Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-22
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings Given In Con
dauaAd Form.


THE senate further considered the urgency
deficiency bill on the 18th and the debate
showed much opposition to the extravaganza
in conducting federal courts, especially the
marShal's fees in the Indian territory. The
bill was not completed. Mr.. PETER offered q
lengthy resolution proposing a senate investi-
cation of the circumstances of all recent bond
issues The resolution went over. Debate
on the free silver substitute for the bond bill
was renewed in the house and continued into
the evening session at which only few mem
berS were present.
THE friends of the tariff bill met an unex-
pected repulse in the senate on the 18th, when,
by 81 yeas to 20 nays, the motion OF Mr.. Nor
rill. chairman OF the finance committee. to
take up the tariff bill was defeated. The mega
tive vote which defeated the motion was given
by democrats, populiStS and four republican
senators, viz: Teller, Mantel. Dubois and Car
ter. The Affirmative vote was entirely repub-
l1can, but its total of 81 is less than half
OF the aggregate republican strength. This
vote. it was thought, disposed of the bill, If not
for the session at least for some time. The
urgent deficiency bill was passed. 1t carries
about So o00.0 00 considerab BILE increase the
bill in the house. The resolution was adopted
instructing the Pacific railroad committee to
make full inquiry into the status of the Pacific
railroads Adjourned until Monday the nth
.... The house by vote of so to 100, in commit
tee OF the whole, rejected the senate free COIN
age amendment to the bond bill and reported
the bill to the house with recommendation to
non concur and insist on the house bill Pro-
positions were offered during the day to concur
with amendments as follows: To coin the
American silver product; for the retention of
the seignicrage by the government and to
open the mfntS to the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 1874 to when Germany and France
should have agreed upon similar action. All
were defeated by large majoritieS.
THE senate was not in session on the 18th -.
The house further debated the senate free
coinage amendment to the SoEd bill and finally
slaughtered it by vote of 80 yeas to 2l5 nays
The vote was record-making vote, and count
ing the pairs, but 81 out of $50 members were
unaccounted for. An analysis of the vote
showed that 1874 republicans and 81 democrats
voted against concurrence, and So democrats,
25 republicans and seven populists for concur
renSe At the evening session pension bills
were considered.
THE senate was not in session on the 18th
The house had another lively debate. the agri-
cultural bill being under consideration and
Secretary Morton the especial target at which
members fired their shots Mr.. Baker IN. H.
seriously criticized the action of the secretary
in not distributing seeds and was seconded by
Messrs- Livingston and Moses (Ga.), Boatner
Oa.I, and Meredith (Va.C, democrats who
were severe in their assaults upon Mr. Morton.
A resolution was adopted directing the judici-
airy committee to inquire into the right of an
executive officer to refuse to execute a law on
the grounds of it's unconstitutionality-h having
reference to the refusal to pay sugar bounty.
Pending debate the house adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the COM
mittee on elections reported in favor of seating
Mr.. Dupont (rep) as senator from Delaware.
Senator Davis (Minn.) addressed the senate at
length upon his resolution enunciatiug the
policy OF the United States on the Monroe
doctrine. The rest Of the day was given tc
considering the military academy bill The
agricultural appropriation bill occupied the
attention of the house. A great deal of criti-
cism of Secretary Morton INDUCED in on
both sides OF the political aisle. An amend
ment was pending when the house adjourned
making mandatory the execution of the pro-
vision in the bill for the distribution of seeds.