The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-08
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING.
SUMMARY OF THE MOST rspop-
TANT BUSINESS.
"iiiS introduced and Bills Passed 81
the Senate and House.

CO.. ~leNeiandB financial mo.
sase mas again started the eddies an
0uile,''o OF sentiment on the financ;a
question IN the senate. Wbila tlia an l''
not yet cryatalized into definite at ao+;a.' 80
several incidents occurred n tbasao..
a'e Tuesday which indicates '-e $50. .sell
tendencies. Mr.. Manderson. Rennbl;
c,i' Nebraska, presented a cornnrorois
pn'n' Ihe senator emphasized an,
neea OF concession and compromise !,
vigorous speech, urging senator's !
give ana take, in order that some con,
mon ground for getting over tba enan
ei'4 emergency might be secured.
IN replying, Mr.. Teller, Republican
Colorado, made the significant declar.
auon that no such compromise leaisla.
uon could be effected at this session !,
congress. ~9-'A "
Among the measures passea dur;no
tuesday s session were those for the in.
corporation of the National Associa-
tion OF Florists, and for the sale of in
serchangeable mileage tickets TO com
mercial travellers, known as the "con-
mercial travellers bill
The session Of the senate "Wednesday
was unusually eyentful in giving ex-
preston to the intense feeling which
mas been aroused by the financial ques-
uon and by the apparent hopelessness
OF arriving at a solution. Mr.. Sher-
man, OF Ohio, spoke for the first time
SINCE the new phases of the financial
situation were presented.
Mr.. Vest lent a personal interest to
the debate by declaring that the presi-
dent was seeking to make congress &C.
cessary to the Welding Of the single
gold standard on the people. The SEN
ator asserted, with dramatic emphasis.
that he had thus far held his peace
but that there must now be sepa-
rating Of the ways between him and the
president.
The senate spent the rest Of the day
IN executive session on the Japanese
treaty, which was ratified.
Mr.. Lee Mantle took the oath OF of
flee Saturday as United States Senator
from Montana. He has been the sub
lect of much contention, as he once be-
fore presented his credentials, based
on an appointment. from the govern
ment, but the Senate declined to nc
cept them.
The new credentials reciting his cleo
ton by the legislature was submitted
to the Senate Saturday, and the new
senator accompanied his colleague. Mr..
Power, to the presiding officers desk,
where he was sworn.
The conference report on the forti-
fication bill was agreed to except the
item of fifty mortars under discussion,
on which a further conference was
ordered.
An interesting debate on naval and
fortification equipments occurred when
the conference report on the fortifica-
ton bill was submitted. The conferees
had abandoned the item of fifty NOR
tars out of a new amalgamated metal
after suitable tests
Mr.. German, Dem, Maryland, urg-
ed that this item should be retained.
He said that our warships and arms Of
military and naval strength would have
been far behind the world if no de-
pendence had been placed on the in
yentiye ability and enterprise of private
parties
Mr.. Call, Dem, Florida, in charge
Of the bill, argued that the ordnance
department did not want to be COM
mitted TO taking fifty mortars, At
this point the financial question again
made its appearance, and Mr.. Hale,
Rep, Maine, and Mr.. Chandler, Rep,
New Hampshire, and Mr.. Aldrich,
Rep, Rhode Island, took occasion.
Mr.. PETER offered resolution which |
WAS agreed TO, calling on the secretary /
Of agriculture for information as to the /
extent to which the government sup
Piled private parties with machinery |
used in sugar production, the names
of the parties, cost of machinery, etc.
Mr.. Hills resolution, calling on the
secretary Of the treasury for intorma-
ton as to the forms used III collecting
the income tax was agreed to.
Mr.. Davis, of Minnesota, presented
the credentials of Knute Nelson, elect
ed n senator from that state for SIX
years, beginning March 4 next. The
house bin to establish national mill
tary park at Gettysborg, PA, was
passed ma,
A rteolutjon WIS agreed 70 calling |
on the inter state commerce commits
sion 70 furnish information az to con-
,ractg between the Canadian Faciiic
railroad company and American lines
~ which the former refrained from
competitiou for the traffic ia certain
localities. The house. bill was passed
IL regulate commerce on the great
lakes connecting waters as to lights
SIGNALS. etc, to extend the information
II code already established.
HOUSE.
anec;al order was invoked Tuesday |
A. bring TO vote the bill to repeal the
one-tenth of cent diflerential duty
i,nnosed by the new tarif law on sugars
imnortod by bounty paying countries,
ord n WINS passed without amendmeh1
bv vote Of 239 to 81
series of amendmeuts two oDereu
l,v H. Hepburn and Mr.. Hopkins
ioohino 10 retaliation in case Germany
,os,,aed 20 admit our meat products al
ter the repeal Of the difierentlai' one
- - M Hitt. of Illinois, to repeal the
Z, ~ e;gbth differential on refined sugar
one o,,e bv' 9 Mr. Dingley, of Maine, to pro
vide that this net should ho' ~ 49,