The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-01-12
CONGRESS-.
Hssuming Dasissss After NE uoliAaI
The curreacy Debate nssaos1.
THURsDAY.

nssumsng Dusisess AFTER the uollAaH
The Currency Debate nssaosA
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE senoI
met At noon yesterday with . light .
tendance after the holiday recess. Sui
dry resolutions werc offered and Z
resolution of Mr.. Lodge calling for cd
respondencc and information - to 6
delivery Of two japanese 70 q
Chinese, was passed. Mr.. Aliens re-
luton relating to the senate restaa
ant occasioned a lively debate and
remainder of the session was occu
by Senator Morgan (Ala.) In q sped
on the Nicaragua canal bill.
Tho house was moro lively whe
called to order after the holiday rcce4
The galleries were crowded. After
call Of committees for reports,
Quigg IN. ~ attempted to offer . RI
luton relating to salaries In the N
York post ONCE, but Mr.. SpringefS7
charge Of the currency bill. cut him
with q motion 70 go into committe
the whole for the further considerIG
Of that bill. Accordingly the hou)
went into committee and he deba(
continued until <:l5 o'clock when e
house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Ii the seneO
yesterday after routine business hl
been transacted. Mr.. Logo QCnsA
made an address on his rssolstloa -
why the Unitsd States warsh1Do
been Withdrawn from Honolulo.
resolution went over. A resolut1d
was sdoptSd making inquiry Of q
secretary OF stats as- 20 HhSshse- q
Secretary J. W. Foster had any eoane
ton with the American government
his mission 70 China and Japan
In the house the resignation Of r
Painter (Ky.l was presented and .
was passed granting an increase Of 2
stou to Hosea Brown, aged los. . q
vtvsr Of the war of 1919. The d.
on the currency bill was then resuo
and Mr.. Hendrix IN. Y.l took the q
In opposition 70 the measure.
SATURDAY.
WAsHrGTox,, Jan. mo 49,
was transacted by the senate On
day.
The house passed Q bill for the q
Of Ztmri Elliott, Of Kanssa, and .
luton to pay the funeral expsnsss
Col. William T. Fitch, for twuut0W
years. ~doorkeepsr In the houssI =
died on Christmas day. The cusron
debate vas then resumed and eoatl
ued until $50 o'clock, when The ~
concurred In the senate amsndmem1oj
the military academy bill. AdjourS1
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-ThO vico n
dent and president pro tem. (Harris.y
Teun.l we're absent when tt nnnn
met yestef6.e0duhnaepe
IN. c. was chosee 70 prssi1S. ToG
dentials Of senator Lndsay. q
lucky (~reslected). were presented. 4
senate insisted on It's ameudnsn1s
the military academy bill and Q eonlu
encs was appointed. Mr.. Lodes's re-
luton calling for iuformatioa q Z
why United States wsrships had ~
withdraw from Hawaii was discusoo
modiaed and adopted. Mr.. PsBsr -
mttted his remarks upon the ssrvae
pension bill and the death Of Gen. ~
member Of the HOUSE from nlfnoaa ~
announced, . COMMITTEES appointed 3
attend the funeral and the seus&o q,
journed.
When the house met Mr.. Johnso1
t0.) presented . memorial from oannd
J. Ritchis ssking Tor the impsaehnsal
OF Judge Ricka- TIE judic{afy Go
m!t.ee was requested 10 investigate q
matter. The death Of Rsprssontat3v(
Post QlD wa announced, r~usolut1no
adopted. . committee appointed o
tend the funeral and the housss -
journed.
WARRINGTON, Jan. a.-Ths 5000
yesterday further debated The Lo6Rj
resolution In regard 70 withdraWo
ships from Hawaii. Nj. Palmer
against the resolution. The 49,
finally went over. and sftsr suI6Got
upon the late Senator ColQuitk
Georgia, the senate adjourned.
The house debated the CLAUSE insoroo(
In the sundry civil bill transfsrri3R
military prision 1t Fort Losvuo0od
Kan, from the war department 70
department Of Justice. The rssolht
wss finally adopted. The debate -
currency bill was then resumed
feature Of the debate was . speed
Mr.. Siblsy (Pa.) vigorously sttaa2
the currency bill aud severely eE,tisls,
ing the sdministration. Mr.. Bland alnd
opposed the bill. The debate coat1n1
ued until 8 o'clock, when . rscsee was
taken. after which the special ordse lpr
codifying the pension lawn was SognAls
ly read.