Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

May io.-In the senate Mr.. Allen, Populist
Of Nebraska introduced q bill TO repeal the
act regulating the use OF the capitol round,
under which Coxey and his lieutenants were
prosecuted His resolution for an investisA.
lion OF the clubbing OF the citizens was again
debated Messrs Teller stewart and Harris
favored the resolution, and Hoar vigorously
1cnounce the whole thing Tho resolution
again went ov'r. MI. Patton was sworn In as
the successor OF Mr. Stockbrid Q dece tscd
OF Michlvan The tariff bill was taken up and
the chemical schedule discussed Mr. Dolph
rave another In ,tallment OF his speech. After
which the death OF Congressm IN br titan OF
Maryland was announced and the senate I'D
iourned
After the disposal OF routine business In the
house the death was announced OF Represent
ltive Brattan OF Maryland ind the house nd.
iourned
May iL-Mr. Harris almost despaired OF
making progress with the tarln bill when MIR.
Quay Introduced In the senn.e q bill to estab-
lish code OF laws In the District OF Colum'
bia" and asked for Its reading In full. which
the legislative day: Democratic senators
dent purpose Of Mr. Quay WI. to dclay
the tarin bill The District Of columbia bill
WAS returned to Mr. Quay, who intimited that
be might bring Il up again tomorrow
Mr. Allen tried in vain TO obtain con liberation
for his Coxey resolution and 'iter very briei
discussion OF Mr. PETER industrial deprcs'
iion OF the tarin bill The propo e duty on
boracic acid was discussed OF consi -r Ible
len tn by Mcssrs Perkins ind WHIT. II
California Jones. " Ark insaI Mcpherson.
Gallingtr, HENDERSON aTd Others All the
compromise amendment, were adopted the
Rcpubli' ans voting with the Demo rats on
those raisin duties Mills and Allen OF
Nebraska voted against them
In the house the consideration OF the n ivil
appropriation bill led 10 an acrimon Gus poit'
zeal deb ITO between Reed Boutelle and Cum
min Is Mr. Baker 20 ,uli't. Kansas spoke
briefly on the bill from tbs Pophiist int OF
view. but his specch WAS soon diverted into u
turin speech with po iu site u gvor. and gave
rise TO frequent interruptions
May i!-The snail pace IN the senate con
t!nucs and the "crA Of business u still .
broken promise Thursday. after TAO DAYS
debate, the duty on u etic acid was agreed TO:
lie - bo:acic II. H. chronic and citric aids
were decided and to-day, after five hours OF
work, the rates on fannie and T, tlric
acids and alcoholic pcrfumrry dntlud.
were fixed. The Republicans made u
stand on every item indul ,inc under the
leadership Of Mcssr Aicrch. Chandler and
Hale In the pasiime Of M in and h rrissin {,
their political advcrs irics The ATTENDANCE
be an TO thin out towarl the middle OF he
afternoon one nv one the senator fldin ont
OF the senate ian i-c ipc. until IN" quorum ma
entirely di np1circd The morning hours are
o'clocS. Mr. HIrriS. fndin III ms hl exc by
the absence OF u quorum, yleldc 10 l m jiion
Tor an Adjournment
Cor. liberation OF the naval nppropr alton
hill consumed the time OF the house t'r The
disposal OF some routine IN lri NJ h1~ine ~
until ad ournm"nt In the mOrnin hour MIR.
II W o DIN elected 10 tili III, vacancy In the
Fourth Louisiana district. caused by the cleo
ton OF Mr. Blanchard TO the senate, was
sworn In
..., a, m. ..,a,,h ,raot, ~ ,ho ,arin ia,
bate In the senate be an NJ II clok with
fair Attendance on the floor The question
was on Mr. Aldrichs motion 10 m Ike the duty
Oh alum six tcnths instead ut four tenths
ment was tabled = - to u. Mr.
PMt Republican Connecticut, laid
that despite the fact that for ycar' his
chamber had run with n Dem,cr IL; denuncta'
ton OF the sugar trlst. the Demo rats, save
an ,,epting one HI reed so he un ler'
stood Ia caucus 10 vote for o prohib I've
duty on refined sugars Surely Demo. lite
reiormcrs must he hard driven when they we're
forced TO swallow the words and opinions OF
year, Mr.. latt' observations on the SUGAR
trust rufied some OF the Democrats and he
was soon IN ed in u controversy The dis
cuss on oi the SUGAR schedule was adroitly Ill
vertcl by senator Vest into debate about
American WI rs The next fin nee commit
Tee amendment Akin tne duty on bone char
suitab e for decoloriZng sugar Ut 70 per cent
was IL III u reed to AZ 5:55 the senate nd
iournci
May Is AT the opening Of the session OF
the senate Mr. Allen, opulst OF Nebraska,
nirodu ed and asked for the immed ate con
$ d,rution OF resolution calm iron the
secretary OF the treasury FOR Information
Us 10 the total number OF persons
en- aeel In protected industries the
number OF such persons whose wages
are claimed to b. affected By protection
and the number whose wa = are not affected
also the proportion OF population OF the
United States dependent up'n the forets IN
markets for the sale OF their prOdu q also
the number u person, en- ~ ed In pr ,tected
industries who are tive citizens. the number
na,ur ,lized and the number VIII, ARE aliens;
also the proportion Of INV or naturaliZrd
citizens who are being displacc ny aliens
After Ill .cuSsion the resolutions went over un
Ill tomorrow Tnc turin b!l Was then taken
up the amendments IN the chemical schedule
reported by the iinan;e committee bein /:
adopted
In the house tn, naval appropriation I'LL
was onsl Ter ID during VII CHI Hatch OF Mis-:
souri, and Hopkins Of II inOis le,lmc involved
In bitter person Il alteration