The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tuesday, Feb. Z

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE senate in execu-
tive session confirmed the eXtradition treaty
with Russia md then took up the automatic
car coupler bill and discussed it without
action.
The house discussed without final disposition
the legislative appropriation bill.
Wednesday, Feb. =.
WASHINGTON, Feb s.-The morning hour in
the senate was spent for the most part in the
consideration and passage of bills on the cal
endar. At l O'Clock the senators proceeded to
the hall of the house of representatives ana
there took part in the ceremony of counting
the votes of presidential electors. Afterwards
the railroad automatic car coupler bill was
taden up and debated until the hour of ad-
journment without any definite action being
taken.
The event in the house during the day was,
of course, the counting of the electoral votes
and this passed Off without any incident OF i'm
portance. Grover Cleveland was declared to
be the national selection OF the people iOr the
Office of president and Adlai +. stevenson for
vice president. The legislative bill consumed
the remainder of the day, but no result was
reached.
Thursday. Feb. o.
WASHINGTON, Feb. st was silver day in
the house and the friends of silver were very
numerous in the fight. BY n majority of9they
sustained the demand for the previous ques-
tion on the resolutian setting apart two days
for the consideration of the bill repeating the
Sherman act. Had not the previous question
been ordered cloture amendment would have
been sprung upon the house and the struggle
would have been continued but when 1t was
ordered the advocates Of the repeal bill grace
fully passed under the yoke and allowed the
resolution to be recommitted without making
any strong objection This action In the
opinion of members sounds the death knell of
any silver legislation In the present congress.
The remainder of the day devoted to the
consideration of the legislative appropriation
bill, which finally passed.
The senate spent the entire day discussing
the automatic car coupler bill.
Friday, Feb. 10
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 The house spent the
,day in discussing the pension appropriation
| bill. Speeches wore made by Messrs. Mutchler,
| GrOtu, TaIsney, Mckinney and O'Ncil The
| bill carries an appropriation of SiW,nn,tn
| The senate considered the car coupler bill
| but did not reach a vote in the measure
| Saturday, Feb. II.
| WAsHINGToN Feb II. The bill to promote
the safety of employees and travellers upon rail
reads by compelling railway companies &c
| equip their cars with automatic coupiCrs and
| continuous hi axes, and their locomotives with
driving wheel brakes was finally disposed OF
| in the senate. The substitute for the house
| bill in last session was agreed TO and the bill
was pass 4 yeas 80, nays 10 II now goes back
| to the house
'Iiie house discussed the pensions appropria
| tion bill without result. Republicans fllibus
tered against an attempt by the Democrats tt
limit the debate and came out victorious
| Eulogies were delivered in memory of tn,
late Edward F. Mcdonald, Of New Jersey. ant
| adjourned
| Monday, Feb IL.
WAsHrNGTo,;. Feb i3. The bill in;cafed t.
| secure the con4' ruc';on of the N!,ara9pa shil
| carl o.ac;p'pd the f!.rnooE in iEe senate" !
| provides that 3 per cent. bpn,iS Of hc cp;npnn,
30 he amount of Sl0,UDWD shall he euaran
ted, principal and interest, by the govaramea
Of the United sitates THESE bonds TO be ssuc'
according rs money Is actually PAID ont by tb'
comrsny in the construction of ne oSnal. Th
4 government is then 10 own therapitgI, stock c
the company with the exception of l2,1wC
shaTas The inpGi tnnre of this guarantee b
tbe GOV ernment WAS demonstrated Ia sperc
by Mr.. Fry, of Maine, who undertook to $40
that the rork with the guarantee could d
fully complete at n east Of S!h191,tW AID II
ixci charges would he only 5I,GD'%' a yea
outside Of II sinking fund, whereas v,lhont th
guarantee, the cost. would be not less thu
S2h,H1VT and It's fixed charges Sli,tmVn
. year. Mr. Molgan, OF Alabama, dj-'utr,rd ia
diplomatic frni;irea Of the meIsure
The house spapt The dny in discussing hi:
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