Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-27
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate and
House.

CONDENSED proceedings OF the senate ana
House.
THE senate on the 18th passed a bill appro-
priating SIO0,0 900 for public printing. Ne Dolph
reported adversely the general land grant for
fixture bill Mr.. Galliuger presented a resolu-
ton inviting the annexation of Canada The
resolution, he said, was written by OF the
best known subjects of Great Britain who IA
vored political union. Mr.. Hill spoke in favor
of a change Of the rules, in which he favored
the counting of quorum The Nicaragua ca
nal bill was then debated until adjournment
The day in the house was devoted to
rency debate. the Carlisle bin being under con-
sideration in committee of the whole. The
post Office appropriation bill was reported, and
at SIS O'Clock the house adjourned
WHEN the senate met the 18th the report
of Adm. Walker on Hawaii was received.
bill extending the act relating to abandoned
military reservations was passed; also a bill
amending the act OF May Is, 1894, giving per-
mission to construct bridge over the Mis-
souri, river near Jefferson City. Mo. After pass
ing the bill for national military park at the
battlefield of Shiloh the senate took up the
Nicaragua canal bill and debate continued I'M
til adjournment. After routine business in
the house the currency debate was resumed in
committee of the whole and continued until
adjournment at $40 o'clock
WHEN the senate met on the GOTH it immedi-
ately went into executive session to permit Mr..
Harris to move a reconsideration of the vote
confirming Judge Clark as district judge of the
East Tennessee district. The matter was
ferred. and after the usual routine business the
made on the unwilling of the statues of Daniel
Webster and Gen. Stark. number of SEN
atorS spoke. -. When the house met the urgen-
cy deficiency bill was taken up and passed: also
bill to pension the widow of the late Gen.
Banks. The currency bill was then debated in
committee of the whole until o'clock, when
the special order came up-speecheS upon the
unwilling of the statues of Daniel Webster and
Gen. Stark, presented by the state of New
HAMPSHIRE Many members delivered adj
dresses and the statues were formally accepted
Adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 21st...
When the house met at least twenty members
tried to secure the passage of bills OF local i'm
portance. but Mr.. English (N. J.) who has in
augurated war of retaliation against uuani-
nous consent to legislation until measure of
his should be passed, objected. He relented
in two instances. however, allowing a senate
bill and a joint resolution to go through pro-
viding for the entrance of foreign exhibits to
the Atlanta exposition. Mr.. De Almond (hfo.)
objected to q bill granting pension to the
widow of Maj.-Gen. Doubleday. The joint
resolution for q holiday recess from the 22d to
January was adopted. The currency bill was
then considered and MIR. Springer announced
he would introduce q substitute and it was Or
dered printed alongside of Mr.. Walkers sub
Stitute in the Record. After passing bill for
the relief of homeSteaderS in the north whose
property devasted by fire last year the
house adjourned at $40
But little was done in either house of con-
gresS on the 22d. The eSenate adopted the
holiday recess adjournment resolution and
after some talk adjourned until January 81.
The house had slim attendance, many mem
bers having left for their homes the even
Ing and early morning trains. The business
transacted was of little general interest and
an adjournment taken to January 3.