Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-03-01
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK Or OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
4 Weeks Proceedings in the Halls of
Congrcss-fEIPortaut Measures Dis
cussed and Acted UpOE-An Impair
tiaI Resume OF the Business.
The National SoIons.

Free silver advocates were routed We'd.
nesday in The Senate the Jones bin be
ing displaced and Wolcott's resolution
going to the calendar. During debate OF
the Indian appropriation bill in the Sen
ate Mr.. Chandler said the next Congress
would investigate the bond deal In tn.
naval appropriation bill as adopted by
the House was provision for transfer
Of the caravcls 10 the Columbian Museum.
The naval appropriation bill was passed
by the House. Attempts to strike out
the provision for three new battle ships
failed
The House Thursday refused to con-
cur in the Senate appropriation Cor con
struction Of a cable 10 Hawaii Cousid-
Grafton Of tie general deficiency bill was
begun. and eulogies on the late Senator
StockbriGge were delivered. Congress
man Durborow secured adoption of an
amendment to the general deficiency b;ll
donating 10 the Columbian Museum the
State Department exhibit at the fair. An
acrimonious discussion of the sectarian
school question occurred in the Senate
during consideration OF the Indian appro.
priation bill.
Appropriations fer the maintenance Of
Indian schools was reduced Friday by
the Senate - per cent The bill is stil
under discussion. Senator Mills has
given notice IF an amendment 10 tk.
sundry civil bill to prohibit the further
sale Of Government bonds Senator
Blackburn has introduced bill provilin:
for the payment 81 the full sugar boun-
~ for the crop % 1893 The House con
sidcred the proposition To appropriate
money L. pay marShals for services dur
ing the Chicago railroad strike.
IN attempt 10 take up the railroad
pooling bill was defeated in the senate
Saturday and the measure is dead for
this session. An amendment was offered
TO the suEdry civil bill in the Senate au-
thorizing the President to appoint com
miSsioneIs 10 attend an international mon
etary conference. should one Ice called.
In the House the general deficiency bin
was further considered. and eulo=ics We're
delivered on the late Senator Vance. A
resolution WAS introduced in the House
looking 10 reversal of its approval Of the
Presidents course during the strike
Chairman Reilly reported the hill agreed
on 10y the House committee for settle
ment of the debt of the Pacific reads.
The deficiency appropriation hill was
passed by the House Monday. An amend
mcnt To pay Great Britain Si23.Oo0 in set
tcment of the Boring Sea award WIS de-
feated. a number of amendments Ia the
tariff law designed to remove ambiguity
have been suggested by Secretary Car
isle. President Cleveland is annoyed be-
cause Congress has not authorized him TO
seek way out OF the Samoan cn.angle-
ment. Ambassador Eustis has been in
structcd to make vigorous protest
against the exclusion 10y France of Amcri-
can cattle.
Amendments providing for payment Of
the sugar bounties prematurely cut off by
the tariff law were added to the sundry
civil bill in the Senate Tuesday All the
correspondence relative To Samoa since
the ratification of the Berlin treaty WIS
sent 10 the Senate McGann's railroad
arbitration bill was passed by the House
without division. Eulogies were deliv-
cred on the late General Post. Mr. Filth
ian made n speech enlogizing Governor
Altgeld and condemning President C!cye-
land for sending troops To Chicago 4
minority House committee submitted n
report giving their reasons for opposing
the Pacific Railroad bill House and
Senate conferees again report their inabil-
ity To agree on The Hawaiian cable amend
Inent 10 the sundry civil BILL