Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Second Session of the Fifty
Third Congress
Daily Summary of the Proceedings In
Senate and Inconsistencies Dis
cussed, Bills Passed and
Others Reported.

| ported to the senate Yesterday from the
finance committee providing for the
unrestricted coinage of silver A reso-
luton was offered extending the time
for collecting the income tax and an
other to inquire into the legality of the
recent bond issues In discussing the
last message of the president on the
currency question Mr.. Stewart de-
clared the administration had refused
to carry out the laws. A joint resolu-
tion to enlarge the Red Cliff Indian
reservation in Wisconsin was passed,
as were also twenty-eight private pen
| sion bills.
| WARRINGTON. Feb. IA "A financial
bill on the lines of the presidents last
message was presented to the senate
yesterday by Senator Villas Wis., and
another providing for bonds at per
cent, payable in gold coin, and for the
issue of gold certificates waF offered
| by Senator Sherman (O.). The house
resolution was passed extending the
time for making returns on the income
tax from the first Monday in March to
April IS next.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The senate on
yesterday voted to make no changes in
| the present railway mail system. The
subject has been the chief point of con-
tention of the post Office appropriation
bill In response to a request Secre-
tary Carlisle furnished figures on the
treasury gold reserve and expenditures.
WASHINGTON, Feb l6.-Bills were re-
ported favorably in the senate yester-
day to repeal the one-tenth differential
on sugar from bounty paying coun-
tries, to establish free American ports
where foreign raw material may be
manufactured, and for the creation of
an industrial commission of twenty.
one, which is intended to arbitrate
labor difficulties. The post office APP
preparation bill was passed
WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator Hills
resolution defining the financial policy
of the government caused an exciting
debate in the senate on Saturday. Sem
ators Walcott Col J, Lodge Mass and
Teller lCol. made most scathing de-
nunciation and arraignment of the ad-
ministration for its recent boud con-
tract with the Rothschilds and other
foreign bankers. Mr.. Wolcott made a
direct and personal criticism of the
president.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill (S41 $50, l45) re-
ported to the senate yesterday provides
that hereafter all bonds issued by the
government must first be offered at
public sale. The agricultural appro-
priation bill was passed BY vote of
30 to % it was decided to take up the
Jones bill for the unlimited coinage of
silver. the government to retain the
seigniorage as profits. Senator GRAY
(Del.) defended the action of the presi-
dent in the bond issue and said it was
entirely the fault of congress, not of
the president, if the government had
to pay interest at the rate of 3s4 per
cent. instead of per cent.
House.
WASHINGTON. Feb. b. - Bills were
passed in the house yesterday return
ing war flags to certain Michigan regi-
ments; donating condemned cannon to
Des Moines, la. Incorporating the
National Association of Florists The
legislative appropriation bill was
passed after striking out the provision
for annual clerks to congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-In the house
yesterday Mr.. Hudson kan offered a
bill looking to an increase in the rev.
enues of the government. Considera-
ton of business concerning the Dis
trict of Columbia occupied the remain
der of the session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The request
of the president for authority to issue
gold bonds was refused in the house
yesterday by vote of 100 to l20. The
opposition To the passage of the joint
resolution was led by Mr.. Hopkins (rep.,
ILL., and Mr.. Bryan dem, Neb.l. mem
bers of the committee on ways and
means, and it developed some startling
points. Mr.. Hopkins asserted that the
president was not animated by patri-
otto motives in sending his latest mes
sage to congress, but by desire to un-
load upon that body the responsibility
for transaction, negotiated by his
former law partner, that would net
the syndicate represented by him $685.
900. 900.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-In the house
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
tS31, sO5 013l was discussed The hill
for deep waterway to connect the
ocean and great lakes was favorably
reported.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ls.-The general
debate on the naval appropriation bill
in the house ended on Saturday. The
senate bill was passed granting two
condemned cannon to the Iowa Histor-
zeal society at Des Moines. Twelve
pension bills were also passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia bill was
passed IN the house yesterday making
the pensions of all Mexican veterans
sic per month. The naval appropria-
| ii bill was further discussed.
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