The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


The House.
Washington, Feb. 7.-At IL 40. this
house in committee OF the whole. took
up the bill authorizing the sale of $780,
100000 of gold bonds to maintain the
gold reserve and to retire the green
backs, the pending question being Mr..
BANDS appeal from the ruling of
Chairman Richardson that his substi-
tute was not in order. The decision of
the chair was sustained--13o to 81.
Mr.. Brosius, req. Pennsylvania, Of
fered an amendment to section 1, di-
recting that bonds of denominations OF
$40, $50 and 500 be offered for sale at
such national banks as the secretary
of the treasury may direct. On this
amendment Mr.. Sickels, dem, New
York, declared his belief that the honor
n welfare of the country We're in
volved in the passing of the bill. He
had frequently been compelled to differ
from the chief executive he said-the
president elected by his own party-but
he forgot all these differences In his adj
ministration of the manly, brave action
of the president in the financial crisis of
the country. ia
Mr.. Bowers, rep California, said he
was opposed to the bill n the amend
ment. He did not believe in fastening
the gold standard upon the country nor
the sale of bonds.
Mr.. Haughen, rep, Wisconsin, moved
to strikeout h a portion of the bill
which forbids the issue OF national
bank circulation based upon the . per
cent bond. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Bell, pop, Colorado, moved an
amendment to make the bonds pay
| ah1n In gold c,. ci1Io. xu;t1,n,+ jJso,t, -, D.
nation against either metal.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Bland
to redeem the treasury notes issued
under the Sherman law in accordance
with section 4 of that act and to coin
The seigniorage of the silver bullion In
The treasury into standard dollars was
defeated by a vote of ia to 20a.
Washington. Feb. S.-The house al
.nost Immediately went into committee
IF the whole On The legislative, execu-
tive and judicial bill. which was inter-
rupted by The receipt OF President
Cleveland's message announcing the
issue and sale of bonds today. At the
close a ripple Of applause went over
the floor. AS the applause died away
Speaker Crisp's gaNel fell with a sharp
bang and he said, Referred to the
committee on ways and means. The
legislative grind was then resumed.
Washington, Feb. Reconsideration
of the legislative, executive and judi
bal appropriation bill was resumed In
committee of the s-hole. The amend
ment making personal clerks to men,
bers annual instead of session en-
ployes, was agreed to, but a yea and
nay vote will be demanded in the
house. During the discussion Mr..
Breckenridge, dem, Kentucky, severely
denounced the civil service law, as did
also other speakers.
Washington, Feb. l1.-Mr. Bland,
DEM, Missouri, called up from the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures, the senat bill directing that
gold and silver be coined at the Denver
mint, the salaries of the officials to be
the same as that Of the mint at Carson
City. The engrossed copy of the bill
could not be found and the matter was
passed. The consideration OF the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was hen resumed in COM
mittec of the whole.
Tho Senate.
Washington, Feb. S.-The vice presi-
dent laid before the senate the mes
sage just received from the president.
The reading of the message received
close attention; and then it was, on
motion of Mr.. German, dem, Mary
land, referred to the finance commit
tee.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Mr. Calls,
DEM, Florida, resolution for a select
committee to inquire into all acts of
interference with elections III Florida
by the Honduras or Louisiana Lottery
company was taken up and Mr.. Call
again expressed his views on the SUBJ
ject. The resolution went over and
the diplomatic ~ consular appropri-
alton was taken up, the pending
amendment being that appropriating
telegraph cable TO the Hawaiian
Mr.. Mills point Of order was made.
and the senate voted, So yeas to 25
nays, that h cable amendment was
in order. all the republicans and popu-
lists voting in the affirmative, with
Senators Butler. Call, German, Hill
and White, democrats. The Hawaiian
cable amendment was Their agreed to-
yeas S6, nays 26.
The diplomatic and consular bill.
with the cable amendment, was then
passed and the p%astofice a%ppropria-
ton bill taken up EuloEies on the late
Senator Stockbridge of Michigan. were
then entered upon.
Washington. Feb. ll.-Mr. Hill,
dem, New York. introduced u concur
rent resolution, which went over, de-
claring it to be the sense of congr css
that 1.-THE true policy OF the govern
ment requires That its efforts should be
steadily directed to tho ablishment
Of n system of bimetallism wherein
gold and silver may be maintained at
a parity, and every dollar coined may
be the equal i'll value and power, Of
avery other dollar coined or issued by
the United States; but il our efforts
to establish or maintain such
bimetallism shall not be wholly
successful, and il for any
reason onr silver coin shall not
hereafter be at parity with gold coin
and the equal thereof in value and
power in the market and in the pay
ment Of debts, then it is hereby de.
cided that the bonds of tho United
States now or hereafter issued, which
by their terms arc payable in coin,
shall nevertheless be paid in standard
gold dollars, it being the policy of the
United States that It's creditors shall Mt
al timeS he mid in tho koet o,o,or.