Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
HOuae.

Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate ana
House.
THE senate had another animated debate on
finance on the 18th, pending discussion of the
agricultural appropriation bill Senator Gray
in q vigorous manner defended the policy OF the
government and Senator Sherman with equal
force denounced the gold bond contract The
agricultural appropriation bill then passed and
Mr.. Jones (Arlz.) by piece OF parliamentary
strategy brought his free coinage Dill DeforS
the senate. On his motion all appropriation
bills were side-tracked and by vote of 80 yeas
to % nays the senate took up the silver bill ana
Mr. Jones gave notice that he would keep II
before the body at next sitting until disposed
OF. The senate at $50 adjourned. y noer SOS-
pension of the rules four bills were considered
in the house They were: To promote the en-
cheney of the revenue cutter service; to equal
lie the pensions of NJ exican veterans by max
ing them all sI2 per month under the general
law; to equalize the duties and pay OF steam
boat inspection service, and to authorize the
Alta Monte Water Co. to construct dams across
the St. Louis and Cloquet rivers. Minnesota
The first and the last bill failed to secure the
necessary two thirds.
THE expected did not happen in the senate
on the 18th Mr.. Jones (Arll.) had by parlia-
mentary strategy brought his free coinage bill
before the body and given notice that he would
ask the senate to remain in continuous session
until dispoS ed of. Therefore when the senate
met the opponents Of free silver were in line
and prepared for the fight The result showed
conclusive1y that a vote could not be reached
and to attempt to force a vote would END In q
QS16aC OF appropriation OliiS ana Ine nee oSSley
of special session BY vote OF SO to q the
morning business was displaced and the silver
bill taken up Mr.. Villas (Wis.) took the floor
and spoke until $50 o'clock in opposition
to the bill and in defense of the ad-
minisrration- Then came the attempt &c
force vote, but it impossible te
keep quorum and at o'clock Mr. Jones
yielded and the senate adjourned without talk
ing the desired vote The house spent the
day in considering the naval appropriation bill
The conference report on the bill to extend the
time for making returns under the income tax
law were agreed to, and several bills of minor
Importance passed
Soon after the senate met the Goth MI.
Jones (ArE.} announced that the friends of the
free coinage bill would make no further effort
to pass 1t the present session, as they did not
wish to antagoniZe the appropriation bills ut
such late day in the session. The silver bill
was then displaced by the Indian appropria-
ton bill. During debate on this Mr.. Chandler
created somewhat of a sensation by declaring
that he wished to special session OF con-
greSS, for he wanted the republican party to
take hold Of affairs and establish bemetallism;
the single gold standard had brought on all the
troubles He believed that a republican con-
greSs would authorize the construction OF the
Nicaragua canal by the government take steps
to annex Hawaii and Investigate the purchaS-
ing of gold by the president Mr.. Cockrell re-
piled to Mr.. Chandler. The Wolcott silver res
olution was sent to the calendar, and the sem
ate adjourned without completing the Indian
bill -. The house debated and passed the naval
appropriation bill The attempt to strike out
the appropriation for the battle ships
failed The bill authorizes the construction of
three ships at cost of 81 900 001 each, exclusive
of armament.
THERE were just sixteen senators in the
chamber when the senate met at IL o'clock
the 21St but quorum soon appeared On the
motion of Mr.. Turpie resolution of thanks to
the Mexican government for honorS paid the
late Minister Gray was adopted. The income
tax question came up again on the motion to
reconsider the approval of the conference re-
hi Low
to reconsider was tabled and the Indian ap-
preparation bill then debated until ad-
journment 49,. The house devoted much of the
day to consideration of the amendments to the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, the
Hawaiian cable project being the bone OF con-
tention. The bill finally sent to further
conference. The deficiency bill was briefly
considered and after eulogies upon the late
Senator Stockbridge, of Michigan, the house
adjourned.
THE senate devoted the entire day on the
22d discussing the Indian appropriation bill
and at 5:T5 adjourned. Before adjournment
Mr.. PettigreW announced that agreement
had been reached by which the pooling bill
would be taken up Saturday and kept be-
fore the senate Qncluding Sunday until dis
posed of-...The house had under consideration
the general deficiency bill most of the day.
The house bill was passed amending the
articles of regulation of the navy. A bill was
passed to amend an act granting right of way
through the Indian territory to the Kansas s.
Gulf railroad At the evening session private
pension bills were considered
THE senate had busy session on the 23d and
several senators had Spats over the effort to
bring up the pooling bill which is regarded
matter of great Importance, but was finally
again side-tracked which it is thought dspoSes
of it this session. Several senators warned the
friends of the measure that it was useless to
take it up it would be talked to DEATH Mr.
White (Cal) being ready to fire 4 five-dayS'
speech against it. The Indian appropriation
bill was passed and some progress made the
sundry civil bill. The latter bill contains the
provision for relieving the treasury by the is
sue of excheQuer certificates up to 100000, 00l
After eulogieS of the late Representative Shaw,
of Wisconsin, the senate.adjourned .-.- The pro-
ceedingS OF the house were uaiLnportant, the
fight on the proposition to pay employees
months salary extra was the leading feature.
It carried by vote of 90 to 81 in committee OF
the whole. The deficiency bill was read and
in the afternoon eulogies were delivered upon
the late Senator Vance and the house ad-
journed.
Professional Orders Disobsyed.