The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-05
WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Was Done in the Senate and the
 House Yesterday.

Washington, Feb An the senate
 to-day MT. Cullom, rep. of Illinois, pre-. scented resolutions of the board of trade
 of Chicago in favor of financial legis-
 lation on the lines of the presidents
 message and resolutions of the board
 of trade of Peoria in favor of the pool
 ing bill.
 MT. Villas, dem., of Wisconsin. report ed from the judiciary committee bill to permit Associate Justice Jackson of
 the United States supreme court to re-
 tire and asked for Its immediate con sideration, but objection was made by MT. Aldrich, rep, of Rhode Island, and the bill went over for the present.
 On motion of MT. Cameron, rep, of Pennsylvania, house bill to establish a national military park at Gettysburg, Pa, was taken from the calendar and passed without amendment,
 A resolution offered by MT. Higgins, rep, of Delaware, last Saturday call ing on the interstate commerce com mission for information as to agree ments on rates and differential rates between the Canadian Pacific railroad and American railroads on transcon- tinental business, was laid before the senate, amended on motion of MT AL drich, rep, of Rhode Island, and agreed to-
 House bill to regulate navigation on the great lakes and the connecting " Nuo oh erfn lnn rules in regard to fog signals prin- cipally, was reported by MT. Frye, rep, of Maine, from the committee on com merce and was passed.
 The senate then resumed consldera- ton of the District of Columbia bill.
 An amendment reported by the com mittee appropriating $20,O0O for a bac- teriological laboratory and disinfecting service and for the propagation of diph- theria anti-toxine for distribution in the district was agreed to after a short speech from MT. Gallinger, rep, of New ampshire-himself a physician-ridi- euling the new discoveries or pretended discoveries in medicine, quoting approv- ingly the saying of the famous Dr. Bush of Philadelphia, ''that medicine is the science of guessing;" and saying that he expected to see anti-toxine relegated to the tomb of medical discoveries that have been declared worthless, if not ab- solutely harmful.
 All theother items in the bill were acted upon and Mir German gave mo- tice that he would ask the senate to vote on the passage of the bill to-mor- row.
 MT. Butler, dem, of South Carolina, made an effort to take up and pass the dets to the naval academy, but objec- ton was made by MT. Chandler, rep. of New Hampshire.
 "Very we'll" MT. Butler remarked, "I have done my duty in the matter and the senator from New Hampshire must take the responsibility of his ac- tion."
 q do not propose" MT. Chandler re- piled angrily, 'to be scolded by the senator from South Carolina or any one else for exercising my privilege as a sen ator I took the responsibility"
 After some additional sharp remarks had been exchanged by the two senators the senate adjourned.
 MT. Livingston, dem. of Georgia, pre- scented in the house the conference re- port on the Notifications appropriation bill showing that the conferees had a greed upon all differences except the amendment of the senate providing that contract for fifty breach loading mortars shall be entered into, to cost not more than $6.500 each. The report +aI ay1I 41a, requested on the item referred to.
 MT. Outhwaite of Ohio presented the report of the conferees on the army bill. The changes made by the senate were unimportant and the report was adopted. The bill now goes to the president.
 MT. Cookery of Missouri, from the appropriations committee, reported the executive and judicial ap- bill.
 An order was reported from the rules committee giving to-day to the consid- eration of war claim bills, contained in an omnibus bill. A point was raised against 1t that the bill had never been by the committee. The speak l er overruled the point.
 The previous question was ordered, md thirty minutes was given to dis l ,uss the merits of the bill.
 MT. Reed, rep, of Maine, while he | lad no objection to the consideration of | he proposed bill, said it seemed to him l hat the measure did not cover all the | ,lasses of cases which should be in | such a bill. The French spolfation | ,laims and others he considered just. 1 The decisions of the court of claims l mould be treated alike and an equal | mount such as the treasury could | tand.
 MT. Cookery, dem, of Missouri, op- posed the bill.
 MT. Outhwaite, dem.. of Ohio from he committee on rules, presented the ule for the consideration on Tuesday. and Thursday of the ad- currency bill (the pre- -ious question to be considered as or tered at 3:3O Thursday and it was dopted.
 The house then went into committee n the agricultural bill. The provi- ions of the bill were explained by MT latch and a long discussion followed " principally on the question of dis seeds for political purposes. The bill was reported and passed as mended in committee.