Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.


Condensed Proceedings of The Senate and
House fa Extra Session
THE senate passed the tariff bill the 7th
by vote of 80 to 2a The early part of the day
was spent amendments of comparatively
minor Importance. the debate branching into
financial and antitrust channels Following
the passage of the bill resolution was agreed
to asking the house for conference, and Sem
ators Allison 1a), Aldrich Or L., Plate
Comm, Burrows (Afich.) Jones (Ney) Vest
(Mo-). Jones CArk) and White tCaL) were
named as conferees on the part of the senate
LIN the house Mr. McAIillin CTenn-) sought
to pass the Cuban belligerency resolution
der suspension of the rules. but the speaker
ignored him and recognized Mr.. Dingley to
move an adjournment until the next day.
In the senate ON the Sth a resolution was in
troduced by Senator Berry (Ark) requesting
the president to demand of Spain the release
of Ona Melton. one of the Competitor prisoners
jailed in Cuba 1t was referred The defci-
ency appropriation bill was then taken up. An
amendment accepting the invitation of France
to take part in its exposition in 1900 and appro-
priating IS. 900 for commissioner to represent
the United States agreed to. An appro-
priatlon of Sc 600 pay the heirs of the Italians
lynched in New Orleans in 1895 was also agreed
to- The house sent the bill TO conference.
Messrs Dingley CMe), Payne On. W. Dalzen
(Pa-) Hopkins 0lLl and Grover (O-), being the
republican conferees. and Bailey cTex-), Nc
Mil1in CTenn) and Wheeler (Ala-) the demo-
cratic members The balance of the day was
spent in listening to eulogies the late Con-
gresham Holman. of Indiana
In the senate on the 9th Senator Bate (Tenn-)
made the announcement of the death of Sena-
tor Isham G. Harris Glenn and in doing SO
paid high tribute to his dead colleague.
After the resolutions had been adopted for
public funeral in the senate chamber. to which
the president, cabinet, court and diplomatic
corps were invited, the senate adjourned out of
respect to the deceased senator
AN impressive funeral service the
mains of the late Senator Isham c. Harris.
held in the senate chamber the 10th,
the president and his cabinet. members OF the
house, the diplomatic corps and many public
officials being present The chamber had been
deliberately draped for the occasion. At the
conclusion the vice president gave the body in
to the charge of the committee of the two
houses to be conveyed to Tennessee. On mo-
tion, then, of Senator Bate (Tenn) the senate
adjourned -.- The house not in session
ed at 800. 900.
THE deficiency appropriation bill taken
up in the senate the 18th and Senator Nor
the contamination of she agreement made for
against the Union Pacific road The entire
withdrawal of the paragraph to which Senator
Morgan had offered his amendment. reso-
luton by Senator Butler On. CO agreed to
directing the secretary of state to secure from
diplomatic representatives abroad full infor-
nation to the operation of postal telegraphs,
telephones and postal savings banks AS soon
the journal read in the house Mr.. Moon
CTenn.) made a motion adjourn until the
next day mark of respect to the late Sena-
tor Harris and the motion was agreed to.