Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-02-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Second Session of the Fifty
Third Congress.
Daily Summary OF tho Proceedings in
Senate and House-Measures Dis
cussed, Bills Passed and
Others Reported.

resolution defining the financial policy
of the government caused an exciting
debate in the senate on Saturday. SEN
ntors Walcott Coli, Lodge (Mass.) and
Teller (Col.) made a most scathing de-
punciation and arraignment of the ad-
ministration for it's recent bond con-
tract with the Rothschilds and other
foreign bankers. Mr.. Wolcott made a
direct and personal criticism of the
president.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill Gal, $50, 145) re-
ported to the senate yesterday provides
that hereafter all bonds issued by the
government must first be offered at
public sale. The agricultural appro-
priation bill was passed. By vote of
/ so to % it was decided to take up the
Jones bill for the unlimited coinage of
silver, the government to retain the
seigniorage as profits. Senator Gray
| Del.) defended the action of the presi-
dent in the bond issue and said it was
entirely the fault of congress, not of
the president, If the government had
to pay interest at the rate Of 81 per
cent INSTEAD or per cent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-In the senate
Yesterday an effort to secure a final
vote on the Jones silver bill was de-
feated. Senator Villas defended the
bond contract in four-hour speech.
A resolution that consideration of a
law for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver be not entered upon at this
session of congress was laid over for
the day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The resolu;
ton offered Tuesday by Senator VOL
colt declaring it as the sense of the
senate that consideration of the sill
yer bill should not be entered upon at
this session of congress, was placed on
the calendar yesterday, as was also
Senator Jones' silver bill. The Indian
appropriation bill was considered, and
the house bill was passed authorizing
bridge across the Missouri river at
Sioux City, Ia.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-In the senate
yesterday the conference report on the
pension appropriat bill was agreed
to. It retains the provision making
six dollars the minimum for pensions.
1t also retains the repeal of the pres
ent law suspending the pensions of
persons living outside of the country.
The Indian appropriation bill was
further discussed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The time in
the senate yesterday was occupied in
discussing the Indian appropriation
bill. Senator Mills gave notice of an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill which provides that all
laws which authorize the secretary of
the treasury to sell bonds of the United
States for any purpose shall be re-
pealed. Senator Black burn intro
duced a bill providing for the payment
of the full sugar bounty for the crop of
1893.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-The general
debate on the naval appropriation bill
in the house ended on Saturday. The
senate bill was passed granting two
cannon to the Iowa Histor-
ical society at Des Moines. Twelve |
pension bills were also passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia bill was
passed IN the house yesterday making
the pensions of all Mexican veterans
S12 per month. The naval appropria-
ton bill was further discussed.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20.-In the house |
yesterday bills were passed to retire
Don Carlos Buell., U. S. A., as briga-
der general; to authorize the Wiscon- |
sin & Duluth Bridge company to con-
struct bridge across the ST. Louis |
river between the states of Minnesota |
and Wisconsin. Resolutions were in |
for amendments to the consti-
tuition prohibiting the liquor traffic in
the United States and prohibiting the
states from granting the right of fran
chise to any person not a citizen of the
United States. The naval appropria-
ton bill was further considered.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-5The time was
occupied in the house yesterday in dis
cussing the naval appropriation bill
and it was finally passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Sixteen dem
ocrats united with the republicans and
populists Of the house yesterday to sus-
tain the senate amendment to the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill, which directs the president to con-
tract for the construction of cable to
the Hawaiian islands from the United
States, but the amendment was defeat
I'D by vote of 152, to ia, and the mat
ter again went to conference.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-In the house
yesterday bill was introduced to ex-
lend the provisions of the interstate
commerce act to include express COM
oanies acting as common carriers. An
was offered to the sundry
,ivil appropriation bill, appropriating
$500, 900 for the purchase of seed for the
nhabitantsof the drought-stricken dis
riots. The general deficiency bill was
A report was made on
bill to appropriate $4,000 for survey
If route for canal from the south
,rn shores of Lake Michigan to the
ohio river below Evansville via the
Wabash.
Hea Wy Losses OF Sheep.
MILES CITY, Mont, Feb. 2O.-Reports
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