The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-03-02
CONGRESS.
Work OF the Two Houses for the Past
Week.
WEDNESDAY.

coinage bill would make no further
4 fort to pass il the present session, as
they did not wish to antagonize the
bills at such late day
in the session. The silver bill was
then displaced by the Indian appro-
priation bill. Mr. Cockrell replied to
resolution was sent to the calendar,
and the senate adjourned without
completing the Indian bill.
The house debated and passed the
naval appropriation bill. The attempt
to strike on the appropriation for tn e
new battle ships failed. The bill
authorizes The construction of three
ships at cost of s4,OO),0 900 each, aex-
elusive Of armament
THURSDAY.
WAsHINGToN, FEB. 22.-There were
sixteen senator's in the chamber when
the senate met at II o'clock yesterday.
but quorum soon appeared. On the
motion of Mr. Turpie resolution of
thanks to the Mexican government for
bonors paid the late Minister Gray was
adopted. The income tax question
came up again on the motion to recon-
slider the approval of the conference
report on the bin amending the law.
The motion to reconsider was tabled
and the Indian appropriation bill was
then debated until adjournment.
The house devoted much of the day
to consideration of the amendments to
the consular and diplomatic appropria-
tion bill, the Hawaiian cable project
being the bone of contention. The bill
was finally sent To further conference.
The deficiency bin was briefly consid-
cred and after culogies upon the late
Senator Stock bridge. Of Michigan. the
house adjourned.
FRIDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The senate
devoted the entire day yesterday to dis
cussin2 the Indian appropriation bill
and at 5:i5 adjourned. Before adjourn
ment Mr. Peitigrcw announced that
an agreement hal been reached by
which the pooling bill would be taken
up on saturday and kept before the
senate Including Sunday until dis
posed of.
The house had under consideration
the general deficiency bill most of the
day. The house bill was passed
amending the articles of regulation of
the navy. 4 bill was ssScd To amend
an act granting a right of way through
the Indian territory 20 the Kansas e.
Gulf railroad. At the evening session
private pension bills were considered.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The senate
h,1 90
eral senators had spats over the effort
to bringup the pooling bill, which is re-
garded as a matter of great Importance,
but was finally again side-tracked
which it is thought disposes OF ii this
session. Several senators warned the
| friends OF the measure that IL was use
| less to take il up as it would be talked
TO death" Mr.. White CCal. being ready
to Ere five-days' speech against il.
The Indian appropriation bill was
passed AID some progress made ON the
sundry civil bill. The latter bill con
tains the provision for relieving the
treasury by the issue of c xchequcr cer
certificates up to SioJ. 10000 After
enloSics on the late Representative
Shaw, OF Wisconsin, the senate ad
| journed.
The proceedings of the house wer,
unimportant, the fight on the PROPOSE
tion 10 pay employees a months salar,
extra was the leading feature. 1t ear
ried by n vote of % to 81 in committee
of the whole The deficiency bill wa
read and in the afternoon eulogie
were delivered upon the late Senate
Vance and the house adjourned.
MONDAY.
WAsuISGroS, Feb. % The senat
put in the whole session Monday con
sileriug shc snnhry civil appropriation
bill Tae item OF $780, 900 for purchas
ing the historic property of the lat
James q. Blaine in order to prevent it
use for other purposes occGsioned
sharp debate, but was finally agrees
To. Among other amendments agree'
20 was one appropriating 5000 To tn
widow or other heirs of the kille'
in the Fcrls theater disaster
The committee amendments to tn
bill were approve until the copcludin,
features were reached. First, concern
ing the government printing Office, an
second, concerning the important iinan
|
certificates of Indebtedness. Thes
were reserved. At l1:55 the senate ad
iourned.
When the house met there was
grca. pressure for the consideration G
local bills The senate amendment
To the lniian appropriation bill wer
non-concurrcd in and the bill was sen
to conference. The house took up tn
deficiency bill in committee of tn
whole, which was finally reported
The amendment to pay Great Britai
SIPS, 900 on the Bchring sen award wa
lost by lie yeas to 143 nays, but tn
proposition to pay employees of tn
house months salary extra was cal
ried by Ii3 To los and the bill passeC
The house soon adjourned.
TUESDAY.
WAsuISGroN, Feb 27.-Thc senat
was busy yesterday working on tn
/ sundry civil appropriation bill. Th
5 important feature of the day was
, sharp contest on the sugar bount
question and the friends of. the boutd
succeeded in carrying it by good m;
jority. The proposed bounty aggu
gates s., 2O). .OOl as stated in the amen,
meuts adopted, and may reach $1,000
O00 The financial section of the bill
authorizing the issuing OF Si00,o0o, o,
I exchequcr certificates. was not reachc
The bill passed granting tn the stat
! of Kansas the abandoned Fort llay'
military reservation.
e The proceedings of the house wel
5 of little interest. The arbitra tion hi
was under consideration most Of Il
e time and it passed. II provides for
board of Cancellation and arbitratio
| between common carriers and the
, employees. After eulogies upon q
= lole Representative Post, of lllino'
I tine house adjourned.
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u $40 worth cf groceries free. You can III
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u his store, always fresh and clean, and
bottom prices. , 10 o:
, | WANTED. elderly Lady, Germ.