The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-18
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate an,
House.

House.
THE vice president and president pro tenn
(Harris, of Tenn.) were absent when the sen.
ate met on the 9TH and Senator Ransom IN c.
was chosen to preside. The credentials of
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky (re-elected) were
presented. The senate insisted on its amend
ments to the military academy bill and con-
ference was appointed Mr.. Lodges resolu-
tion calling for information as to why United
States warships had been withdrawn from
Hawaii was discussed, modified and adopted
Mt. Pener submitted his remarks upon the
service pension bill and the death OF Gen. Post
member Of the house from Illinois, was an
nounced. a committee appointed to attend the
funeral and the senate adjourned ... When the
house met Mr.. johnson (O) presented a me-
mortal from Samuel j. Ritchie asking for the
impeachment Of Judge Kicks. The judiciary
committee was requested to investigate the
matter. The death of Representative Post
Ull.) was announced, resolutions adopted. q
committee appointed to attend the funeral and
the house adjourned.
THE senate on the sth further debated the
Lodge resolution in regard to withdrawing
ships from Hawaii. MIR. Palmer spoke against
the resolution The matter finally went over,
and after eulogies upon the late Senator Col
quit, of Georgia, the senate adjourned -. The
house debated the clause inserted in the sun
dry civil bill transferring the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan, from the war de-
partment to the department OF justice. The
resolution was finally adopted. The debate on
the currency bill was then resumed. The
feature of the debate was a speech by Mr.
Sibley Pa.) vigorously attacking the currency
bill and severely criticising the administration
Mr.. Bland also opposed the bill. The debate
continued until o'clock, when recess was
taken. after which the special order for codify-
ing the pension laws was formally read
WHEN the senate met on the 9th the urgency
deficiency bill was reported without amend
ment. At o'clock Senator Pasco (Fla.) adj
dressed the senate in opposition to the Nicara-
qua canal bill 90. The house closed debate upon
the currency bill and the measure was ditched
upon the report of the committee on rules
70 set day for taking the vote, and
q demand for the previous question. which
was lost by a vote of 124 yeas to 129 nays.
The yeas were all democrats and 81 republic
ans, 50 democrats and populists voted nay,
After this the diplomatic and post Office appro-
priation bills were passed. The former carries
Sl,563llS and the latter SS9 i42,9j2 The house
soon after adjourned
IN the senate on the 10th Senator Ransom
resigned as president pro tenn and Senator
Harris (Tenn.) was elected. The urgency de-
ficiency bill, which contains an appropriation
to carry the income law into effect, was pre-
sented to the senate and an effort to postpone
its consideration was defeated. The bill was
debated at length, Mr. Hill Offering his amend
come tax, which went over. The Nicaragua
canal bill was then considered until adjourn
ment ... The house proceedings were dull. A
bill was passed defining the crime Of murder,
etc, and providing punishment therefor. Sew
eral bills passed, but they were of little gen.
eral interest. Mr.. Flynn's resolution calling
on the secretary of the interior for the causes
adopted. and the District of Columbia bill was
then considered until adjournment.
NEARLY the whole time of the senate on the
lith was occupied in the discussion of Senator
Hills amendment to the urgency deficiency
bill, which is virtually to test the constitution
ality of the income tax law. Mr.. Hill spoke at
length in favor of his amendment and Mr.. Du-
bOis QdahO) followed in favor Of the law. His
argument drifted into one for free silver, de-
claring that no currency bill could pass that
was not liberal toward silver ....T The proceed
ings of the house were unimpOrtant it being
private bill day. Several bills were passed by
unanimous consent. the most important being
a bill to amend the shipping act of August
1890. The bill granting Gen. John A. McCler-
nand pension of 800 month caused warm
debate at the evening session. Mr. Springer
Ull) led in defense of the bill. Mr.. Clark
(Mo) also spoke in favor of it. The bill was
finally withdrawn and the house soon ad-
journed
WHEN routine business was concluded in the
senate on the 18th the urgency deficiency bill
was taken up and after some parliamentary
sparring Mr.. Teller addressed the senate on
the currency question. Mr.. Lodge Mass. |
favored the appropriation to carry into effect
the income tax. He thought it dangerous to |
kill a law by stagnation. Mr.. Stewart took the !
floor and spoke in favor of silver. Pending his |
the senate adjourned The attend |
ance in the house was light. Mr.. Hatch called |
up the bill to extend the provisions of the |
Wilson original package bill liquor law ia |
in original packages. The |
morning hour was consumed in fruitless dis |
cusSiOn and the bill went over The bill tc /
cOdify the pension laws then passed. and after |
eulogies upon the late Representative Shaw, |
Of Wisconsin, the house adjourned.