The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
LAST SESSION OF THE FIFTY.
THIRD CONGRESS.
A Condensed Record of the Proceed.
fnEs I'm the senate and House.
Matters Of Importnn Dealt
with.


with.
Naslir gton, Feb. II. - Tee senate
confined itself strictly TO business. and
as Il result passed the postoflice appro-
priation bill and got Lalf-through the
agricultural appropriation bill. IF
forts were resumed to cut down rent
ais for postal cars and for the Eastern
fast mail service north and south, but
I'll these amendments were defeated
by decisive majOriticS. Secretary
Morton was present during the debate
on the agricultural bill. 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. Co. in charge of the bill.
The house considered the naval APP
preparation bill and devoted the day to
the general debate. The bill carries
S3f ,S07,O23. and authorizes three new
line of battleShips and twelve torpedo
boats. The features of the bin pro-
viding for the new ships were an
tagonized by MeSSrS. Simpson pop,
Idu'l' nam Nbtili.. NiO.t anu LNCItlJ
Dem. MaSS.D. and were supported by
McssrS. Talbot (Dem. Md. Dol!iver
Ctcp., Iowa., Pcndlctou Dem, w.
Na.), Money (Dem.. MIss.). Weadock
Dem.. MichD and Meyer dem, La.
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
for blmetallism 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, Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts, and
later by Mr.. Teller of Colorado III the
most Scathing denunciatirl and ar
raiSnment of the administration for
its recent bond contract with the
R~othschilds and other foreign bankers.
Mr.. Wolcott made a direct and per
Bonal criticism of the president. Mr..
Lodge was more temperate, but quite
as severe In his personal arraignment
Of the president. declaring that the
recent bond contract was the hlackeSt
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 that a futile effort
was being made to arraign the pres
ent administration for it's appeal to the
R~othSchilds, while as a 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
poS&' o. The senator closed his speech
by reading the cable from Berlin an
]nounCing the purpose of Germany to
V another international none
tary conference. No action was taken.
Washington, Feb. 20. 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 overflown on the Fond du
Lac Indian reservation. Mr.. Tawney
(Isep., Minn.) demanded a second. 1t
XV1S nr1prn1 -1kT tn 10 Mr. uroh
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
horse power to Duluth and other
places. Mr.. Tawney s~trenuOusly OPP
posed the bill. Mr.. Haugen Rep.,
Wis., and Baldwin Dem.. Mimi, in
whose district it was proposed to
build the dams, supported the meas
ure, declaring all the interests were in
favor of it. 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 afirlna-
tive, the bill was lost.
BY a bold parliamentary move 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 % made the
bill for the unrestricted coinage OF
silver unfinished business before the
senate. Having succeeded in this Mr..
Jones ave notice that the silver bill
would be kept before the senatc 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