Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
CONGRESS.
CondensefReport of the Weeks Proceed
ings of the House and Senate

Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
ings of the House and Senate
THE senate held a very short session on the
9Th, which was devoted chiefly to the consider
alton Of pension bills, thirty-seTen Of which
passed a number Of other bills. but Of no
general Importance, passed. The house was
not in session
IN the senate on the 9Th resolution was in
trodueed by AIR. Mills making certain deciara-
lions in leTying tariff duties, which was or
dered to temporarily lie the table Mr..
Chambers resolution providing for an investi-
cation of the Dominion Coal Co, OF Nova Scotia,
and Mr. Mills substitute inQuiring whether
any member OF congress was interested in the
company was debated but not acted on The
bill for the deportation of anarchists was taken
up and explained by Mr. Hill After the
adoption Of several amendments the bill passed
and conference ordered The house trans
acted unimporrant routine work and spent
most of the session debating senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill MIR.
johnson (O) presented the memorial of Cleve-
land Central Labor union asking the impeaeh-
ment OF Judge Kicks 1t was referred A bill
was passed granting to the Kansas City, Okla
homa & Pacific Railway Co right-of-way
through the Indian territory and the house ad-
iourned.
THE senate held a short and uninteresting
session the 9TH The most important bust
ness was the passage OF resolution directing
the president to take steps for the release or
American citizens confined in the island of
Cuba for participation in the late reoellfonS
The house held brief session. transacting
no business Of interest Adjournment was had
at 2:45
THE senate on the sth passed the house bill
to reimburse the late Treasurer Nebecker for
1900 paid by him to make good shortage In
his accounts when his office was turned over to
his successor. Mr.. Allen introduced a bill to
prevent professional lobbying. A number of
bills of a local character passed, also the SEN
ate bill admitting free certain exhibits to the
Atlanta exposition in 1885 In the house Mr.
TQnflA lEnr1 ef1c
presented resolution providing for an investi-
cation by that committee of the charges against
Judge Kicks, which was agreed to- The house
then considered public buildings bills in COM
mittee of the whole. Then the question of
quorum was sprung and without completing
the work before it the house adjourned.
THE senate held very brief session on the
9th and transacted no business of general pub
lie interest In the house Mr.. Boutelle. upon
a question of personal privilege, denied the
published imputation that he had introduced
the resolution recognizing the Hawaiian re-
public for political purposes, and proceeded to
speak in severe terms of several members OF
the administration, when the speaker decided
that he had gone outside the question Of
privilege, and when he insisted on speaking
the chair required him to take his seat The
militia bill was then debated for time in a
very lively manner. calling forth much talk on
the subject of sending troops into state with
out call from the governor. Six relief bills
were then passed and the house adjourned
THE senate had a lively time when the ses-
sion commenced the 10th. Mr.. Hills reso-
luton directing the tarif confereeS to report
the difficulties and causes of a failure to agree
was sensation, and came near being adopted
before its Importance was discovered. Mr.. Vest
favored its adoption that the calcium light
of truth might be turned on After a lively
time, however, vote was STAYED of for the
present, and the resolution went over. The re-
mainder OF the day was devoted to considering
the Chinese treaty in executive session -. The
house had under consideration the projects of a
government exhibit at Atlanta to cost 100000,
and to give .O00,O0) acres of land to certain
states to encourage the reclamation of deserts
At the evening session pension bills were con-
sidered