Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-12-13

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great interest. IN. e..u ,,
.ndar a result of committee action
du,iry the ing session, and 1t con-
a .";ns n; least 200 items, covering a
. ."ii range of matters. Nothing mas
.",oncn,pI to indicate which OF these
M" onos.ious will receive first attain
~, ar whether they vii! be taken III
. .So;, order, or whether the calendar
will be followed ut all.
washington, Dec. 5.-A bill provid-
,,a for the free coinage OF silver was
inf in the house by Representa-.
two Hartman of Montana. An I'M
nortont provision of the measure is
That ft recurring import duties to be paid
IN oold in cases where the articles of
imnortation are brought from coun-
tries whose governments refuse to
onen their minis to the free coinage of
silver and gold. In the house several
routine reports were presented after
which Mr.. Scranton, Rep. Pa, an
nounced the death Of Myron p.
Wright, late a representative from the
Fifteenth district of Pennsylvania.
The usual resolutions were presented.
In the senate Mr.. Lodge, Rep, Mass,
offered q resolution calling on the Sec
retary of state for particulars concern
Ing the execution of two japanese
students by the Chinese authorities at
Shanghai when the stu1ents had been
given the protection of the United
States At the request of MI. German
the resolution went over under the
rules until tomorrow.
Mr.. Blanchard, Dem, La, presented
resolution protesting against the re-
cent Turkish atrocities against Ar
menians, and directing that the re-
monstrance OF this government be
communicates! to Turkey. The reso-
luton went TO the committee on for
eign relations.
Mr.. PETER, Pop, Kan, offered two
resolutions. The first directs the ju-
dietary committee OF the senate to in
yestigate the circumstances and legal
authority under which tie secretary of
the treasury made the last two issues
OF bonds. The second resolution calls
on the president for information con-
corning the circumstances and neces-
sity for sending United States troops
to Chicago during the tendency of the
Pullman strike. Both resolutions went
over under the rules.
Mr. Call, Dem, Fla, offered q reso.
luton for the appointment OF a spe-
clal committee to inquire as to what
extent the Louisiana lottery or Hon
duras lottery was operating in Flor
ida; whether either Of them had sought
to control state or national elections;
whether money had not been expended
Dy them in turning the election of
members of congress, and whether
they did not own or substitute the
newspapers in Florida. The resolu-
ton went over
Washington, Dec. 6.-The senate was
in session for only half an hour, as
the leaders Of the majority desired to
causus on the general order of bust
ness before proceeding with the bust
ness itself. There was time enough,
however, for Mr.. Lodge of Massa-
chusetts to have passed two resolu-
tons for information which promises
to bring the Hawaiian and Bluefelds
Incidents before congress for comment
and probably criticism. There was the
usual deluge of bills and petitions in
cldent to the opening days of a ses-
sion, none of them, however, being Of
public Importance.
The session of the house was ex-
ceedingly dull and uninteresting. The
attendance was small and there was
no clash of any kind. A bill provid-
Ing for the dedication Of the Chicka-
magua and Chattanooga military park
Sept. 10 and 20, 1895, and one for the
establishment of military park on
the Site of the battle CT Shiloh We're
passed and the remainder of the day
was devoted to fruitless discussion
OF the printing bills.
Washington, Dec. Tin the senate
senator Quay proposed substitute
Tor the sugar bill now pending in the
senate, in the shape of an amendment.
IT strikes out all of the bill after the
enacting clause and inserts the fol-
lowing: "That so much of the act en-
titled An act to reduce taxation to
provide revenue for the government
and for other purposes as provides
mat upon all sugars above No. Ii
Dutch standard in color, and upon all
sugars which have been discolored
there shall be levied and paid a duty
OF l-8 of per cent per pound in addi-
tion to due of 40 per cent ad valorem
shall be and the same is hereby re-
pealed." Senator Power introduced
bill providing for the free coinage
OF silver, making the silver dollars to
consist of 412 IL grains of standard
nneness and these dollars TO be legal
tender for all debts. public and pri-
Vate A feature of the day was a
sharp debate on the China-Japan
Questions, brought out by Mr.. Lodges
resolution calling for information as
70 the torturing of two japanese stu
aents who were under American pro-
lection. Mr.. PETER made the first
formal speech Of the session. CRITICS
ing from a Populistic point the recent
issue of bonds and giving his views on
finance.
Representative Picker presented q
resolution in the house requesting the
secretary of the treasury to furnish
the house the names of the soldiers