The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-06
WORK or NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Senator Pef5er's Resolution TO Repeal An
Bond Laws Laid on the Table.


in the weight or fineness of silver coins
of silver standard countries, AMI the
other calling on the secretary OF the in
terror for information as to whethtr the
sugar refneries have complied with all
the provisions of the law in regard to the
taking Of the census.
Mr.. PETER (Kan.) offered a resolution
directing the finance committee to pre-
pare bill for the repeal of all laws au-
thorizing the secretary of the treasury
to issue bonds or other interest bearing
obligations without specific authority of
congress. 1t was temporarily laid on
the table.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Demo-
Gratis mustered bare quorum IN the
house and viii try to push through the
Joy-O'Neill and English Hilborn election
contests from Missouri and California
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Thursday
after the introduction and reference of
several unimportant bills the senate took
up the bill extending limitations of time
for completion of title to certain lands
/ disposed of under the act of congress
known as the Donation act, aid for the
protection of the purchasers and occu-
pants of the lands which are situated in
Washington, Oregon and Idaho terri
tory. The bill was passed. Senator
German, In behalf of Senator Brice. re-
ported the pension appropriation bill.
The house joint resolution appropriating
$1,000 additional to carry out the pro-
visions OF the Chinese exclusion act was
passed. The McGarrahan bill was taken
up and passed without division
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Thursday
Cleveland sent to the house his message
vetoing the Bland seien orag9 bill: He
puts it on the ground that the bill is
loosely drawn and would rob us of our
gold. He says he believes the coinage of
the bullion seigniorage might be safely
and advantageously done provided
of the treasury to issue bonds
at low rate OF interest. He ex-
presses hope for comprehensive adj
justment of the monetary affairs in
short time in way to accord to silver
its proper place in our currency.
WASHINGTON, March 50.-When Speak
er Crisp mounted the rostrum Friday he
was given a rousing reception from
members on both sides of the house, the
demonstration lasting fully minute.
| The battle Of Wednesday afternoon was
promptly renewed by Mr.. Reed on a
challenge of the correctness of the
journal in falling to show Mr.. Payne's
| point of order On the question of but one
teller acting On a rising vote the
journal was approved. and on a call of
yeas and nays the previous question was
ordered and debate limited to Is minutes
on each side. After a speech by Mr..
Reed regarding the speakers ruling, Mr..
Reeds motion to amend the journal was
voted down. The vote on approving the
| journal showed a quorum voting. Mr..
Reeds motion to adjourn was decided
out of order and the speaker refused to
entertain an appeal and refused to state
the ground of refu sal.
WASHINGTON, March 81.-Mr. Paynr
! Rep, N. Y made a personal explana-
ton in the house today which clears him
from the condemnation of the speaker in
the course of Thursdays flibustsring
Mr.. Payne explains that when he said
he would take his seat when he got ready
he was addressing Mr.. Cultivate and
not the chair. The session after 1 o'clock
was devoted to eulogies to the late
Charles O'Neill of Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The principal
interest in the senate Monday conferred
in the speech of Senator VOORHEES,, the
chairman of the committee on finance,
| who thus launched the tariff question
upon the sea of senatorial debate. While
his speech was read from manuscript, it
was delivered with all the fiery energy
which characterizes his usual extempo-
raneous efforts. There was an unusually
full attendance, both ON the floor and in
the galleries, and the conclusion OF his
speech was greeted with hearty burst
of applause He Iauded the Walker tar
if bill of 1846 as blessed and glorious
memory" and regretted exceedingly that
this bill did not more closely resemble
it. He vigorously defended the income
tax feature and the free wool clause, and
as vigorously condemned the sugar boun-
ty and reciprocity OF the Mckinley bill
+ WASHINGTON, April Sin the senate
Tuesday bill was reported from the
senate finance committee directing the
parting and refining of bullion to be car
RED on at the states assay Office in Mon
tana and was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Pettigrew IS. d. introduced reso-
luton, which was agreed to, directing
the secretary of agriculture to reply
within three days to the resolution passed
about three weeks ago calling for Stats
tics as to the wheat productions The
resolution offered a short time ago by
Senator PETER, directing the finance
committee to prepare bill for the re-
peal of all laws which give the secretary
OF the treasury power to issue interest
bearing bonds, was laid before the sen
ate, but went over for day IN order to
allow the consideration of the bill by
Senator Morgan to give effect to the de-
cision OF the Paris tribunal on the Ber-
ing sea question. The bill was passed.
At o'clock the tariff bill came mp and
Senator Allison addressed the senate.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The deadlock
which has prevailed IN the house for the
week past over the Joy-O'NeiIl contested
election case was broken Tuesday. The
Republicans refused TO answer to their
names, but the Democrats rallied bare
quorum-1T5 to I2-and amid some APP
plause the speaker announced the dead
lock had been broken and that the mo