Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-21

Washington, Feb. l5.-In the senate
most OF the day was spent on the
p0stofiee bill. a spirited contest being
! made against the senate amendment
giving the postmaster general discre-
tion in expanding $4,000 for RAJ
way postal routes. There Is such free
dom OF debate in the senate that Mr..
Allen brSnched off intO an elaborate
presentation Of the alleged frauds in
the late Alabama election. MIR. Allen
presented tables supported by afida-
Wits showing that - 900 fraudulent
votes were counted In the black belt
Of Alabama Mr.. Pertigrew Of South
Dakota presented a resolution direct
Ing the president 70 secure private
counsel to prosecute the rights Of the
government against the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific railroads. The SEN
ator said he would have some inter
esting statements TO present as TO ir-
reguiaritieS in the management OF
those and some other roads.
The legislative appropriation bin 10
which the house devoted the day was
completed save for the paragraph re-
hating 4 tie pension offices.
Washington, Feb. II. - The senate
committee on privileges and elections
reported back the bin introduced by
senator Mitchell lOr-l for a eonstitH-
tionai amendment providing for the
election Of senator's by direct vote OF
the people. The majority and mi-
nority reports afterward sub
mitted TO the senate. Nessrs. Turpie.
pa1r.z- a~A NsEF-NugE -~w L. vAzr~ 40
port:
The object is 10 place one depart
nent OF the government wholly within
control OF the people. The legislative,
or lawmaking department Of the gov
eminent ought, In our opinion, TO be
SO placed. The laws OF the United
States are made by congress for and
on behalf Of tn people, and il is
therefore q matter Of the highest mo-
meHr that the lawmakers in both
branches OF the national legislature
should be chosen by the people"
The, contest was resumed in the
house against the provision for annual
clerks TO congress. Mr. Dockery cut
OF a lively debate by moving the pre-
yious question, which was ordered.
An aye and nay vote was then taken
on the amendment for the annual
clerks and IL was defeated-9S 10 142.
Most OF the Republicans voted for the
clerks and the Democrats against
The Democrats who voted aye are:
Bartlett. Boatner. Cadmus, Cobb
tMo.l. Cockrell, Cooper CFla.l. Grain,
Dayy. Everett, Griffin. Haines. Hayes.
Cribs. Layton, Livingston. McAleer,
Meredith. Meyer, Pigot, Robertson,
Rusk and Turpin.
The following Republicans voted in
the negative: BroslUs, Daniels, Hit
Lucas, Scranton and Wadsworth. The
legislative appropriation bill was then
passed without division.
Washington. Feb. Is. - The senate
began its session with a spirited dis
cussi0n OF ne financial question, but
soon turned it's attention TO the post
office appropriation bill and spent the
rest OF the day on the proposition 10
n v the government own the railway
postal ears. Nr. Villas Dem, Wis.,
brought on the financial discussion by
offering 4 bill granting to the prFsi-
dent the authority he had requested
In his recent message for issuing 3 per
cent bonds payable in gold. Mr.. Sher-
offered a substitute to the silver
bin reported yesterday. providing for
gold bonds and temporary gold Ger
tifcates The tvs Colorado senators
(Nlr. Teller and Mr.. Wolcottl called at
tention 20 the fact that the syndicate
OF bankers who had secured control
these bonds We're now marketing
them In London At 112 IL, making a
profit of s per cent at the outset.
The senate agreed 10 the house
luton extending the time for making
returns on the income tax TO April IL
next
The house devoted the day 10 bust
ness relating TO the District Of Co
lumbia. and with but n exception
was fruiticss. During the debate Mr..
Van Voorhis OF New York secured the
floor and introduced a resolution cali
Ing upon the committee on ways and
means TO furnish the house the con-
tract OF the recent bond negotiation
and such other Information As the sec
rotary Of the treasury had communi-
Gated 10 the committee.
Washington. Feb. 16.-The third at
tempt of the administration at this
session TO secure legislation looking to
the relief Of the treasury failed in the
house. First the Carlisle bill for the
OF the currency system went
down: next the bin for the issue OF
SJOOO0o,0O0 Of gold bonds and the re-
tirement of the legal tenders. recon-
mended in the presidents special mes
was defeated last Thursday by
a majority of ~. and to-day thu house.
by a majority even larger tiT). re-
fused 10 order TO a third reading the
resolution by which il was proposed
To authorize the issue OF S65 .0o0.0 p OF
3 per cent gold bonds to substitute for
the 4 per cent 3oyear coin bonds, sold
by Secretary Carlisle under the con-
tract with the Observation-Disclosures syn
dictate. The action OF the house was
the elimination of the most exciting
events which have occurred since the
president sent his special message TO
congress which resulted in the report
from the ways aud means committee