The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Our Senators and Representa-,
Are Doing ut the National Csuitol

What Our Senators and Representatives
Are Doing ut the National Capitol
In the senate on the 9th vigorous Cuban reso-
lutions from Senators Cameron (Pao, Mills
(Tex.) and Call (Fla) were presented and re-
ferred After this came food Of bills cover
ing every phase Of legislation, including an
antitrust bill and measure to withdraw
small notes from circulation by Senator Shoup
(1da). Senator Chandler IN. HI secured the
adoption OF sweeping resolution directing
the commerce committee to INQUIRE into the
prevention Of competition by the joint traf1ic
association the reported combination of the
flour and milling interests and the reported
combination OF the window-glass interests.
The Dfngley bill was considered and after
wards displaced by the immigration BILL.
The house held three hour session and passed
dozen bills OF minor Importance. The Shat
rath bill for the protection of forest reserva-
tions from fire was defeated.
AN armful OF petitions was received in the
senate on the 10th, the main subjects being for
the passage OF the Dingley tariff bill. The indie
pendence OF Cuba and the restriction of immi-
grafton. resolution was agreed to for q COM
mittee Of three senators to make necessary ar
rangementS for the inauguration Of the preSi-
dent-elect Senator Cullom then made a Wig
orous speech in favor of the United States in
terfering in the Cuban struggle. Afterwards
the immigration bill was taken up The SEN
ate then adjourned until the l4th In the
house the bills for the protection Of dramatic
oho AiuSiSoi SoiupoSl anu prohibiting tuc
sale OF intoxicating liquors in the capitol were
passed
The senate was not in session on the 11th....
1t was private bill day in the house and seven
war claims carrying aggregate OF SlS. iO7,
were favorably acted upon in committee OF the
whole and two were afterwards passed At
the evening session 81 private pension bills
were favorably acted upon. The house then
adjourned to the 14th.
IN the senate the 18th Senator Allen
(Neb.) called up hisreSolution declaring the Sa.
credness of contracts and made a long speech
defending the populist legislatures from the
suspicion that they would be unjust to anyone
in their legislation. The resolution was
ferred to the judiciary committee. Senator
Cali Fla.) presented three resolutions
one about Maceo's death and two
others about Americans imprisoned by
the Spanish-which were referred. SEN
ator PETER Kan introduced resolution for
the appointment OF a commission on establish
ing permanent monetary system. con-
current resolution was passed to take holiday
recess from December =: to January s. The
copyright bill and SO private pension bills
were passed and after q brief executive session
the senate adjourned. IA concurrent resolu-
tion for holiday recess from December % to
January and bill regulating the sale of in
toxicating liquors in the District of Columbia
were passed in the house. MIR. Treloar (Mo)
introduced resolution for lengthenfng the
term of the president and senators to eight
years and Of representatives to four years. A
bill to pay bounties on exported agricultural
products under certain conditions was intro
duced by Mr. Meredith (Va.)