Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
Given

WHEN the hour arrived for the meeting of
the senate on the 18th. only four senators were
in their seats and it was nearly half an hour be-
fore quorum was obtained After some rou-
tine business the tariff bill was taken up and
considered by paragraphs until adjournment
When the house met. Mr. Ogden elected from
Louisiana to succeed Mr. Blanchard, was
sworn in and after routine business the naval
appropriation bill was considered in committee
of the whole until adjournment
AFTER one hour devoted TO routine and other
business of little importance the senate on the
14th entered upon the seventh week OF the
tariff debate the sugar schedule being under
consider ation most OF the day The house
was engaged in District Of Columbia business
small sensation was brought about by a
negro man rising in the gallery and addressing
the speaker and declaring that the Lord had
directed him to appear and speak in favor of
the Coxey bill. The negro was elected and con-
sideration of appropria ton bills resumed
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr. Allen
(Neb-) offered resolution calling upon the sec
rotary Of the treasury for informa ton as to the
total number OF persons engaged in the pro-
tected industries, and other statistics as to
wages. the number of native citizens and
aliens employed. etc The resolution went
over. The tariff debate was then resumed AMI
continued until adjournment In the house a
bill reported from the labor committee
making labor day national holiday The
naval appropriation bill was then taken up and
considered in committee OF the whole and at 2
O'Clock the hill passed The remainder Of the
day was occupied in considering the agricult-
ural bill
IN the senate on the 10Th Mr.. Aliens resolu-
ton calling upon the secretary Of the treasury
for information as to the number of persons
directly affected by protective duties and by
competition with the foreign laborerS in the
United States was discussed until IL O'Clock.
Mr.. Lodge offered resolution for the inveStiga-
ton of charges made of offers to bride senators,
and the tariff debate was resumed. At O'Clock
| the senate went into executive session -. The
house passed the bill for the valuation of am
davits made before United States commission
ers in all land entries, and the labor COMMITTEES
reported the joint resolution for an investiga-
| ton Of the industrial depression. The house
then went into committee of the whole for the
consideration OF the agricultural bill At 8
| O'Clock the committee rose and the house ad-
| journed.
On the 18th the senate had an interesting
discussion upon the resolution of Mr.. Lodge
| for an investigation of the charges of attempt
! ed bribery OF senators by the sugar trust. MIR.
Lodge spoke in severe terms about any at
tempt to bribe senators and said the matter
| should be fully investigated. Other senators
took part and several amendments made to the
resolution by which it was made a ''veritable
| drag net" and amended adopted. 1t
| provides for a committee of five senators to
make a thorough investigation of the charges
| as well reported efforts of any parties or
| corporations to attempt to influence tariff leg
| islation by bribery directly or indirectly The
| vice president appointed Senators Gray. Lind
| say, Lodge, Alien and Davis as the committee.
| The tariff debate then occupied the senate un-
| til adjournment. In the house a bill was IA
| vorably reported for inquiry into the FEAST
| bility of constructing ship canal from the
Hudson river to the great lakes The agricult-
and the house adjourned.
THE senate continued the consideration of
the tariff bill the 18th without any filibuster-
| ing, an agreement having been reached that
! after Monday there should be longer daily Ses-
| SiOnS. At $50 o'clock. after adopting Mr.. Nor
| gan's resolution calling upon the attorney-gen-
| eral as to the existence of sugar trust the
| senate went into executive session 49, The
| house had under consideration the legislative
| appropriation bill which was considered until
| recess. The evening session devoted to
| pension bills and the house adjourned until
| Monday.
A Novel Trap.
A short time ago hunter found, in
patch of woods in Connecticut. eleven
| large black snakes tied up in hard
knots and stone dead. Two telegraph
wires ran through the woods overhead,
and few days before there had been
heavy blast set off in quarry near
by. This broke down the wires, and
started a colony of black snakes from
their slumbers in a neighboring ledge.
One of the wires was crossed in dis
tant city by a trolley wire and hence
| the broken wires, which lay near the
snakes den, made death trap. When
the snakes came to the wires trailing
on the ground, one after another
crossed over them, touching the ends
of both wires at the same time. They
thus short circuited" them. and re-
ceived a shock which caused death.
| Immediately upon being shocked. each
| snake curled up in a hard knot. thus
opening the circuit and setting the
| tran apain-(IO1den DAYS