The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
The Sonata


WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the absence OF
Vice President Morton yesterdays ses-
sion of the senate was presided hver by Mr..
Henderson, president pro TEN.
After some discussion a resolution Civ
lng Mr.. Claggett, the contestant for Mr..
Dubois seat, the right to occupy seat in
the senate during the discussion and to
speak to the merits of his right was agreed
to with an amendment limiting Mr.. Clag-
getps time for speaking to two hours.
Mr.. Hale's resolution Of January 9 call
ing OH the secretary of the treasury for
copies of the reciprocity agreements under
the last tariff act was then taken up and
Mr.. Vest moved the following amendment:
sand the secretary of state also inform
the senate whether any steps
have been taken by our author
ity to negotiate reciprocity treaty
with Mexico and if so what has been done
and with what results. Also that the sec.
rotary inform the senate If negotiations
have been inaugurated for the purpose
aforesaid and If they have been unsuccess-
full, what has been the cause Of the
failure"
WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-In the House
Andrew Stewart, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, was unseated, and Alexander X.
Craig. his Democratic contestant, de-
clared the regularly elected representa-
tive. The majority resolution, seating
Craig, was adopted without division, and
Mr.. Craig appeared at the bar of the
House and took the oath Of the office.
WASHINGTON, March l.-Vice-President
Morton presided over the senate yester-
day, and laid before it the credentials Of
Mr. Daniel for his new senatorial term
beginning March 4, 1898, which were
placed on file.
Mr.. Stanford introduced bill to deter
m.ne the value of . legal tender dollar,
Laid on the table for the present
1t provides that the value of 20 S-lO
grains of gold shall be the standard which
shall be determined the value of dollar,
and that the gold dollar shall be received
and paid out in discharge Of debts, both
private and public, at par, measured by that
standard, with the stamp OF the govern
ment making the dollar gold, silver, paper
or any other MATERIAL also that the legal
tender value of each dollar issued by the
United STATES shall depend alone on the
stamp of the government. and that there
shall be an obligation on the part OF the
government to exchange one dollar for an
other
WssmNGToN, March 2-The senate
finance committee directed favorable re.
port to be made on the house bill for a bet
ter control of and to promote the safety Of
national banks. In substance the bill
forbids the banks to make loans to its Of
ficers or servants unless the loan has been
approved by majority of the directors or
executive committee, and also forbids
banks to allow their officers accounts to be
overdrawD. A new paragraph was added
as an amendment authorizing banks to en-
large their circulation to the full par value
of United States bonds deposited, so that
the bill must go back to the house if it
passes the senate.
WAsMIYGToN, March 3-In the senate
to-day Mr.. Dolph in presenting petitions
from the state, favoring government aid
for the Nicaragua canal, said that he was
urgently in favor Of such legislation. He
regarded it as the most important public
question that is now, or has been in the
last quarter of century, before congress
and before the American people.
The Idaho election case was taken up
AMI Mr.. George gave the reasons which
would control his own action in casting his
vote for the contestant
Senator Kyle reported favorably from
the committee on education and labor the
senate joint resolution for an investigation
relative to the "slums" of cities