The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The House.

1rH .t 1Qo ftOuke.
Washington, Feb. 1.-under the
agreement made at adjournment yes
terday, the first hour of today's session,
from II to II. was devoted to general
debate on the Reilly bill to refund the
Indebtedness of the Pacific railroads.
Mr.. Bowers. rep, California, was the
first speaker, opposing the passage of
the bill.
Mr.. Bryan, dem, Nebraska, also op-
posed the bill. He said the title should
be amended to read: "a bill to amend
the eighth commandment so that it
shall read, Thou shalt not steal on q
small scale and that the ms of he
father shall be visited upon someone
else's children unto the third and
fourth generation, and for other pur-
poses" Bryan discussed the equf.
ties of the situation as between tn,
government and the people along the
line of the road and Us between the
stockholders and the people. He as
serted there could be no such thing as
an innocent purchaser of the stocks of
these corporations. He was surprised
that the gentleman from Vermont
Mr.. Powers, when pleading yesterday
for the New England stockholders did
not admit the existence of such a de-
gree of illiteracy there as required pro-
lection by favorable legislation.
Washington. Feb. 2.-Less than fifty
members We're present when the house
met at II o'clock. The journal of yes
terday's fracas. which contained no
mention of the observation-disclosures
fracas, was approved.
The Pacific railroad bill came up then
under the special rule and Mr.. Dock
cry, DEM, Missouri, took the chair in
committee of the whole. An unsuccess-
full effort was made to modify the order
so as to extend the time for general de-
bate until 2:30 o'clock.
MI. Boatner, dem., louisiana, asked
unanimous consent that the substitute
offered by him on behalf of the minor
lty of the committee be considered as
pending. but Mr.. Hepburn, e p Iowa,
objected.
Washington, Feb. 5.-In the house to-
day the committee on public lands re-
ported, and the committee presented a
resolution directing the secretary of
the interior to suspend the location of
lands under railroad grants pending
action of congress.
The house Their went into committee
of the whole on the currency and bank
ing bill.
Mr.. Springer said that aside from
the question of maintaining the credit
of the government in itself, the O v
eminent could obtain money at a
smaller rate of interest If the ono
We're made payable in gold than if
made payable in currency. The pas
sage of the bill. he said, would in his
opinion tend to fix the idea in the minds
of all the people that the government
intended to maintain the pledge made
in the Sherman bill; repeal the law and
that would greatly aid in restoring
confidence IL bringing prosperity
aSain to the land.
Nh. Cox, dem, Tennessee. argued
against the bill. Mr.. Hall, dem, Mis-
souri,, and Mr.. Swanson, DEM, Vir-
ginia, also opposed the bill.
Nh. Hall, who is a member of the
committee, asserted that not Il single
member of the committee believed that
the bill could be passed.
The Senate.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Mr. Allen, pop,
Nebraska, presented what he called
the credentials of Warren s.. Reese,
as senator-elect from the state of
Alabama and asked that they b.
placed on file, and 1T was so ordered.
The credentials are signed by r. +.
kolb. who claimsfto have been elected
governor of Alabama, and who MAIN
tains A show of exercising the duties of
that office.
Mcpherson, dem, New Jersey, a
member of the finance committee, of
fered a resolution to dis charge that
comittee from further consideration of
Mr.. Sherman's bill "to provide for a
temporary deficiency of revenue" and
that the bill be placed on the calendar.
Under objection the resolution went
over.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill was Their presented
and agreed to.
Washington, Feb. Sin the senate
today Nh. Henderson, rep. Nebraska,
gave notice of an amendment to the
sundry civil bill appropriating out of
the S550, 900 set apart for the use of the
Missouri river commission MOTTO exceed
$685. 900 to be expended in the improve
ment at Council Bluffs and Omaha so
as to maintain the main channel of the
river under the draws and spans of the
three bridges there built and to repair
and extend the government work here
tofore begun.
Work of the Finance Committee.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The only affirm
alive action taken by the finance COM
mittee this morning was the refusal to
permit the report of a bin authorizing
an issue of short time. low interest
bearing bonds. This result was re-
ported by a vote of 6 to 5. The commit
tee went over until the next regular
meeting a week hence