Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.

SESATE-Washingto August 9.-Bill re-
garding bounty lands and Mexican war
veterans was discussed, but not disposed Of
HoUsE-Day was spent in consideration
of business reported from committee on
claims.
Washington, August ll.-Resolution by
Hill directing senate conferees to report on
the tariff situation, was debated, but SEN
ate went into executive session and soon
adjourned.
HoUsE-Senate amendment to sundry
civil BILL giving to each of the arid land
states million acres of public lands to be
reclaimed by irrigation, was agreed to.
HOUSE CAucUs.-W Washington, August 49,
"A caucus of democratic members of the
house, called to consider the condition of
the tariff bill, after statement by Chair
man Wilson, of the ways and means COM
mittee, and of the conference committee,
that all that could honorably be done to
secu,e the adoption OF the house bill or a
modification of the senate bill, had been
done without avail, and that it must be the
senate bill or nothing, adopted q resolution
by Crisp that the house recede from its
position and accept the senate bill. The
resolution also includes a provision placing
barbed wire, sugar, coal and iron on the
free list by q series of separate bills.
SENATE-Senate went into executive ses-
zion and confirmed the Chinese treaty, Al
to 90.
HoUsE-Speclal rules were reported en-
aiding the democrats to carry out prear-
ranged program, and at once adopted.
Motion to discharge the conferees and con-
cur in the senate amendments brought out
speeches by Wilson, Reed, McMilen, Bur-
rows Pence. Tarsney, Crisp and others,
and was carried, 1872 to 105. The democrats
who voted against the motion We're:
Cochran Of New York, Covert Of New
York, Davy of Louisiana, Dunphy of New
York Everett of Massachusetts, German
of MARYLAND Hendricks of New York.
Johnson Of Ohio, Ny T IF Louisiana, Price
of Louisiana, Tarsney of Missouri, Warner
of New York. The populists voted for the
motion Wilson then offered separate
bill providing for free coal, shale, slack and
coke and it passed, $50 to 104, 81 democrats
voting against it. A bill placing iron ore
| on the free list was then offered and passed,
| 1853 to 1902, II democrats voting against it.
A bill providing for free barbed wire
| passed, 1877 to "a, democrats voting
against and repu plicans for A bill pro-
| viding for free sugar was passed, 276 to II,
| The republicans joining the democrats IN
voting for the bill. At 1925 p. N. the
house adjourned till Wednesday.
SENArE-Wa shington, August i4.-After
the reading of the journal, messenger
from the house brought the bills placing
coal, iron ore, barbed wire and sugar on
the free list, passed by the house yesterday.
| They will come up tomorrow.
SESArE-Washingto August l5.-Tarif
| bill was reported and announcement made
that it carried the speakers signature. 1t
was then signed by the vice.rresldent and
| sent to the president The four free list
| hills were read and a letter from Carlisle
was read, declaring that free sugar would
| create a deficit of 30,000.000. Motion to
| refer the bills to the finance committee was
discussed at length Vest said that meant
| to kill the bills and bitterly opposed it.
Mills challenged Carlisle's statement, and
! s.,d he would vote for free sugar No
action wes reached.
HoUsE-Black introduced resolution to
report the bill for use of silver in the
treasury. Talbot offered resolution for
the free coinage of silver.
1t is stated to be fact that Indians
never snore, because they accustom
themselves from childhood to sleep
| with their mouths closed.
Girls on bicycles are getting to be
so common now that they don't at
tract much attention. The pubic
has got through expecting that they
are going to fan off.
The shah of Persia is caricaturist.
| The walls Of his private apartments
are covered with plain white paper,
and on these he scribbles funny pic
| lures whenever the fancy takes him.
! People who are not to BE- trusted in
trifies are not to be trusted anywhere
A reformer is often a man whose
neiphbors wish he would begin on
| himself.
We are all the time making charac-
ter, whether we are doing anything
| else or not.
Statues are moulded by little
touches. Characters are formed in
the same way
The world is not suffering so much
for want OF more preaching Us it is for