The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-28
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the senate and
House.

House.
THE senate on the 18th passed a bill appro-
priating 10000 for public printing. Mr.. Dolph
reported adversely the general land grant for
fixture bill Mr.. Gallinger presented a resolu-
ton inviting the annexation of Canada. The
resolution, he said. was written by one of the
best known subjects of Great Britain who ia
vored political union. Mr. Hill spoke in favor
Of a change OF me rules. in which he favored
the counting of quorum. The Nicaragua ca
nal bill was then debated until Adjournment
49, The day in the house was devoted to a cur
rency debate. the Carlisle bill being under con-
Sideration in committee Of the whole. The
post office appropriation bill was reported. and
at 5:l5 o'clock the house adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the report
of Adm Walker on Hawaii was received. A
bill extending the act relating to abandoned
military reservations was passed: also bill
amending the act OF May Is. 1894. giving per-
mission to construct a bridge over the Mis-
souri, river near Jefferson City. Mo. After pass
ing the bill for a national military park at the
battlefield of Shiloh the senate took up the
Nicaragua canal bill and debate continued un-
til adjournment 80. After routine business in
the house the currency debate was resumed in
committee Of the whole and continued until
adjournment at $50 o'clock.
WHEN the senate met on the Goth il immedi-
etely went into executive session 20 permit Mr..
Harris to move a reconsideration of the vote
confirming Judge Clark as district Judge of the
East Tennessee district The matter was re-
ferred. and after the usual routine business the
special order was taken up. Speeches we're
made on the unwilling OF the statues Of Daniel
Webster and Gen. Stark A number Of SEN
ators spoke .... When the house met the urgen-
cy deficiency bill was taken up and passed also
bill tn pension the widow of the late Gen.
Banks The currency bill was then debated in
committee OF the whole until , o'clock. when
10 n Orda III Z ha
unwilling Of the statues OF Daniel Webster and
Gen. Stark. presented by the state of New
Hampshire. Many members delivered ad-
dresses and the statues were formally accepted
Adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 21st....
When the house met at least twenty members
tried to secure the passage of bills OF local i'm
portance. but Mr. English IN. j.. who has in
augurated war Of retaliation against unani-
nous consent to legislation until measure OF
his should be passed, objected. He relented
In two instances. however. allowing a senate
bill and joint resolution to go through pro-
viding for the entrance of foreign exhibits to
the Atlanta exposition. Mr. De Almond MOL
objected to a bill granting pension to the
widow Of Maj Gen. Doubleday. The joint
resolution for holiday recess from the I'D to
January was adopted. The currency bill was
then considered and Mr.. Springer announced
he would introduce substitute, aud it was
dered printed alongside of Mr.. Walkers SUBJ
stitute in the Record After passing bill for
the relief Of homesteaders in the north whose
froperty was devasted by fire last year the
house adjourned at $40.
But little was done in either house of con-
gress on the 22d. The senate adopted the
holiday recess adjournment resolution and
after some talk adjourned until January g..
The house had a slim attendance. many men,
bers having left for their homes on the even
Ing and early morning trains. The business
transacted was of little general interest and
an adjournment was taken to January g.