Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-28
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
LAST SESSION OF THE FIF'TY.
THIRD CONGRESS.
a Condensed Record OF the Proceed
fnEs Tn the senate and use
Matters OF Importance Dealt
With.

Nintters OK lmportaneo De"ss
With.
Nashir gto,, Feb. II. - Tee senate
confined itself strictly to business, and
as a result passed the postottice appro-
priation bill and got balf-through the
agricultural appropriation bill. Ef.
forts were reslil. ID to cut down rent
ais for postal cars and for the Eastern
fast mail service north and south, but
all these amendments were defeated
by decisive majorities. Secretary
Morton was present during the debate
on the agricultural bin. 1t brought out
animated discussion of the proposition
to amend the meat inspection system
In order to get American meats into
foreign countries. During the day the
pooling bill was taken up long enough
to permit a speech in its support by
Mr.. Butler Is. c. in charge Of the bill.
The house considered the naval ap-
preparation bill and devoted the day to
the general debate. The bill carries
s31 ,S07 ,023, and authorizes three new
line Of battleships and twelve torpedo
boats. The features of the bill pro-
viding for the new ships were an
tagoniZed by Messrs. Simpson Pop,
Kan.), Hall Dem, MOI and Everett
Dem, Mass.), and were supported by
Messrs. Talbot Dem, Md, Dolliver
(Rep., Iowa., Pendleton Dem, w.
Va.), Money Dem, MISSY. Weadock
Dem, Mich.) and Meyer Dem, Lap.
Washington, Feb. ia storm Of
financial debate swept over the senate
exceeding in intensity any discussion
the upper branch Of congress has had
In many days. 1t was brought On by
Mr., Hills advocacy of his resolution
defining the policy of the government
Tor bimetallism and for paying its OBJ
legations in the best money in use.
The New York senator spoke with his
usual vigor, and was closely followed
In his plan for sustaining the national
credit by a declaration of policy to The
world.
But Mr.. Hills speech was merely
the warning note of the storm. He
was followed by Mr.. Wolcott Of Colo
RADIO, MI. Lodge Of Massachusetts, and
later by Mr.. Teller Of Colorado IN the
most Scathing denunciatiCn and ar
alignment of the administration for
It's recent bond contract with the
Rothschilds and other foreign bankers.
Mr.. Wolcott made a direct and per-
Sonal criticism Of the president. Mr..
Lodge was more temperate, but quite
as severe in his personal a"rraignment
Of the president, declaring that the
recent bond contract was the blacklist
act in the history of American finance.
Mr.. Teller added to the flood of criti-
cism on the recent acts of the admins
tration.
Mr.. Hill replied briefly and with
spirit. He declared hat a futile effort
was being made to arraign the pres
ent administration for its appeal to the
Rothschilds, while as 4 matter OF fact,
former Republican administrations
had sold bonds to the same foreign
bankers. Mr.. Hill declared that the
president and the secretary Of the
treasury had secured the best terms
poSs =. The senator closed his speech
by reading the cable from Berlin an
bouncing the purpose of Germany to
convene another information al none
tary conference. No action was taken.
Washington, Feb. 90. - Mr.. Lynch
Dem, Wis.,, from the committee on
Indian affairs, was recognized in the
house to move the passage Of a bill to
authorize the construction Of certain
dams across the st. Louis and Cloquet
rivers In Minnesota. The purpose Of
the bill was to permit the Altamonte
Water company to erect dams across
these rivers to furnish power to Du-
luth and other places, and for that pur-
pose to overflow, condemn and pay
for lands overfiown o. the Fond du
Lac Indian reservation. Mr.. Tawney
Rep, Minn.) demanded a second. 1t
was Ordcred-167 to u. Mr.. Lynch
explained the project, which he said
was n of the largest in the West
The company proposed to erect a
dam 700 feet thick and 100 feet high
about twelve miles west of Duluth,
and was designed to furnish not only
an adequate water supply but 600
horsepower to Duluth and other
places. Mr.. Tawney s~trenuously OPP
posed the bill. Mr.. Haugen Rep.,
Wis.) and Baldwin Dem, Mimi, In
whose district 1t was proposed to
build the dams, supported the meas
ure, declaring all the interests We're in
favor of Ii. Mr.. Baldwin declared
that the real opposition to the bill was
the numbering inter ests Of Minnesota.
The vote resulted 124 to 90. Two
thirds not having voted In the affirma-
tive, the bill was lost.
BY a bold parliamentary o the
silver men Of the senate, under the
leadership Of Senator Jones Of Ar
kansas, forced aside all other pending
business, including appropriation bills,
and by a vote Of 80 to q made the
bill for the unrestricted coinage OF
silver unfinished business before the
senate. Having succeeded in this Mr..
Jones gave notice that the silver bill
would be kept before the senate until
a final vote was secured before ad-
journment tomorrow. From the
strength shown by the silver men on
the votes to-day there was little doubt
OF Mr.. Jones' ability to secure the vote
tomorrow unless obstructive t~act!ce,
or a test Of physical endurance are
~inaugurated, which Is regarded as
likely.
Washington, Feb. 81. The silver
fight in the n Is finished and no