Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-13
FIFTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
troduced and Enacted by Senators and
Representatives ut Washington.

The house on the 5th refused to allow Brig
ham Il Roberts Utah) the right to take the
oath Of ONCE. By vote OF 247 yeas to 50 nays
the Tayler resolution was adopted. It refers
the charges against Roberts to special com
mittee OF nine for investigation, and pending
the result refuses Roberts any privileges of the
floor. Not having qualified, he is not entitled
to the privileges Of the floor. After debate OF
nearly five hours the resolution to oust him was
adopted The substitute offered by Richardson
Tenn-), which merely provided that the
charges against Roberts should be inquired
into the member in the meantime TO have
the privileges and rights Of other members.
had no show of adoption. The reading OF the
message required ~ hours Out Of respect to
the late Congressman Settle the house ad-
journed. The session Of the senate lasted 2H
hours practically the entire time being con-
sumed in the reading Of the presidents message
The announcement OF the death OF Senator
elect Monroe L. Hayward, OF Nebraska. was re-
ceived by the senate with sincere regret At
the conclusion of the reading Of the message
the senate adopted resolutions Of regret pre-
sented by Senator Thurston, OF Nebraska, and
as mark Of respect adjourned Immediately.
In the senate on the 9Th nearly 800 bills and
joint resolutions, several concurrent resolutions
and petitions numbering hundreds were pre-
sented. Senator Aldrich (R. l. introduced the
first bill. 1t was financial measure to "aff1rm
the existing value of all forms Of money and to
refund the public debt" Among the other bills
introduced were: To pension war vet
Grams over 70 years Of age; to re-
peal the war stamp act; to regulate marriage
and divorce; for election OF senators by the peo-
pie; for government department Of commerce
and industry and for the free coinage OF silver.
THE house refused to allow Brigham b. Rob-
ertS, the Utah polygamist, to take the oath OF
off1ce, the Tayler resolution being adopted by a
vote of 247 to 3d. Pending the investigating
committees report Roberts is to be refused any
privileges of the floor. Mr.. Corliss (Mich.) in
troduced a bill providing for laying cable from
San Francisco to Honolulu and thence to Ma
nila.
Senator Chandler IN. H.) on the 7th intro
duced a bill in the senate providing for system.
attic athletic exercises at the West Point and
Annapolis academies. He also offered a resolu-
| tion to investigate the elections Of William A
Clark (Mont) and Nathan B. Scott CIV. Va) te
seats in the senate. Senator Berry (Ark.) Of
fered joint resolution for the election of United
States senators by the people. Bills were in.
/ troduced by Senator Harris (Kan) to make the
| presidents term Of office six years and terms o.
members of the house four years; also Il
grant pensions to eX-confederates who after
| wards served in the army and navy OF ths
| United States. The senate then adjourned un
| til Monday The house was in session onl.
| half an hour. an adjournment being taken ou
| Of respect to the memory of Mr.. Green (Neb.)
| The speaker appointed committee on rules. Mr
| Hepburn Qa.) introduced a bill to appropriate
$40, 600 030 for constructing the Nicaragua cana
and Mr.. Cooney (Mo) introduced bills for tn
| improvement of the Missouri river at Nigge
Bend, No., and at Huntsdale, Mo-
| The senate was not in session on the 9Th =.
| The house adopted a special order for begin
| ming the consideration of the currency bill o
the 1lth and taking vote on the measure o
the 18th. Many bills of minor Importance wer
introduced. Mr.. Lentz CO., introduced a joir
resolution reciting charges growing out OF th
| presence of United States troops under Gel
Merriam at the centers of the mining trouble
in Idaho and asking for an investigation by
special committee. The death Of Congressma
Baird Oa.) was then announced and, after th
adoption Of customary resolutions, as mark {
respect the house adjourned until the 1lth.