The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-12-22
CONGRESS.
Work Of the Two Houses for the Past
Week.

TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The presiding
officer laid before the senate yesterday
the report of the superintendent of the
coast and geodetic survey; also a re-
port from the secretary of war show
ing the number Of aliens and natural
lied citizens in the army. Mr.. Berry
lark. spoke in favor of his bill for or
ganization of the new territory of In
dianola and then Senator Morrill, (vt.)
spoke in opposition to the various
financial bills of Senator PETER, which
bills he reported adversely from the
finance committee. The Vermont
senator was very severe in his dehun-
citation of all visionary financial
schemes. At the conclusion Of his re-
marks the bills were all indefinitely
postponed. Then the Nicaragua canal
bill was debated until adjournment.
The house further debated the bill
to authorize railroad pooling. After
lively fight the bill passed as 1t came
from the committee by q vote of 166 to
ITO, despite active filibustering against
it. The urgency deficiency bill was re-
ported and the house soon adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-There was .
small attendance in the senate yester-
day. On motion of Mr.. Allen (Neb.)
the bill passed withdrawing certain
public lands from private entry. Mr..
Berry's bill for forming new terri
tory was discussed briefly and referred,
and Mr.. Higgins resolution calling for
correspondence relating to Offers Of
,o1f hntx
passed. Mr.. Gray moved to displace
the Nicaragua canal bill with tho bill
changing the duty on sugar, but the
motion was defeated by 2S to 81, and
the Nicaragua canal bill was then dis
cussed until adjournment.
The house entered upon considers
ton Of the urgency deficiency bill with
much vigor. the provisions making ap-
propriations to carry into effect the in
come tax and providing for special
pension examiners bringing ON . lively
debate. Several New York members
made speeches against the income tax,
which they declared to be = vicious
law. Pending discussion of the bill
the house adjourned. Before adjourn
ment . vote was taken ON striking out
the item for collecting the income tax.
which was defeated by q vote Of 54
yeas to 127 nays.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.--The senate
yesterday further discussed the Mica
ragua canal bill, and Mr.. Morgan's ef-
fort to fix day for voting ON It failed.
Adjourned until Monday.
The house passed three appropriA-
ton bills-the urgency deficiency, for
tihcations and military academy-and
made fair progress on the pension bill.
Mr.. Cochran moved to recommit the
deficiency bill with instruction to
strike ont the income tax provision,
but his motion was defeated by 100 ma
jority, the vote standing 40 to l69. The
fortifcations bill as passed carried 81,
s79, ,O57, S5,47s, ,646 less than the esti-
mates, and the military academy bill,
S457, ,679, Sl27.372 less than the esti-
mates.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. 15.-The senate
was not in session yesterday.
The time of the house was occupied
in debate upon the pension bill. 1t
carries an appropriation Of $14l, ,3s1, $40.
and the bill wassed without amend
ment. The Hit resolution calling on
the secretary of state for the CORE
spondeuce relating to the payment Of
$A25, 900 In the bill in connection with
the fur sealing controversy wa
adopted. Private pensions were con.
sidered at the evening session and the
house adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 1s. When the
senate convened yesterday Mr.. Hill Of
fered resolution calling upon the rec
rotary Of the treasury for q copy Of the
income tax regulations. Several bridge
and local bills passed and the senate
resumed debate upon the Nicaragus
canal bill which continued until execu
tive session . 4:55 o'clock.
When the house met, Mr.. Herman
(Ore.) offered = resolution for the ab
rogstion of the -Bulwer treaty
as It was an obstacle to the construc
ton of an oceanic canal. The bill Il
protect public forests passed, and Mr.
Springer, from the banking committee
reported favorable the new currency
bill, which embodies the views Of ths
secretary Of the treasury. Mr.. WalkeI
presented . minority report. pt2zc4
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