The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-03-01
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lSec0nd SESSION.
IN the senate. CA the Inth. tho gono. ,,n -
s NV oqnnge of silver being under slderat,n''
....'ss tsN~ maize long able ana hIoounrt
~ 1uiense oi the president and hs Soc
lStNis OK the treasury In tho matter ~ tan -.
oI 4-per-cent gold bonds. contrnding n.y., 9s''u Nv
N@Vse ot thc attitude or congress Itself nj ~,
Wv bargain fur the bonds could NJ made a.
Alete spoke against the silver btu M ansa~,
on.o's s teluHlnG 70 fix time for taking "A nrsi
49, 49, Vn me measure Inthe house most IA
@ e.'u u's was spent In consideration Of the naval
"a..s ~pssVpsie.on plll without dlsposing or A
conference WAS agreed To On me arvlnn1s,,-na
appropriation Dill The report a. the con ferecs
vu the lolnt resolution extending from March
20 April ~ leoS the time within which IN
ronie TAX returns may be made was agreed ~
Inc views Of the minority OF the committee IN
appropriations on the bill TO aid the Nashville
oApVsluoh were presented and ordered printed.
An the SENATE, on the Goth. Mr.. Chandler fren.
~ nd made two set speeches one On tha silvar
question and the other on tho lllseiIhood ! !, !
ucslrahlllty OF holding an extra session. ana
suggesting work for that session Mr. Joncs
eocui'' Ark), who has charge OF The silver. bill.
announced that It's friends would not nrcqs 4,
further at this session. Two-thlrd OF the In
aian appropriation bin was disposed OF before
n.gouthmeht ~ o.so p. m .....In the house the
naval appropriation bin was passed rrartgcnllv
aS reported from the committee. Trnon the ~,
port OF the conference over the diplomatic ana
consular appropriation bin. the Hawaiian ca
Die project was discussed. but not disposed on.
resolution directing the secretary OF the
treasury 70 inform the house how many ola
soldiers have been dismissed from that depart
ment since March 3, 1898, and tho reasons for
their removal was passed
I'm the senate, on the 2Ist progress was
made In consideration or the Indian appro-
priation bin. An amendment reported from
the committee on appropriations to strike cut
the two items for the maintenance and efiuca-
tion OF Indian children ut Hampton. wv. Va
ana at the Lincoln institute at Philadelphia
was defeated. An evening session was held
Tor the discussion OK district OF Columbia
business. In the house a motion TO concur
IN the senate amendment to the diplomatic
and consular bill directing the president to
contract for the Construction 0f "a cable be-
tween the United states and Hawaii was de-
fcatcc-ia2 20 I14-sixten democrats Voting
with the republicans for the amendment
The deficiency bill, the last OF the general ap-
preparation bills, was t@kenup. At3:90oclock
under special order. public business was laid
aside, and cuioRles on the late Senator Stock
bridge, OF Michigan. were listened TO.
In the senate. on the gad. the days session
was almost exclusively taken up with conSid-
Grafton Of the Indian appropriation bin, with
practically no progress being made: and a
proposition that the final vote be taken before
adjournment on the 23d was promptly Mega
tived by objection from Mr.. Chandler (rep..
~ H.l ......In the house consideration OF the
deficiency appropriation billuoccupicd almost
the entire day session without the measure
being completed. Senate bill postponing. at
the request OF Great Britain. the enforcement
or the International regulations of August.
1890, 20 prevent collisions at sea. was passed.
An evening session was held for the considera-
tion OF private pension Bills
In the senate. on the 2Sd. the Indian appro-
priation bill, which had been under considera-
tion for four days. was passed The sundry
civil appropriation bill was taken UP and be-
came the unfinished business "A resolution
eulogistic fthc late Frederick Douglass and
permitting the remains to lie In state in the
rotunda OF the capitol was objected 20 By Mr.
German aud went over. The days session
closed with the delivery OF cuioRios on the late
shaw, OF Wisconsin -. !. In
the house the controversy over the payment OF
extra allowances 20 employees or the house was
continued. and additional sum were allowed TO
the salaries OF certain named employees, and
Mr.. Tracy's amendment 20 the general de-
ncicncy bin tospay all employees a months
extra salary. after amendment. was passed
The rest OF the day was devoted 10 eulogies on
the late Senator II. B. .yance. Of North Caro-
lima tNk