The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-22
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
Hnusa.

Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House.
THE financial question again came to the
front in the senate on the 18th. when Mr.. Hill
presented a resolution defining the policy Of
the government to pay its bonds in gold in case
the parity between gold and silver could not be
maintained. The matter led to a long debate.
but went over for the day. The president sent
in a special message, in response to resolution,
on the Behring sea question. The further busi-
ness transacted was purely of a routine nature.
The house devoted the whole day to consid-
Grafton OF the legislative appropriation bill in
committee of the whole The bill was nearly
completed A bill to provide for coinage at the
branch mint at Denver passed.
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Cullom present.
ed a memorial from various trades and trans
portatiOn associations in Chicago asking legis-
lation for protection from express robbers and
train wreckerS. Mr.. Gray reported adversely
the resolution for the election of senators by
the people. Mr. Jones tArlS.) reported the H.
nancial committee bill for the unlimited COIN
age OF silver. The proceedings Of the senate
were mostly routine. Several pension bills
passed -. The house was in committee Of the
whole considering the legislative judicial and
executive appropriation bill. When the bill
was reported back TO the house the contest was
resumed against the provision for annual clerks
annual clerks would cost 1855 600 before the next
congress actually assembled. A yea and nay
vote was taken on the amendment for the an
nual clerks and it was defeated and the bill
passed.
THE financial question again occasioned a
spirited debate in the senate on the 18th,
brought on by bill offered by Mr.. Villas grant
ing the president authority he had requested
TO issue per cent. bonds. Mr.. Sherman Of
fered a substitute for the Jones bill heretofore
reported providing for gold bonds and Temporal
~ gold certificates. The house resolution was
adopted extending the time for making returns
on the income tax to April IS. The day in the
house was devoted to District of Columbia
business. During the debate Mr.. Van Voorhis,
introduced a resolution calling upon the COM
mittee on ways and means to furnish to the
house the contract of the recent bond negotia-
tion and such other information as the secre-
tary Of the treasury had communicated to the
committee. Mr.. Wilson Immediately informed
the house the majority report upon the joint
resolution providing for per cent. gold bonds,
which had been favorabiy acted upon by the
desired contract
THE senate on the 18th voted to make nc
change in the present railway mail system.
The post office appropriation bill as reported
gave the postmaster-general complete diScre-
ton in expending s3,2O0012 for postal cars and
south. The bill was debated all day and the
senate refused to do away with the fast mail
line from New England to the south and also
declined to extend the policy for substituting
fast mail lines. The response of Secretary
Carlisle giving the condition Of the treasury
was received go. The only feature Of the house
proceedings of any general interest was the
debate upon and defeat of the resolution by
which it was proposed to authorize the issue
of a65 10000 OF per cent. gold bonds to substi-
tute for the thirty-year bonds sold by Secre-
tary Carlisle under the late contract The de-
bate was full of interest. MessrS Wilson,
Hopkins. Hatch, Bryan. Reed and others took
part in the debate and at o'clock the special
order was called-the third reading Of the res
olution. which the house refused by vote Of
100 yeas to 167 nays, and the third defeat Of the
administration plan to relieve the treasury
was recorded. An analysis Of the vote showed
e. democrats and 81 republicans for the resolu-
ton and rs democrats, 81 republicans and
populiStS against.
THE senate on the 18th passed the post office
appropriation bill. All amendments cutting
down the fast mail service north and south
were voted down. The pooling bill was taken
up long enough to enable Mr. Butler to make a
speech in its support. The finance committee
fsvorably reported the bill repeating the one
tenth discriminating duty on sugar from cOun-
tries paying a bounty Several local bills
completed .... The house considered the naval
appropriation bill and devoted the day to
general debate The bill carries s3i .sJ7 ,623,
and authorizes three new line Of battle
ships and twelve torpedo boats The senate
amendments to the bill extending the time for
making income tax returns were disagreed &c
and the bill sent to conference. At the night
session pension bills were considered
A STORMY debate took place in the senate on
the 10th over Mr.. Hills resolution defining
the policy of the government for binetallism
and for paying its obligations in the best
money in use Mr.. Hill spoke with spirit in
favor Of his resolution. Mr.. Wolcott replied to
Mr.. Hill in language severe on the admnistra
ton. Mr. Sherman offered a substitute for the
Hill resolution. declaring that the policy OF the
government should be to a maintaining OF a
parity between the two metals, so that every
dollar should be equal to every other dollar,
and should there be any disturbance bonds
should be paid in gold The debate was more
lively than any that has taken place during the
session. The agricultural bill was considered
in the afternoon. and Mr. Teller in a speech de-
nounced the bond proposition. .. The session of
the house was not so lively. The committee on
appropriations reported the general deficiency
bill. the last OF the regular appropriation bills
OF this congress. The bill appropriates $685.
574, OF which the principal appropriations are
follows: Treasury department. sII5O.574;
war department. SSS9.5)J. navy department.
Sl09 2S3: department of justice. s.. 3Gii3I; post
office department. 81 S2.l4S government print
ing Office, Si0),490; judgment of the court of
claims. S7l6,093: audited claims. S76,7Oi The
naval appropriation bill was further conSid-
cred and a number of private pension bills
passed. EulOgieS were delivered upon the late
Senator COlquitt, Of Georgia, and the house
adjourned.