Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

Feb n In the house the gold bond bill was
defeate by q vote OF 1G7 to ~.
Tho senate voted TO make no chan .es In the
present railway mail system The postoffice
appropriation was not passed up TO the time
OF adjournment
Feb Il The senate confined itself strictly
TO business and rs q result passed tho post
ofilcc appropriation bill and got half throu h
the riculturli appropriation bill Tho H.
nan:e committee reported favorably the BILL
repealin the onc.tenth DISCRIMINATING duty
on sugar from countries payin, bounty
The sen ite bill was passed concern
ing tho plans and drawings OF the
bridge heretofore authorized over the Mis-
souri, river ut Lcxln ton. Mo Also the bill
compensatin, Northrup & Chick for supplies
TO the Pottawatoinic Indians also bill to
authorize the Oklahoma Central railroad to
construct railro I'd through the Indian and
Oklahoma territories The senate ut 5:b)
held brief executive session and then ad
journed
The house considered the naval appropria-
tion bill and devoted the dav to tho cncrai
debate The bill carries 81. ". ~, and
authorize, the three new lines OF battle ships
and twelve torps 10 bouts Tn, feature Of the
bill proviiin for the new ship, were an
tagonlz ID by Messrs Simpson PJpuli't
OF Knn,aA Hall, Democrat OF Mis-
souri, AMI Everett Democrat OF MaSslchu-
sets, AMI were supported by Mesrs Talbot.
Democrat OF M,ryiand Dollivcr Republi an
OF Iowa Pcndlutnn Democrat OF West Vir'
GINA. Money Democrat OF Mississippi Wca'
dock Democrat OF Mchi ;an and Meyer.
Democrat of Louisiana
Feb 10 A storm OF financial debit, swept
the senate. exceed In intensity any discus
sion the upper branch OF con RES has had In
many DAYS II was brou hi on by Mr. Hllrs
advocacy of his resolution dchnin the policy
OF the ovcrnmcnt for bmeta lism, and for
pawn its oblie tion' in uie be I money in
use lie was followed by Mr. Nolcott OF
Colorado Mr. Lode Of Massachusetts AMI
later by Teller o; olorodo IN "A most scathing
enunciuiiun and arrai .nmint OF the admin e.
trailon for its recent bond contract with the
koihchild, and other forci;n bankers Mr.
Wolrott made diract and personal criti
csm OF tho pre- idcnt Mr. Hill replied
briefly and with spirit He declared the
president and the secretary OF tine treasury
had secured the hest terms possible No
action was taten on tho hill re 'olution The
rest OF the dry was riven to the u ricultural
appropriation bill
The house concluded the general debate on
the naval appropriation bill The increa'e OF
the navy nutho lied In the bill, con 'istln OF
three baitlsshps AMI eve torpedo boats
was supported by Messrs Adams, Republi'
can OF Pennsylv mia Mliliken Republican.
Maine Bartlett. Democrat. New York
Coombs. Democrat New York, and Talbot,
Democrat Maryland AMI was oppos ID by Mr.
Wa,hln ton. Dem 'crIt, Tennessee
Ths house reed TO the senate amendments
for the sale OF i.ol .tc | tracts OF pub IL lands
r'duc NJ the mninum price for such lands
from 30 TO 4 . per acre TIE remainder OF
the dlv was devoted TO eulogics on the lie
and character OF tac late Senator Colqultt OF
GcOr IA
Feb IS by bold preliminary move the
silver men Of the senate under the lcadersh y
OF senator Jones OF Arl;alSa' forced aside al
other pen lin bu ines includtn; appropria
Il bills ana b. u vht, Of 81 TO q made the
bill for tn unrc Il ri.icd coinage OF silver
unfinished business before the senate
II win: succeeded In this Mr. Jones
rave notice that the silver bill would
be kert before the senate until u final vote
was secure before .di 1urn nent u morrow
senator GRAY made speech defend n tho
pre- .ident from tn; ~ -uulis ma lc BY Wolcott
and Teller on saturday Tn; ricultu;atap
preparation bill was finally passed aad senate
adjourned
This was suspension day In the house and
number OF private bills were pl SD. ~ was
also one maxim McxicIn voter m pen'ion
sIS, month unurr tiG' eneE1l law
Feb 10 AT 9oclocS ths senate adjourned
after deter nine but fruitle,, q nor, on the
pirt OF the silver men lei b. Mr. Jones OF
Arkansas. to IA = a bill for the unre trlcted
coinage o silver The silver force, " 'crtel
their trcn tn ut the outset OF the proceed
In .Snnd by a vote OF ~ TO Z displaced the
morni1 business and took up the silver bill
before the re uiar order hal been reached
AT cloc'S the sen Ite bushes
was brol'ht to complete stand'til
ly the failure to secure quorum on
Mr. Aldr chs motion TO 20 into ecutive ses'
on From that time until adj Jurnment VAT
cl ris weri nude to secure yotin quorum
althou IA quorum WI present most OF inc
time mInv SENATOR refu in; 10 vote This
tedious prpces, continued until o'clock.
when Mr. Jonc reluctantly yi'idcd AMI the
lon session closed
The house spent the day In tho further con
sheraton OF tbs naval appropriation bill
Feb s,--Mr Chandler Great d -omsthin
OF q ensation In the sen tie BY outiinin some
important step, to he taken by the next ton-
gress. inclu1in c'ncre>s onal Investigation
OF the recent purshas, OF old by the presi'
dent OF the intel Sites NJ Chandler
81 nih,antly urged that the time was near NJ
hand when th. Reru6lican party must take
Affirmative action on bi.metlllism. Most OF
the d ~ was ,ivcn to the Indian appropri ton
bill final action mt beln taken The silver
bill was sent back 10 the calen or. and Mr.
Woleoits 70 olu;lon. decllr Itory for silver
but pestponln action. also went TO the calen
d n without final action
The opponent, of the new battle ships for
the navy suffer ID a cru hin dafoat, when Mr.
Saver motion TO strike out the authoriza
lion for the war vessels was 10 &. fir In the
committee o, the whole on u vote OF o. TO lil.