Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The senate
agreed to a resolution offered by Mr..
Stewart calling on the secretary of the
treasury for statement of the es-
timated deficiency in the revenues of
the government to pay current eX-
penses between December 81, 1894,
and December 81, 1895, and if the
$153, 1897 $40 cash balance in the treas
ury December 81, 1894, will be suffi-
cient to meet such deficiency.
Mr.. Cullom called up the house bill
disappearing the treaty before made
with the southern Ute Indians and
providing for their settlement upon Il
part of their reservation and the re-
linquiShment of the remainder to the
government. After a discussion by
Mr.. Villas and Mr. Wolcott and others
the bill pass ed as it was reported from
the committee by vote of Pill.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-A substitute
for the Reilly Pacific railroad bill was
introduced in the house by Mr..
Boatner, a member of the committee
on Pacific railways, who made the
minority report against the Reilly bill.
The bill provides for commission to
consist of three members who are to
receive salaries Of $4,000 and to be
given powers Of management usually
exercised by railroad directors, in case
of default
The house went into committee of
the whole on the consideration of the
bill to repeal the diiferential duty i'm
posed by the tariff bill OH sugars from
bounty-paying counties.
After some debate the committee
rose. Mr.. Wilson tried to effect an
agreement TO close the debate today,
Washington, Jan. OH the senate
Mr.. Chandler announced his Intention
to offer an amendment to the pooling
bill as follows: every contract shall
contain a stipulation binding each
party thereto, in case of differences
or controversies between the said
party and its employees to submit the
same to arbitration, il such arbitration
be proposed by the said employees,
under the law of october l, 1883, Gre
ating boards of arbitlatio for such IA
case; provided, however, THAT by NUT
ual agreement the interstate commerce
commission may act as arbtrators
under such law, with powers given
thereby"
Mr.. Allison made another brief con
tribution to the financial question by
offering a resolution calling on the
secretary of the treasury to inform
the senate what portion of the $780,
100000 reserve, so called, had been
used for meeting the current expenses,
recent bond sale had been similarly
used. The resolution went over on
objection by Mr.. Vest.
Mr.. German secured the passage of
the bill known as the commercial
travellers bill" 1t amends the inter
state commerce law so as to permit the
sale Of interchangeable mileage tickets
to commercial travellers.
Washington, Jan. 29.-ln the house
when the conference report on the
bill granting pension to Catherine
Crttenden, widow Of Gen. Crittenden
which, by the conferees was comprom-
Used on $50 per month, (the senate
having granted 500 and the house
amendment having reduced it to $780,
Mr.. Jones, democrat, of Virginia, made
the point of no quorum. Mr.. Gros.
venor thereupon demanded the ayes
and nays and the roll was called
The report was adopted: POI to 20
The bill to repeal the discrimination
imposed by the tariff law on sugar
imported from bounty paying countries
was passed by vote of $50 to 81.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The senate
considered the Japanese treaty. There
was running debate for two hours
and resulted in the ratification of the
treaty with an amendment striking
out of the ten-year time limit. The
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, as reported to the senate, provides
for the construction of a cable between
the United States and Hawaii and as
part of the cost 100000 is to be APP
propriated.
Washington, Jan. Bottle house en-
tered upon the consideration of tn,
bill to fund the debt due to the govern
meut from the Union Pacific and Kan
sas Pacific railroads, with three-per
cent -fifty-year bonds.
Washington, Jan. 31.-A critica
stage in the financial discussion was
unexpectedly preciptated just before
the senators We're preparing to &c
home by Mr.. Germans energetic
speech, and, spurred on by the energ,
he had injected into the question, thu
senate at once proceeded to consider