The state herald., 1891-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. Z.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. Z.
SrSArg.-In tho Senate to-day Senator
Shoup of Idaho, drew the term ending in
1874 And Mr.. Mcconnell that ending March
. next
The conference report on tho urgent
deficiency bill was agreed TO.
The finpncial measure was then dis
cusscd, Mcssrs. Daniel, Plumb ind His
cock speaking at length.
MIR. Teller challenged the production Of
proof OF MIR. Hiscocks statement that any
OF the nations OF Europe would send their
silver TO the United States II there WAS
| free coinage OF silver here, and denied
that there was any force whatever In that
, suggestion.
Mr. Frye asked Mr.. Daniel II he did not
see that the free coinage OF silver would
enable spectators In New York, who now
hold l5,00o,0o ounces OF silver to get $l.0
| au ounce for II instead OF Sl.04. Mr.. Dan
lei admitted that that was true, and added
that then tho brood Of silver spectators
would bo exterminated.
/ Housg.-Alr. Cutchcon from the COM
/ mittce on military affairs, called up tho
bill increasing from nifty 10 seventy five
tho number OF army officers who may bo
detailed TO military colleges, and 1t was
| passed.
Tho House then went into committee Of
1 the whole, for the further consideration
OF the shipping bill.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8.
SExArr-Mr. Pell gave notice that he
-,ould nj the earliest possible moment call
nj, tn copyright bill for consideration.
! Bills wcsc pissed appropriating money
! for public buildings At Akron, Ohio, aud
| Davenport, Iowa.
The financial bill was then taken up, ana
Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous consent
/ that u vote should botaken on tho bill and
/ ,stns Mt A O'clock Suturuay. An
amendment setting the time on next
"Wednesday was agreed To-
HousE.-A bin was passed: au thorizing
,ne ,ssuahuy o. sur i MAJ. Win ,na Tn,a W
army during the war.
I The shipping bill was then taken up md
, its discussion occupied the rest Of the day.
FRIDAY, JAN. y.
| Srx,ry.-rhc House bill To proyilc for
y an additional associate Justice Of the Su.
nr.me Court of Arironn was taken from
Inc calendar md na,sed with An amend.
| ,n,nt Conference r,ports on bills for
nubi,u hui, .linrs M Youurs,own. Ohio. and
Sort dodge, Iowa, were presented and
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Tho h"anee bill was therefore taken up
again anu Nir. hlheApurh aaurssseu tno
Sehsp, ~ " ~. ~
amehume". i"r 'no 'feV o"'haso VI shNer
J liousn.-Air, Harvey, OF Oklahoma,
called up the bill authorizing Oklnhomn
City 10 Issue bonds TO provide right OF
way To the Choetaw Coal and Railroad
Company through the city. The bill was
"a n aat
. iulttco OF the whole on the privat. calen-
dur. In the evening private pension bills
were taken up
... ,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10.
SrNArr-hr, Sherman, from the COM
mlttc, on foreign relations, reported q bill
10 amend The met OF February, issg. inoor-l
p 0,hs .n- ,hs ,,s,1 y, hona. rn wops
Dy the United States.
Tho House hill Tor n public building nt
Pueblo, Colorado, was reported without
amendment mud placed on tho calendar.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF tho finance I'LL aud Mr.. Morgan con-
iinued tho speech begun by him yesterday
In support OF the free coinage amendment
Subsequently he yielded the hoor tom
porarIiy and Mr. Dawes presented tho
conference report on tho bill 10 carry out
ia part the provision OF tho net to provide
supplies Tor inc sioux ihdiah RESERVATION.
AHn"eu 70 ,, a.,
Ihn pension appropriation PHI was then
'cpo''o" anu P'h'cu on tnc ehiohuhr'
Housr. - Mr., liutterworth, from tho
committee on appropriations, reported tho
naval establishment bill. II was placed on
tho calendar. MIR. Dlngley reported on
III, military appropriations
Mr.. Cutehcon, OF Michigan, chairman Of
tho committee on military Affairs, ex-
planned that the bill was purely nn appro-
irritation measure, aud contained no ron.
cral Legislation whatever Tho amount
carried was tli,01o,0oo, or abodt ttoo, co1
more than the appropriation for tho cur.
rent year.
roso aud culogistic addresses worn made
~ memory OF the late Joseph u. Walker,
,t.. Ia, "a
""NpA'' JAN is'
srSArn.- The House bill TO amend thu
lave "A. Ia thn yiaitntIn, nnJ t..,.'',,i wy
the military prisons and tho psaninatlon
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