The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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MANY petitions were presented in the senate
on the 18th in favor OF loan Of S, ,0O00o) TO the
worlds fair on condition that II be closed on
Sunday. Mr.. Dolph introduced bills providing
for sea coast defenses. The appropriations are
| slo.O0.0O0 extending over q period Of eleven
years. Mr.. Perkins introduceda a bill removing
the statute Of limitations TO claims under
the eight-hour law. Several bills passed and
the senate adjourned &c. The session Of the
house was brief. A bill fixing the time for
| holding courts in the northern district Of Iowa
was reported from the Judiciary committee snd
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 10 the finance com
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 eItravsganf expenditures which re
suited in a warm debate and was finally laid
over for a day. Several resolutions calling for
information as to the result Of reciprocity were
adopted, and Mr.. Bland offered a resolution OF
inquiry as TO the continuation of A. per cent.
bonds at . per cent. After the introduction of
few bills the house adjourned.
PETITIONS were presented in the senate on
the 18th and bills introduced The bill TO aid
the state Of Colorado in support of mines
passed and also bill apprOpriating $4,000 for
the purchase Of ground and the erection OF
a iire-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 on
the several departments of government mo-
tion 10y Mr.. Holman TO reconsider the vote yes
ter,iay ordering the previous question was
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 Of
rigid retrenchment in appropriations were de-
hated at considerable length and finally adopted.
The first resolution declares against granting
subsidies or bounties in money, land grants or
pledge Of public credit TO promote special
rriyate industries or enterprises, and was
adopted by vote of ~ yeas TO Al nays, and the
second that as extravagant appropriations lead
inevitably 10 venal and corrupt methods in pub
lie affairs money ought TO be appropriated
from the public treasury except such rs is nee
nsSary TO carry on the several departments
frugally. efficiently and honestly administered,
adopted by l63 yeas 10 90 nays \ long
debate followed on the report of the committee
on accounts assigning clerks 10 committees
The majority report was adopted assigning
thirty-seven clerks instead OF the minority
port assigning cighty-four. Adjourned until
Monday.