Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
ssIoNAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Given Inn Goa
denGed Form.

CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Given Inn Com-
densed Form.
THE senate on the oath passed without divi-
sion a bill to remove the political disabilities
of ex-confederates. Several senators spoke
in favor of the bill, which repeats the law
passed soon after the war prohibiting the en-
nstment of ex-confederates in the army or
navy. Mr.. Hawley Comm offered a bill au-
thoriZing the secretary of war to issue Spring
field rifles to state military organizations in
exchange for old guns. He stated that this
had no reference to war but was a mat
ter of business. Mr.. Squire (WaSh.)
spoke against the practice of employ
ing foreign engineers American
ships and offered bill to overcome the prac-
tice. Adjourned until Friday the 9th =. The
speaker laid before the house telegram from
the Brazilian chamber of representatives con-
graduating congress upon President Cleve-
lands worthy message W hich so nobly defends
the Monroe doctrine" Among the bills intro
duced were bill by Mr.. Beach for reciprocity
with certain countries, and bill authorizing
the president TO call an international
conference of American republics Mr.. Nc
Clellan offered bill authorizing a bank note
circulation of 1900 900. to be issued to
tionaI banks. etc. Mr.. Price offered revenue
bill: Mr.. Tracy, a bill to prevent the stopping
of pensions, and Mr.. Gibson a bill granting a
monthly pension of $50 to all helpless soldiers.
Adjourned until Thursday.
THE senate was not in session on the Goth.
-. The house had animated session the
special tariff bill The bill is limited to pa
years in it's operations and is intended to raise
$40. 000 900 annually to cover the deficit. When
the house met, by party vote, rule was
adopted limiting debate on the bill and pro-
viding for a final vote at five o'clock. The
democrats opposed the rule, but it was adopted
by 213 to SO after lively debate. The tarif
bill was then debated until five o'clock, at
which hour the previous question was ordered
and the bill passed. POS yeas to 81 nays. Dur
ing the brief debate the republicans contended
that the first necessity for the treasury
revenue to supply the continued de-
iciency. Every speaker denied that
the proposed measure was a republican
protection bill. It was, they claimed,
an emergency revenue bill on protective lines
The democrats took the position that there
was no lack Of revenue in the treasury and
that the passage of the bill to increase taxa
ton would IN no wise help the situation nor
furnish the relief desired by the president and
secretary of the treasury. The bill passed re-
peals the present tariff law until August l.,
1896. It restores 80 per cent. of the Mckinley
rates on wool and woolens, lumber and carpets
and makes horizontal increase of the present
rates in all other schedules, except sugar, Of
10 per cent.
THE senate proceedings were somewhat en-
livened on the 9th by spirited debate on
gold bonds which was precipitated by Mr..
Hills resolution directing that future bond
issues to renew the gold reserve should con-
tain a provision that they should payable in
gold or silver at the option of the holder. Mr.
Hill spoke in favor of his resolution. MessrS.
| Teller and Allen took part in the debate which
at one time was quite personal. After passing
a joint resolution transferring the territorial
governmental machinery of Utah to the state
| the senate adjourned -. The whole day in the
house was devoted to debate on the proposed
bond bill, which continued until 10 o'clock
at night Without reaching final vote on the
! bill the house adjourned until Saturday morn
! ing.
| THE senate was not in session on the 23th. 49,.
| The house resumed consideration of the bond
bill and debate continued until three o'clock,
| attended with very little excitement, at which
! hour a vote was reached Upon the adoption
of the first section of the bill AZ republicans
voted with the democrats against it. The vote
on final passage was 10 yeas to 1876 nays, 33 re-
| publicans and the populiStS voting with the
democrats against its passage. The bill, as
passed, amends the resumption acts SO as to
redeemable after five years at the pleas
ure of the government, and payable
| in fifteen years, with the specific pro-
viSo that nothing in the bill shall be
construed to repeal the act OF 1878 for the reis-
sue of the greenbacks, and the bonds shall first
be offered for subscription at the sub-treaS-
uries and repositories OF the United States
The second section of the bill provides for the
| issue of three-year three per cent debt certif-
| Gates of denominations of $50 and multipleS
thereof in amounts not exceeding $50, 900, 900 tC
meet temporary deficiencies During the SeS-
sion Mr.. Hit reported from the foreign COM
mittee resolution calling for the correspond.
ence in the Waller Imprisonment case; also
| for correSDondence relating to the war Cuba