Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
Feb q Tho senate devoted itself 10 bust
ness and would have completed tho Indian ap
preparation bill had not acrimon Gus discus
sion arose on the In llau school question IL
brou ht out q wide ran Of deb,te on the
separation OF church and state. In the
course Of which tae expro 'slons were
general that the government should
entirely abandon denominationai schools On
| yea and nay vote "a except m was made In
the case OF tho Indian schools OF Hampton.
Va. and Lincoln, Phlla ielphi, on the sround
that icy were not entiroly UNCONVENTIONAL
This W IS 70 yardo rs somowhit OF te't ana
the abandon ment failed -yer u nays. u
Tho SO .tarian question was still unier consid'
Grafton when tho sen ,te adjourned
Feb 70 The senate devoted the day to the
| con ,idcratiol Of the Indian appropriation
bill. Mor,an's amen lment for the est ibllsh'
ment OF u judicih system In the Indian terri
tory was lot The h iu'o PIT In the day on
the deficiency appropriation bill
| Feb si-Ii tho son ite the Indian appropria-
ton bill WAS passel ate. hivin been before
the senate Ave DAYS. AMI be inning was
made on the sundrv civil bill. new phase
OF the currenc' 10 'tio1 WAS rr 'ssntel oy
Mr. Wolcott prov n for tho CREATION OF nn
American comm sion OF nine members to
ence II GERMANY @ cot Britain or other
| forei,n countr es take the initiative The
| plan will be ur Eel rs IN amen im INT to the
sundry civil bill Arcsolut on WA introduced
| to have the remains OF Frederick Douglass
lie In state In the rot IN 10 OF the capitol but
II failed to be acted upon Al 3 o clock Mr..
Butler moved TO take up tho poolin. bill
| Lost, ~ 20
The feature OF the procee Inns In the house
was the Il ht on the prOoo,lon to ply an extra
months salary 10 all the employees OF the
house and the senate II carri,d In co nmit'
tee OF the whole by vote OF VI to o. with m
amend nent to include m extra months COM
prnSation for the individual clerks TO NOM
| Ter, Notice was iyen thu roc br l. m Ikin
vote would be declared when this amsnd'
ment was reported TO the house The 70 iuinS
OF the doncicn " bill wa, completed with he
exception OF fow amen imentt temporarily
pas ed over the principal one OF which I tho
appropri ,tion OF ,t2j00 TO pay tho BehrinI
sea awards
Feb .5-The General deficiency bill. the
last CT the re ular appropriation bills. passed
the house Almost the entire day was spent
discus. Ing the amendment to pay Great Bit.
ain $500 the amount Of dimt:es reed
upon by Secretary Gre n I'm and Sir Julian
Pnunccfote to DO due that country,
under the aw .rd OF the aris arbltra-
tion tribun H. on account OF tho seizure OF
some twenty Canadian SO Tiers by the United
States previous 10 tn, molus vivendi OF 49,
| The amend nent was stron " attacked by
Mcssr,. Cannon OF Illinois. Hcnd,r on Of Iowa,
aud HIT o. Illinois, on the ground
that the amount WAS unrca'oaably large;
tn II some vessels wsre owasl by citizens OF
the United States and .i7iJ)I was for con.
struc I've or sps;u ativj INA e' the csti'
d naIa a N
was due Great Britain MS rs Breckiarld 20
OF Kentucky McCreWy OF Kentucky:
Hooker OF Ms 'issppL aud Dinsey
OF Maine, supported the amend
mcnt. miintaln that the govern
ment no m liter how bal the b,r ain mu I
carry out the awar Is o; tn, + .rls triolnI In
good faith Mr. Din ley declared int II was
preferable to pay Grcit Britain ~ ODD than
TO leave the assessment OF d'miges 10
an umpire appointed by forei:n power
The amen iment carried In co nmittee.
but VA, de Gated In tho hois,-ii! to III
Some excitement was cause by the attempt
TO strike out Ia the h,iss the appro iribti)n
for an extra montn's salary for the employees
OF the hou and .cnitc ald the clerks OF
members but Il failed and the amendment
prevailed IA to us
lhe Ite Is now WORKING day and night
on the appropriation bills In order to COM
plcte them before the session closes Tho
sundry civil appropriation bill was considered
with lit o interruption or DELAY from u IN +,
10 i:3i m and q u'n at nj hit sc sion The
item Of 1000 for purchls'n the historic
property Of the late tmc' q III line In order
10 prevent its use for other purposes occa'
ST. ned sharp debat,, but was hnllly a;reed
To- Othcr senate amcndne is reed TO dur.
Ing the day included Temporary federal
| hUfl NJ . al
government building at hlca % 1000
Feb eJ-The .ena,e con sidered tho sundry
civil appropriation b II without completin II
and without taking up the vital points con-
ccrnin financial 10 :i.latioa The important
feature OF the day was short, sharp and de-
cisive contest on the sugar bounty QUESTION.
resulting IN the success OF those advocating
the payment OF the bounty prem iturely cut
on by the enactment OF the tariff law. Tho
proposed bounty ere "a es 2)LOll rs
stated In the amendments adopted but Mr..
Mitchell gave Il rs his belief that II would
reach ss0ILOl A point o, order was male
a'nst the amendment but II was voted In or'
der, 10 TO Alter that success Of tn, bounty
proposition was assured althou;h EFFORTS
we're male to load It down with free silver
amen iment, and other propos tons In the
course OF the debate, Mr. German warned tho
senate that this bOuity provision would add
10 exit NJ deilc en- lies, which, h, SAID would
reach l6lJ)jJO for the present year The
final vote on TIE Dounty proposition showed
the friends OF the amendment very stron and
they carried the am nd mont by vote OF 81
Us
When the senate convened In the evening
the sc bills passed: Grantin; to the state OF
Kans IS the abandoned Fort Hayc' military
reservation for IN agricultural cole aut
normal institute to grant the Gainesville,
Meal lister ana ~ Louis railway company
the ri,ht.of.way TO bui two branch Inns
thr ugh the Indian territory rantin. TO
rail way companies In the Indian territory
additional powers TO secure ri htof'wiy,
depot rounds, etc. to protect the insignia
and name OF tn Red Cross
In the house the olacy McGann labor arbl
tration bill was passed after nearly an all
day debits. without division Fithlan OF
Illinois holly denounced the president FOR
sendn troops TO Chica durn: the A Il u.
strike, and prai ed Governor AIT ;cld for re-
sentin, the presidents interference
Feb a7-whcn the senate adjourned IL was
with the underSt indin; that q vote will be
taken on the sun lry civil appropriation bill
ut ) o'clock tomorrow afternoon Senator
German withdrew tho slI.,0il)D debt
certificate amindment AMI moment later
Mr. Mills PR ,ltion 70 repeal the laws
nuthorizn the ISSUE OF bonis was cut
on by ruling OF tho CHI lr taat IL wa' out OF
order Anon tn amrnlncnts ried TO was
one authorizin the S election Of nine commits
sionsrs TO represent tho Unitel States ut the
intern ltional monetary conference Another
important amendment a,reed 70 provides Tor
n IN mission OF Unitel Stltcs army ofirer'
TO inyesti :ate the Nicaragua canal project,
gon, over the route and makiny report Mr.
Map aid tha in0ulrv WA desired In order