Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
WORK OF coNGREss.

What Our Senators and Representative
Are Doing at the National Capitol
| In the senate on the 18th Senator Hill On. W
introduced bill to make the terms OF post
masters four years The bill was referred
Senator Stewart (Nev.) made speech against
the reelection of the president Of the United
States and favored the shortening of the term
to two years, so that the president would be in
close touch with public sentiment The free
homeSteads bin was then taken up and debated,
Senator PETER Kan-) speaking in favor OF the
measure &c. Mr.. johnson Cali rose to Ques-
ton of privilege in the house and there was q
wordy duel between him and Mr.. Mcclure
(CaL). The bill relating to the rights OF aliens
to hold land in the territories and a resolution
to pay ex-Spealker Crisp's widow s., 4S4 for the
expenses OF her husbands illness and funeral
were passed
THE opening session of the senate on the 18th
was much curtailed by an executive session
lasting two hours After this the balance of
the day was given to Senator Bacon (Ga-) who
spoke the power OF congress to uphold new
governments. In the house number OF
minor measures were passed and then the Dill
to make oleomsrgarine, butterine and other
limitations of dairy products subject to state
laws was debated. but the house adjourned be-
fore the bill was disposed of.
DELEGATE FLYNN'S free homes bill passed
the senate the 18th by vote Of 30 to IL, all
the western senators, except Vest and Cockre1
(Ndo.) voting for it Senator Cullom Cll) Sc
cured the adoption of resolution calling on
the civil service commission for information in
regard to its reports The senate then adj
jOurned until the 18th .---T The house spent al
most the entire day debating the bill to subject
oieomargarine and other imitation dairy prod
ucts to the laws of the states into which they
are taken The measure was finally passed by
vote Of 126 to 60 The presidents veto of the
bill to create a judicial district in Texas
was laid before the house and referred a res
olution was adopted looking toward the preser-
walton of the old frigate Constitution at Wash
ington naval museum and the house then
adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 15th.-.-
The proceedings in the house were uninterest-
ing, the day being devoted to private bills A
resolution was adopted calling the secretary
of the interior to issue patents to lands sold by
the Union Pacific in Utah The widow OF Gen
Gibbon was granted a pension Of 500 q month.
The free homestead bill referred by the
speaker to the public lands committee Mr..
Spencer CAIiSS-) introduced bill authorizing
the secretary of state to offer Spain SOD 600 600
for Cuba and appropriating $4,000 for the ex-
penses of the negotiations The evening ses-
sion was devoted to pension legislation.
THE senate not in session the 10TH
In the house the principal feature of the day
was the eulogies upon ex-Speaker Charles f.
Crisp (Ga-) who died in the recess OF congress
Mr.. Turner (Ga-) offered the usual resolution
and spoke upon it. Mr.. Sherman On. W intro
uuced bill to regulate the sale of railroad
tickets in the form of amendment to the in
terState commerce law.