Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Second Session Of the Fifty
Third Congress.
Daily Summary of the Proceedings In
Senate aud House Measures Dis
cussed. Bills Passed and
Others Reported.

NAsmSGToS. Jan 23.--The policy of
the administration of Hawaii was
again the subject of sharp attack and
1 defense in the senate yesterday. SEN
ators Gray and George justified the adj
ministration, and Senator Gray dwelt
upon the persistency and vindictiye-
ness with which the president was
viliGed and misrepresented Senators
Lodge and iIawley made the critical
| speeches of the day. the former urging
the extent of the British aggression in
the Pacific. while Senator. Hawley
made pointed comment on the consid-
Grafton given 20 Queen Liliuokalanis
representatives who visited the state
department after the United States
had formally recognized the Hawaiian
republic. -
WAsHINGros. Jan. 24.-Bills were in
troduced in the senate yesterday for
an amendment to the diplomatic and
consular bill providing $500, 900 for the
survey OF cable route connecting the
Hawaiian islands with the United
States; to provide for a nonpartisan
currency commission of twelve mem
beers to make Investigations of fiscal
questions and for an issue OF bonds to
produce revenues for the government
Senator Jones Ark introduced his
financial and currency bill Senator
Burrows tsenator-elect from Michiganl
was sworn into office. and took his
seat.
WAsHiNeToS, Jan. Ex-senator Chand-
Ter introduced bill in the senate yes
terday to punish persons who steal
news in transmission by tapping
wires. A resolution was offered look
ing toward the annexation OF the
Hawaiian islands, and that in the
meantime a sufficient naval force should
be maintained in Hawaiian waters
WASHINGTON, Jan 26.--In the senate
yesterday the Nicaragua canal bill was
passed by vote of 81 to u. Senator
Burrows (Mich.l introduced bill to
regulate navigation on the great lakes
and their connecting tributaries. Sen
ator Allen (Neb.) spoke in favor of the
resolution for the annexation of tie
Hawaiian islands, and Senator Mills |
TEX upheld the administration pol
icy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.--The Vest sub |
stitute on the Hawaiian question in
dorsing the course of the administra-
ton and advising non-interserence was
adopted in the senate on So turday by
= vote OF - to %. The bankruptcy bill |
was discussed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 The vice presi- |
dent laid before the senate yesterday
the credentials of Richard +. PettI-
grew, of South Dakota. reelected to
the senate for six years from March 4, !
1895. The bankruptcy bill was dis
cussed.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. %. The Indian |
appropriation bill was passed in the /
house yesterday, as was also the APP
pointment before March Of a cadet to /
the naval academy from each congress
sional district not actually represented. /
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill was adopted and the
measure was passed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The sundry
civil appropriation bill (s3s.540. III was
discussed in the house yesterday.
joint resolution was reported To amend
t constitution SO as to provide that
the president shall be eligible to serv-
ice hat one term.
WASHINGTON. Jan. p. In the house
q nih WIS reported providing Iof OEn- I
GERS of the regular army to give milf
tary Instructions in public schools.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
further considered
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-The sundry
civil appropriation bin was passed in
the house yesterday with an amend !
mcnt authorizing the secretary of the |
treasury to retire and cancel the gold |
certificates and make them non-receiv-
able for customs dues after July next. |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-In the house
ON Saturday the bill to repeal the diff /
ferential of one-tenth of one cent per
pound imposed by the tariff act on
sugars imported from bounty paying
countries was considered.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 20. The bill to re-
peal the ditferential duty imposed by |
the tariff BIZ on sugars from bounty
paying countries was considered in the
house yesterday. \ bin was passed
authorizing the secretary of war to
make survey of Kalamazoo harbor.
Michigan. Mr. Springer introduced a
bill designed to carry out the financial
recommendations Of the president ia
his message TO congress.
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