Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-02-10
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WAsHISGToS, February 4.-The
amended labor arbitration bill. agreed
on by the House Committee on Labor
after conferences with representatives
OF the locomotive engineers, train
men. iiremen and conductors, has
been reported to the House by Erd.
man Of Pennsylvania. Incorporated
in the report accompanying the bill
are two letters addressed to Chairman
McGann, approaching the bill, oncfrom
Carroll ID. Wright, Commissioned OF
Labor. the other from the labor rep
resentative5 above referred to.
During u hot colloquyin the House
over the adoption OF the order to on.
slider the currency bill, Hall, Dem.
from Missouri, denounced the state.
ment Of Hatch, Dem. from Missouri,
rs absolutely false. Hatch detiantly
declared that Hall would not use such
language oil the floor. Great coniu.
sion followed and the Speaker wa
Obliged to call the Sergeant. at Arms
to enforce order.
The House to-day adopted tho con.
ference reports on Notifications and
army appropriation bill.
Tho Committee on Rules brought
in n rule giving a day to the Omni.
bus War Claims bill, with provisions
for a vote ut 8 o'clock.
Beltzhoozer OF Pennsylvania indig-
nantly protested, chnracterizing the
rule rs an attempt to ride rough shod
over the majority OF the War Claims
Committee.
Hermann OF Oregon protested
against what no termed the usurpa.
ton Of power by tho Committee oil
Rules.
Tho previous question was ordered
OH Il rising vote OF 81 to 70. A point
OF no quorum WIS raised and tho roll
was called.
Representative Cultivate TO dry 70.
ported u special order permitting Il
debate on the new currency bill, until
800 Thursday, when voting will be.
gin on the bill and it's amendments.
SENATE.
Secretary Carlisle submitted n let
ter OF information to the Senate to.
day which dissipatcs the gloomy fore
bodings as to II lack OF revenu to
carry on tho Government. The let.
ter il % follows:
Relying to the Senate resolution OF
January %, 1895, that the Secretary Of
the Treasury DO directed to inform
the Senate what it is estimated tho
deficiency i'll the rcvenue OF this Gov.
ernment to pay tho current expenses
between the 3lst day Of December,
1891. and the 3lst day OF December
1896. and il l.!:;579 90 en- sh bal.
nncc in the Treasury on the 3lst dny
OF December, 1891, will DO sufficient
to moet suoh deficiency. / have the
honor TO state from estimates based
upon the basis Of tho laws now in
force, that 1t il believed for tho twelve
months ending December 3lst, 1895.
the revenues Of the Government from
all sources will exceed the ordinary
expenditures by s22,563,O23.
Respectfully,
j.. G.. CARLISLE,
t.s, Secretary.
Tho reading OF the lottcr was close.
ly followed by the Senate. Mcpher.
ION went to tho Clerks desk personal.
ly to inspect IL. Then Aldrich aont
tor it. and n group OF Republican
Senators gathered about him and read
IL ovcr his shoulder.
German smiled significantly nj the
Sccrotary's direct md positive
eatimatc Of tho nmplencs OF the rev.
cnuo.
Villas OF Wisconsin, from tho Judi.
Charles Committee, iRvorably reported
Il bill retiring Justice Howell jackson
from tho United States Supreme
Court bench and asked m immediate
consideration Of tho measure.
Aldrich, still holding Secretary Car.
lislo's letter, suggested that there
were some other things which would
prevent a full consideration OF this
measure and Il accordingly vent
over.
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon, OF the
Sub Committee on Claims. which
considered tho bill for paying the su.
gar bountice for last year, TO day 70
ported tho bill without recon
incubation to tile full committee
Tor auch action NJ II thinks proper.
Or, prIce'a Cream, u.Lin~ un-a..