The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-15
WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Our Senator. and R.prs..ns..,v

What Our Senators and Representatives
Are Doing At the National Capitol.
IN the senate on the 9th Senator Cullom Q1l)
reported adversely from the committee on for
eign relations the bill to grant $3.50 to ex-
Consul Waller and the bill was indefinitely
postponed A resolution was adopted directing
| the secretary Of state to send to the senate any
information touching the recognition by the
president or secretary Of state Of any foreign
people or power as an Independent government
The house bills relating to timber culture and
authorizing orevetS to army and navy officers
were passed. The free homes bill was then de-
oated, but final vote was not reached -. The
house passed the Loud bill to amend the law
relating to second-claSs mail matter by o vote
| Of IA to los. Mr.. .Grosvenor (O) created q
slight furry by his comments on the failure of
several departments to send Information to the
house relative to the administration Of the civil
service law.
THE senate on the It'll passed number of
minor bills on the calendar Progress was
made on the bill for free homesteads on Indian
! lands, but q final vote was not reached. Sena-
tor Mills CTex.) introduced joint resolution
declaring that the power Of recognizing a new
republic resides in congress, recognizing the
Cuban republic and appropriating Sl0 0C0 for a
United States minister to the island. The bill
to give preference rights to settlers on lands in
Greer county, Ok, was passed. Senator Sher--
man (OO sought to secure the passage Of a bill
to establish q uniform standard Of grain and
cereals. but the bill went over on objection
After a brief executive session the senate ad-
iourned to the llth.. The Pacific railroad
funding bill was considered in the house. the
members manifeSting a great deal of interest
In the measure. Mr.. Powers Cvt) argued for
two hours in support of the bill. Mr.. Hubbard
CMo) spoke in opposition to it Mr.. Van Horn
CMo) introduced a bill to regulate the erection
oy railroads OF bridges over navigable streams
THE senate was not in session on the Sth....
The house debated the Union Pacific refunding
Nv I0hr T,1 \ hv
q vituperative attack on Editor Hearst, of the
the San Francisco Examiner, and Mayor Sutro
OF that city. and saying that they were terror
izing Pacific coast members Mr.. Harrison
gave notice of a substitute that he will offer to
provide for a commission to consist Of the Sec
rotary OF the treasury, the secretary Of the in
terror and the encouragement to negotiate the
settlement Of the debt and at five o'clock the
house adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 9th. 80.
After brisk controversy in the house an order
made on the previous night for the arrest by
the sergeant-at-arms of all members absent
from the Friday evenings session, pension
night, was vacated to the satisfaction Of over 200
members to whom the order of arrest applied.
The Pacific railway funding bill was then con-
sidered in fragmentary manner, incidental to
hve-mlnute debate, and was not productive
Of any noticeable features. coming to a close at
1--we p. M, when the house adjourned.
THE chief event in the senate on the 18th was
an impasSioned speech by Senator Mills (Tex.)
in favor Of his resolution to recognize the in
dependence Of Cuba and to appropriate $4,000
Tor the salary of q minister to the island There
was an informal discussion by several senators,
but no definite action was taken. Senator
Proctor (Vt) made an address in favor Of
constitutional amendment limiting the preSi-
1ent's term to six years The Pacific railway
funding bill was defeated in the house by the
vote Of 16S to 112 and the army appropriation
BILL carrying S23, 1876 234. was passed.