Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-31
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.

Condemned Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.
THE senate further discussed the tariff bill
on the 18th and made but little progress. Mr..
Gallinger continued his serial Several un-
important bills were passed and at 4:05 the
senate adjourned until Monday 80. The house
was not in session
THE senate met at 10 O'Clock on the morning
of the 21st, under the new order adopted, but
only few members were in attendance. Sew
eral bills passed and consideration OF the tar
i'll bill was resumed the iron schedule being
under discussion At O'Clock the senate adj
journed. -..S Soon after assembling the house
went into committee of the whole the legiS-
lative appropriation bill The only point that
seemed to attract general interest was the
question of docking members for non-attend-
ance. The house agreed that the statute had
been repealed, but Mr.. Dockery gave notice
that he would demand yea and nay vote on
the proposition when final action came. At
O'Clock the house adjourned.
THE senate on the 22d hammered for eight
hours on the metal schedule OF the tariff bill
and disposed of seven paragraphs. Somewhat
OF a sensation caused by Mr.. Jones pre-
senting an amendment substituting the Nc
Kinley bill classification on certain qualities of
iron- Pending consideration of the bill the
senate went into executive session The
house further considered the legislative appso-
priation bill in committee of the whole. An
amendment was offered striking out the pro-
vision for the civil service commission and
after some stirring remarks adopted by vote
of 100 to IL Mr.. Dingley gave notice that he
would demand the yeas and nays in the house
on the final vote. When the committee rose the
house adjourned.
MATTERS took new turn in the senate or
the 23d. The day was one OF surprises on the
tariff bill. Senator German spoke at some
length, in which he explained the position of
democratic senators who had favored the COM
promise bill and favored the bill as it stood at
present, although he had opposed the income
tax feature. Mr.. Teller, to test the matter,
then addressed the senate and closed by max
ing motion to lay the tariff bill on the table.
This was bomb that caused a sensation.
Absent senators were hastily called in and
the motion to table was lost by vote of 3Ssto
%, the democrats voting solidly against it to-
gether with Messrs. PETER, Kyle and Allen.
AT $50 the senate went into executive session
The house continued consideration of the
legislative bill, the main fight being against
the civil-service commission. Soon after 5
o'clock the house adjourned after getting about
half way through the bill.
WHEN the senate met on the Gath Mr.. Aliens
resolution declaring it is not the purpose of the
United States to restore Lilioukalani as queen
OF Hawaii ETC., discussed for awhile and
went over when debate on the tariff was re-
sumed- Pending discussion an amendment Of
rered by Mr.. Allen (Neb.) placing barb wire on
the free list was accepted to the surprise OF the
senate. At O'Clock the senate adjourned -.
After routine business the house resumed con-
sideration of the legislative bill. When the
bill was reported to the house the anti-dock-
ing amendment was lost also the amendment
striking out the appropriation for the civii-ser-
vice commission-the latter by large vote,
and the bill passed The house soon ad-
jOurned.
THE senate consumed the morning hour on
the 18th debating Senator Kyles Hawaiian
resolution during which Senators Harris
(Tenn-) and Hoar (haSs.} crossed swords on
the question of senatorial courtesy. but the
war was only one of words. The tariff bill was
then taken up and a coincident the rate of
duty on ShotgunS was the first section that re-
ceived consideration. After considering the
bill until 5 O'Clock the senate went into execu-
tive session AT the close of the morning hour
the house went into committee of the whole to
consider private bills and thus CONT nued IN
til o'clock. The evening session was for con-
sidering pension bills