The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-04
IN THE Halls OF congress
A Day with tho National Lawmakers
at Washington.
WORK IN SENATE AND HOUSE
Appropriation Bills Considercd-Davis
Resolution 10 He Discussed behind
Closed Doors silver Re.
Publicnns Organize.

Washington, Feb. 3-The senate
committee on appropriation this morn
ing ordered the pension and the mill
tary academy appropriation bills to be
reported tomorrow. The estimates for
the pension bill amounted to Sal ,3Sl.
$40. and the house passed 1t with an APP
preparation OF sl4l l.S25.S20. The senate
committee increased 1t by S52,16O, the
two items OF increase being $5O,OO0 for
fees and expenses of examining sur
geons and S2,760 for rent of the pen
sion agencies. AS 1t will be reported
to the senate the bill viii carry $l4i,-
S7s,5SO For the current year sl41,3Si.-
$40 was appropriated.
A net increase of 2.4OS has been made
in the bin for the support Of the mill
tary academy. The estimates called
for $Gi9.261. The house allowed S44S,ll7,
and us reported the senate the bill Will
carry Si50.255
House Proceedings.
The house spent nearly the entire ses-
sion i'm committee of the whole today
discussing three amendments to the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
changing the items for the support of
charitable institutions so that the ap-
propriations shall be dischargedmrfdlu
board of children's guardians instead of
these amendments We're agreed to. ana
the third was pending when the COM
!. mittee rose at $50 y. m. and the house
adjourned until tomorrow.
The army appropriation bill for the
coming fiscal year was reported.
The senate free coinage substitute
for the house bond bill was received
and referred under the rules to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
A message from the president asking
reasonable appropriation for the fam
lilies OF the four Italians killed last
spring in Colorado during a riot was
referred to. committee on appropria
tiOns
The Davis Resolution.
When the Davis resolution on the
Monroe doctrine reported from the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations, is
reached on the calendar or Is made the
unfinished business of the senate, a
motion will be made to proceed with the
debate behind closed doors. AS such a
motion only requires a. single second
it is possible for two senators to COM
pei such action to he taken. Many
senator's believe that this is the proper
course with respect to this question
and the statement is made with posi-
tiveness that at the outset, at least
the doors will be closed.
4 leading member of the committee
on foreign relations said this morning
that no harm could come from the
carefully prepared essays on this resO-
htion. but that harm might grow out
of the imDromptu debate that would
certainly follow this question when it
came before the senate regularly for
consideration. That the resolution
will pass, although II may he modi-
fled somewhat, there is no doubt
silver Republicans Organize.
The silver Republicans in the house
are considering the advisability of call
ing a caucus of their party associates
who favor the senate substitute to
the bond bill. The purpose of the eau
Gus. If ii be held. will be to secure har-
mOnious action In support of the senate
substitute and to formulate a method
Of procedure with reference to its con-
sideration The bill will be sent to
the ways and means committee and
will probably be reported back to-mor
row with n motion that it he not con-
CURED in.
The silver Republicans think they
can muster thirty votes i'm its favor and
that the additional votes front the
Democratic side will increase their
strength to about one hundred.