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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,
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After the long recess the Senate opened with
about fotry senators in their seats. Many bills
wereintroduced and referred to..the appropriate
committees. Mr.. Conkling submitted o reso-
luton instructing the committee on the judi
ciary to inquire and report in regard to the
action taken by any department or officer Of the
government in restoring Major b. P. Runkle
to the army Of the United States, which was
agreed to-. he also submitted q resolution in
structing the committee on naval affairs to in
quire and report in regard to the restoration of
DR.. L. j. Draper to tho medical corps OF the
navy, which was debated at som length and
agreed to. Mr.. Edmunds submitted q joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
the States from making appropriations for Sec
tartan purposes. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary. Then the Senate re-
sumed the consideration Of the resolution of
Mr.. Matthews, submitted before the recess,
declaring the right Of the government to pay
the principal and interest Of the bonds in sill
YER coin. Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky, spoke in
favor Of the reconciliation Of the silver dol
lar. The Senate refused to grant o hearing to
the representatives Of the women's convention
in Washington, by a vote Of 81 to 10. Ad-
journed.
A number Of petitions were presented for
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Hill, Of Georgia, presented resolutions Of the
Savannah cotton exchange denying that the
South is unanimously in favor Of the r~estora-
ton Of the silver dollar Amendments to MIR.
Matthews resolution declaring the right Of
government to pay the bonds with silver was
offered by Mr.. Edmunds, Of Vermont. The
amendment declares that payment of the bonds
in anything but gold would be a breach Of pub
lie faith. The Matthews resolution was then
taken up and discussed until the close of the
session.
There we're 2O5 members present at roll call
upon the opening Of the session after the re-
cess. The greater part Of the session was
devoted to debate in committee Of the whole
on the resolution Of Mr.. Wood to authorize the
committees of tho House to investigate the
administration of all the departments Of the
government, with power to send for persons
and papers. An amendment WAS adopted,
directing the committees to apply for such
powers when necessary. An amendment to
investigate the manner in which the $1,000
or $500, 900 expended by the Forty-fourth Con-
gress had been spent, was adopted. A substi-
tute for Mr.. Woods resolution, offered by MIR.
Hale, requiring that the charges on which any
proposed investigation shall be made, shall be
presented in writing to the House, accompanied
by q statement In Wrlt1nS 6lSneQ DY one OF
more members, that the charges are sustained
by such evidence as to make the investigation
necessary, was adopted. The committee then
rose, and MIR. Hale endeavored to secure action
in the House, but q motion to adjourn, offered
by Mr.. Wood, was adopted.
Mr.. Sapp, Of Iowa, introduced a bill author
izing the secretary Of the treasury to issue
coupons Of the denominations Of S15, 1926, $50
and 800 for the investment Of savings.
The resolution Of Mr.. Wood, Of New York,
authorizing unlimited investigation into the
affairs Of government by the several committees,
was carried by q vote Of Ill to 107, after which
the House vent into committee Of The whole
for consideration Of private business. Ad-
journed.
Mr.. Frye, Of Maine, introduced q bill fixing
the rates Of public advertising also providing
for q commissioner on the subject Of the liquor
traffic. IA bill introduced by Mr.. Hubbell, Of
Michigan, amends the specie resumption act,
and one by Mr.. Wren, Of Nevada, restricts
Chinese immigration IA resolution offered
by MIR. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, permitting the
advocates Of woman suffrage to present their
arguments 10 the House on the following
Saturday, was defeated by a vote Of 40 to 107.
Adjourned.