The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings in a Condensed
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 THE senate had busy session on the 2sd and several senators had spats over the effort to bring up the pooling bill which is regarded as a matter of great importance, but was finally again side-tracked which 1t is thought disposes of 1t this session. Several senators warned the friends of the measure that 1t was useless to take 1t up as 1t would be talked to death, MT. White (Cal) being ready to fire a fve-days' speech against 1t The Indian appropriation bill was passed and some progress made on the sundry civil bill, The latter bill contains the provision for relieving the treasury by the is- sue of exchequer certificates up to $1o0.0)0,001. After eulogies of the late Representative Shaw, of Wisconsin, tho senate adjourned ... The pro- ceedings of the house were unimportant, the fight on the proposition to pay employees Q months salary extra was the leading feature It carried by vote of 03 to 6i in committee Of the whole. The deficiency bill was read and in the afternoon eulogies were delivered upon the late Senator Vance and the house ad. journed
 THE senate put in the whole session on tha 26th considering the sundry civil appropriation bill. The item of Sl50,000 for purchasing the historic property of the late James G. Blaine in order to prevent its use for other purposes occasioned sharp debate, but was finally agreed to- Among other amendments agreed to was one appropriating sS,0)0 to the widow or other heirs of the killed in the Ford's theater disaster The committee amendments to the bill were approved until the concluding feat ures were reached First, concerning the gov ernment printing office, and second, concern ing the important financial plan for an issue of sl00O0),000 of certificates of indebtedness. These were reserved. At l0:55 D. m. the senate adjourned .... When the house met there was Q great pressure for the consideration Of local bills. The senate amendments to the Indian appropriation bill were non-concurred in and the bill was sent to conference. The house took up the deficiency bill in committee of the whole, which was finally reported. The amend- ment to pay Great Britain si2s.oo0 on the Behring sea award was lost by ll2 yeas to l4S nays, but the proposition to pay employees of the house a months salary extra was carried by iiS to lOs and the bill passed. The house soon adjourned
 THE senate was busy on the 26th working on the sundry civil appropriation bill. The i'm portant feature of the day was sharp contest on the sugar bounty question and the friends of the bounty succeeded in carrying 1t by good majority. The proposed bounty aggregates &, 200 ,00J as stated in the amendments adopted, and may reach Ss,0oo,O0l, The financial section of the bill lauthorizing the issuing of sl00O00 00O exchequer certificates, was not reached. The bill passed granting to the state of Kansas the abandoned Fort Hayes military reservation ... The proceedings of the house were of little interest The arbitration bill was under con- sideration most of the time and 1t passed. It provides for a board Of conciliation and arbitra- tion between common carriers and their em- ployes. After eulogies upon the late Repre- sentative Post, of Illinois, the house adjourned.
 THE senate on the 27th had stormy financial debate which lasted four hours. It was on Mir Germans amendment to the sundry civil bill authorizing the issue of l00,0J0 00) excheQuer certificates to relieve the treasury. It was feared the financial debate would jeopardize the appropriation bills and there was much in- terest taken in the discussion. The question was summarily disposed of however, by MT German withdrawing his amendment and the ruling out on a point of order of Mir Mills amendment declaring that no more bonds should be issued An amendment to the bill was agreed to which provides for a commission of United States army officers to investigate the Nicaragua canal project. going over the route and making report The day was wasted in the house so for as the purposes for which the day was set apart were concerned. namely, to consider bills reported from the committee on public buildings and grounds Only one bill was called up-that to purchase what is known as the Malone site for a new public printing ofice. The house got tangled up and after long time the bill was aban- doned. The conference reports on the bill to prohibit the importation of goods in bond through the United States into the Mexican free zone and on the pension and post office appropriation bills were agreed to.
 THE senate on the 2sth passed the sundry civil appropriation bill, including the item ap- propriating over 5,0000OO for sugar bounties and the provision for a commission to repre- sent the United States at an international monetary conference. The latter feature brought out the wide difference of opinion sI... ..f1,, adyisability of participating in an interna- tional conference. The deficiency bill was then reported. The conference report on the Indian territory court bill was agreed to. A resolution allowing J. W. Ady s2,0)0. expenses for contesting the seat of John Martin, of Kan sas, and the latter 3i coo passed The diplomatic bill passed. At the evening session MT. Chandler (N. H.) made bitter speech against the elec- ton of Senator Martin Qsan-I, to which the latter senator replied in an equally bitter man. ner amid much confusion end excitement. Several other senators took part in the rum pus ... The house insisted on its disagreement to the item in the diplomatic bill providing for the Hawaiian cable Fifty-four senate bills were disposed of Many bills of minor interest passed: also several District cf Columbia bills. The house having disposed of appropriation bills, there was general rush to get local and private bills through before the session closed
 THE tumultuous proceedings in the senate chamber the previous evening between Sena- tors Chandler, Martin and Hill left their traces on the proceedings when the senate met on March l. Business, however. proceeded as usual in discussing the general deficiency bill which passed. The Behring sea indemnify fund was omitted from the bill night ses- sion was held at which private pension bills were considered --. The day in the house was uneventful The entire session was devoted to the passage of bills under suspension of the rules. Among the bills that passed was the senate lottery bill. Several other bills also got through under suspension Of the rules. The sundry civil, legislative and deficiency bills were sent to conference, and an evening session was held to consider private pension bills.