The Monticellonian., 1895-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings in . Condensed


 The Weeks Proceedings in . Condensed Form.
 A STORMY debate took place in the senate on the 18th over MT. Hills resolution defining the policy of the government for bimetalism and for paying It's obligations In the best money in use Mir. Hill spoke with spirit in favor of his resolution Mir. Wolcott replied to MT. Hill in language severe on the administra- tion. Mir Sherman offered . substitute for the Hill resolution, declaring that the policy of the government should be to a maintaining of a parity between the two metals, so that every dollar should be equal to every other dollar, and should there be any disturbance bonds should be pad In gold. The debate WIS moro lively than any that has taken place during the session. The agricultural bill was considered fin the afternoon, and Mir. Teller in speech de- nounced the bond proposition The session of the house was not so lively The committee on appropriations reported the general deficiency bill, the last of tho regular appropriation bills of this congress- The bill appropriates s85lS. 574. of which the principal appropriations are as follows Treasury department, sI.t5057i; war department S239 300. navy department, sl0o, ,2S3; department Of justice, g. 364 43) post office department si 2s2, ,lis; government print ing office s0) 400; judgment of the court of claims, s716093; audited claims, S6706. The naval appropriation bill was further consid- cred and number of private pension bills
 
 Senator Colquitt, of Georgia. and the house adjourned.
 THE senate had another animated debate on finance on the 18th, pending discussion Of the agricultural appropriation bill Senator Gray In a vigorous manner defended the policy of the government and Senator Sherman with equal force denounced the gold bond contract. The agricultural appropriation bill then passed and MT. Jones tArk.) by a piece of parliamentary strategy brought his free coinage bill before the senate. On his motion all appropriation bills were side-tracked and by a vote of 8 yeas to 2 nays the senate took up the silver bill and Mir Jones gave notice that he would keep 1t before the body at next sitting until disposed of. The senate at 6: % adjourned .... Under sus- pension Of the rules four bills were considered in the house They were: To promote the effi- ciency of the revenue cutter service; to equal ize the pensions of Mexican veterans by mak- ing them all SIP per month under the general law: to equaliZe the duties and pay of steam boat inspection service, and to authorize the Alta Monte Water Co. to construct dams across the St. Louis and Cloquet rivers, Minnesota. The first and the last bill failed to secure the necessary two-thirds.
 THE expected did not happen in the senate on the 18th. MT. Jones (Arlx) had by parlia mentary strategy brought his free coinage bill before the body and glven notice that he would ask the senate to remain in continuous session until ispos cd of. Therefore when the senate met the opponents of free silver were In line and prepared for the fight. Tho result showed conclustyely that vote could not be reached and to attompt to force a vote would end In defeat of appropriation bills and the nee essity Of special session By vote of 36 to 9 the morning business was displaced and the silver bill taken up. MT, Villas (Wis.) took the floor and spoke until b:31 o'clock in opposition to the bill and in defense of the ad- ministratlon. Then came the attempt to tt t1,1 fa keep a quorum and at o'clock Mir. Jones yielded and the senate adjourned without tak- ing the desired vote .... The house spent the day in considering the naval appropriation bill. The conference report on tho bill to extend the time for making returns under the income tax law were agreed to- and several bills Of minor importance passed
 SOON after the senate met on the goth MT. Jones tArk.) announced that the friends of the free coinage bill would make no further effort to pass 1t the present session, as they did not wish to antagonize the appropriation bills at such late day in the session. The silver bill was then displaced hy the Indian appropria- tion bill During debate on this MT. Chandler created somewhat ot sensation by declaring that he wished to see special session of con- greSs, for he wanted the republican party to take hold of affairs and establish bemetailism; the single gold standard had brought on all the troubles. He believed that a republican con
 
 Nicaragua canal by the government take steps to annex Hawaii and investigate the pdrchas- ing Of gold by the president. MT. Cockrell re- piled to MT. Chandler. The Woleott silver res oation was sent to the calendar, and the sen ate adjourned without completing the Indian bill. Tho house debated and passed the naval appropriation bill The attempt to strike out the appropriation for the new battle ships failed. The bill authorizes the construction of three ships at cost of s4 900 00o each, exclusive of armament.
 THERE were just sixteen senators In the chamber when the senate met at II o'clock on the 2ist, but quorum soon appeared On the motion of MT. Turpie resolution of thanks to the Mexican government for honors paid the late Minister Gray was adopted. The income tax question came up again on the motion to reconsider the approval of the conference re- port on the bill amending the law. The motion to reconsider was tabled and the Indian ap- propriation bill was then debated until ad journment . The house devoted much of the day to consideration of the amendments to the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill the Hawaiian cable project being the bone of con- tention. The bill was finally sent to further conference. The deficiency bin was briefly considered and after eulogies upon the late Senator Stockbrdge, of Michigan, the house adjourned.
 THE senate devoted the entire day on tho 2sd discussing the Indian appropriation bill and at 5:15 adjourned. Before adjournment Mir. Pettigrew announced that an agreement had been reached by which the pooling bill would be taken up on Saturday and kept be- fore the senate Gncluding Sunday until dis posed of ... The house had under consideration the general deficiency bill most of the day. The house bill was passed amending the articles of regulation of the navy. A bill was passed to amend an act granting a right of way through the Indian territory to the Kansas & Gulf railroad At the evening session private pension bills were considered.