Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condensed Report of the Past Weeks Pro-
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Condensed Report OR the Past Weeks Pro-
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THE proceedings of the senate 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
resolution for the recognition of the belliger-
emit 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 equally valuable amount of the other
metal and have both coined Mr. Call Ella
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 a 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 30th debate on the bond
bill continued. Senator Mitchell (Ore-)
opposed a further bond issue, and Senator
Perkins (Cal) supported the silver amend
ment. The urgency deficiency bill was then
reported It increases the amount of the house
bill to the extent of 81, 500 664 Among the bills
introduced was one by Mr.. Allen CIeb.) pro-
hibiting the purchase use by any federal
official of any convict-made goods, and
one by Mr. PETER Qxan) to grant PEN
sions to soldiers who served in the
confederate army and after served
house only small amount of minor business
was transacted. The bill to amend the de-
pendent pension act of 1890 SO that in consider
ing widows claims seven years of unexplained
absence should be deemed sufficient proof of
the death of the soldier 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 3lst was
virtually continuation of the session of the
/ doxy foFo Mr. in tn
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 in
the markets and in the payment of debts. De-
bate then continued until adjournment. -. The
house was principally engaged In hlfbustering
on private pension bill to which there was
opposition on both sides. AS fast a 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 / by the pas
sage of the bill by vote of AZ yeas to 3o nays
Mr.. Morrill, (Vt) closed the regular debate in
O speech against the BILL followed by num-
Der Of senators in fve-minute speeches All
amendments that had been offered were de-
feated in committee of the whole and at the
close of remarks by Mr.. German he moved to
lay the silver substitute on the table which
was rejected by vote of 81 yeas to 43 nays,
and the bill was then read third time and
passed by AZ to 81. Mr.. Mills (Tex.) who had
all along voted with the silver men voted
against the bill on its final passage. The sena-
tors VINO voted against the bill We're: Allison,
Baker. Burrows, Caffery, 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 3D..
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 work
of the sitting for the day.