Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-21
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

finance committee for the unlimited coin
age OF silver. Calendar. Postoflice appro
priation bill was under consideration par
of the day. Alabama alleged election
frauds occupied portion of the time.
HOUSE.
Among bills passed was one donating
cannon to Des Msines. House proceeded
to consideration oflegislative appropriation
Dill, which was finally passed.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 13-A financial bill OF
the line of the presidents last message wa.
presented by Villas. 1t authorizes the issue
OF s65, 100000 of thirty year per cent gole
bonds to redeem legal tender. Resolution
1or extending time for making returns Oh
the income tax to April Is passed. Post
Office appropriation bill was considered
but no action reached.
HOUSE
District of Columbia business occupied
the day. Wilson, from the committee or
ways and means, reported a resolution
authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to issue at not less than par in gold coir
three per cent thirty year gold bonds to ar
amount not exceeding sos, 1925, no part
OF the proceeds of their sale nor of the
notes redeemed with such proceeds to he
available fer the current expenses of the
government
SENATE
Washington, Feb. 14.-The postal appro-
pria ton bill came up and was considered,
but was not concluded. Atavorable report
was made by the special committee allow
70 Iox l.; ~
those killed In Fords theater disaster.
HOUSE.
The third attempt of the administration
at this session to secure legislation looking
to the relief of the treasury failed in the
house to-day. After the report of the
committee on rules providing for consid-
era ton of the bond resolution and a vote
ct p. M, the resolution was heatedly
debated. 1t was the purpose of Reed and
the eastern republicans to pass it to third
reading and then recommit with instruc-
lions to report Reeds substitute, but the
western republicans and 9S democrats voted
against the third reading and defeated it..
The analysis of the vote shows that 80 dem
ocrats and 81 republicans (120 in alb voted
in favor of the resolution, and 9S democrats,
az republicans and populists Q61 in ALL
against.
SENATE.
Washington Feb 15.-Postoffice appro-
priation bill passed and the agricultural
appropriation bill came up. il Executive
session; adjourned.
House went into committee of the whole
on the naval appropriation bill. The pro-
vision for new battle ships met with q
vigorous opposition. A vote was not
reached.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The financial
question occupied most of the day, but no
action was taken. Agricultural appro-
priation bill was under consideration, but
was laid aside. Executive session
adjourned.
Naval appropriation bill was taken up in
committee of the whole, but committee
rose after short debate. Senate bill passed
granting two condemned cannon to the
Iowa Historical Society at Des Moines.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. lS.-The resolution OF
Stewart, of Nevada, declaring the govern
ment had no authority to buy gold coin IN
preference to silver coin for any cause
whatever came up and was debated. Ag
ricultural appropriation bill passed. Jones'
of Arkansas, moved to take up bill fol
unlimited coinage of silver, which motion
prevailed, by a vote of 80 to 81.
HOUSE
Naval appropriation bill was considered
| at length.
Consumptives Ordered to tie Pest House
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 1s.-Dr. w
r. Amick, the eminent consumption
specialist of this city, has created q
national sensation by his decided op
| position to the order of the hospita.