Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week

Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week
TIE senate On the 9th passed bill fixing the
pay OF railway postal clerks and classifying
zhen into seven classes. with pay ranging from
$500 to 81 SOC After some minor business the
tariff bin was further considered - The house
held a short session and did practically no bus
mess The Indian bill was considered briefly.
IN the senate on the 18th Mr. Quay, on a cueS-
tion Of privilege, denied certain newspaper
stories Of his connection with street railway
deal in the District of Columbia and gave few
important facts that gave rise to such news
paper comment He moved to refer the news
paper article to the scandal committee
which done and the tarin bill debated until
adjournment There was but little interest
shown In the house proceedings The day was
claimed by Mr. Heard for District OF Columbia
business, but quorum could not be kept In at
tendance and legislation went to sleep.
THE senate further considered the tariff bill
on the 18th, long-winded speeches might be
called considering" OF the eight hours the
senate was in session Mr. Quay spoke four In
continuation of his speech commenced i've
weeks previous, and which had already taken
up four days MeSSrs- Pettigrew Power and
PETER also spoke. a resolution was introduced
to bring Chapman, the Wall street broker who
refused to answer questions asked by the in
vestigating committee, before the senate for
contempt and at 8 o'clock the senate adjourned.
After passing a bill setting aside 500 900
from the fund belonging to the estates OF de-
ceased colored soldiers for the purpose of erect
ing In the OlStrlct OF Columbia national
home for aged colored people, the house further
considered the Indian bill
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr. Per-
kins spoke briefly in defense Of the late Sena-
tor Stanford and defended him from the charge
made by Representative Geary in connection
with the Stanford university. A resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Morgan calling on the secretary
of the treasury for certain Information in re-
gard to gold receipts and bond issues was
adopted a resolution from Mr. Hoar was
adopted calling upon the president for infor-
nation as to whether certain foreign govern
mentS contemplated retaliation on account OF
the proposed imposition OF a discriminating
duty on sugar Then the debate on the wool
schedule OF the tarif bill was resumed The
house disposed OF several bills Of o local ma
ture and then took up the Indian appropria-
bill which was under consideration at ad-
journment.
THE senate on the 18th passed a bill to paw
Joseph Redfern, one of the Ford theaser vic
Tins. S2-T4S; also a bill to authorize the ap-
pointment of women public school trustees
in the District of Columbia; also bill for the
development and encouragement OF silk eul-
ture, and then resumed consideration of the
tariff bill, the wool schedule being discussed
until adjournment The house had under
committee of the whole, but did not complete
it.
WHEN the tariff bill was taken I'D in the SEN
ate the 18th Mr. Dolph spoke at length
against free wool. The wool schedule occupied
the attention OF the senate all day. Every
amendment offered was voted down -. The
house had the Indian bill under consideration
all day and in the evening gave some attention
to pension bills.