Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-16
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY l6, 1894
CONGRESSioN AL.

May Sin the senate, Mr. Quay continued
his tarih speech. assisted by M Gallinger.
who read the extracts he wished incor rporated
in it In the house The river aud harbor bill
was considered Adjourned TO Mondiy.
May The open session of the senate lasted
but half an hour and was devoid of all public
interest save the Introduction by Senator Al
len of Nebraska. who is defending Coxey and
his lieuten ants in the police court of a solu.
tton for the appointment of special commit
tee OF five senators to investi ;ate the allie ed
clubbing by the Washington police of the
leaders OF the commonweal when the army
tried to break into the capitol grounds last
Tuesday The resolution went over until to.
morrow.
In the house a special order was adopted
making the bills for the erection of a new gov
ernment printing office and a new hall OF rec
ordS in the city of Washin ton the business of
the house until they can be disposed Of The
printing ONCE bill was discussed until 5 "
clock. but long before the debate fell into a
tariff discussion and Mr. Milliken of Maine,
delivered an amusing speech, arraigning the
Democratic party for bringing on the finan-
tial depression which the country has been
suffering from. At 5:l2 the house adjourned.
May When the tariff bill WAS laid before
the senate Mr. Ho IT took the floor. Toward
the close of his speech Mr. Hoar succeeded in
Raising the ire of Senator Gray He was talk
ing about the methods used by the so
called conservative Democratic senator's
TO secure concessions in the form of
higher duties, and concluded his statement by
declaring Democratic senators who would
support the compromise bill agreed upon by
the Democratic caucus would violate the Goa
stttUtlon and their oaths. MeSSrS. Gray and
Palmer warmly responded defending the
tarin compromise. Hale and Morrill, an
SWered them with taunts and backin
uoWn from the Chicago platform Mr. Quay
then gave another installment of his tariff
speech BY means of roll calls on the point
or no quorum he lot in several breathing
spells After an executive session the session
adjourned
In the house the question of a site for a new
government printing office was referred to the
VNtNh in htniI n,I a.,
with instructions to select a site on ground
owned bv the government The naval appro-
prlatlon bill was then called up and the house
adjourned
May 9.-In the senate Mr. Allen called up
his Coxey resolution and it again went over
after discus sion The tariff bill was then
taken up Mr. Aldrich took up the second
amendment in the tariff bill. which is the
words. ''or Withdrawn for consumption the
purpose being to include goods so
provisions applying in the bill to toods
imported This prec1pitated running dis
cussion in which Mr. Jones of Arkansas.
Chandler, Vest. Hale. Harris and Mills took
part. Mr. Mills vigorously denounced the
compromise measure, and sail il should be
known as the German and Brice bill but said
he would vote for it if it reduced tariff duties
onl: five cents Mr. Lodge concluded the de-
bate Mr. Harris insisted that his motion to
lay the amendment on the table at the con-
cluslon OF Mr. Lodges remarks cutting off Mr..
DUBOIS, who desired to speak The amend
ment was laid on the table-3I to ga strict
party vote The Democrats who did not vote
were pa red in favor of the motion Senator
Allen. PoDulist, voted with the Democrats
and announced that Kyle, Populist of South
Dakota vas paired with Mr.. Morrill, tRepuhli-
cam OF Vermont on all questions relating to
the tariff Peffer was absent ard no pair was
announced for him The vote of Allen and the
announcement of the pair of Senator Kyle
Is taken to mean these men will vote with the
Democrats on the tariff bill
In the house the naval appropriation bill
was up for consideration.
May 10.-In the senate Mr. Allen Popullst
of Nebraska introduced a bill to repeal the
act regulating the use of the capitol grounds
under which Coxey and his lieutenauts were
prosecuted. His resolution for an investiga-
tion of the clubbing of the citizens was again
debated. Messrs Teller Stewart and Harris
favored the resolution, and Hoar vigorously
denounced the whole thing. The resolution
again went over Mr. Patton Was sworn in as
the successor of Mr. Stock bridse deceased
of Michigan The tariff bill was taken up and
the chemical schedule discussed Mr. Dolph
gave another in n>tallment of his speech. After
which the death of Congressman Brattan of
Maryland was announced and the senate ad-
journed
After the disposal of routine business in the
house the death was announced of Represent
ative Brattan of Maryland and the house adj
journed
May 1l.-Mr Harris almost despaired of
making progress with the tariff bill when Mr..
Quay introduced in the senate bill ito estab-
lis code OF laws in the District of Colum-
bia,, and asked for its reading in full, which
the legislative day. Democratic senators
objected. Mr.. Vest saying the evil
dent purpose of Mr.. quay was to delay
the tariff bill The District of Columbia bill
WAS returned to Mr. Quay, who intimated that
ne might bring it up again TO morrow.
Mr. Allen tried in vain to obtain con liberation
for his Coxey resolution. and after very brief
discussion of Mr. PETER industrial depreS-
sion resolution the senate resumed con sideri-
ton OF the tariff bill The propo Led duty on
boracic acid was discussed at considerable
length by MeSSrS Perkins and White, of
California; Jones, of Arkansas Mcpherson,
Galiingcr. MLnderson aud others All the
compromise amendments were adopted the
Republicans voting with the Democrats on
those raisin. duties Mills and Allen OF
Nebraska voted against them.
In the house the consideration OF the naval
appropriation bill led TO an acrimonious polit.
ical debate between Reed Boutelle and Cum
mings. Mr.. Baker. Populist Kansas. spoke
briefly on the bill from the PopuliSt point of
view. but his speech was soon diverted into O
tariff speech with a Populistic flvor, and gave
rise to frequent interruptions