Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-28
CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of the Past Weeks Pro
ceediDgk.


ceedings.
THE senate passed the Notifications bill on
the Goth. It carries S10,763, $685. or Si9ls.051
more than the house appropriated Mr.. Cor
man made proposition to issue S100.OOOOoO OF
three per cent certificates to meet prospective
deficiencies, and Mr.. PETER followed with
for issue of greenbackS to meet
the appropriation, both propositions be-
ing made amendments to the Notifications
bill and both being defeated. The mouse
passed the Bartholdt-McCail immigration bill.
modified by the Corliss amendment The bid
excludes all males between IS and 60 years OF
age from admission to this country who cannon
read and write, except parents OF persons l1V-
ing here The COrliSS amendment excludes
aliens crossing the borders into this country
to work aid then going back home and imposes
a penalty on those contracting with them
IN the senate on the 21st the earlier portion
of the session was given to the routine o.
agreeing to conference reports on apppopria-
ton bills, but the river and harbOr bill was
sent back to conference Mr.. Butler ther
moved to take up his bill to prohibit the
further issue of interesting bearing bonds and
Mr.. Hill moved adjournment which was de
feated Mr. Pettigrew was then given leave
to Ofera supplementary conference report or
the Indian bill and Mr. Hill Immediately de
manded the full reading of the voluminouS re
port. Mr.. Allen said the obstruction of Mr.
Hill was manifestly aimed at the bond issue
bill because it was a populistic measure, which
caused exciting colloquy between MeSsrS
Hill and Allen. Finally Mr.. Butler moved te
adjourn which carried The house
passed the bill to pension Francis f. Hoover
formerly of the Twenty Third Indiana regi
ment, over the presidents veto by a vote of l9s
to AZ.
In the senate on the 22d the obstruction te
the anti-bond bill was withdrawn and tbs
measure was debated. Mr.. Hill attacked the
measure barefaced attempt at population
and Messrs. Sherman, Gray ,Hawley and Lodge
also spoke in opposition to the bill, while
Messrs. Smart, Mills. Butler. Allen and Clarke
mpioned the measure. The conference re
port on the river and harbor bill afterwarc
was agreed to In the house MeSSrS. Hepburn
and Dockery made bitter attack on the
river and harbor bill Mr.. Dockery saying il
contained extravagant appropriations not war
ranted by the condition of the treasury ane
Mr.. Hepburn stating that not a section of the
bill had ever been read in the house. TIL con
ference report was finally adopted.
THE senate the 23d debated the filled
cheese bill at great length. Various amend
o'clock Mr.. Allen (Neb.) resumed his speech
on the bond bill bill passed pensionin,
Harriet Newland Barrett, of Boston, born IL
1900 and the daughter of a revolutionary sol
der also bill increasing the pension of tbs
widow of Gen. Carr from SO to $15 per month
THE session of the house was opened with
a sensational attempt by Mr.. Howard (pop)
of Alabama, to secure consideration OF reSo
luton to impeach President Cleveland
eight counts, but he promptly sup
pressed by an almost unanimous vote
of the house upon the question OF
consideration raised by Mr. Dingley. Tbs
house then settled down to the consideration
of conference reports. The final report of tn:
river and harbor bill was adopted without di-
vision. AS finally passed it carries s12, 90.
in direct appropriations, and authorizes con-
tracts the extent of as, $40 600. The final
port on the executive, legislative and judicial
bill was also adopted. The bill carries S23 go.
0O0 1870 900 900 less than the bill of last year
| The sundry civil and Indian appropriation bills
were sent back to conference BY vote OF Ia
to % the house insisted on its provision in the
latter bill relating to sectarian schools. Ad-
journed at 5 30 o'clock