Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-26
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. DC.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Among the petitions presented and
referred was one by Mr.. Butler from
citizens of Newberry county, S. c.,
alleging that frauds of the most dis
graceful and fragrant character were
committed in the late election in that
State, and requesting that proper
measures be adopted by Congress to
inquire into them and to punish the
parties guilty of them.
A bill to prohibit solicitations of con-
tributions for political purposes from
officers or employees of the United
States was introduced by Mr.. Lodge.
Mr.. Allen offered a preamble and
resolution reciting that the Sherman
act of 1890 invested the Secretary of the
Treasury with full power to redeem
Treasury notes in gold or silver coin at
his discretion; asserting that periodical
runs on the treasury have been organ
lied to deplete the gold reserve, and to
force the. issue of bonds payable in
gold; and declaring that it is the sense
of the Senate that the Secretary of Il @
Treasury should exercise his discretien
by redeeming all forms of paper money
in silver coin whenever he is satisfied
| that systematic attempt is being
made to deplete the treasury of gold
coin for the purpose of forcing the is.
sue of government bonds payable IN
gold, perpetuating the national debt
and charging the issue power of ma
tional banks. He asked for its pres
emit consideration.
Objection was made by Mr.. Sherman
and the resolution went over.
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice of an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priatiou bill appropriating $1,000 for
the salary and expenses of treasury
agent to investigate and report as to
the destruction of the eggs of wild
game fowl in Alaska and he read
paper to show the necessity of adopt
| ing measures to prevent the whole
sale gathering and sale Of the eggs of
geese, ducks and other wild fowl in
that region.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Allen in favor of the annexation OF
the Hawaiian islands with, Mr., Vests
substitute in favor of absolute non-in
reference, was laid before the Senate
and Mr.. Lodge took the floor.
Mr.. Frye followed Mr.. Lodge and
charged that Mr.. Mills had furnished
the Information upon which the article
about the Hawaiian bonds was written.
Mr.. Mills denied that he had done any
thing of the kind. Mr.. Vestss substi-
tute was then adopted.
HOUSE.
After some routine business the
House took up the bill to repeal the
provision in the tariff act imposing an
additional duty of one tenth of cent
upon sugars, molasses and syrups i'm
ported from county which pays an
export duty on those articles.
Dir. Hopkins presented the following
amendment to be offered at the proper
time:
Provided that in case any foreign
country, whether Independent or de-
pendnecy, shall make or permit uni ust
discrimination against the Importation
to or sale in foreign country of any pro-
ducts of the United States then the
duty mentioned in this act as it affects
such country shall remain the same as
fixed by the law in force prior to the
passage of this act.
MIR. Meyer presented an amendment
fixing the duty on sugar at fifty cents
dd oalOrem.
Mr.. Wilson said this differential was
inserted at the request of the sugar re-
fners of this country and was especial
ly directed at the only country from
which the consumers of this country
had anything to hope for relief from
the impositions and exactions of the
refining induslr; Of this country. The
diplomatic representatives of that and
other countries, affected by the differ
entail duty, had protested to our gov
eminent against it, on the ground that
it was in violation of the treaty stipu-
lations between the United States and
their governments.