Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09
CONGRESS.
Tho Weeks Proceedings Given In Con.
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THE senate spent the 30th on the naval ap-
preparation bill without completing it, Mr..
German opposing the item of four battle ships
Mr. White (Cal) spoke of the need of coast de-
lenses rather than vessels and Mr. Allen
(Neb-) arraigned the two old parties and pre-
dicted that the democratic party would go out
of power for a third of century and that the
republican party would give place TO a party of
the people in 1900 - The house concluded the
general debate on the bankruptcy bill and
opened 1t to amendment under TIE five-minute
rule Mr. Culberson (Tex) }, who has always
fought every bankruptcy bill containing in
voluntary system. surprised the house by an
nouncing that he would vote for the measure
Mr. Crowther introduced bill make eligi-
BILE to pension laws all militia who ave served
80 days A bill was also introduced by Mr..
Lewis (hy-) to purchase the birthplace of Lin
coin in Kentucky and make it national SOL
diers' home.
THE naval appropriation bill was taken up in
the senate on the 1st and Mr.. Germans amend
ment to reduce uhe:number.of battle ships from
four to two was agreed to- Mr. Tillman in the
debate arraigned the president and cabinet Of
hcers with unsparing criticisms and also
pitched into MesSrs- Hill and Sherman Mr..
Hill answered Mr.. Tillman. but Mr.. Sherman
declined to be brought into the controversy.
Mr. Butler introduced bill to make the Next
can silver dollar, the Japanese yen and the
trade dollar legal tenders The bill to restore
certain TOWNSHIP property in Oklahoma to the
public domain was passed. In the house the
bankruptcy bill was debated \ bill to pro-
vide delegate in congress from Alaska was
defeated Mr.. Curtis introduced resolution
to modify the regulations in regard to slaugh-
tering cattle shipped from the United States
AFTER n weeks debate the senate passed the
naval appropriation bill on the I'd 1t is sub
stantially as it was reported from the COM
mittee except for the reduction of the battle
ships from four to two The house passed
the Henderson bill to establish Uniform sys-
tenn OF bankruptcy by vote of 157 to 81 The
bill. as passed. is based upon the Torrey
bankruptcy bill It provides for both volun-
tary and involuntary bankruptcy. The senate
bill appropriating $4,000 for the expenses of
the Behring commission was also passed.
Representative Miller, of Kansas. introduced
a bill for the relief of the kiclxa poo tribe of
Indians in Oklahoma.
MR. PETERS resolution for investigating
the recent bond issues came up in the senate
on the 4tn unfinished business and Mr.. Hill
took the floor and spoke against it until ad-
iournment The river and harbor bill
displaced by tie bond resolution, Mr. PETER
refusing to further delay the matter and his
motion to proceed with the resolution being
upheld by 80 to 2S. In the house Mr.. Boutelle,
chairman OF the naval committee, moved to
non-concur in all the senate amendments to
their inconsistency and contrasted their
cent talk with their voting to reduce the
number of battle ships. The motion went
over. Mr.. Daniels introduced bill providing
that white man who hereafter married
Indian woman should secure tribal rela-
tfons thereby Mr.. Woodman introduced
resolution requesting the president to recog-
nize the Cuban Insurgents