The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings in Condensed
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Form.
 A STORMY debate took place in the senate on the 10th over Mir. Hills resolution defining the policy of the government for bimetallism and for paying its obligations in the best money in use Mir Hill spoke with spirit in favor of his resolution MT Wolcott replied to Mir. Hill in language severe on the administra- tion. MT. sherman offered a substitute for the Hill resolution declaring that the policy of the government should be to a maintaining of a parity between the two metals, so that every dollar should be equal to every other dollar and should there be any disturbance bonds should be pad in gold. The debate was moro lively than any that has taken place during the session. The agricultural bill was considered in the afternoon. and Mr. Teller in a speech de- nounced the bond proposition. The session of the house was not so lively. The committee on appropriations reported the general deficiency bill, the last of the regular appropriation bills of this congress. The bill approprates S6,5l8,- 57i, of which the principal appropriations are as follows: Treasury department Sl.l50,574; war department, S239 800; navy department sl09 2S3 department of justice, g. 364, ,43); post office department, sl, l,2s2,lIs; government print ing ofice, Si00,400; judgment of the court of claims, $7l6093; audited claims, $76,706 The naval appropriation bill was further consid- cred and number Of private pension bills passed. Eulogies were delivered upon the late Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, and the house adjourned.
 THE senate had another animated debate on finance on the 18th, pending discussion of the agricultural appropriation bill Senator Gray fin vigorous manner defended the policy of the government and Senator Sherman with equal force denounced the gold bond contract. The agricultural appropriation bill then passed and MT. Jones (Ark.) by a piece of parliamentary strategy brought his free coinage bill before fhn nn ht lon oil AtNrinf lon, bills were side-tracked and by vote of 30 yeas to P nays the senate took up the silver bill and Mir. Jones gave notice that he would keep 1t before the body at next sitting until disposed of. The senate at 6:30 adjourned ... Under sus- pension of the rules four bills were considered In the house. They were To promote the effi- ciency of the revenue cutter service; to equal ize the pensions of Mexican veterans by mak- ing them all SIP per month under the general law; to equalize the duties and pay of steam boat inspection service, and to authorize the Alta Monte Water Co. to construct dams across the St. Louis and Cloquet rivers, Minnesota The first and the last bill failed to secure the necessary two-thirds.
 THE expected did not happen in the senate on the 10th. Mir. Jones (Arl5.) had by parlia- mentary strategy brought his free coinage bill before the body and given notice that he would ask the senate to remain in continuous session until dispos ed of. Therefore when the senate met the opponents of free silver were in line and prepared for the fight. The result showed conclusively that vote could not be reached and to attempt to force vote would end in Q defeat Of appropriation bills and the nee essity of special session. By vote of 30 to ? the morning business was displaced and the silver bill taken up. Mir Villas (WisD took the floor and spoke until 5:3) o'clock In opposition to the bill and in defense of the ad- ministration. Then came the attempt tc force a vote, but it was impossible tc keep a quorum and at o'clock Mir. Jones yielded and the senate adjourned without talk ing the desired vote The house spent the day in considering the naval appropriation bill The conference report on the bill to extend the time for making returns under the income tax law were agreed to, and several bills Of minor importance passed
 SOON after the senate met on the 20th MT Jones (Ark) announced that the friends of the free coinage bill would make no further effort to pass 1t the present session, as they did not wish to antagoniZe the appropriation bills at such late day in the session. The silver bill was then displaced hy the Indian appropria- tion bill. During debate on this MT. Chandler created somewhat of a sensation by declaring that he wished to see a special session of con- gresS for he wanted the republican party to take hold of affairs and establish bemetallism; the single gold standard had brought on all the NOuDlcs ne DtlltNeu indb TtpuDllCuH CDH- gresS would authorize the construction of the Nicaragua canal by the government, take steps to annex Hawaii and investigate the purchas- ing of gold by the president Mir. Cockrell re- piled to Mir. Chandler. The Wolcott silver res- olutlon was sent to the calendar, and the sen ate adjourned without completing the Indian bill .... The house debated and passed the naval appropriation bill The attempt to strike out the appropriation for the new battle ships failed. The bill authorizes the construction of three ships at cost of 4 600 003 each, exclusive of armament
 THERE were just sixteen senators in the chamber when the senate met at II o'clock on the Fist, but quorum soon appeared. On the motion of MT. Turpie resolution of thanks to the Mexican government for honors paid the late Minister Gray was adopted. The income tax question came up again on the motion to reconsider the approval of the conference re- port on the bill amending the law. The motion to reconsider was tabled and the Indian ap- propriation bill was then debated until ad- journment The house devoted much of the day to consideration of the amendments to the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, the Hawaiian cable project being the bone of con- tention. The bill was finally sent to further conference. The deficiency bill was briefly considered and after eulogies upon the late Senator Stockbridge, of Michigan, the house adjourned
 THE senate devoted the entire day on the 2sd discussing the Indian appropriation bill and at 5:i5 adjourned. Before adjournment Mr. Pettigrew announced that an agreement had been reached by which the pooling bill would be taken up on Saturday and kept be- fore the senate Qncluding Sunday until dis posed of The house had under consideration the general deficiency bill most Of the day The house bill was passed amending the articles of regulation of the navy. bill was passed to amend an act granting right of way through the Indian territory to the Kansas X Gulf railroad At the evening session private pension bills were considered.
 Professional Orders Disobeyed.
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