Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-03-07
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate and
House.

Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate and |
House.
THE senate put in the whole session the |
Goth considering the sundry civil appropriation |
bill. The item Of $3.50. 600 for purchasing the /
historic property of the late James G. Blaine |
IN order to prevent its for other purposes |
occasioned sharp debate, but was finally /
agreed to. Among other amendments agreed |
to was one appropriating s, 900 to the widow or |
other heirs OF the killed in the Ford's theater |
disaster. The committee amendments to the |
bill were approved until the concluding fea.- |
ureS were reached First, concerning the gov |
eminent printing ONCE, and second, concern
ing the important financial plan for an issue OF |
800, 600 OF certificates OF indebtedness
These were reserved. At 1855 p m. the senate |
adjourned -. When the house met there was |
great pressure for the consideration of local
bills. The senate amendments to the Indian |
appropriation bill were non-concurred in and
the bill was sent to conference. The house
took up the deficiency bill in committee OF the
whole, which was finally reported The amend
ment to pay Great Britain Sf25,00O on the
Behring award was lost by liz yeas to 143
nays, but the proposition to pay employees of
the house months salary extra was carried
by 1iS to 100 and the bill passed. The house
soon adjourned
THE senate was busy on the 26th working on
the sundry civil appropriation bill The i'm
portant feature Of the day was sharp contest
on the sugar bounty question and the friends
of the bounty succeeded in carrying 1t by good
majority. The proposed bounty aggregates
8, 200, 900 as stated in the amendments adopted,
and may reach So, 600 coo. The financial section
OF the bill authorzing the issuing OF 800 00O
excheQuer certificates, was not reached. The
bill passed granting to the state OF Kansas the
abandoned Fort Hayes military reservation
THE proceedings of the house were of little
interest. The arbitration bill was under con-
sideration most of the time and it passed. It
provides for board of Cancellation and arb1tra-
ton between common carriers and their en-
ployes. After eulogies upon the late Repre-
sentative Post, of Illinois, the house adjourned
THE senate on the 27th had a stormy financial
debate which lasted four hours. 1t was on Mr..
Germans amendment to the sundry civil bill
authorizing the issue of 800, 100000 excheQuer
certificates to relieve the treasury. It
feared the financial debate would jeopardize
the appropriation bills and there was much in
tereSt taken in the discussion The question
was summarily disposed of, however, by Mr..
German Withdrawing his amendment and the
ruling out point OF order of Mr.. Mills
amendment declaring that more bonds
should be issued. An amendment to the bill
was agreed to which provides for commission
of United States army officers to Investigate
the Nicaragua canal project. going over the
route and making a report. The day was
wasted in the house so far as the purposes for
which the day set apart were concerned,
namely, to consider bills reported from the
committee on public buildings and grounds.
Only one bill was called up-that to purchase
what is known the Malone site for new
public printing office. The house got tangled
up and after long time the bill was aban-
doned. The conference reports the bill to
prohibit the importation of goods in bond
through the United States into the Mexican
free zone and the pension and post office
appropriation bills were agreed to.
THE senate on the 2sth passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill, including the item ap-
propriating over IS 100000 for sugar bounties,
! and the provision for commission to repre-
| sent the United States at an international
| monetary conference The latter feature
| brought out the wide difference OF opinion
| among the silver men Of the senate as to the
| advisability of participating In an 1nterna-
| tional conference The deficiency Dill was
| then reported. The conference report on the
Indian territory court bill was agreed to.
resolution allowing J. w. Ady g, 0o0 expenses
| for contesting the seat OF John Martin, of Kan
and the latter 81 GOO, passed The diplomatic
| bill passed. At the evening session Mr.. Chandler
| IN. HI made a bitter speech against the elec-
| ton of Senator Martin (kan.), to which the
| latter senator replied in an equally bitter man
| amid much confusion and excitement
Several other senators took part in the rum
| pus -. The house insisted on its disagreement
to the item in the diplomatic bill providing for
| the Hawaiian cable. F'ifty-four senate bills
| were disposed Of Many bills of minor interest
passed: also several District of Columbia bills
The house having disposed of appropriation
bills, there was general rush to get local and
private bills through before the session closed
TEE tumultuous proceedings in the senate
chamber the previous evening between Sena-
tors Chandler, Martin and Hill left their traces
on the proceedings when the senate met or
usual in discussing the general deficiency bill
which passed. The Behring indemnify
fund was omitted from the bill night ses-
sion was held at which private pension bills
were considered The day in the house was
uneventfuL The entire session was devoted
to the passage of bills under suspension of the
rules. Among the bills that passed was the
senate lottery bill. Several other bills also
got through under suspension Of the rules
The Sundry civil, legislative and deficiency
| bills were sent to conference. and an evening
session was held to consider private pension
bills
THE senate on the I'd devoted its time to con
sidering conference reports on appropriation
| bills, with the exception of passing Seyera
bills of little general interest at intervals. The
session continued all of Saturday most of Sat
urCay night and Sunday. The conference re
| ports on the agricultural and fertilization:
! bills were agreed to and the naval bill con
| sidered- The conference report on the dlplo
matte bill was received and the senate refuses
to recede from the Hawaiian cable amend
ment, which was again sent to conference and
| recess taken at a. Upon reaSSemb bling a
: | 2 p. Sunday, in continuation OF the session
of Saturday, the naval appropriation bill wa
passed and the diplomatic bill conference re
port again presented. The senate finally re
ceded from the cable amendment and the bill
passed In executive session the senate Sc
lected Senators Teller, Jones and Daniel to tn
; international conference and adjourned -. Tn
house passed several private aud local bills
, among them the bill ceding the old Fort Have:
military reservation to the state of Kansas
Then attention was given to the appropriation
bills The conference report on the agricu1
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