Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24
WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Our Senators and Representatives
Are Doing at the National Capitol.

What Our Senators and Representatives
Are Doing at the National Capitol.
In the senate the 18th Senator Allen
(Neb) offered q resolution for committee OF
nine senators ION the use of money in cleo
tions." which was referred He also intro
duced bill to survey the head waters OF the
principal rivers Of the country for locating
sites for reservoirs for irrigation purposes.
MIR. Morgan spoke for an hour on behalf of
Cuba A bill pensioning Nancy Allabach.
which had been vetoed by the president. was
passed and after an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned at three p m....The house
passed the bill to transfer the rights of the
Atlantic Pacific railroad to the mortgages
upon their purchase Of the property and then
afterwards considered the Lond bill to amend
the law relating to the transmission OF second
class mail matter.
SENATOR VEST, in the senate on the 10th,
called up the Allen resolution for considering
the Dingley bill, which brought on exciting
debate Finally Senator Plat. of the finance
committee, said that no effort would be made
to urge the bill to passage, which was regarded
as the death OF the measure bill was passed
extending the time for building a bridge over
sthe Missouri river at Lexington, Mo, after
which the pension appropriation bill was
briefly discussed and passed as it came from
the house Delegate Flynn (Ok-) Introduced
two bills OF interest to his Indian constituents
and then the army appropriation was consid-
cred. a deadlock occurring over the PROPOSE
ton to abandon the army and navy hospital at
Hot Springs, Ark.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th 1t was
agreed to adjourn at the close Of the day to the
2lst After some minor business the immigra-
ton bill was taken up and an amendment was
adopted excluding all immigrants over 10 years
old who cannot read or write from admission
to the country. Mr.. Morgan also got an amend
ment passed that exclusion should not apply
to fugitives from Cuba during the present dis
order in that island Then the bill was passed
by q vote Of 50 to 10. Bills were also passed
authorizing the building OF bridge over the
Sabine river. between Louisiana and Texas,
and to adjust the accounts of certain army Of
hcerS--- The house passed the army appropri-
alton bill and entered upon the consideration
of the legislative, executive and judicial bill
Several bills relating to the District of Colum-
bia were also put through.
THE senate was not in session the 18TH
It was private bill day in the house, but most
of the session devoted to the passage of 81
pension and relief bills favorably acted upon
by the committee of the whole on the previous
Friday. Mr.. D1ngley made some remarks
against opening the door to old claims and Mr..
Mahon. chairman of the war claims commit
tee, insisted that unpaid claims should be de-
cided on their merits and that it was dishonest
to plead the statute of limitations against
them The bill appropriating $4,000 for a
building in Kansas City, Kan, was reported
from the committee. A bill appropriating &c.,
000 for building at Fulton, Mo-, was also re-
ported.
THE senate was not in session the 18TH.
In the house MIR. Cannon reported from the
committee appropriations an urgent deh-
cheney bill, carrying 1881 .sSa, and it was given
immediate attention and passed without d1vI-
sion- Upon the suggestion Of Mr.. Dockery
(Mo.) amendment to the general legislative
bill adopted. requiring United States
courts to turn into the treasury all moneys de-
posted with them and not claimed within ten
years. A special order was adopted to take up
the Pacific railroad funding bill on January z.
The senate bill for government participation
in the Tennessee Centennial exposition was
passed and January l6 was fixed for eulogies
on the late eX-Speaker Crisp