The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-02-22
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-.


WASHINGTON, Feb, IS Is-SESATE-The re-
porting Of an unlimited silver coinage bill by
the senate committee on finance Tuesday was
q great surprise. When the bill was intro
duced In the senate 1t went over on objection |
The measure provides for the unrestricted |
coinage OF silver on the basis Of the provisions |
Of tho ninth section OF the financial bill intro
duced by Senator Jones, OF Arkansas This |
section was amended In several particulars. |
The senate committee on finance favorably re- |
ported to the house concurrent resolution cx- |
tending the time for making returns under the |
income tax Law from March to April IS.
HousE-Thc committee on claims OF the
house Tuesday reported fayorably bill intro /,
duced by Congressman Berry, OF Kentucky, |
providing for the payment OF over 5000 10 W
z. Watts, OF Boone county, that state, to re-
imburse him for the collection OF On OyertaI
on lot OF tobacco Mr.. Piekler offered q sub
stltute for the provision OF the bill relating 10
the working force OF the pension onlce. The
substitute proposed the same force OF Officers
and clerks as at present, instead OF the re-
duced force reported by the appropriation
After o spirited debate, q vote was taken on
an amendment for the annual clerks, and It
was defeated.
WASHINGTON. Feb H-SESATE- Wednes-
day financial bill on the lines OF the presi
dents last message TO congress was presented
by Mr.. Villas The bill authorizes the issuing
Of eos 100000 three per cent. gold bonds as q
substitute for the three and three-fourths per
cent coin bonds issued Mr. Sherman offered
substitute for the bill for unlimited silver
coinage reported from the finance committee
Tuesday, II provides for bonds at three per
cent, payable In gold coin and for the issue Of
gold certih ates, Both Of the bills went to the
table. Mr. Aldrich introduced resolution
calling on the president to send TO the senate
! copy Of the contract between the treasury and
bankers for the purchase OF bonds, On ohiec-
| tion the resolution went over The house resO-
luton was passed, extending the time for
making returns on the income tax from tho
| FIRST Monday IN March to April is next
| HOUSE The day was devoted TO business
relating to the District OF Columbia, and with
i but one exception. was featureless During
the debate, Mr., Van Voorhis, OF New York,
secured the floor aud introduced resolution
calling upon the committee on ways and means
! 70 furnish 10 the house the contract OF the re-
| cent Bond negotiation and such other infOrma-
tion as the secretary Of the treasury had COM
| municated to the committee Mr. Wilson i'm
mediatey presented the majority report upon
the Joint resolution, providing for three-per-
cent bonds, which had been fayorably acted
upon by the committee, which conta ined
WY VI NAN NbhNiheh
WAsHINGToS, Feb. Ia 6-SESAIE-The effort
TO secure a congressional appropriation for
fast mail service for Cincinnati and Louisville
10 the south haa failed The senate in COM
mitteo OF the whole Thursday declined 10 pass
Senator Sherman's amendment to the post Of
nce appropriation bill, appropriatlng $4,000
for that service, bya vote OF % 10 80. while by
q TO % IL sustained the house provision for
fast mail from Springfield, Mass. 10 New Or
leans, via the Atlantic Coast line Senator
Blackhurn's amendment knocking out the ap-
preparation for the Atlantic Coast line was then
defeated, The senate voted Thursday TO make
no changes in the present railway mail system.
HousE-After five hours exciting and inter-
esting debate before galleries that were
crowded to overlooking, the house Thursday,
by vote Of 100 TO l65, refused TO pass the VIII
son gold bond resolution, drawn In accordance
with Mr. Clevelands appeal. TO save the coun-
try 'l60OO0O There were s. republicans and
IS democrats who supported II, and % repub-
llcans, es democrats and populists who op-
posedit
| WASHINGTON, Feb i6-SENA1E-The post
once appropriation bill again came up Friday
iu the effort TO make q 10 per cent reduction
for the fast mail from Springfield, Mass, via
New York Washington, Atlanta and New Or
leans which was defeated 1881. The propo-
sltion OF Mr. Blackburn to reduce the rentals
paid for railway postal cars was defeated in
the senate, yeas 10, nays SO The senate finance
committee has agreed to report favorably the
house bill repeating the one-tenth OF a cent
discriminating duty on sugar imported from
bounty producing countries.
HoUsE-The house met at II o'clock Friday.
bill was passed by unanimous consent for on
additional Judge in the Ninth uhe Pacific
slopcl Judicial district Mr. Beltzhoovor
chairman Of the committee on war claims. at
! tempted to claim the day under the rule for tho
consideration OF bills on the private calendar
but he was antagonized by Mr. Talbot, OF the
, naval committee, who desired to call up the
naval appropriation bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. is-SENATE-There wa,
nothing but talk in the senate Saturday. Hat
President Cleveland been in earshot Of the
: senate he would not have been pleased with
, the structures passed upon his financial policy
by Senators Lodge Wolcott and Teller Tho
language used was such as is seldom heard II
the senate, and created intense excitement
: HorsE-The general deficiency bill, the last O.
the regular appropriations Of this congress
I was reported to the house Saturday. II car
, | ries S65iS.5Ti The amounts appropriated dur
ing the present congress to supply deAcienciei
in the appropriations for the support OF tn,
government and prior fiscal years bring IN,
' total deficiency appropriations for this session
up to Ss,sS2 Sos Among the appropriations 1,
: one Of $4,000 to complete the public building
begun at Richmond, Ky. No recommendation
i was made as 10 the payment Of Behrlng sci
c | damage claims to Great Britain The genera
o debate on the naval appropriation bill wa
, concluded The increase Of the navy author
lied in the bin consisting Of three battle
ships and twelve torpedo boats), was sup
Y ported by Messrs Adams rep, Pal, Nil
4 likcn rep Mel, Bartlett dem. ~ W
b. Coombs (dem, N W, and Talbot (dem
Md and was opposed by Mr.. Washington
dem, Tennl
WASHINGTON, Feb ls,-SENATR- Monday
by bold parliamentary move the silver mel
I OF the senate, under the leadership Of Senate
I Jones OF Arkansas, iorced aside oil other pend
N ing business, including appropriation bills
I, and by a vote Of 30 to %, made the bill for tn
. unrestricted coinage of silver the unfnishe
y business before the senate Having succeede
r In this, Mr Jones gave notice that the silve
p bill would be kept before the senate until
% final vote was secured before adiournmen
Tuesday, The strength shown by the silve
= men on the vote probably insures the passag
4 OF the bill when 1t is voted upon, II that oC
O ours
s. HoUsE-Only two bills were passed Monday
They were the bills to equalize the pensions
Mexican veterans to make the pensions OF a
Mexicans twelve dollars per month under IN
/. general law, Some 1000 persons are benente
~ by the act and 1t involves an additional charg
. on the treasury Of about tlOOO,0O0, The bill /
y eQualize the duties and pay OF the steambol
10 inspection service. The bill eQuslized III
VI salarioa Of inspectors Of hulls and boiler
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