The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL.


Ene Proceedings Of the Week Briefly
Given.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Senator
Morgan. chairman of the committee on foreign
| relations, offered resolutions Of sympathy and
sorrow on the bereavement that had fallen upon
France In the assassination OF President
Carnot, which the senate adopted and immedi-
ately adjourned. -. When the house met a mes
sage from the president was received giving
| officially the fact Of the assassination of the
were offered by Mr.. McCreary. and after
speeches they were adopted and the house ad-
journed.
THE senate entered upon the thirteenth week
of the tariff drag on the 26th. Mr.. Hill contin-
ued his opposition to the income tax by Offer
ing various amendments. Several committee
amendments were accepted but Mr. Hills were
rejected. At 6:10 o'clock the senate adjourned
The house passed the bill making labor day
legal holiday and the elections committee
made two reports on the Moore-Funston con-
test from the Second Kansas district. The
majority report favors the seating of Moore
The minority report. signed only by republi-
cans, favored Funston. The house then fur
ther considered the deficiency bill and ad-
journed at $40 o'clock.
The senate continued to grind on the income
tax provision Of the tariff bill on the 27th. The
debate was uninteresting and continued until
6:20 o'clock The house got into q squabble
on the New Mexico admission bill and did not
finally dispose Of It. A cablegram from the
French government acknowledging the action
OF congress on the death of President Carnot
was received and two or three unimportant
local matters disposed of.
MR.. HoAR did some ilibustering when the
senate met on the 2Sth, but at the regular hour
the tarih bill was taken up and rapid progress
made. A motion by Senator Hill to strike out
the income tax provision was defeated by "a to
40 Three democrats voted for it and six repub-
licans against striking out. The last section
OF the bill was reached at z o'clock when the
senate adjourned After the disposal of
routine business and passing several local bills
the house took up and passed the bill for the
admission Of New Mexico as a state. Pending
consideration Of a District OF Columbia bill a
quorum disappeared and the house adjourned.
WHEN the senate met ON the 9th the joint
resolution appointing Charles NJ. Anderson, Of
Ohio, Sidney j. Cook, Of Kansas, and A. L.
Pearson, OF Pennsylvania. members OF the
board Of managers OF the national home for dis
abled volunteers passed. The joint resolution
continuing the annual appropriations thirty
days after June 30 also passed. The tariff bill
was then taken mp and completed in committee
Of the whole. 1t was formally reported to the
senate and after an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned until Monday .... The house en-
gagged in filibustering over the Watson-Black
contested case from Georgia. but finally adopt
ed the report Of the elections committee which
declared Black elected. A few minor bills
passed and pension bills were considered at the
evening session.
THE senate was not in session on the 30th -.
The house held a short session and cleared the
calendar Of all pension cases which had been
agreed to in committee of the whole at Friday
night sessions