The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings of the Week Briefly
Given.


Given.
In the senate ca the 9th a resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Mills making certain declara-
lions In levying tariff duties, which was or
dered to temporarily lie on the table. Mr..
Chambers resolution providing for an fnvesti-
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 Dill passed
and conference ordered The house trans
acted unimportant routine work and spent
most Of the session debating senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill. Mr..
Johnson (O) presented the memorial OF Cleve-
land Central Labor union asking the fmpeacn-
ment of Judge Kicks. 1t was referred. 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.
TIE senate held short and uninterestlng
session on the 7th. The most important oust.
ness was the passage of a resolution directing
the president to take steps for the release OF
American citizens confined In the island OF
Cuba for participation in the late rebellions.
" The house held a brief session. transacting
no business OF interest. Adjournment was had
| at PAS
to reimburse the late Treasurer Nebecker for
| 81, 600 paid by him to make good shortage In
| his accounts when his office was turned over &c
his successor. Mr.. Allen introduced a bill
| prevent professional lobbying. number OF
bills of a local character passed, also the sem
ate bill admitting free certain exhibits to the
| Atlanta exposition in 1895. In the house Mr..
| Bailey CTex), from the judiciary committee
presented a resolution providing for an inyesti-
| 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 q
| 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 49,. In the house Mr.. Boutelle, upor
| 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 tc
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 a 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 ollis
| were then passed and the house adjourned.
THE senate had lively time when the ses-
sion commenced on the 10th. Mr.. Hills reso-
| luton directing the tariff 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 so that the calcium light
| of truth might be turned on" After lively
time, however. a vote was STAYED of for the
| present and the resolution went over. The re-
mander 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 100000 acres Of land to certain
states to encourage the reclamation of deserts
| At the evening session pension bills were con-
sidered.
| A LARGE audience was in the galleries when
! the senate met on the 18th, expecting sensa-
tional turn in the tariff debate. Mr.. Hills reso-
! luton to discharge the confcreeS and require q
report from them was the question to be acted
on. The senate had heard of the house caucus
! however. and matters took new turn. The
friends of tariff reform moved for an ex-
| ecutive session. and it carried by one vote. -.
! The house had under consideration the report
| on the sundry civil bill. The proposition to
! give certain states 1OO0.oO0 of arid lands to be
| reclaimed by irrigation was agreed to and the
| appropriation of $4,000 to purchase a square
| from ex-senator Malone for public printin
| Office was defeated. After announcement Of d
| democratic caucus on the tariff bill Monday the
| house adjourned until Monday.