Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
HE SMILED 4 S|CKLY SMILE And Subsequent Proceedings ln- terested Him No More. POP TOWARDS CHEAP BID For Public Attention by Calling for the lm-
 peachment of the President WORKS IN THE "REvERSE NOTION" The River and Harbor Bill Has Gone to the President-Three Amendments
 Hold Back the Filled
 Cheese' Bill.
WORKS IN THE "REvERSE MOTION.

Washington, May 2S.-Another day was given to the consideration and dis posal of conference reports on appropria- ton bills by the house. Two of them were final-that upon the river and har- Dor appropriation bill, which was en- grossed and sent to the president this evening, and that on the legislative, ex- ecutive and judicial appropriation bill. The partial report upon the sundry civil bill presented yesterday afternoon was agreed to, the house insisting upon it's disagreement to all the senate amend ments, except those making appropria- tions as follows: Twelve thousand dol lars to fit up the base of the Los Angeles, Cal, public building, so that the postal business can be conducted there; SIS, GOO to repair and rebuild the public building at St. Albans, Vt, partially destroyed by fire last year just as it was nearly com pleted; $375.00O for completing the new postoftice building at Washington, and increasing the limit of cost $413, ,000; $100,- 900 to buy 17,000 feet of ground adjoining the government printing office and erect ing an additional heating plant. The adoption of this last amendment is gen. erally accepted as settling the long dis puted question of the location of a new government printing office in favor of the present site.
 Upon the Indian appropriation bill the house voted again that it would make no appropriation for the education of children at the contract sectarian schools ana instructed It's conferees to insist up- on It's disagreement to the senate amend ments, extending until June 10 1898, the period in which the secretary of the in terior may provide government schools.
 MT. Cleveland's message vetoing the bill regulating fees of receivers and reg isters of land offices was read and re- ferred to the committee on public lands
 Mr. Howard, populist, of Alabama, in- troduced series of charges against Pre- dent Cleveland, upon which he im- peag fed him of high crimes and misde- me;- lors and called upon the committee on Judiciary to inquire into the truth of them, but by an overwhelming vote the house refused to consider them
 At 5:30 o'clock the house adjourned
 The Senate.
 The house filled cheese" bill was taken up in the senate today, and gave the op- portnnity for the offering of three inn portant amendments, on which votes were taken.
 The first was offered by Mir Mills, dem- ocrat, of Texas, proposing an internal revenue tax of per cent on all manufac- lures of iron, steel, copper, zinc, wool, cotton and other materials.
 The second was offered by MT. Allen, populist of Nebraska, proposing an addi- tional tax of $1 barrel on beer
 The third was offered by MT. Gray, democrat, of Delaware proposing an inn port duty of 10 cents per pound on tea.
 They were all, on motion of MT. Sher- man, republican, of Ohio, laid on the ta- b1e--the first by a vote of AZ to 15, the second by vote of 35 to 22 and the last by vote of 37 to 19.
 The filled cheese bill at the close of the morning hour went over until Mon- day, and then the bill prohibiting the is- sue of United States bonds without the consent of congress was taken up, and MT. Allen, populist, of Nebraska, spoke upon it and upon the silver question and upon miscellaneous matters connected with the populist party. The bill went over without action.
 The calendar was cleared of all the pri- vate pension bills, and the session was spun out so as to give an opportunity for the signing of the river and harbor- bill and the sending of 1t to the president.
 The senate bill to pay to the widow of German sailor, George Pauls, who was drowned in Wilmington harbor, North Carolina, in May, 1888, in consequence of a collision of the United States cutter Colfax with the bark on which he was serving, $50O0, was taken up and passed l Unanimous consent was asked by MT. -CockreI to have printed as public doc ument speech of Governor Altgeld of Illinois in reply to Secretary Carlisle's "sound money speech (heretofore so pub Tshed). and, after considerable colloquy, unanimous consent was given.
 At 530 the vice president announced his sigma ture to the river and harbor bill. and it was immediately returned to the house. so as to be presented to the presi- dent this evening.
 At 5:45 D. m. the senate adjourned until Monday next.
 Towards Impeachment Bill
 The following is the bill of impeaeh- ment of President Cleveland proposed in the house today by Representative How ard. populist, of Alabma, which the house almost unanimously refused to consider:
 I do impeach Grover Cleveland, presi- dent of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors on the following grounds:
 I. That he has sold or directed the sale of bonds without authority of law
 2. That he sold or aided in the sale of bonds at less than their market value.
 g. That he directed the m.sappropria- tiorl of the proceeds of said bond sales.
 A. That he directed the secretary of the treasury to disregard the law which makes United States notes and treasury notes redeemable in coin.
 5. That he has ignored and refused to have enforced the "anti-trust law"
 6. That he has sent United States troops into the state of Illinois without author ity of law and in violation of the consti- tuition.
 T. That he has corrupted politics through the interference of federal ofice- holders.
 S. That he has used the appointing mower to influence Legislation detrimental to the welfare of the people; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, by the house of Representa- lives. That the committee on judiciary be directed to ascertain whether these charges are true, and if so to report to the house such action by impeachment or otherwise as shall be proper And said committee. shall have authority to senfEazr persons and papers.
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