Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

Jan. 9.-The debate in the House on the
Pacific railroad funding bill came to close
at o'clock Mr.. Broderick, Republican Of
Kansas, offered an amendment extinguish-
Ing the Union Pacific right-of- way through
the Delaware and Pottawatomie Indian
reservations in Kansas. The amendment
was accepted by Mr.. Powers and agreed to.
During the day Mr.. Northway, of Ohio of
fered an amendment to the Harrison sub
stitute, providing for national commission
proved by the President, shall become
operative.
Jan. 1.-THE chief event of the Senate's
session was an impassioned speech by Mr.
Mills of Texas in favor of a resolution intro
duced by him to declare the recognition of
foreign government a congressional prerog-
alive, and to recognize the independence
of Cuba and appropriate $4,000 for
she salary of minister. In support
OF the first proposition the Senator
quoted long line of precedents and speak
Ing on the latter question denounced the adj
ministration, charging it with favoritism
towards Spain. rs spoke contemporary
of CASTELAR, and Weyler, and of Signor
Crispi because of his declaration that
Europe could not look without concern
upon the pretensions of the United States
The Cuban question was the mercantile
spirit of the nation against its honor, he
declared. Mr.. Proctor made a speech in
favor of a constitutional amendment to
limit the President to one six-year term,
and Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to secure the adoption of
resolution calling upon the secretary of the
navy for information as to whether con-
tractors men in the Brooklyn navy yards
are made to work more than eight hours
per day.
Tie Pacific funding bill was defeated in
the house by vote of 102 to 1913. An analy-
sis of the vote shows that eighty-six Repub-
ICa dciy nnY Ofod Gov Tho,
bill and ninety-nine Republicans, fifty-eight
Democrats and six PopulistS and five indie
pendents against it. With the exception of
Calderhead and Long of Kansas and Raney
and Mozeley of Missouri the entire Kansas
and Missouri delegations present in their
sests voted against the Pacific funding bill.
Representative Miller being absent.
Jan. 12-Some lively political sparring
marked the later hours of the senate ses-
sion. The free homestead bill was under
discussion, and Mr.. Allen found opportunity
for questioning Mr.. Villas of Wisconsin con-
corning the party differences of last fall.
1t brought out much difference of opinion
as to whether the Democratic platform was
made at Chicago or at Indianapolis. Mr..
Villas declared there was almost nothing in
the Chicago platform not inimical to the
interests of the government He insisted
that the indianapolis platform was founded
throughout in Democracy. Mr.. Allen char
acterized the Indianapolis convention as
trump affair" The controversy became
very lively and took a wide range The
homestead bill was further debated. but a
vote was not reached. Mr.. Villas attacked
it as measure giving away $50, 900 900 of
government money. Mr.. Nelson, Republican,
of Minnesota, Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, and
PETER, Populists, of Kansas, spoke for the
bill
Jan. 13.-In the House a bill to make oleo-
margarine, butterine and other limitations
of dairy products subject to the laws of the
states Into which they are transported was
bitterly opposed by Mr. Williams, Democrat
of Mississippi, on the ground athat it would
establish dangerous precedent, inasmuch
as it would place it in the power of any state
to prohibit entirely the sale of wholesome
product by the exercise of its police powers
The house adjourned at 4:45 p. m, leaving
the bill undisposed Of
The open session of the Senate was much
curtafled by an executive session lasting two
hours. After this the balance of the day
was given to Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, in a
speech UNFOLDING the power of Congress to
recognize new governments.
JAN 1.-THE House spent almost the en-
tire day debating the Grout bill, to subject
oleomargarine and other imitation dairy
products to the laws of the states into which
they are transported. The advocates of the
measure took the view thatthe states should
be allowed to regulate the sale of product
| sailing under false colorS and the opponents
! the view that the bill would establish dam
| gerouS precedent and invade the power of
Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
! The bill was passed, 1866. Among the
| pension bills passed was one granting pen
| sion of $50 per month to Martha Curtis Car
! ter, widow of the late Rear Admiral S. P.
| Carter.
The Senate passed the free homes bill by
a vote of 35 to IL. 1t goes to the House for
| conference.
jan 15.-TGe day in the house was devoted
| to private pension bills. The widow of the
| late Major General John GibboR was the
| beneficiary of one of the bills passed, carry
| ing 800 per month, and the widow OF Brevet
| Major General w. a. Nichols of another
carrying S75 per month. Mr.. Blue Republic
| can of Kansas; Mr.. Crowther, Republican,
| of Missouri and others argued against
| granting pensions of more than $50 per
month to the widows of general officers. At
the evening session fourteen private pen
| sion bills were reported with a favorable
recommendation. Among them were bills
| granting a pension of $50 per month to the
| widow of General Green Clay Smith and SIS
a month to the widow of General Henry A.
| Morrow.