Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

Feb. 1.-The free coinage bill passed the SEN.
ate by majority of seven. There was a good
deal OF parliamentary sparring before the final
vote was reached, and a number of sena.
tors were disappointed because tley were ex-
Guided from offering amendments. The fol-
lowing Is the vote in detail: Yeas-Allen, Ba.
con, Bate, Berry, Blanchard, Brown Butler,
Cal, Cameron. Cannon. Carter, Chiffon Clark,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
Kyle, Mantle, Mitchell of Oregon,
Pasco, PETER, Perkins, Pettigrey.
Pritchard, Pngh, Roach, Shoup. Squire, Stew
art, Teller, Tillman. Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,,
Walthall, Warren, White, Wilscn-42. Nays
Allison Baker, Burrows. Gallery, Chandler,
Davis, Elkins, Faulkner, Frye. Gallinger Gear,
German, Gray, Hale, Hawley, HILL Hoar,
Lindsey, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Morrill,, Murphy,
Nelson, Palmer. Platt, Proctor, Sherman,
Thurston, Villas. Wetmore-3s.
Feb. S.-The House spent the entire day dis
cussing series of amendments to strike from
the District of Columbia appropriation bill
eight appropriations aggregating $4,000 for the
maintenance of destitute women and children
In various private and sectarian chart ia BILE in.
situations in the District. vote was not
reached. The Senate free coinage substitute
for the House bond bill was referred to the
ways and means committee as soon as it
reached the House.
Feb. 4-Mr. Dingley, chairman of the WAYS
and means committee, reported back the SEN
at, free coinage substitute for the House bond
DILL, with the recommendation that the House
non-concur and insist on its bill MIR. Crisp
representing the minority gave notice that the
minority will ask the House to concur Re-
port Will come Up tomorrow The House
spent most of the day debating a
series of amendments offered by Mr.
Halner, Republican, of Nebraska, to
strike from the District of Columbia appro
priation bill the appropriations for private and
sectarlan institutions of charity in the district,
and place tho money proposed to be Appropriated
for them at the disposal of the board of chill
dren S guardians. Much fee ing was engendered
and at times the debate grew quite exciting.
The appropriations for six religious and charita-
bic institutions, one Episcopal and five Cath
Ullc were stricken o ut, but the amendments to
strike out the appropriations for other private
institutions, including the Young Women's
Christian Home, the Hope and Helm Mission
etc, were defeated.
Feb 5.-The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill oc; upied attention in the House again.
vote was taken on the motion to strike out
the appr opriation for sectarian charitable in
stltutIons. The speaker announced the vote
I'D yeas, lt} nays. 1t was the first defeat sus-
tanned by the majority, and was greeted with
cheers on the Democratic side. Sixty
ono Republicans voted against the
bill. Grosvenor, Republican, of Ohio.
moved to reconsider. The mot on was
carried, 1S9 to 80. Mr.. Gcosveaor moved to re- A..
commit the bill with instructions to re-examine
the bill and report on the subdivision under
the head of charities. After considerable de.
pate the motion was carried without division
An evening session was held to discuss the Sen.
ate silver subs tltute for tho House bond bill,
MIR. IaIbert, Democrat, of South Carolina in
replying to the taunts of Mr.. Pearson Renub.
lican, of Massachusetts, in regard to secession
SAID tina the South had not been whipped; they
prou OF what he did in the war. ''When hell
breaks loose some one has said rightly
guess, was Mr.. PearSon's parting shot "it
Will break loose in South Carolina
Feb 6-Senator Sherman presented Mr. For
akers credentials to succeed Senator Brice
March 1. 1897, and the Senate pas ,ed resolu-
tion calling Tor detailed statements concerning
the bond bills. Mr.. Quay brought I'D the reso.
luton to recommit the tariff silver bill He of.
fered an amendment modifying his original
resoiut on so that instead of instructing the
committee to report back separate bills, the
measure was referred back "for further consid.
Grafton At Mr. Quay request the resolution
went over until Monday. Mr. Turpie then adj.
dressed the Senate in favor of the election of
United States Senators by popular vote At 9
O'Clock the resolution to distribute the appro.
prlatlon bills among the various Senate com.
mlttees was taken up and Mr. Allison Repub.
lean, of Iowa, addressed the Senate in opposi.
tlon to the proposed change. Without aetna
upon the resolution, the Senate adjourned at
Up. M
| The Senate free coinage substitute for House
| cOud oitI "dS ueDdCcu I'VE hours In the House
and for three hours at the night session. The
speeches so far have been tame and dry Mr.
kirkpatrick, Republican, of Kansas said he
! would vote against both the motion to concur
and that to non-cOncur.
| The House became involved in a controversy
! over the hot words of Mr. Talbot of Soutl,
| Carolina IN defense of secession. Mr. Barrett,
| of Massachusetts, who was so eager to have
| Ambassador BaTard cenSured a few weeks
ano, interpreted the utterances as treason
| able and had the words taken down He
| then offered a resolution of censure Aftei
| wrangle and some expla la tions Mr. Da;zel
or Pennsylvania moved to refer the Barrel
| resolution to the committee on judiciary. This
! was carried by a vote of I54 to IL. This is un
uerstood to mean that no notice will be taket
NJ the matter. Mr. Owens of Kentucky was the
only Democrat who voted against the motion
| The silver debate was then continued afternoon
| and evening. Frederick of Kansas spoke il
| support of the senate free silver substitute.
The first hour in the Senate was cons me 1 In
the cleo ion of Mr.. FREE, o. Maine, Republi IAN
| "a president pro tenn of the Sen ate. The q &c
| tion was unanimous Mr.. Wolcott, Republican
Color lido, secured the passage of bill o pen ms
| the irest reservations of Colorado for The
| locating of mining claims. Mr. Allen O.
| Nebraska then addressed the Senate oil
! the resolution known as tn Davis reso
| luton, relative to the Monroe doctrine
lie oontended that the Monroe do Urine wa,
one of aiional salf-preservation an that i
| the invasion of the South Ame rican republic
by Great B -itain will endanger thu welfare o
incna"e the safety of this Government in IN,
way, we should re sent the action with all the
! strength and resources OF a mighty nation
BY vote of is to Is Dubois resolution to di
vide up the work of the Appropriations com
mtttee was referre to the Committee on Rule
to report December next. Senate then ad
| iourned till Monday.
Billiard Ball in His Mouth.
! FoRT ScoTf, Kan, Feb. s.-Wil
Davis, colored porter at billiard
hall in this city, last night, while Civ
ing an exhibition of the elasticity anG
| capacity of his mouth, put a billiard
ball into but was unable to get i
| out He ran to doctors office