The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-31
THE NATIONS SOLON
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPd
SENTATlvES.
Our National Lawmakers and What Il
Are Doing for the Good Of the Ccunt}
Various Measures Proposed. Dlsc1sl
and Acted Upon.
OOinES OF Congress.


Doincs OF Congress.
The Senate on Monday comh!r n 81
gish Investigation OF bribery Charges y
its tariff talk. and no work Was done
much importance Almost i'm, cdiNt,
upon assemciia: the House went into co
m.ttec OF the whole Oh the legislative
preparation bill MIR Hayes offered
amendment which declared that tho -
ton which allowed the docking II me
hers' salary had been heretofore rcpeaI
Mr. Dearmond. Of Missouri. made pc
OF crler AGAINST the amendment m
chairman tMr R,chard>on> >uStain|
the point OF order Mr.. Hayes
pealed from the decision of q
Chair and tina chairman acc,ar
| the nays had II. Onlr II bare quorum, vote
Roll call VAS dcma ndcd. and III" dccisi
OF the Chair was ovcrruled by - Ia
The question was then nut ON Mr. Hay
amendment declaring the statute repeal
whicn authorized the serreant-a al arms
deduct from the salary OF memlers
absence 1t VAS agreed tolls to
Mr. Dockcry gave notice that yea n
nav vote would be demanded en-
amendment when the bill WAS reported
the House The House adiorrncd.
The Senate disposed ot seven par
graphs Il the metal schedule Tu lay. a
ter eight hours OF debate The n" cate VI
marked by quite num'": or !
terestiny clashes between the KepU
Hcans and Democrats TIL" question
civil service reform was civen full swa
in the House. The occasion Icing I'll
! amendment TO strike out the paragraph
the legislative appropriation tii! providtu
for the civ ii service commission. II gav|
opportunity for some stirring ana not fc
amusing speeches Tho amcndmcnt vi
adopted by vote of l0a To Il amid grSI|
Democratic appiau q ana Republican CT
OF .Sp. ils" No other amendments OF AMI
importance were made in the bill the onll
one, adoptetl being u correct IL" totals q,
few amendments In the earlier pro,
ccetiing< the resolution providing for al
investigation Of the ALLEGED armor plat
frauds was adopted
A test vote was taken ir the Scnat|
Wednesday. and 10 the surprise OK man!
the tariff was not tabled In The Hous'
discussion OF the civil service com mission
was resumed. and several times durtnI
the day the question was disposed
OF only to break out moment late
in another place. The APPROPRIATION
for com m issionerS and clerks of tho Civil
Service bureau having been stricken out
transfer to the Civil Service Commission
OF clerks from the departments va
also stricken from the bill. TIL
House refused to strike out. however. tn
appropriar ion OF six thousand dol
lars for travelling expenses "f civi
service examiners Another amendmcn
made to the bill gives the Secretary o
tho treasury discretion IN tho TEN
porary appointment OF clerks u win'
up the accounts OF the divisions pro-
posed to be abolished. instead OF tnkin'
them from the CLASSIFIED service
Prior to going into committee Of tn
whole the House passed the senate bill
| amending an act to provide for the sale o
the remainder OF the reservation of tn
| coufedcrated Otoc aud Missouri Indians Il
tho States of Nebraska and Kansas III
House nd journed at sos o'clock after get
ting half way through the legislative bill
The Senate on Thursday interviewed E
J. Edwards. OF the philudelhhia Times
author OF the @Holland" letter. In which
bribery anent the sugar tariff was charged
The examination was secret. The Hous
y ent into com mitiee OF the whole To con
sidor the legislative appropriation bill
and Mr.. Richardson was called t.
| the chair. There was an Insuccess
full effort to amend the ionsiol
PARAGRAPH SD as to strikc out tn
$500. 900 appropriation for $40 'ial :nvcsti
cation OF alleged frauds Mr. Aiders SOL
tried to have struck out the provision 10
CONTINGENT expenses OF tho Civil! Servic
Commission. but was voted down. Mr.
Stone offered an amendment striking GU
tho provision for assistant attorney
to defend tho Government agGins
war claims. and 1t was defeated FINAL!
the bill was reported to the House Sep
arate votes we're demanded on Mr.. Hayes
| resolution declaring the laws repealed al
thOrizing the docking OF memter,' sal
aries for absence. and on the amcndmen
striking out the appropriations FOR th
civil service The Hayes anti dOckinl
amead ment was defeated yeas. l0+: nays
n
striking out the appropriation for tn
civil service commission was lost-s0 yea
| to 1853 nays-amid Republican applause
Tho legislative bill was then passed Tn
House bill t. incorporate the Suprem
Lodge Of knights OF Pythias was passed
| Saturday. June 90. for culogies on the lat
| Represe n,atIve Houk. OF Ohio. The Hous
then. at IA few minutes past o'clock. ad
| journed
| Senator Kyle. Hawaiian resolution an
| the tariff we're tangled up Friday. and tn
| tariff came out Little ahead The sched
ulc on several articles was changed. IN
| the Senate bill Is several pages neare
| com pletiou than before At the conclu
sion OF the morning hour In the House tn
House went into committee OF the Who'll
| for consideration OF private Bills Nj
| Springer gave notice that tho first thin
| Saturday he would call up the Brawle
| bill for rereal OF the state bank tax Law
| The entire afternoon was consumed In
| discussion OF an omnibus resolution froi
| the Committee on War Claims grouC
| ing together thirtv-sevcn claims Il
cotton, etc. aysregatins $3.50. 0O'
Half the time was taken up
| a discussion on Il point OF or lie: 81 ga inst I'll
grouping of so many bills In one resolutio,
The only bushes, transacted during I'll
| dav was the passage OF bill! for ,hc reiie
| OF Thomas r. Reed. At o'clock the CON
| m itteo rose and the House took recess
| The evening session was devoted to I'll
| con alteration Of private bills