Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Second Session of the Fifty
Third Congress.
Daily Summary of the Proceedings In
Senate and House-Measures Dis
cussed. Bills Passed and
Others Reported.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. = The senate
occupied the time yesterday in further
speeches in which the income tax served
as a text for a wide range of discussion
on the tariff, the currency and the
populist platform.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Fly am almost
unanimous vote the senate yesterday
passed the urgent deficiency bill, in
Guiding the income-tax provisions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-In the senate
yesterday Senator Sherman presented
an emergency currency bill and Sena-
tor Pugh offered measure in the same
line. The pension bill, appropriating
Sal, 600 600, was passed with two
amendments. one making Sc the lowest
rate for pension disability and another
repeating the present law cutting off
the pensions of non-residents. The
army bill, appropriating S23, $50, 600,
was discussed.
WASHINGTON, Jan l9,-The senate
yesterday passed the army appropria-
ton bill, carrying S23, 900, 600, and the
bill which in effect advances Gen. Scho-
field, in command of the army, to the
rank of lieutenant general. Aside
from this the day was given to debate
on the Nicaraguan canal bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-In the senate
on Saturday the trouble in Hawaii was
discussed and Senator Frye tMe.) Of
fered a resolution bristling with indig-
nation at the attitude of the United
States government in such an emer-
gency. This precipitated an animated
debate, during which Senator Frye ar
raigned the executive branch of the
government. Senator George defended
the administration.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. - Senator
Frye's Hawaiian resolution was again
debated in the senate yesterday. SEN
ator Gray defending the administers
ton. The Notifications appropriation
bill was passed and the conference re-
port on the deficiency bill was agreed
to. Senator Lodge offered a resolution
that immediate steps should be taken
to secure possession of the Sandwich
islands by their annexation to the
United States. 1t went over for the
day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The time in
the house yesterday was devoted to the
Indian appropriation bill $3.50, 500, but
no progress was made before adjourn
meut
WARRINGTON, Jan. 17.-During the
debate in the house yesterday on the
Indian appropriation bill Messrs. Walk
er, Warner and Reed engaged in dis
cussion of the currency question:. The
sundry civil appropriation bill (S3s, 540.-
021) was reported.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 49, Ia the house
yesterday the senate amendments to
the urgent deficiency bill were dis
agreed to and the bill was sent to con-
ference. Mr. Money tdem.. Miss offered
a bill to raise revenue by increasing
the tax upon retail liquor dealers 1t
amends the present law SO that retail
liquor dealers shall pay $50 per year.
and classes all such persons who sell
liquor III quantities less than five gal
Ions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Indian
appropriation bill occupied the time of
the house yesterday. Mr.. Linton pre-
sented joint resolution for a sixteenth
amendment to the constitution which
provides that no law shall be passed
for the purpose of founding, maintain
ing, or aiding by appropriation, pay
ment for services, expenses. or other
wise any church. religious denomina-
ton or religious society, or any institu-
ton. society, or undertaking which is
wholly or in part under sectarian or
ecclesiastical control. At the evening
session private pension bills were con-
sidered and hot speeches were made
because two bills We're blocked by the
obstruction of Mr.. Jones, of Virginia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-In the house
on Saturday the senate amendments
to the pension bill were not agreed to
and the bill was sent to the conference.
A resolution was introduced that a
vessel of the United States navy should
be sent to and stationed at the harbor
Of Honolulu for the protection of Amer
lean interests. Mr.. Boutella in a
speech said the uprising in Honolulu
was caused by the policy of the admin
istration at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga bill was
introduced in the house yesterday au-
thorizing the issue of 3 per cent. bonds
and repeating the legal tender act of
1873. A bill appropriating 81, 1000 600
for new post Office building in Chiea-
go was passed. Mr. Breckenridge
offered resolution favoring the annex
alton of Hawaii. A favora BILE report
was ordered on the bill passed by the
senate to provide for gold and silver
coinage at the branch mint at Denver,
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