Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-23


cans for confirmation.
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS
Washington, Feb. 12.--In the house
this morning, Mr. Bland had read
q proposed amendment to the seignor-
age bin, authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to have coined, under the
act Of July, 1890. silver bullion to the
amount of $55,156.6S1, and to issue
certificates thereon to be used in the
payment Of current expenses. The see
rotary is also authorized to issue Ger
titicateS in excess Of this amount but
not to exceed the seiGaioragc.
The urgency deficiency bill was taken
up for consideration. Among other
items, this bill appropriates $4,000
to carry out the provisions of the Chin
csc exclusion act, and provides for re-
pairing the old Ford theater. The bill
carrying Il total of $3SS,95S, was
passed. An amendment was adopted
authorizing the secretary of the navy
to expend $4,000 in repairing the
cruisers Castine and Machias
Senator Stanford was then eulo-
gized.
In the senate substitute for the
Wilson tariff bill was presented by
Senator Callinger, of New Hampshire.
1t declares it unwise to make any
changes in the tariff law during the
present administration.
Washington. Feb. 1;;.-The Hawaiian
solution was again the subject Of
discussion in the senate TODAY. Sen
ator Gray resumed his argument in
support Oh, the presidents policy and
reiterated the charges made yesterday
that the revolutionists were dependent
eli the United States minister and Unit
sd States forces for support Of their
movement and that the prov iSional
governments depended absolutely upon
the United States forces and flag for
protection and for the maintenance of
the government they had established
The full significance of the present
Hawaiian situation came out at the
close of the senator's speech when in
admitted that as Il member OF the
foreign relations committee he under
stood the efforts of the president, moral
or diplomatic. to restore the queen
We're at :un end and the present mill
lister to Hawaii had no instructions to
pursue further diplomatic negOtia-
tons to that end.
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troduced a bill waiving the require
ments of the law compelling soldiers
having the right to enter 100 acres OF
land under the homestead law to ap-
pear in person ut the local land offices
and permitting them to make entry by
proxy or power of attorney.
In the house the seigniorage bill was
taken up and Mr.. Bland, democrat, of
Missouri, asked unanimous consent that
general debate should close tomorrow
at 1 O'Clock, but general objection
was mad" on the republican side and
there WA. Il demand for the regular
order accordingly the seiGniorag &c bill
was taken under consideration and Mr..
KilgOre of Texas resumed the remarks
which he had begun last Friday.
Mr. Bell of Texas also spoke in favor
of the bill Mr.. Bell believed that the
extravaganza Of the last administration
was responsible for the financial dis
tress Of the present one
Mr.. Johnson, republican of North Da-
kota. said that the bill i'll its effect
would not only destroy the parity be-
tween gold and silver, but between
the different issues of paper money.
Mr.. benson, democrat of Alabama,
attributed the universal distress to
the Generalization of silver. Mr.
Coombs, democrat of New York, op
posed the pending measure. Mr. Gull
berSOn. den ocrat of Texas. said the
general object of the Bland bill was
to get the silver bullion now in the
treasury in circulation as rapidly as
possible. He was a free coinage adj
vocate and in entire accord with the
purpose of the bill. Mr.. Warner, dem
ocrat Of New York, who concluded the
debate for today. announced himself
in favor of permitting the government
to coin and issue all kinds of money
and issue all bond money and the
banks issue all credit money.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE entire
time of the senate was consumed in Il
discussion of the house bill compelling
the Rock Island Railroad company to
stop its trains at the new towns OF
Enid and Round Pond in the Indian
territory. No action was taken.
Mr.. Frye then presented a remon-
STRANGE from the national W. c. T. u.
signed by the officers in forty -four
states and three territories, against any
tax ON whisky, on the ground that the
government should not enter into part
nership with the manufacturers or
sellers of intoxicants.
The lower house then went into COM
nittee Of the whole On BANDS seignior-
age bill, and Mr.. Stone, of Kentucky, |
addressed the house on the question.
Mr.. Sweet, of Idaho, followed with |
an argument in support Of the bill. |
Mr. Bowers, of California, also sup
ported the bill. Mr.. Brosius, Of Penn
sylvania, argued against the bill and
Mr.. Rawlins, delegate from Utah, sup
ported the bill.
Early in the day Mr.. HUNTER, of
illinois, as personal privilege, ex-
planned his vote on agricultural i'm
elements and diamonds while the
tariff bill was in committee of the
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