The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-07-21
IN CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
ings In the Senate and House.

Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
ings In the Senate and House.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, July l2.-The senate
or yesterday did considerable work,
and disposed of three appropriation
bills. The diplomatic and consular,
the invalid pension and the military
academy appropriation bills passed.
DR.. Daniels substitute for Mr.. PETERS
strike resolution was adopted after
some debate. The resolution as
adopted fully sustains the president in
his action in suppressing riotous pro-
ceedings. After the passage of several
private bills the senate adjourned.
The house had a long debate on the
was finally passed. The bill will re-
store to the public domain "a, 200, 900
acres, principally from the Northern
Pacific road. The house adjourned at
5 o'clock.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, July lathe senate
yesterday passed the house bill donat-
ing the military reservation adjoining
Oklahoma City to that city with an
amendment reserving ten acres to
Benjamin Miller. The army and the
fertilization appropriation bills were
passed and progress made on the river
and harbor bill. Several private bills
passed and conferences were appointed
IN the military academy and diplomatic
bills.
The house agreed to the senate
amendments to the Utah admission
bill. Eleven bills reported from the
foreign affairs committee were passed,
but they were of little general i'm
portance. Representative Hudson
(Kan.) has introduced n bill to provide
against strikes and providing for IN
arbitration commission to settle labor
disputes.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE senate
made rapid work on the river and har-
Dor bill yesterday and passed it and the
Legislative appropriation bill was far
advanced. Mr.. Davis (Minn.) intro
duced a bill placing sleeping car and
dining car companies under the inter
state law, and Mr.. George Miss. } intro
duced q bill to amend the act for ap-
pointment of arbitration boards. The
senate adjourned at 6:lO o'clock.
The house agreed to the conference
report on h pension bill. The remain
der Of the session was devoted to con-
sidering private bills and In the ven
ing pension bills were considered.
The receipts of the Kansas state treas
ury last month were Sl39, 49,. 40 and the
disbursements $l39, O52. 81, The balance
In the treasury June 80 was $s42, 328. %.
WASHINGTON, July l6.-In the senate
Saturday Mr.. Allen (Neb.) on q ques-
ton of privilege, severely denounced
the newspaper correspondents who
had made certain accusations against
legged loss of temper on the senator's
part In a committee room. The legis-
lative appropriation bill was then de-
bated at some length but did not pass
on account of the disappearance of q
quorum.
The house did no business, a session
being held merely for the delivery of
eulogies upon the death of Representa-
tive Houck, Of Ohio. After the adop-
ton of resolutions the house ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE senate
put In q good days work yesterday
and disposed of several appropriation
bills. The legislative, executive and
judicial and the District II Columbia
bills were passed. The AGRICULTURAL
appropriation bill was about completed
tn committee of the whole. Only three
more appropriation bills remain to be
o-,xnI Pho .Nnfa.anna ,arn,t ON
the military academy bill was agreed
to and the house anticipation bill was
referred to the agriculture committee.
The house by q vote Of l25 to 81
adopted Mr.. McCreary's resolution sus-
tanning the president in his action in
suppressing lawlessness during the
strike. The remainder Of the day was
devoted to consideration of the Bailey
bankruptcy bill. The bill vas ordered
TO third reading but before q vote was
reached on the passage the quorum
disappeared and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-In h sen
ate yesterday Mr.. Vests resolution for
an investigation into charges of favor
itism in making awards at the recent
worlds fair exhibition was referred
After passing several local bills thf
senate resumed consideration of the
agricultural bill. Mr.. Hansbrougf
offered an amendment appropriating
81, COO, 600 for the destruction of Rus
sian tbistles. The amendment wa
adopted in COMMITTEES of the whole by
a vote Of 81 to "A, Al 6:20 the senat,
adjourned.
The house passed the Bailey bank
ruptcy bill by 127 to 81 II devoted thu
remainder of the day to business re
ported from the judiciary committee
Two bills passed, one creating an ad
ditiopal circuit Judge for the Eight
judicial circuit and Ia bill making
United States railroad corporations
for the purpose of jurisdiction, citizen