Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-14

an effort was being made to drain the
treasury of its gold, had announced the
purpose of maintaining it with vigor-
Gus measures, there would have been
| no difficulty. If the party in power
had provided sufficient revenue there
would have been no trouble"
Washington, Feb. 5.-The senate
passed the district of Columbia appro-
priation bill. The silver question was
brought into the debate by Mr.. Nc
Laurin offering an amendment to the
bill providing for the coinage of the
silver seigniorage in the treasury,
amounting to fifty-fve millions. which
should be used in paying the expenses
of Improvements contemplated by the
amendment. The amendment was
ruled to be out of order.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The democratic
majority in the senate was eliminated
when Clarence ID. Clark, the new sen
ator from Wyoming, was sworn in to
fill the vacancy which has existed for
two years. The diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation was taken up and
the debate over the Hawaiian affairs
Immediately became general as one of
the amendments proposed an appro-
priation of 100000 to begin the work
of laying cables between the United
States and Hawaii and authorizing
the president to contract for the en-.
tire work. Mr.. Hale presented es.
Inmates showing the prospective cost
of the cable to be about $25O0,0OO.
without opposition. 1t limits the new
building to $4,0O0,000.
In the house the second days debate
on the administration bill authoriZ-
ing the issue of 50O,OO0,0OO in gold
bonds for the retirement of legal
tenders and treasury notes, was not
productive of marked incident of any
kind. An amendment making bonds
payable "at the pleasure of the gov
eminent after ten years and due in
fifty years was agreed to.
ihIEAllllSS l. wv ISy uIC uN-
cisive vote of 36 to % the senate voted
to inaugurate the project of laying Il
cable from the Pacific coast to Hawaii,
appropriating 100000 for beginning
the work and authorizing the president
to contract for the entire work, esti-
mated to cost $3,000,000.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The house con-
sidered the Legislative appropriation
bill in committee of the whole. BY a
vote of 124 to 80 it was decided to
place individual clerks of the members
on the annual salary roll at the rate
Of 500 per month. These clcrks now
get 500 per month, during the session
of the house. The annual attempt to
strike out the appropriation for the
civil service commission was defeated,
81 to 20. The joint resolution was
passed to extend the time for making
income tax returns to April 10
Washington. Feb. lin the senate
an animated debate took place on an
amendment giving the postmaster gen
eral discretion in expanding three
millions appropriated for the railway
postal service, Senator Allison, Cul-
lom and Lodge protesting against this
change in the existing law, crippling
the postal system which lis nearer the
people than any other branch of the
public service.
Washington. Feb. 11.-IMr Stone, of
Pennsylvania. introduced in the house
a bill to incorporate the International
Pacific Cable company for a cable
from California to the Hawaiian is
lands and thence to Japan and other
points in the Pacific and mainlandS of
Asia and Australia. The bill does not
commit the United States to amy finan-
cial liability or guarantee for carrying
out the contracts. The capital stock
is to be S5,O0O,O00. i'm 800 600 shares
with the right to increase them 100000
shares by a vote of two thirds ;of the
stockholders; the stockholders to or
ganize when $1,000 600 of the stock
is subscribed and ten per cent. of the
subscription paid IA.
KNUTE NOMINATED.