Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25
CONGRESSIONAL.

At the openInx OF tho senate 0 breeze 90
iurred over the attempt OF the Democratic
majority TO TO all tho vacancy on the nnance
ron ore. barbed wire and sugar bilis Az soon
. the reading OF tho journal was com
ice. on behalf OF the Democratic
rom California Mr. White. DO appointed to
an the vacancy caused by the death Of Son.
btor Vance Of North Carolina MT Chandler
New Hampshire, objected After hot
ain 20, the floor and plunged into :
criticism OF % tariff legislation Mr. Harris
resolution finally went over under the rules
Mr. Murphy. Democrat New York. presented
! resolution. which. icing objected 70. went
carlisle's letter Il Is tho sen.c OF the senate
that NO further tarin LEGISLATION should DO
attempted ut this session Tho resolution OF
Mt. Gray. Democrat OF DelawaIe; aiIeet,ns
house bill No u 97i so amended rs 20 provide
Tor revenue duty on oil sugar without any
iiferentai duty on refined sugar. was laid on
the table. and the sen ite adjourned
Au:. ia.By tho vote OF q to ~ without .
word OF debate the senate adopted tho
Murphy resolution declaring u VA the sense
81 the senate that no further tarin legislation
should DO considered at this session and
that y was advisable TO adjourn 81
say offered resolution expressin, II
10 be tho sense OF the senate that con ress
should not adjourn until bill should have
been passed relieving and disco ,tinuin any
iuiy on refined sugar which won d operate for
the benefit OF the 81 ar trust Mr. HENDERSON
moved TO amend the resolution SO ~ TO In
,truct the finance commi tee 10 report back
the amount OF profit 10 be derive by the
whisky trust from the tariff bill now In the
hands OF the president The 70 olutl N went
over. Mr.. Harris then called up the house
bill TO repeal the tax on alcohol used In tue
arts II asked nm lnimous consent 10 con.
,ider Il. but Mr. Chandler object d and moved
to refer IL 90 the finance committee. Tho
motion was lost. u TO n no quorum votin
The clerk then calci the roll Tni: showed
only two more than u quorum and on Mr.
Harris notion the senate went into eSecu'
tive session IN ndJourled
August ~ For fifteen or twenty minutes
TODAY the business OF the senate was sus.
pended while tho scr 'elnt'atarms was sent
In search OF an actual quorum Inc senate
was eighteen short OF a yotin quorum. only
twenty. we senators having voted on non
political motion, thus shown that congress 1!
slowly disintegr itin'. The four supplement- "
tariff bills were al reported fro = the hnancc
committee and sent 10 tn, calendar Several
bills were passed anon them tho bill Tor tho
speedy prose luton OF the 81 i'm OF The United
States sainst this estate OF the late Leland
Stanford At lao y IN the sen 'te adjourned
until Wed"e day after an executive session
lasting twenty minutes
Less than fiity members were present when
tho house mot nj | o'clock to-day bill wa
pa sed on motion OF Mr. r'or nan OF tllinoi; TO
Incorporate the ~ .ociition OF American nor
lists. Mr. McCr,ary OF kentucky. chairman
OF tho com ittrc IN foreign affairs, asked
unanimous consent fer the consideration OF q
Joint resolution e. r"tulatin TN Hawaiian
: epuhlc. Mr.. Bavne OF New York oh.ectel
Mr. Bland then demanded the re ular order
Al u Is o'clock III. house nd ournel
Aug 2l-The house adjourned without
any business owins TO tho Lack OF