The farmers' union., 1894-08-23
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital What II Being
Done by the Senate and llouse-Old Nao'
ters DISPOSED Of and New Ones CoaSijr
cred.


The seat OF the tariff wax having been.
transferred TO the House. the proceedings.
tame The report OF the confcrree, on
the sundry civil bill was agreed TO
with some modification and the bill
was sent back To conference. A further
disagreement was had with the House on
the amendment providing for the extern.
sion Of the Government printing office.
and the Senate receded from tus
own amendment for the purchase OF
the M2hone lot for the erection OF
ins ns~ sna, Psa.n suia,a: em,irs,y s % "nyrosisea
for. In executive session tha Chinese
tleaty wa confirmed The vote WAS I. to
90 ihe House did nothing of importance
except TO agree 10 the senate tariff bill
There WAS but u scattering Of Senators
present Tuesday when the Vice Pres id.ns
called the Senate to order. At l::la COCK
the reading OF she journal AS concluded.
when messenger from the Il use OF Kcp.
resentattveS Was announced. AN informed
the Senate that the House had passed
the bills placing coal. iron ore. harled
wire. aud sugar the free list. In
which it asked the concurrence OF the Sen.
ate. Senator Manderson objected to
the second reading. aud Senator hin
gave notice OF amendments repeal.
ing all income taxes. Bills were passed
promoting Com mmodore Louis c. Sartort
retired. 10 rear admiral on the Re.
tired list. and authorizing soldiers homo
managers to extend outdoor relief to
veterans RESOLUTIONS for the investiEa-
tiOn OF the dominion Coal Company OF Nova
Scotia AMI for the Investigation Of the re-
cent election in Alabama were called up.
but vent over. The House Committee
on the Judiciary decided to re-
port the bill introduced by hcle.
gate Smith, Of Arizona. TO trans-
fer criminal Jurisdiction over rcserva-
ton Indians In the Territories from the
Territorial to the Federal courts Tho
House Committee on Pensions has agreed
to the Senate bill to pension Mrs Ada J.
Schwatka. the widow OF Lieut. Frederick
Schwatka. the arctic explorer. ut $50 .
month.
For FIVE hours Wednesday afternoon tho
Senate debated the question OF proceeding
Immediately to the consideration of tho
House bill placing sugar. raw and refined,
on the free list, but 40 action was taken.
The debate ~ms marked by some OF tho
most sensational speeches OF the session In
the House Mr.. Breckinrdge. OF Arkansas.
recently appointed Minister to Russia. an
nounced the resignation of his commission
as . Representative Considerable inter-
est was excited by the reading ot u resolu.
tion by MIR Black of 1lli"ois recitins tho
depletion Of gold in the treasury. and In.
struct'ne the coinage committee to repors
bill privileged for the proper ~uso
and avail" Of the silver In the treasury.
and instructinR, the rules committee
to report u rule for its prompt considera-
tion. 1t went into the box in the regular
order and was followed by n resolution
from Mr. Talbert (Dem }, of south Caro-
lima. for the free coinage OF silver. which
was referred to the samo committee on
motion of Representative Tracey Ulem.l.
Of New York.
At the opening session OF tho Senate
Thursday Mr. Hill received unanimous
consent for tho considerati Ion Of his bill to
provide for the exclusion and deporta ion
OF alien anarchists 1t was passed with
out division. The House bills admitting
sugar. coal iron. and bxrted wire free werc
referred TO committee. In the House. tho
deficiency appropriation bill was taken up
for further consideration aud Mr. SAyers'
motion to insist on disagreement on tho
Southern Pacific claim amendment was
adopted. Unanimous consent was asked
that the Senate substitute bill for the ex.
ciusion and deportation nf alien anarch.
lists which had just been received from the
Senate. should be taken up for consider.
alton. Objections were made by MossrA
Tracey and Warner. OF New York.
The bin Was Withdrawn and referred to
the committee on the judiciary. Tho con-
ference report on the cenern! deficiency
bill was reported 70 the House bv Mr. Say.
ers announcing IN agreement on the South.
ern Pacific amendment. the Senate con.
ferrees having receded. The bill to repeal
the free alcohol clause In tho tariff bill was
passed. At 4:45 p m. the House adjourned
until Monday.