The Dickinson press., 1895-02-23
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
last SESSION OF THE FIFTY.
THIRD CONGRESS-.
A Condensed Record Of the Proceed.
fnEs In the senate and House-
Matters OF importance Dealt
With.

Washington, Feb. IA. The senate
committee OH privileges and elections
:cportcd back the bill introduced by
Senator Mitchell tOr.I for Il constitu-
tional amendment providing for the
election of senators by direct vote Of
the people. The majority and mi
nority reports We're afterward sub
mitted to the senate. MeSsrs. Turpie,
Palmer and Mitchell say In their re-
port:
"fle object is to place one depart
mrnt of the government wholly within
control of til" people The legislative,
nr lawmlkin@ department of the gov
crnmrnt ought, in our opinion. to be
SO placed. Tie laws of the United
States are made by congress for and
on behalf of til. people. and it is
therefore !: matter of the highest mo-
mcnt that the lawmakers in both
branches OF the national legislature
should he chosen by the people,"
The contest was resumed in the
house against the provision for annual
off Il lively debate by moving the pre-
An aye and ray vote WAS then taken
VII tiR, IuI iHt
clerks and it was dcfeated-9S to 142
Most of The H..publicans voted for the
clerks and III" Democrats against.
The Democrats who voted aye are:
Bartlett. Roatncr. Cahmus, Cobb
MOI. COckrcll, Cooper Ela.), Grain,
Davy. Everett. Griffin. HaineS. Hayes,
Gribhs. Layton, Livingston. McAleer,
Meredith, Meyer. Pigot. Robertson,
Rusk and Turpin.
The following Republicans voted in
the negative: Brosius. Daniels. Hit,
Lucas. Scranton and Wadswortll. The
legislative appropriation bill was then
passed without division.
Washington. Feb. Is. The senate
began its session with Il spirited dis
cussion of tr:c financial question, but
soon turned lis attention to the post
office appropriation bill and spent the
rest OF The day on the proposition to
nave tho government own the railway
postal cars. Mr.. Villas Dcm.. Wis.,
brought Oh the financial discussion by
offering II bill granting to the presi-
dent the authority he had requested
in his recent message for issuing :: per
cent bonds payable in gold. Mr. Sher-
man offered substitute to the silver
bill reported yesterday. providing for
gold bonds and temporary gold GER
titicatcs. Tile two Colorado senators
(Afr. Teller and Mr.. WOlcot) called at
tcntion 20 the fact that the syndicate
Of bankers who had secured control
of these bonds We're now marketing
them in London at 112 l-22, making Il
net profit OF s per cent at the outset.
The senate agreed to the house reso-
luton eXtenlii. the time for making
returns on the income tax to April 15
next
The house devoted the day to busi-
ness relating to the District of Co
lumbia. and with but one exception
was fruitless. During the debate Mr.
Van Noorhis of New York secured the
floor and introduced Il resolution call
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
retary of the treasury had commune
Gated 10 tie 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
reform of the currency system went
down; next the bill for the issue Of
$.,OD, 100000 of gold bonds and the re-
tircmcnt of the legal tenders. recon-
lncnded in the presidents special mes
sage, was defeated last Thursday by
Il majority of %, and to-day the house,
by Il majority even larger 40. re-
fused to order to Il third reading the
resolution hy which it was proposed
to authorize the issue of $Gl.OOO.OOO Of
3 per cent gold bonds to substitute for
the i per cent 3O-year coin bonds. sold
by Secretary Carlisle under the con-
tract with the Rothsclild- Morgan syn
dicatp. 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 and means committee
on the resolution to authorize the issue
Of the gold bonds. The galleries were
packed and there was much confusion
oli the floor. but the in'crl st crntered
in the course which the Republicans
would pursue. it bein! considered that
the fate Of the resolution rested with
them. An analysis OF the vote shows
that 50 Democrats ;:nil II Republicans
12O in alb voted in favor of the reso
luton. ana 9S Drmncr:ltS. G2 Republic
ans. and l'opulists 1i7 in ALL voted
against the resolution.
The senate voted TO make no changes
in the present railway mail system.
The subject has been the chief point
Of contention of The pOstotfice appro-
priaticr bill. The bill as reported gave
TO the postmaster general complete dis
cretion in eXpcnhins S3.20O.O0O for
postal cars. ANA rnt off the present fast
mail line from North to South. Pro-
posed changes have created Il lively
discussion lastin. several days. as they
embraced a complete revolution in the
present system. All of the amend
ments were defeated. however. by de-
ciSivr votes
"as,lil grol, Feb. II. = Toe senate
confined itself strictly TO business. and
as Il result passed the postotiicc appro-
priation bill and got lalfthrougil the
agricultural appropriation bill. l:f-
forts Wcr" resumed To cut down rent
ais for postal ears and for the Eastern
fast mail service north and south, but
all these amendments We're defeated
by decisive majorities. Secretary
Morton was present during the debate
OH 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 it's support by
Mr.. Butler Is. ca in charge Of the bill.
The house considered the naval ap-
preparation bill and devoted the day to
the general debate. The bill carries