The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-02-07
CONG RESS.
Tho Weeks Proceedings Given In Con.
densed Form.

Tho Weeks Proceedings Given In Con.
densed Form.
THE proceedings OF the senate on the 18th
were enlivened by bitter speech from Sen
ator Tillman Is. c. in which he denounced
the president and secretary Of the treasury in
most severe terms. Mr.. Morgan, from the
committee on foreign relations, reported a
resolution for the recognition Of the belliger-
ent rights Of the Cuban insurgents. which was
placed on the calendar. Mr. Baker introduced
an amendment to the silver bill now before the
senate providing that any person who takes
silver or gold to the mint to be coined shall
take an equally valuable amount of the other
metal and have both coined Mr.. Call (Fla)
then addressed the senate in support Of the
silver amendment to the bond bill Adjourned
The session Of the house was brief. The
opposition to bill to amend the pension act Of
1899 In regard to widows claim led to the max.
ing OF point Of no quorum and the house adj
journed.
In the senate on the soth debate on the bond
bill was continued. Senator Mitchell (Ore.j
opposed q further bond issue. and Senator
Perkins (Cal) supported the silver amend.
ment The urgency deficiency bill was then
reported 1t increases the amount Of the house
bill to the extent Of II sos. 664 Among the bills
introduced was one by Mr.. Allen (Neb) pro-
hfbtting the purchase or use by any federal
Official OF any convict-made goods, and
one by Mr.. PETER (kan.) to grant pen
sions to soldiers who served in the
SSAASNSAosS
in the army Of the United States 49,. In the
house only small amount Of minor business
was transacted The bill to amend the de.
pendent pension act of 1899 so that in consider.
ing widows claims seven years of unexplained
absence should be deemed sufficient proof OF
the death OF the soldier was passed In com.
mittee OF the whole the bill passed transferring
to Nebraska the military reservation known
as Fort Omaha
THE session Of the senate on the slst was
vfYfnal1v n Of n>St
day before. Mr.. Villas spoke in opposition to
the silver bond bill and in opposition to free
silver generally. At the evening session Mr.
Palmer. Of Illinois. gave notice Of an amend.
ment to the pending measure. declaring it to be
the policy OF the United States to maintain
the parity between gold and silver dollars ip
the markets and in the payment Of debts. De-
bate then continued until adjournment The
house was principally engaged in filibustering
on a private pension bill to which there was
opposition on both sides. As fast as O call OF
the house was had the quorum would disap-
pear and the house adjourned without trans.
acting any business
THE long contest over the silver bond bill
closed in the senate on February l by the pas
sage OF the bill by vote Of ~ yeas to s. nays.
Mr.. Morrill, (Vt) closed the regular debate In
& speech against the bill, followed by q mum.
Der OF senators in fve-minute speeches. AL
amendments that had been offered were de-
feated In committee OF the whole and at the
lay the silver substitute on the table which
was rejected by vote of 81 yeas to 43 nays,
and the bill was then read q third time and
passed by ~ to s.. Mr.. Mills (Tex.) who had
all along voted with the silver men voted
against the bill on its final passage. The sena-
tors who voted against the bill were: Allison.
Baker. Burrows, Gallery, Chandler Davis. Ell
kins, Faulkner. Frye. Gallinger, Gear. Gibson.
German. Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hoar. Lind.
say, Lodge, Mcbride. Mcmillan, Martin, Mitch.
ell (Wis.). Mills. Morrow, Murphy. Nelson
Palmer. Platt, Proctor, Sherman. Thurston
Villas, Wetmore.. The house was not in session
THE senate was not in session on the Sd 80.
In the house the senate free-coinage substitute
was referred to the ways and means commit.
tee. The army appropriation bill was re.
ported. The president transmitted the cor.
respondence in regard to the Italian lynchings
to the house and this about wound up the worb
of the sitting for the day.