The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-27
FIFTY.THIRD CONGRESS.
summarized Proceedings Of Our Law.
Makers at Washington.
rIFTy-sEvESTH DAY.


The biz to make pensions Of Mexican vet
erans S12 month passed the house. Il will
benefit 1900.
Congressman Hicks introduced In the
house bill authorizing the secretary OF war
TO issue medals Of honor to all who responded
to President Lincon's call for 10000 voun-
teers; also n bill for the relief OF persons who
served ninety days or more In the construc.
tlon corps attached to the United States army
on railroads operated by military authorities
from April, 1861. to May. 1865.
In the senate committee on appropriations
Mr.. Culom's vote decided the tie in favor Of
paying the sugar bounty claims for 1899
witch had been earned when the .ard went
into effect and half Of the bounty for the crop
OF 1894. II will cost $3.50, 600 in the Hrst in
stance and sG.000.000 In the second.
FifTY-Eiohrh DAY.
The house spent to-day In the further con.
liberation OF the naval appropriation bill.
The committee on naval affairs was victor
lous on every test Of strength taken to-day.
The paragraph providing for the increase Of
the navy Uhe battleships and torpedo boatsl
viii be reached tomorrow, aud the com.
nittee Is sanguine that the increases recon.
nended Will be authorized despite the dc.
'ermined opposition Of Chairman sayers, OF
The appropriations committee. who announced
:o-day that he would fight authorization Of
'he new ships until the close OF the session,
The conference report on tho bill to extend
the time for making returns under the in.
come tax law were agreed to.
The silver fight In the senate Is finished,
and no vote will be had on the Jones bill. The
'ne day devoted TO that bill showed conclu.
lively that no amount OF pressure would
bring about vote and II the Silver bill were
Kept before the senate that II would result In
defeating the appropriation bills and force al
extra session.
FiFTy-SisTH DAY.
The opponents OF the new battleships for
the navy suffered a crushing defeat In the
house to-day, when Sayer's motion to strike
out authorization for the war vessels was
lost, first In committee Of the who o on avote
of 43 to l21, and later In the house, by a vote
Of 81 to I99
During the early hours Of to-day the silver
bill made its exhibit from the senate, Mr..
Jones, Of Arkansas, in charge OF the measure,
announcing that Its friends would make no
further effort to pass II at the present session.
The disposal Of the measure was emphasized
by the decided vote OF So to IL. on Mr.. Cor
mans motion to take up the Indian appro-
priation bill, the effect Of which was TO dis
place the silver bill, and send 1t back to the
calendar.
Mr.. wocott's resolution, declaratory for
silver but postponing action, also went to the
calendar without final action.
Most Of the day Of the senate was given to
the Indian appropriation bill, flnal action not
being taken.
sIxTIETH DAY.
There was n furry In the senate to-day
when the income tax question came up again
on MIR. Germans motion to reconsider tho
senates approval Of the conference repor
on the bills amending the law. Mr.. German
said singular feature had crept into this
conference report that had not been consid-
cred by either house. II changed the law so
as to exempt corporations from furnishing
list OF the salaries OF employees. The origi-
nal provision was q nice one, and was the
only way OF finding ont the immense sums
paid out by corporations to their employees.
On motion OF Mr.. Vest, the motion of Mr..
Gorman to reconsider was laid on the table
yeas 81. nays 10.
The House devoted most OF to day to tho
consideration Of the senate amendment to
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
approprating 100000 for the construction
Of cable to the Hawaiian islands. Ryan.
Bartlett and Sickles, Democrats Of New York,
spoke In favor of the amandment. which was
defeated by vote Of ia to 152--only 10
Democrats voting for the cable. The bill was
then sent to further conference.
The conference report on the pension
appropriation bill was agreed to In both
houses.
Much OF the session OF the House was oc-
cupied with the delivery Of eulogies upon
the late Senator Stockbridge. OF Michigan.
The Senate passed the House joint resoiu-
ion suspending the transportation Of goods
through the United States to the FREQ tariff
zone OF Mexico.
sixTY-FInsT DAY,
The senate to-day passed two house bills
concerning the navy. The contract school
item of the Indian bill was completed in such
form as 10 provide 20 per cent. reduction
from the expenditures Of last year.
In the house to-day Mr.. Dalzell secured un-
animous consent for the passage OF the bill
authorizing the Plttsburg. Monongahela Il
Wheeling railway to bridge the Monongahela
river near Monongahela. The bill will pro-
badly get through the senate next week.