The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-23
FIFTYTHIRD CONGRESS-.



day on the Bland seigniorage bill The frsi
two were In favor OF the bill and were made b.
Senators Stewart (rep. Nev.) and Lindsay
(dem Ky) The third was opposed 10 itand
was made by Senator Dolph (rep Ore.l, who
declared that those who favored Il were large
ly those who favor the free coinage OF silver.
The discussion Is 10 close Wednesday ats p
m, when vote will DO taken on Mr.. Allison's
motion TO reconsider the vote ordering the bill
to a third reading The final vote on its pas
sage Is TO be taken on Thursday at the same
hour
HousE-Most Of the days session was occu-
pied In consideration OF the sundry civil bill
An amendment offered by Mr.. Dunphy dem
N. W authorizing the expenditure OF 10000
for repairs in the New York city post ONCE.
was adopted A motion by Mr.. Morse rep.
Mass 10 strike out the appropriation for the
Interstate commerce commission received but
Ave votes resolution introduced by Mr..
Cummings dem, N. " calling on Secretary
Herbert for all information in his possession
respecting the reported failure Of Carnegie,
Phipps 4 Co to furnish armor plate in accord
ance with their contract was favorably report
ed from the committee on naval affairs aud
agreed to
WAsHEoToE. March ia.-SRsATE- Promptly
at 2 o'clock Wednesday the senate voted on the
Bland seigniorage bill was ordered 10 a third
reading. BY vote OF % years TO IS nays the
senate refused and this left the bill IA the shape
that IL can not be amended The democrats
who voted TO reconsider were Brice, Cafrey,
Mcpherson, Palmer and Villas while the repub-
licans who voted againstit were Dubois, Hans
brough, Mitchell, Perkins, FeIrigTew, Squire,
Teller and Wolcoit motion 10 commit the
bill 70 the finance committee with instructions
10 remove its ambiguity Of language was voted
down by yeas =, nays ~
HOUSE, Chairman Sayers, Of the appropria
tion committee, Is making wonderful progress
with the sundry civil bill in the house. Wednes
day forty pages Of the bill were disposed Of
making In all eighty-three In two days and
leaving only sixteen pages more, exclusive ol
two paragraphs, those relating TO the coast and
| geodetic surveys and the Missouri river com
mission, which were passed over temporarily
| No amendments Of importance were adopted
| Wednesday, although the northwestern mem
| bers made o vigorous effort 10 increase thu
amount for the survey Of public lands
WASHINGTON March 6-SEsArE-ThirteeI
was the majority that the Bland bill, providing
for the coinage OF the seigniorage, amounting
to b,i56,6sl, received on its passage in tn
senate Thursday, BY vote Of a TO 81 Thirt.
democrats, eleven republicans and three popu
lists, counting Stewart as republican vote
for the bill, while twenty-one republicans an
ten democrats voted againstit
HoUsE-In the house Thursday morning, Mi
Black Dem, ~ asked unanimous consent I
consider q bill to authorize managers OF so
diers homes TO employ medical officers othe
than soldiers disabled in the service, as the la'
now requires Surgeons disabled thirty year
ago, kr. Black said, were not the men now I
wait upon camp Of invalids. They now needle
attendance themselves Mr.. Stone (Pa) IN
Mr.. Cannon lIiep., III objected. and the bi
went over Consideration Of the sundry civ
bill was resumed. The reading Of the bill wa
completed at 2l5, and the committee then II
turned TO the paragraphs relating 10 the coas
and geodetc survey. Mr.. Enloe moved 10 strih
out the items Of appropriations for the coast an
! geodetic survey, and supported this propositic
/ IN n lengthy speech, and without action on II
amendment the house adjourned
. wAsHINGros, March z-SENATE-Not
session.
HousE-The house Friday voted not to dire
5 o special Investigation Of the Coast and Coed
: tic survey, as provided for in an amendment
a the sundry civil appropriation bill, propos
Thursday by Mr. Enloe (dem-, TENN II W
Z so amended as TO withdraw Se authority 10
= organize the force and to ma sl25, 900 the nj
S imum limit OF the expenditure for the ON
Il force The paragraph OF the bill carrying
!, appropriation for the Missouri river comm
sion gave rise TO animated discussion, afl
/ which the house adjourned till evening 7
senate was not In session At the night 81
sion about sixty members were present All
passing favorably upon seven bills, the comm
tee, al i0.2 20, rose, and the house adjourned
= II O'Clock
wAsHIEoroN. March 10 -sENAIE-Not
- session.
HoUsE-The house, Saturday, went into co
2, mittee OF the whole, and the consideration
10 the sundry civSappropriation bill was resum
N Mr. Reed made q point OF order against
main amendments governing the fees Of cler
n OF the United States courts as not germa
h The chair sustained the point Of order, and I
10 committee then rose. A resolution authoriz
n. the enlisted men Of the army and navy TO w
badge on public occasions on motion OF
70 OuthwTte, was agreed to- At 81
ID in accordance with the proyisi
il, OF special order, the remainder Of the day '
NJ devoted to eulogies upon the life and charac
- OF the late Representative W. II Enochs
~ Ohio Those who paid tribute 10 the mem
m Of their deceased colleague were Messrs. Gr
ly yenor Of Ohio; Paynter, Of Kentucky; Warn
m OF New York; Hare, Of Ohio; McKaig OF Ma
land; Wilson, OF Ohio; Storer, Of Ohio. Layi
y OF Ohio. Norihway, OF Ohio; Bundy, Of 0l
no and Henderson, OF Illinois At the conelus
I'd OF the ceremonies, as further mark Of resp
D., the house adjourned
ne WASHINGTON March 2O.-SESArK-Sena
~ Briee presented q large number OF petiti
~ Monday Among them we're the following.
% memorial Of John ]. Purnetor In behalf Of |
DO members OF the East Liverpool building
nd loan association, demonstrating against
proposed prov sion in the income tax claus
the tariff bill, so far as II makes local build
and loan associations subject TO Its provisio
memorials Of citizens OF Noble county, Ol
er Luekey Ohio; Cleveland. Milan, Shai
no Springfield, Washington @ H., Rix MIL #
-. lay Gallon, protesting against the passage
- the tariff bill taxing corporate and indivit
TO- incomes and increasing the tax on distilled
q uors, and for other purposes s.
fe, tor sherman presented numerous
do tiUns as follows Memorial OF ii5 citizen
Wooster, remonstratin against the admis
GU OF the territories Of Utah. Arizona and
ul- Mexico into the union until the Mormon Q
an tion Is settled; petition Of twenty-eight
nc- Union soldiers Of Fulton for settlement o
j, pension claims by December 81, 1894: raems
'N OF i75 citizens OF West Indianapolis
against the passage Of the Wilson bill; peti
OF sundry leaf tobacco men and manutactu
OF cigars AZ Dayton, u, against the lmposl
OF I'D yalorem rates, and praying for ador
re- OF specific duty Of fifty cents pound OIL
is for iunstommed tobacco and for adoptio
ner the rate OF duty proposed by the Wilson bill
eu foreign cigars.
HousE-An attempt was 10 have been u
'rp Monday by Mr. Josephs, the New Mexico (
gate. TO pass the bill for the admission 0f
territory 10 statehood, under suspension Of
rules, but It being apparent that the demo'
didnot have q quorum present he decides
to make tAe effort Without transactlng
ast routine business the house went into con
ne tee OF the whole, and the consideration o
ar. sundry eivll bill was resumed The parag
approprlating t75O,000 to be expended u
nP- the direction OF the Missouri river comHls
was agreed to,
Cushlng's New Paper.
.ev. WASHINGTON, March 20.-The W