Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-20
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Senators and Representatives working
on the Appropriation Bills.

passed inc Dlstrlct OF CoIumbIa appropria-
tion bill, together with large number OF
pension bills, among others, the House bill
granting pension OF 500 a mouth TO Gen.
N. p. Banks ian amendment was offered by
Mr.. Dawes to make it $500; but owing to
the opposition exhibited he withdrew tho
amendment.l The bill granting a pension
to Mary Ann Dougherty having been reach
| ed, Mr.. Cockrell objected to it, and Mr..
Blair moved that it be considered notwith-
standing the objection. Thereupon Mir.
Cockrell declared emphatcally that the
bill could not be passed, as there never was
such an infamous fraud, adding that tie
woman was drunken debaucber. Mr.
Blair contented himself with scowiinc at the
Missouri senator and Withdrawing his mo-
| ton. The House considered the legislative
appropriation bill. During the debate Mr..
| Cleveland's letter declaring against the free
| coinage OF silver alluded to anu in re-
| ply to question Mr. Hooker Of Aissis-
sippi said. | will say that | do not
| think that man on the continent oe
| America will ever be q candidate Of tLe
| democratic party for president OF tha
| | nited States who is opposed to the Tree
! coinage of silver.
The Senate spent Friday in discussing
the copyright bill. The point at issue was
! the Sherman amendtucrt 10 strike out the
! NOIu DlOHlDltHtl duii TO insert lne NOIG5
Subject to the duties provided by Law 50
that foreign editions OF books, etc. which
are copyrighted in the United States may
be admitted to this country on payment of
| the regular tariff duties. The amendment
was adopted, yeas 2j, nays "a, ani
! the bill was laid aside without
further action. The presidents message
announcing the death OF Admiral Porter
having been laid before the senate.
Nessrs Chandler. Plumb and Hale devorel
eulogeS, after which the Senate ad journed.
| The House discussed the legislative appro-
priation bill and Me.srs Cannon and But
terworth had a personal debate with the
work of the civil service commission a. d
! foundation.
The Senate Saturday rejected tha
committee amendments TO the copy
right h*l. Upon announcement oi
! the death Of Gen. Sherman, Sena-
tors Hawley, Morgan, Henderson, Davis,
Pierce ana Evarts pronounced euloEies
and the Senate adjourned as Il mark Of re
spect. In the House Representative Dicher,on
! of Kentucky introduced for reference q hi. 20
repeal the Mckinley tariff act sud ieenact all
laws repealed by that act \ NUM-
| her of relief bill, We're passed.
Mr.. Flower of New York asked con-
sent for the passage OF the bill for the erc,-
II .
city bu. Mr.. Dunuell of Minnesota objected
Senate bill was passed for bridge across
| the St Louis river het,yeen Minnesota and
Wisconsin. The House tueu went into com.
mittee of the whole on The Indian appro-
priation bill Tho 1eath of Gen sherman
was announced. resolutions pa..ed and .
committee OF seven on the funera! appointed.
The Senate Monday resumed runsi!-
Grafton nj the diplolnatic and consular .n.
propriation bill The following eipsnd-
rn"nrs Were raported from the ,,,nn,l.to.. ON
aDrronria,toos and nrree1 70. Maxine. rls
mission 10 Mexico n first elias. mission rank.
inc with Ir.,nc. Germany ;;i,ar E~lt#iu
AMI Russia. with u salary of III. 'uJ;
striking out the item ct sic. ..up for . SAM
ister to the Central American stat., and
inserting two items ol ,lU. .oop each ilr &.
minister to Guatyman uni Honduras uul
for a minister to Nicaragua .5--
ia Rioa und ~a;vnl1r \men..a .i..s
up,ropriatin- S2ap. 900 wear :or ,.. ...-
proyement OF tc,.- rap. cowm.r .,-
tlon with Hawaii increasing tu, saIa.r .t