A, : clock. but 10 prevent any
other business from co;ninr IN nrt 'eeE
and O'Clock The Republicans declined
To gr on. and ~ 500. on motion ~ Senator
Harris. the Senate went into e\rrut!Ne
sessc an,' 1T 5:2o the doors were re-
opened ARK. tho senate adjourned The
House devoted IN" entire dav I" business
from the Con.mi.te on the Hs;r.t ~: co.
h.n.H:a I've bills were acted ul"'n, TITO
iir.t. wticn WAS passed. WIS II hiN cN'tta-
,u- III" tia" allowed the Net-on"l'"m
Street Railroad Company. or Washington.
TO change rs motive rover The o'ter
bill WAS one t. permit hookmakinc az tse
regular spring and fail meetings ~ no
jockey clus> aud drv:n, MARKS OF tho Dis
| ,rict of Coturuhu The / Ii WAS defeated
by $. TO t3- The House ,hcn at o'c!oc".
I'D 1urnca.
On tuesday the Senate listened IL Hr.
Mills whr spoke at length upon Ehc ;:sri Il
The close ot Mr. Mills speech was ERECTED
by a hearty round OF applause II lad
mn:h longer. Ii consumed just TWO hours
and fifteen minutes. Tte Republicans.
who expected the Democrats would c0n-
snrne the entire day. were not pr"ra'e! 10
go on .Arrordin :!y. on motion OF Nv.
lIarri. the senate went into executive >r~-
sion ats, y Ia. aud at 40 ADJOURNED.
The House resumed consideration az the
pnsto!,ce appropriation hila The pending
"a amendment Z" strike out the appropriation
for the fa>. Southern nail was defeated.
go. nc TAI on
of ten years upon the payment Of
money orders. and for the destruction
Of money order flies At tho end -
| that time was adopted. Mr. .ut.g cn.
posed an amendment making al auhiira-
| lions purpor,in- to be issued periodically
and IL subscribers subse: to postage at
third class rates when tran>in' ted
| through the mails Tho amendment
| affects Seaside Library publications. and
| hooks 'reprintsD given as premiums
: with country newspaper eahsrriu-
| tionS. etc MIR. Picker. to whom Nv.
| Nuigc yielded Il PORTION of his 'ine. "p-
posed the amendment IN the interest at
| cheap literature f.r the farmers Mr.
Hopkins. Mr. Daniels. Mr. Bingham. aud
| Mr. ONciit also made spec chc> against tie
amendment The amendment On "A vote.
| was stricken from the hill 20 To i'@
III. Senate wran-led all day Wednesday
over tho tariff hill. Mr. Hepburn. after
| the reading OF the journal in tho House.
| interposed an ohjectl IN TO It's approval
! and forced the yeas and NAYS on Mr.. Dock
| erys motion fer it< approval Tn" Journal
| was approved .-"i3 to 0. The House went
! into committee OF the whole. MIR. bailey. OF
| Texas. in the chair. and resumed the con-
| sideration OF the d iplOmatic and consular
| appropriation bill Mr.. Warner moved 10
| Increase the rank OF the consul At BARGE
! Iona. Spain TO that Of ronsui general and
| the salary to 500. The motion was agreed
to- Mr. Hepburn offered All amendment.
| prov ii fh:f all fees of every character.
| official or unofficial. collected or received
| by the ronsulS at Liverpool. Hong Hon :,
! Annoy. Canton. Ten Tsing, iiavr,. Ca!iao,
| Prague Antwerp. Valparaiso. Cclou.
| Chin Nianr Fuchan. Hankos, Rn:dca"x.
Belfast. Bradford Demarara. Glasgow.
Kingston. Manchester. Vera Cruz. Matan-
ga. Basic. and Montevideo should lie
| turned into the treasury. aud ,her "a a.
r.s should he their sole compensation.
| The amendment was dcfeated55 - l"S
At 40 the committee rose aud the IL use
| ad iourncd.
| In the House Thursday the Speaker APP
| pointed the following boards OF visitors:
| TO the Military Academy. Messr< Riack oi
| illinois, Hatch of Missouri and Curtis Of
! New York: to the Naval Academy. Mcssrs.
Never Of Louisiana. Cultivate " Ohio
and Randall OF Massachusetts The
House then went into committee OF the
| whole and resumed consideration "f the
Diplomatic and consular appropriation
| bill Debate proceeded during the after
noon in u desultory manner on small un-
| inv ortaut srlenfmcntS. nnne Ut which
| were ado, ted. When the bill was Gotta
| pieted the committee rose. The bill as
| passed carried SI.5l3 5.s. decrease OF
SAG. 700 compared with the appropriations
for the current year. At S o'clock the
House adjourned. The senate was en-
| gagged IN its regular pastime d :scu>s:Hy
+! the tariff.