Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-09-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Fifty Third Congress- in Elk
traOrdinary Session.
Measures of Importance Being Consid-
cred in the Senate and House
A Summary of the Daily
Proceedings.
THE SENATE.

TIE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-A bill for bic
metallic money system was introduced
in the senate yesterday A resolution
for committee of inquiry as to SEN
ators owning stock in national banks
ald the silver bin were discussed.
WASHINGTON. Sept 15.-The time in
the senate yesterday was occupied by
Mr. Daniel wv Va. in speech against
the passage of the repeal bill Mr.
Faulkner CIV Va offered an amend
ment to the repeal act which provides
for the coinage Of silver dollars mot
less than 5000, 600 month"; at the ra-
ito of is 10 /, coinage to cease when the
aggregate of $500. 600, 600 is reached
WASHINGTON, Sept. rs. The day in
the senate yesterday was occupied by
the advocates Of the repeal OF tbs Sher-
man law. Senator Cullom presented
petition from ex-soldiers of Illinois
asking protection from government de-
tectives travelling in disguise who visit
the homes of pensioners and deceitfully
seek to find some clew to furnish infor-
nation to the pension Office to deprive
veterans Of their pensions
WAsHINGroN, sept. is. In the senate
on Saturday resolution was intro
duced for legislation to punish persons
guilty of robbery and murder commit
ted on Interstate railway trains. Sen
ator Allison lIa.l spoke in favor of re-
peal Of the silver purchasing clause
Of the Sherman law
WASHINGTON, Sept 49, The resolu-
ton introduced in the senate directing
the committee GA interstate commerce
to investigate the recent train robber-
les was discussed yesterday. but no ac-
ton was taken Senator Stewart
New submitted an amendment to the
silver repeal bill authorizing the presi-
dent TO invite the governments Of Mex
leo, Central and South America, Hayti
and San Domingo to join the United
States in conference TO be held in
Washington to secure the adoption Of a
common silver coin.
THE HOUSE.
WAsmNGToN, Sept, l3.-Bills were in
troduced in the house yesterday to
strike from the rolls the names of all
pensioners in receipt Of an income Of
5000 year or possessed of property val-
loss of entire leg or arm at 500 month;
for loss Of leg or arm above knee or
elbow joint at 500 month; for loss Of
hand or foot al $50 "a month, and pro-
yiding that the pensions of all pension
ers who are inmates of the soldiers
homes shall cease SO LONG as they re-
main inmates of such homes.
WAsuiNGToS. Sept. IA. In the house
yesterday bills were introduced to an
mex the territory Of Utah to the state
of Nevada, To pension all letter carri-
ers after twenty-five years Of service
and ON reaching the age of fifty years,
to abolish the tobacco tax, and to re-
duce the duty on barley from thirty to
ten cents a bushel, on malt to twenty
five cents, and on hops to eight cents a
pound.
WAsHIyGToN, Sept 15.-ln the house
yesterday an effort to report the Tucker
bill to repeal the federal election laws
was defeated by the republicans and
administration democrats
WAsmNGroN, Sept 1.-THE time
was passed in the house yesterday in
correcting the journal and in deliver
| ing eulogies upon the late J. Logan
Chapman Of Detroit, Mich.
WAsHINGToN. Sept 1S In the house
ON Saturday resolution was intro
duccd directing the committee on in
terstatc and foreign commerce to in
Vestigate recent train robberies An
attempt to bring mp the federal elee-
tions repeal bin was defeated by the
lack Of % quorum.
WAsHINGroN, sept ~ In the house
a bill proposing me payment In full Of
pensions growing ont of the late war
was introduced yesterday bg Mr. llud-
son. Of Kansas. 1t provide that any
pensioncr may surrender BIS certificate
and receive In full payment of ali
claims against tbe government on ae-
count thereof, ten times the annual
payment thereon This act snail not
apply To the obligations of the govern
ment toward mlnorchldreu 81 deceased
soldiers now Oh the pension rolls.
AliS's Great Performance.
CHcAGo sept Is Aliz won the
ninth ana deciding neat til the Colum.
ba0 exposition sl5,000 frce-for-all at
Washington park Saturday, trotting
tie last heat III 3.oy The perform
ancc makes the mare the winner Of the
most remarkable race in trotting turf
history; The winner Of the fastest heat
ever trotted in race l3.07 and the
winner Of the fastest ninth heat ever
trOtted In race.
kansas Farmers Destitute.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept ~ The gov
ernors office is flooded with appeals-for
aid from destitute farmers OF western
Kansas They say they must have help
or starvation wiz follow
Valuable Horses Cremated
ST. JosEPH Mo, Sept. t7,-Fire de-
stroyed the Benton club stables yester-
day, and 100 vehicles aud eleven valua
Die horses were burned
Name for the Cleveland Baby.