Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-14
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate ana



OF Columbia bill on the 4th- Secretary Car
Isle submitted letter OF information in an
swer to resolution previously adopted in
which ne stated that from estimates made up
on the basis OF laws now in force. tits believed
that for the twelve months ending December
81, 1895. the revenues of the government from
all sources will exceed ordinary expenditures
by S22,56S, 023 The house bill to establish D
national military park at Gettysburg, Pa,
passed, and a resolution adopted calling on the
railroad commission for certain information in
regard to Canadian Poetic contracts with
American lines The attempt in the house
TO pass an omnibus bill for the payment of
claims for supplies confiScated from loyal peo-
pie In the south during the war amounting to
S71S66S, was defeated The agricultural bill
then occupied the remainder of the session 1t
was finally passed and the Hawaiian CORE
spondenee laid before the house. Adjourned.
SOMEWHAT of a hutter was created in tbs
senate on the 5th by a fuSillade of sharp words
between Senators Harris (Tenn) and Mitchell
(Ore.). Mr.. Mitchell wished to make report
upon q sugar bounty bill to which Mr.. Harris
objected and the matter led to harsh words:
otherwise it was harmless. After dispoSing OF
minor subjects the District of Columbia bill
finally passed and the consular and diplo-
matte bill made the next order of business 49,.
In the house debate on the administration bill
to autherize the issue OF 5000 O.OI) gold bonds
for the purpose OF retiring the legal tender and
treasury notes, was commenced and continued
six hours. Pending debate the house ad-
journed.
WHEN the senate met on the 9th Clarence ID.
Clark. the new senator from Wyoming was
sworn in which eliminated the democratic ma
jority. The resolution of Mr.. PETER was agreed
to calling on the secretary of the treasury for
information to the kind of money received
from the sale Of bonds. Debate then followed
on the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill The Hawaiian provision led to a colloQuy
between Senators Hale and Allen, in which
the latter favored government ownership of
railroads, telegraph lines, etc. which was COM
batted by Mr.. Hale, and this led to general
debate on the constitutional right of the gov
eminent to own construct railroads and
other lines. At 5:25 the senate adjourned 49,.
The house continued debate on the adniniStra-
ton currency bill. At O'Clock the house, in
amendments The committee on banking and
currency sustained two defeats, two of the
amendments proposed by that committee being
voted down. They were the amendment pro-
posing to strike out the section providing for
the payment of customs duties in gold, which
was allowed to stand amended so as to make
them payable in gold and silver and that COM
Polling national banks to carry their reserve
in gold and silver coin. Mr.. Bland offered
substitute which was ruled out Mr.. Bland
appealed from the ruling which was pending
when the house adjourned.
THE proceedings of the senate were of little
interest on the 9TH. The president submitted
a report in response to the Aldrich resolution
of January 16, giving the correspondence with
Germany and other foreign countries concern
ing the effect of the present tariff law on the
commerce OF the OD1teQ states with those cOun-
tries. The Hawaiian cable project was further
discussed, but no conclusion reached. Messrs.
Mitchell and Harris made apologies for their
recent scrap and the senate adjourned
The absorbing subject in the house was the
administration bond bill The final conSidera-
ton of the bill occupied the attention of the
house from IL to $3.50 O'Clock. Mr.. Reeds
amendment for issuing coin bonds was lost;
also the Bell amendment making the bonds
payable in silver and gold. Mr.. Reed finally
voted for the bill, but explained his vote
When the bill came up for third reading inter-
est was at the boiling point, and as the vote
proceeded, every one watched the result with
the keeneSt anxiety. At the conclusion of the
roll call the vote stood 134 votes for the bill and
161 against The defeat of the bill was greeted
with cheers and other manifestations of pleas
by its opponents. Mr.. Springer moved to
reconsider the vote by which the third reading
was refused and upon Mr.. Hatch's motion the
motion to reconsider was laid on the table and
the bill was dead. The house adjourned at 6:25
o'clock.
THE blizzard and prevailing snowstorm kept
senators and visitors from the capitol the
9Th and when the senate met the attendance
was small Mr.. Sherman offered a bill appro-
priating $1,000 to be Immediately available for
the relief of the needy of the District of Column
bia, which was passed without debate A mes
sage from the president on the bond question
was received and referred, and routine bust
ness resumed The Hawaiian matter
again up for debate during which the official
papers in regard to late death sentences were
Vention by the government. In the house the
presidents bond message was received and
promptly referred A message was also
ceived from the president giving the latest
phase of affairs in Hawaii After some debate
it was referred to the foreign affairs commit
tee. The senate bill providing for the imme-
date relief of the suffering poor of the District
of Columbia was passed After passing about
a dozen pension bills the house adjourned
THE senate the 9th, by vote of So to p
decided to inaugurate the project of laying a
cable from the Pacific coast to Hawaii. It
came in the form of amendment to tho
diplomatic bill and appropriates Sy00.00O to be-
gin the work and authorizes the president to
contract for the entire work. estimated to cost
5000. 600 The consular bill as amended
passed Mr.. PETER offered resolution which
was adopted. calling on the judiciary committee
to report his resolution for inquiry to the
legal right of the secretary OF the treasury to
issue bonds. After eulogies to the late Sen
ator Stockbridge the senate adjourned 800 The
house in committee of the whole agreed to put
clerks of members the pay roll at 500 per
month, instead of during the session Several
conference reports were agreed to. and after
eulogies upon the late Representative Wright.
of Pennsylvania. the house adjourned
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