The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-08
CONGRESS.


Goth considering the sundry civil appropriation
bill The item OF Sl50O10 for purchasing the
historic property of the late James G. Blaine
in order to prevent its use for othc= purposes
occasioned a sharp debate, but was finally
agreed to. Among other amendments agreed
to was one appropriating 5000 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 feat
ures were reached First, concerning the gov
ernment printing office. and second. concern
ing the important financial plan for an issue Of
S100OO1OO0 of certificates OF Indebtedness
These were reserved. At 1O:55 D 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 Si25,0O0 on the
Behring sea award was lost by 1l2 yeas to l4S
nays, but the proposition to pay employees OF
the house a months salary extra was carried
by li3 to lCs and the bill passed. The house
soon adjourned.
THE senate was busy on the 26th working or
the sundry civil appropriation bill The i'm
portant feature of the day was a sharp contest
on the sugar bounty question and the friends
Of the bounty succeeded in carrying il by a gOO6
majority. The proposed bounty aggregates
s., 100000 as stated in the amendments adopted
and may reach ss,OOOOOl. The financial section
Of the bill authorizing the issuing of SlO00)0.ON
exchequer certificates. was not reached. The
bill passed granting to the state OF Kansas the
abandoned Fort Hayes military reservation
49,. The proceedings of the house were of little
interest The arbitration bill was under con-
SideratiOn most of the time and IL passed II
provides for board OF conciliation and arbitra-
tiOn between common carriers and their en-
rl1O ffnR artln ha lot
sentative Post. of illinois, the house adjourned
THE senate on the nth had stormy financial
debate which lasted four hours. 1t was on Mr..
Germans amendment to the sundry civil bill
authorizing the issue OF 4l000)OO0J excheQuer
certificates to relieve the treasury. 1t was
feared the financial debate would ieoPardiZe
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 on a point of order of Mr.. Mills
amendment declaring that no more bonds
should be issued. An amendment to the bill
was agreed to which provides for a commission
of United States army officers to investigate
the Nicaragua canal project going over the
route and making report. The day was
wasted in the house so far as the purposes for
which the day was 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 as the Malone site for new
public printing Office. The house got tangled
up and after a long time the bill was aban-
doned. The conference reports on the bill tc
prohibit the importation OF goods in bond
through the United States into the Mexican
free zone and on 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 81 100000 for sugar bOunties
and the provision for a 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 interna-
tional conference. The deficiency bill was
then reported The conference report on the
Indian territory court bill was agreed TO. A
resolution allowing J. W. Ady 5000, expenses
for cOntesting the seat of John Martin, of Kan
Sas. and the latter a 600, passed The diplomatic
bill passed. At the evening session Mr.. Chandler
IN. HI made bitter speech against the elec-
tiOn of Senator Martin (kan.). to which the
latter senator replied in an equally bitter man
ner 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 fol
the Hawaiian cable. Fifty-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 20 get local and
private bills through before the session closed. /
THE 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 on /
March l. Business, however. proceeded as /
usual in discussing the general deficiency bill. /
which passed. The Behring sea 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 cd devoted its time tocon-
sideTiug conference reports on appropriation
bills, with the exception Of passing several
bills Of little general interest at intervals. The
session continued all of Saturday. most OF Sat
urday night and Sunday. The conference re-
ports on the agricultural and fortihcations
bills were agreed to and the naval bill con-
Sidered The conference report on the diplO-
matte bill was received and the senate refused
10 receOe from the hawaiian cac4e aIuenO-
ment, which was again sent to conference and q
recess taken at a. IN. Upon reaSsembllng at
p. N. Sunday, in continuation Of the session
Of Saturday. the naval appropriation bill was
passed and the diplomatic bill conference re-
port again presente I. The senate finally re-
ceded from the cable amendment and the bill
passed. In executive session the senate se-
ected Senators Teller. Jones and Daniel to the
conference and adjourned .... The
house passed several private and local bills,
among them the bill ceding the old Fort Hayes
military reservation to the state OF Kansas.
Then attention was given to the appropriation
bills The conference report on the agricui-
iural bill was agreed to; also the sundry civil
bill. with the Si,O00.OO) sugar bounty: also the
legislative bill. Delegates were appointed TO
he international moleC.ry conference. The
conference report on the deficiency bill was
Igreed TO and at 10 p IN Sunday Saturdays
session closed