The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-28

DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
DAILY REPORT OF WHAT IS BE-
ING DONE,
Daily Report of the Measures Introduced,
and the Action Taken Thereon in Both
tho business.
The National SOlOns,

INC ABuStncbSs
The National SOlons,
The 18th was suspension day in the
House. Under the rule any bill could be
placed on passage if its suspension was or
dcred after thirty minutes debate. Mr..
Mallory, Democrat, of Florida, moved the
passage of the bill to prOmote the efficiency
OF the revenue cutter service. Mr.. Moses,
Democrat, of Georgia, chairman Of the
Committee on Pensions, moved the pas
sage, under a suspension of the rules, of
the bill to cQualiZe the pensions of Mexican
veterans to make the pensions Of all of
them $l2 per month, under the general
law. Since IL 1000 persons would be bene-
fitted by the act, and it would involve
all additional charge on the treas
airy Of about $1,000, 900. The bill was
passed on a viva vOce vote. The bill to
cqualize the duties and pay for the steam
boat inspection service was passed-l61 90
T.. 4 bill TO authorize the construction OF
certain dams across the st. Louis and Col
quctte Rivers IN Minnesota by the Ate
monte Water and Power Company. which
proposed TO erect a great damtwelvc miles
west of Duluth, designed to furnish not
only an adequate water supply, but 600
horse power to Duluth and other places.
was Utitdlcu, tIlbu1u lIIc lIltdSbIS iIdu
many friends. The vote r~esultcd-12l to
%. Two-thirds not having voted in the
affirmative, the bill was defeated. Onmo-
ton of Mr.. Talbot the House went into
Committee of the Whole and resumed con-
sidcration of the Indi n appropriation bill,
the debate being under the five-minute
rule. Almost an hour was spent in the
discussion Of points Of order, but the
chairman decided to reserve his decision.
The committee arose and the House ad-
j0urncd at $40.
AT 9 o'clock at night on the 10Th the SEN
ate adiOurned after a determined but fruit
less effort on the part of the silver men,
led by Senator Jones Of Arkansas to pass
the bill for the unrestricted coinage of sill
yer. Senator Jones himself made the mo
tiOn to adjourn after it had been made evil
dent that a voting quorum could not be
held in the Senate chamber. for an all might
session.
The House spent the day on the 10Th in
the further consideration of the naval APP
preparation bill. The points of order were
made by Mr.. Savers against the amend
mentS to increase the enlisted force of the
navy were Overruled and his amendment
looking to their elimination were defeated.
The Committee IN Naval Affairs was VIC
toriOuS on every test OF strength taken.
The paragraphs providing for the increase
OF The navy (the battleships and torpedo
boats will be reached on the Goth and the
committee is sanguine that the increases
recommended will be authorized despite
the determined opposition of Chairman
Sayers of the Appropriation Committee,
who announced that he would fight the
authorization of new ships until the close of
tho session The cnnfarnnaa rnport on tho
bill to extend the time for making returns
under the income tax law was agreed to
and several bills of minor importance were
passed at the opening of the session.
Senator Chandler created something of a
sensation in the Senate late in the day on
the goth by outlining some important steps
to be taken by the next Congress, includ-
Guiding a congressional investigation of
the recent purchase of gold by the Presi-
dent of the United States. The speech
came unexpectedly as an incident to the
debate on the Indian appropriation bill.
During the early hour the silver bill made
its exit from the senate. senator Jones of
Arkansas in charge OF the measure an
nounced that its friends would make no
further effort to pass it at the present ses-
sion. The disposal of the measure was
emphasized by the decisive vote of 80 to II
on Senator Germans motion to take up the
Indian appropriation bill, the effect of
which was to displace the silver bill and
send it back to the calendar. Senator VOL
colts resolution declaratory for silver, but
p%OstpOning action, also went to the calcn-
dar without final action. 1t was discussed
briefly.
The Senate OH the 2lSt, IN motion of Sell
ator Turpie of Indiana, a resolution eX-
,A,,.. 40, tnt iA, - tia LII;
hOnors accorded the %obsequies of United
States Minister Gray by Mexico was passed.
The Senate rejected a motion to reconsider
its action in adopting the conference re-
port amending the income tax, then took
up the Indian appropriation bill. Consid-
alton of the pension bill was resumed.
The conference report on the pension APP
prOpriatiOn bill was agreed to. 1t retains
the provision making ST the minimum for
a pension. 1t also retains the repeal of the
present law s%uspending the pensions OF
persons living outside OF the country. The
sectarian school question came up when
the item of Indian schools was reached.
The bill also provided for the Government
purchase Of Indian schools now owned by
various denominations. At q y. m. after
half an hour of parliamentary o%bstructi1n
and roll calls, the Senate took Il recess un-
til s O'Clock to consider the issue of WASH
ingtOn, ID. c., seWer bonds. The night
session was Il failure, no quorum being
present.
The House devoted most Of the day on
the DIST, to the consideration of the Senate
amendment to the consular and Diplomatic
appropriation bill, appropriating $500, 000
for the construction Of a cable to the Ua-
waiian Islands. The vote was practically
a party one. The Republicans and Popu-
lists voted for the cable and the Democrat,
against it. Without division the House
nOn-concurred in the amendment and
further conference was ordered. The
conference report on the bill to pro-
vide for the examination and clas3i-