Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Procet dings of the Senate and
90 House in Extra Session.

Condensed Procet dings of the Senate and
90 House in Extra Session.
COOP progress was made in the senate on the
ist on the tariff bilf the paragraphs covering
marble and stone, china, glass, brick and tile
being completed. Senator Smith On. ID rose
to question OF privilege and made a pointed
denial of having speculated in sugar stocks
while sugar was the subject of legislation
Mr. McLaurin sworn in as senator for
South Carolina Senator Pettigrew introduced
bill for submitting to a popular vote the
questions as to whether congress shall enact a
lazy for the free coinage of silver and amend
the constitution to provide for the cleo
ton of president, vice president and senators
by directo vote of the people. The mouse
adopted the conference report on the sundry
civil bill and agreed to the senate bills making
special appropriation for the government
printing Office and for giving the secretary OF
the navy authority to contract with any Vessei
to take the supplies contributed to INDIA S
starving millions. The house adjourned until
the Sd.
THE senate on the I'd completed more than
half of the metal schedule OF the tariff bill.
Senator Vest (Ddo.) secured reduction from
to IL per cent per pound on anv1ls, being the
first change made without the assent of the
committee, and it owing to the nstleSS
manner of many senators in voting. Senator
Tillman Is. c. secured the adoption of reso-
luton directing the judiciary committee to in
quire-into the recent decision against the South
Carolina diSpenSary law, with view to report
ing such legislation as might be desirable -
The house was not in session
THE osenate the Sd got over about ten
pages in the metals schedule of the tariff bill
All amendments were voted down and the
finance committee sustained. There an
exciting debate over motion by Senator Till
man Is CO. to take his resolution for inveSti-
eating alleged sugar speculation by senators
from the committee and bring it before the
senate. The motion was finally with
drawn Senator Vest (Mo.) offered a
resolution, which was adopted, asking
the state department to investigate the re-
port that the bones of American soldiers
killed at;23uena Vista, Mex, in 1847, were
bleaching in the at that place. - In the
house Mr. Terry (Ark.) tried to secure con-
sideratlon as privileged matter of a reSolu-
ton for the immediate appointment of the
committee on foreign affairs, but it ruled
out. The senate bill to prevent collisions in
land waters of the United States was passed
and the conference report the Indian ap-
preparation bill adopted. The house then ad-
journed until the eth.
THE senate made little progress on the tariff
bill on the 18th account of speech making,
only seven paragraphs being considered. Sen
atOr Mantle 4 Mont.) spoke for two hours on the
wool schedule, urging increased rates for the
wool-grower Senator Butler IN Co made a
speech about the income tax and referred to
the haste with which the railroad pooling bill
was being urged Immediately after the supreme
courts decision on the antitrust law This
brought Senator Cullom Q1L) to his feet who
denied the statement that the pooling bill was
being pressed with indecent haste. Senator
Vest (Mo) protested against the proposed
rates on zinc, but the paragraph was agreed tt
The house was not in session