The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-01-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESSIONAL.


MANY petitions were presented in the senate
on the 18th in favor Of loan OF 100000 to the
worlds fair on condition that it be closed on
Sunday. Mr.. Dolph introduced bills providing
for sea coast defenses The appropriations are
SiOOOOO,0O0 extending over period of eleven
years. Mr.. Perkins introduced q bill removing
tde statute of limitations as to claims under
the eight-hour law. Several bills passed and
the senate adjourned. The session Of the
house ives brief. bill fixing the time for
holding courts in the northern district OF Iowa
was reported from the Judiciary committee and
passed Mr.. Fellows IN. " introduced bill
increasing the pension Of soldiers who have lost
the use of eyes or limbs, and the house soon
adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. Jones,
OF Nevada, was sworn in for his fourth term
Bills were introduced and the bill to provide for
free coinage was referred to the finance conl'
mittee. After an executive session the senate
adjourned. IN the house Mr.. Holman offered a
resolution from the appropriations committee
declaring against subsidies or bounties in any
form to promote special private industries and
against extravagant expenditures, which re-
suited in q warm debate and was finally laid
over for day. Several resolutions calling for
information as to the result of reciprocity were
adopted, and Mr.. Bland offered resolution OF
inquiry as to the continuation of 4ls per cent
bonds at g per cent. After the introduction Of q
few bills the house adjourned.
PETITIONS were presented in the senate on
the 14th and bills introduced The bill to aid
the state of Colorado in support Of mines
passed, and also bill Hppropriating 100000 fol
the purchase of ground and the erection Of
q flre-proof building in Washington for the
keeping of records. The house spent the
entire day in debating Mr. HOlman's resolution
declaring that all appropriations shall be strict
ly limited to moneys necessary for carrying or
the several departments Of government. A mo
| ton by Mr.. Holman to reconsider the vote yes
| terday ordering the previous question wa'
| pending when the house adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 18th.
| In the house Mr.. Holman'S resolutions declaring
against any appropriations in the nature Of sub
| sides, bounties or land grants and in favor o
rigid retrenchment In appropriations were de
| bated at considerable lengt and finally adopted
| The first resolution declares against granting
| subsidies or bounties in money, land grants O
pledge Of public credit to promote specia
| private industries or enterprises and wa
adopted by vote of 227 yeas to Al nays and tn
| second that as extravagant appropriations lea
| inevitably to venal and corrupt methods in pub
| lie AFFAIRS no money ought to be appropriate
| from the public treasury except such as is nee
essary to carry on the several department
| frugally, efficiently and honestly administered
| was adopted by 1853 yeas to 9S nays A lon
debate followed on the report Of the committe
on accounts assigning clerks to committees
The majority report was adopted, assignin
thirty-seven clerks instead Of the minority rC
port assigning eighty-four. Adjourned unit
| MOndav