The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-01-19
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
Work ss the Two Rsssss fer the Past
week.
"WEDNESDAY.
WAsHINsroN. Jan. 10-when the
senate met yesterday the urgency de-
aciency bill was reported without
amendment. At 9 o'clock Senator Pas
20. OF Florida. addressed the senate in
Opposition to the Nicaragua canal bill.
The house closed debate on the cur
rency bill and the measure was ditchsd
npOn the report Of the committee ON
rules to set day for voting, aud
\ demand for the previous question.
which was lest by . vote of Ie4 yeas to
i?9 nays. The yeas were all democrats
md Z: republicans. - democrats and Z
populists voted nay After this the
diplomatic and post Ofiice appropria-
ton bills were passed. The former
carries Si.ase,lis and the latter es9.-
lse.ss:. The house soon after ad-
5ourned.
WAsnISeTON, Jan. 1i.-In the senate
yesterday senator Ransom resigned a.
president pro ten. and Senator Harris,
Of Tennessee. was elected. The urgen-
cy deficiency bill. which contains an
appropriation to carry the income law
into eject. was presented to the sen-
ste and an effort to postpone its con-
was defested. The bill was
1T length, Mr.. Hill oRering his
To test the e0usfitutiouality
Of the income. tag, which went over.
The Nicaragua capal bin was then con-
sidered until adjourRment-
The ho6se procesaings were duu. A
bill was passed. ,deAnfng the crime. of
etc. and providing punish-
msnt therefor. Several bills passed,
bot they were Of little generai interest
Nj. Flynn's resolution calling ON the
secretary Of the interior for the csuses
Of delay in opening certain. Kickspoo
lands was adopted, and the District Of
Columbia bill wss then considered
until adjournment
YETpAy.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 12-Nearly the
whole time Of the senate yesterday was
in the discussion Of senator
NUS amend ment to the urgency defl-
ciency bill. which IL virtually 70 test
the constitutionality of the income tax
law. Mr.. Hill spoke 1T length in favor
Of his amendment and Mr.. Dubois
idaho followed in favor Of the law.
His argument drifted into one for free
alver, declaring that no currency bill
could pass that was not liberal toward
silver
The proceedings Of the house were
naimPortant. it being private hill day.
Several bills were passed BY unanimous
coasent. the most Important being bill
TO amend the shipping act Of August,
lsso The bill grating Ges. John A.
McCaernand pension OF SEQ . month
caused = warm debate At the evening
ssasion. Mr.. Springer tnl) led in de-
fense Of the bill Mr.. Clark (ldo.) also
spoke in favor of it. The hill was Ansl-
~ withdrawn and the house soon ad-
journsd
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WasurSeroS, Jan. 4.--when routine
lvunsness wss concluded in the senate
6aturdsy, the urgency deficiency hill
wss taken up and sitter ssne parliA-
mestary sparring Mr.. Teller addressed
the senate On the currency question.
Ns. Lodge (Msss.) favored. the appro-
pristion to carry into s9sct the in
cooa tax He. tbeught Il daagsroua u
XIII . law by stegnstiop.s Mr.. Stewart
took the ho6r aud spo1so II favor of
silver. Pending kis feMarlxs the cen
sts adjoarnSd ~ 81 Fl <
The atsssAancea IN The houss was
light Mr., Hatch called up the hill tu
s1tssd the provisions " the Wilson
original package biil liquor law to
oleonargarins n orieiual pael<agos.
The usrnipg hpur, wss coRsunsd In
fruitless discussion and The bill went
over The bill 10 coAify the pension
laws thss pssssa. s6a' afber euloxies
npoA The lsse RsPrsssatative Shaw, of
Wisconsin, the house sdjeurnsd.
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. iA-The feature
Of the prOceediays n ne senate yester-
day was = stirring debate On. the tariff
question .hetwesA Segstors Htll and
0orman. Mr.. 0ormin opposed the
ides Of crippliSe the income tsx Law
by refusing the necessary sppropris-
ton for snferciDg Il, a1d Mr.. Hill op.
posed the appropriation in the dsfi-
cisncy bill At the eoDclusion Of the
debate the sssass wsus iuto executive
In the houss slibustsrinG again de.
fsstsd the Grout oleonsrsarine bill.
The remainder Of the session was cou.
sunsea with businesgl rsporsed from the
Judiciary conpittee. The bill provid.
ing additional judicial facilitie. for
the Indian territory passed.
rURspAY.
WAsHISsr0N, Jan. 16'-In the senate
yesterday Mr.. voorhees,. from the
finance committee, fayorably reported
the bill for coinage At the branch min,
at Denver, Col. Aftef the transaction
Of some other minor business the de.
bare was resumed on the income tax In
the deficiency appropriation bill, and
Mr.. Call addressed the senate In favor
Of the appropriations. The debate was
continued by Senators Allen, George
aud others. After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
Ip the house Gen. Grosvenor present
cd reply to . memorial sent TO the
Judiciary committee by Mr.. Ritchie
Of Akron, O., containing supplement
tary charges against Judge RicEs asd
involving ex-senator II. b. Payne ani
Judge Stevenson Burke. He asked
for an investigation of the chargea
The house went into committee o.
the whole for the consideration of che
Indian appropriation bill, which car
riss S6&s, $50, $sss, 900 less than the esti
uaate and reduction Of Se3s, 7as com
pared with the appropriation for thu
current fiscal year. The debate con
tinued until adjournment.
Broken osnk Oacer~ Indicted.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. i8,-The fedora
grand jury has agreed tn indict Rich
ard {. Outcalt. cashier OF the defnnc
Capitol national hank of Lincoln, ans