The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-02-15
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WASHINGTON. Feb. the last hops
q financial legislation FOR the rss.st Of
the Treasury et the present ssssioR Of
congress weat by she board when she
house TaR.s as astestoon, BY q vote ef
lS4to i0l. s scied tbs administration
bill to autaoc = an issue Of $500, 0o6. 600
bonds The bin was beaten before is.
reached its last parliamentary stage.
WASHINGTON. Feb. The laying Of
z cable to Hawaii was farther discussed
IN the senats Thursday, but no eonolu-
sion was reached and the itsm remains
as q stumbling block to the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bills The
cable project has hssn well lost sight Of
IN the vida range Of Hswaiian debate
Al Of the Republican speeches have
been favorable to the cable and it is ex-
pected the entire Republican vote VIII
be given to the appropriation Of 500, 900
to begin the work. Several Democrats
including Messrs. Morgan ana Black
burn and other Democratic members ot
the foreign relations committee. ara IA
voTable to the cable plan. although SONS
OF the Democratic senators oppose it as
antagonistic to the administration
policy towards Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s As q commit.
tee OF the whole the house was consider.
ing the legislative appropriation bin
when the presidents message was laid
before it. The oommitte at once ross
and the message was read, after which
Speaker Crisp st once referred it 90 the
committee on ways and means. There
was no debate.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-SecretaTy Car
Isle sent to the senate today response
to the resolution adopted at the request
of Mr.. Hill as to the character Of the
forms, interrogatories, etc. used in
collecting the income tax. Mr.. Carlisle
says the forms are strictly within q
law as construed at the treasury dc
partment.
Mr.. Washburn Rep, Minn- presented
favorable report from the commerce
committee for the commerce commission
to inquire into tia feasibility Of q water
way connecting the great lakes and the
Atlantic ocean. The resolution was
agreed to without opposition. IL directs
the president to appoint three commits.
sioners to treat with three appointed by
Great Britain toward securing a route
for the proposed water way and secure
such treaty agreements rs may be neces-
sary.
The senate decided the amendment in
order apprOpriating $50G,O0O to begin
the construction Of a cable to Hawaii by
a vote of 85 to 25. which adopts the
proposition.
The house, by vote Of I24tO 80, voted
to pay Their Individual clerks 500 per
month during the recesses Of congress.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION AGAIN,
Brought onward Ia the senate By seua.
tor Hills Resolution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The financial
question again came forward in the
senate Monday when Mr.. Hill presented
8 resolution defining the policy Of the
government to pay its bonds in geld in
case the parity between gold and silver
could not success July bs maintained.
Mr. Stewart, representing the radical
silver clemens, sl5m. tied q counter res0.
luton declaring the governments had 40
right TO prefer gold to silver The reso.
luton went oyec under the senate rules,
but they offer an opportunity for 10.
newal Of spirited c0lA.ct over she fnan.
cial situation.