Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-12-19
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Senate,


The chief feature of the session Of the Sen
ate on the 18th was the speech Of Mr.. Morril
(Rep.. Vt:), of which he gave notice several
days ago. against what he called the ''crazy
financial bills" introduced in the Senate. Al
the conclusion of the speech Mr.. PETER said
that the senator from Vermont had left out
one bill which he thought might be disposed
OF at the same time with those of which the
senator had spoken This bill had been IL.
PRODUCED by Mr.. Palmer of Illinois and was
to establish a bureau for the loaning OF
money. Mr., Palmer remarked that the bill
had been introduced by him for Il constitu.
ent of his. He claimed no patent on the
bill, but said 1t contained the best embodi
ment of populism found anywhere in poiti-
cal history All the bills were then indef-
nitely postponed except Mr. Palmer's which
was laid ON the table.
Senator Gray made an unsuccessful at
tempt 20 have consider ed in the Senate on
committee striking oL~ all the diferential
duties in favor Of refined sugar and leaving
all sugar dutiable at 40 per cent ad valOrcm.
There were great many absentees, So that
the defeat was not so decisive as to discouT-
age further efforts of the same kind The
majority vote of ten against taking up the
cloture resolution, which followed, indicates,
1t is believed, that there is no probability
OF changing the rules at this session Mr..
Morgan again addressed the Senate on the
N1caraguan bill, and in concluding expressed
MS intention of soon asking that unanimous
consent be given for fixing time for vote
on the bill.
The Senate adjourned on the 18th until
Monday. Practically all the time of the ses-
sion was consumed in the discussion of the
Dill TO establish national university at
Washington and the Nicaragua canal bill
Senator's Hunton of Virginia and Villas Of
Wisconsin addressed the Senate in suppOrt
of the former and Mr. Morgan practically
concluded his speech on the latter During
the day he asked the Senate that unanimous
consent be given fixing a time for vote ON
the bill, but this was refused.
House.
The struggle in the House over the bill to
authorize railroad pooling was terminated on
the 18th by the passage Of the bill by the decf-
s1ye vote Of 166 to no. The Cooper substitute,
which placed the entire control of the condi-
lions of pooling in the hands of the inter-
state commerce commission and gave it alb
SOlute power in the matter of revoking pool
ing orders, was defeated as were also all
subsequent efforts to amend and recommit
It, and the bill passed As reported from the
committee. Several attempts were made to
qeFeat the bt!! BY tlihustering, but they,
also, were unsuccessful.
The House on the 10Th entered unon the
consideration Of the urgent deficiency appro-
priatlon bill. The bill contained two disputed
items, the appropriation for special pension
examiners and the appropria ton for the col
lectlon OF the income tax. The former ap-
preparation opened the doors for a debate
OH the conduct of the pension office especial
~ the practice of summarily suspendiag
the payment of alleged fraudulent pensions
and the debate on the income tax appropria-
ton was especially lively, but the motion TO
strike 1t out was defeated III committee by
a vote of 81 to 127 1t is probable that a
record-making vote will be demanded in the
House tomorrow.
Mr.: Brown Dem, Ind.) chairman of the
eIectlonS committee, at the opening of the
session OF the House on the 18th gave notice
that the election case of Williams VS.. Settle
mad been postponed until January Is, and
then, without further preliminary business.
the house went INTO committee of the whole
Tor the further consideration of the urgent
deficiency bill and appropriation bill The
committee reported the bill to the House
with favorable recommendation. The pre-
YIouS question was ordered and Mr. Cochran
Dem., n. ", then moved to commit the
Dill, with instructions to strike out the ap.
preparation for the collection of the income
tax. Mr.: Cockran's motion was defeated
~ to l69 The fertilization BILL carrying
$l,SI9057, and the pension appropria ton
Dill, carrying $141, 3S1, $40 were passed
The time of the House was consumed on
the 14th with debate on the pension apprO-
pr1ation bill, and although it abounded in
charges and countercharges, it lacked inter
est1ng detail The bill carries Sal, 3S1. $40,
and was passed without amendment The
HIT resolution of inquiry calling on the sec
rotary OF state for the correspondence re-
lat1ng to the payment of S425, 900 in con-
nectlon with the fur seal controversy was
adopted. The evening session was devoted
TO the consideration of private pension bills,
and the House adjourned until Monday