Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tbs Proceedings of the Week Brief
Given

Tbs Proceedings OF the Week Briefly
Given.
THE senate continued debate on the income
tax feature OF the tsrin bill on the Esd but
made no progress as the time was occupied by
Senator Hill and others in speeches in opposi-
ton The senate adjourned at 4o'clock----T The
house held unintereSting and brief session,
the time being mostly occupied in Squabbling
over pensions
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Senator
Morgan. chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, offered resolutions OF sympathy ana
sorrow on the bereavement that had fallen upon
France in the assassination OF President
Carnot, which the senate adopted and fmmedi-
etely adjourned When the house met mes
sage from the president was received giving
ofacially the fact OF the assassination Oh the
French president Resolutions of sympathy
were offered by Mr.. McCreary- and after
speeches they were adopted and the house ad-
lourneds
TIE senate entered upon the thirteenth week
OF the tariff drag on the 26th- Mr.. Hill coutin-
ued his opposition to the income tax by o1er-
ing various amendments. Several committee
amendments were accepted but Mr.. Hills were
rejected. At $40 o'clock the senate adjourned
The house passed the bill making labor day
q legal holiday and the elections committee
made two reports on the Moore-Funston con-
test from the Second Kansas district The
msjority report favors the seating of Moore
The minority report, signed only by repuon-
cans, favored Funston The house then fur-
Their considered the deficiency bill and ad-
|
The senate continued to grind on the income
tax provision of the tarin bill on the 9TH The
debate was uninteresting and continued until
$40 O'Clock The house got into squabble
on the New Mexico admission bill and did not
finally dispose of it. A cablegram from the
/ French government acknowledging the action
of congress the death of President Carnot
was received and two or three unimportant
| local matters disposed OF.
Mr. HoAR did some ilibustering when the
| senate met on the 18th, but at the regular hour
the tarin bill was taken up and rapid progress
made. A motion by Senator Hill to strike out
the income tax provision was defeated by "a to
40 Three democrats voted for it and six repub-
licans against striking out. The last section
of the bill was reached at 2 O'Clock when the
senate adjourned AFTER the disposal OF
routine business and passing several local bills
the house took up and passed the bill for the
admission of New Mexico a state. Pending
| consideration of a District OF Columbia bill
| quorum disappeared and the house adjourned
| WHEN the senate met the 18th the joint
| resolution appointing Charles M Anderson, OF
| Ohio, Sidney ]. Cook of Kansas, and A L
Pearson, OF Pennsylvania, members OF the
board OF managers of the national home for dis
abled volunteers passed. The joint resolution
continuing the annual appropriations thirty
days after June 30 also passed The tariff bill
| was then taken mp and completed in COMMITTEES
Of the whole 1t formally reported to the
senate and after executive session the sen
gagged in filfbustering over the Watson-BIacl
contested case from Georgia, but finally adopt
ed the report of the elections committee which
declared Black elected. A few minor bill
| passed and pension bills were considered at tbs
evening session.