The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-01
CONG ESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate AAd
House.

CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate And
House.
THE senate had another animated debate on
finance on the 18th, pending discussion of the
agricultural appropriation bill Senator Gray
| In vigorous manner defended the policy Of the
government and Senator Sherman with equal
force denounced the gold bond contract The
agricultural appropriation bill then passed and
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) by piece Of parliamentary
strategy brought his free coinage bill before
the senate. On his motion all appropriation
bills were side-tracked and by a vote OF 80 yeas
to q nays the senate took up the silver bill and
Mr.. Jones gave notice that he would keep IL
| before the body at next sitting until disposed
Of The senate at $50 adjourned 80. Under sus-
| pension OF the rules four bills were considered
in the house. They were: To promote the eff
cheney OF the revenue cutter service; to equal
ize the pensions Of Mexican veterans by max
ing them all S12 per month under the general
law; TO equalize the duties and pay Of steam
boat inspection service, and to authorize the
Alta Monte Water Co. to construct dams across
the St. Louis and Cloquet rivers, Minnesota.
The first and the last bill failed to secure the
necessary two-thirds.
THE expected did not happen in the senate
on the 18th. Mr. Jones (Arlk.) had by parlia-
mentary strategy brought his free coinage bill
before the body and given notice that he would
ask the senate to remain in continuous session
until dispos ed Of. Therefore when the senate
met the opponents of free silver were in line
and prepared for the fight The result showed,
conclusively that vote could not be reached
and to attempt TO force a vote would end in a
defeat Of appropriation bills and the nee essity
of special session. BY vote of 80 to q the
morning business was displaced and the silver
bill taken up. Mr.. Villas (Wis) took the floor
and spoke until $50 o'clock in opposition
to the bill and in defense Of the ad-
ministration. Then came the attempt to
force vote, but it was impossible to
keep q quorum and at Q o'clock Mr.. Jones
| yielded and the senate adjourned without TAX
| ing the desired vote THE house spent the
day in considering the naval appropriation bill
| The conference report on the bill to extend the
time for making returns under the income tax
law we're agreed to, and several bills Of minor
| Importance passed.
Soon after the senate met on the Goth Mr..
Jones (Arl1) announced that the friends Of the
| free coinage bill would make no further effort
| TO pass it the present session, as they did not
wish to antagOnize the appropriation bills at
such a late day in the session The silver bill
was then displaced ny the Indian appropria-
tion bill. During debate on this Mr.. Chandler
created somewhat OF sensation by declaring
that he wished to see a special session Of con-
gress for he wanted the republican party to
take hold of affairs and establish bemetalliSm;
the single gold standard had brought on all the
troubles He believed that republican con-
gress would authorize the construction Of the
Nicaragua canal by the government. take steps
to annex Hawaii and investigate the purchas-
ing Of gold by the president Mr.. Cockrell re-
piled to Mr.. Chandler. The Wolcott silver res
Olution was sent to the calendar, and the SEN
ate adjourned without completing the Indian
bill -. The house debated and passed the naval
appropriation bill. The attempt to strike out
] l.
failed. The bill authorizes the construction OF
three ships at cost of 81 900 600 each, exclusive
OF armament
THERE were just sixteen senators in the
chamber when the senate met at II o'clock on
the 21st, but quorum soon appeared. On the
motion Of Mr.. Turpie resolution of thanks to
the Mexican government for honorS paid the
late Minister Gray was adopted. The income
tax question came up again on the motion to
reconsider the approval OF the conference re-
port on the bill amending the law. The motion
to reconsider was tabled and the Indian ap-
preparation bill was then debated until ad-
journment The house devoted much OF the
day to consideration of the amendments to the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, the
Hawaiian cable project being the bone OF con-
tention. The bill was finally sent to further
conference. The deficiency bill was briefly
considered and after eulogies upon the late
Senator Stockbridge, OF Michigan, the house
adjourned.
THE senate devoted the entire day OF the
ed discussing the Indian appropriation bill
and at 5:t5 adjourned. Before adjournment
Mr. Pettigrew announced that an agreement
had been reached by which the pooling bill
would be taken up on Saturday and kept be-
fore the senate Gncluding Sunday until dis
posed of . The house had under consideration
the general deficiency bill most OF the day.
The house bill was passed amending the
articles of regulation OF the navy. A bill wa
passed TO amend an act granting a right Of way
through the Indian territory to the Kansas i
Gulf railroad. At the evening session private
pension bills were considered.
THE senate had busy session on the ed and
several senators had spatS over the effort to
bring up the pooling bill which is regarded as
a matter of great importance, but was finally
again Side-trac.ed which it is thought disposes
friends of the measure that it was useless to
take IL up as it would be talked to death" Mr..
White (Cal) being ready to fire a five-days'
speech against it. The Indian appropriation
bill was passed and some progress made on the
sundry civil bill The latter bill contains the
provision for relieving the treasury b. the is
sue Of exchequer certificates up TO slo0O0,OO1.
After eulogies of the late Representative Shaw.
OF Wisconsin the Seaateadiourned. The p-o-
ceedinSS OF the house were unimportant, the
fight on the proposition TO ply employees
months salary extra was the leading feature.
1t carried by vote of 81 TO 81 in committee OF
the whole. The deficiency bill was read and
in the afternoon euloSies were delivered upon
the late Senator Vance and the house ad-