Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-02-08
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SESATEA-Wa Washington, Feb. ! ATlen pre-
sented the cred entails Of w. s. Reese, of
Alabama, as senator, signed by ContestinR
6overnor Kolb. Laid on the table, Teller
spoke on the financial situation. Executive
session; adjourned.
/ HoUsE-Breckinridge and Heard figured
IN personal encounter on the floor to day
Inc lie was passed by Heard and Breckin.-
ridge strnck at Heard. The sergeant-at-
arms interfered and quiet was restored and
both apologized. The currency bill wass
reported by committee.
SE,'ATE Washington, Feb. 2.-Lee
Mantle took the oath of office as senator
from Montana. Mcpherson announced
that his resolution discharging the senate
finance committee, thus bringing the
financial question before the senate, would
be urged on Monday.
| HoUsE-Bill to temporarily revive the
rank OF lieutenant general of the army for
the benefit of Gen. Schofeld passed.
Pacific railway funding bill came up and
was amended so that no dividends shall be
paid until the debt is discharged The
committee then rose and motion to re-
commit passed, III to 10S
tof.SAiE-- w aSnlnGGOn. FeD. 4.-CarIlSIe
submitted statement that he estimates
That for the calendar year 1895 there will
be surplus of receipts above ordinary
expenditures of sa2,563,o23. Bill to estab-
lish national military park at Gettys-
burg, Pa, passed.
HousE-Agricultural appropriation bill
passed. Hawaiian correspondence was
laid before the house.
SENATE-W Washington Feb. 5..-District
OF Columbia appropriation bill passed and
consular appropriation bill was made the
next order of business.
HoUsE-House went into conmittee OF
the whole on the currency bill Springer.
chairman OF the committee on banking and
currency, opened the debate Cox, dem, :
Hall, dem, Swanson, dem, Reed rem.
Walker, rep, Simpson. pop. and Pence,
pop. followed in opposition to the bill and
Patterson, dem, favored it.
SENATE-Wa Washington, Feb. 6.-The DEM
ocratlc majority in the senate was elm
mated to-day when Clarence D. Clark the
new senator from Wyoming, was sworn in
10 III the vacancy which has existed for two
years. Diplomatic and consular aprro-
priation bill came up and debate on amend
ment providing for cable between United
States and Hawaii became general.
Chicago posroffice building bill passed.
HousE-The currency bill came up and it
was agreed that substitutes by Cox and
Reed should be considered pending. Bland
offered substitute which was ruled out Of
order He appealed and the appeal was
pending when house adjourned
SEsATR-W Washington, Feb. 7..-DipIo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
came up and Hawaiian cable amendment
was further discussed. No vote was
reached, however
HoUsE-Bill to authorize the Iowa anG
Nebraska Pontoon Bridge Co. to build
wagon bridge across the Missouri at Slou
City passed. The house then went in.
committee Of the whole on the administr
tion bill for the issue OF $500, 600, ,0C0
bonds. The pending question was
appeal from the decision OF the chair ruli1
Bland's amendnt len sngt Of order. r
chair was sustdip1s When commit
rose, Reeds substitute was Lost, 109 to fs
Cox's substitute Twas also lost, Sc to fs4
The vote on third reading and engross,nent
OF the bill resulted in its defeat, 134 to I6I.