Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
NATIONAL SOL0NS.
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK AT
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings of Senate and
House-BiIIs Passed or introduced
in Either Neutrality-suspicious. of Mo-
ment to the Country at Large.
The Legislative Grind.


The Senate Saturday closed debate or
the silver bono i'll ana passed IA meas
ure 10y 4 vote Of II to 30. The House did
nothing o. Importance.
The House spent the entire day Monday
discussing 4 series Of amendments 10
strike from the District Of Columbia APP
preparation bill eight a preparations agsre-
eating S54.OO0 for tue maintenance of
destitute IN and children in various
private and scctarian charitable .a>titu-
tons in the District. president Cleveland
sent TO Congress Il request To- an appro-
pria.Ion for some of the Italian victims OF
tie W~alScnburG riots in Colorado. The
Senate did nothing of Importance.
The belated House tariff Dill emerged
from the Finance Committee ia he Sen
ate Tuesday. and it had a free->.iyer sub
s;itute attached. by a majority report Of
one in committee. No definite action was
taken. Minor business was Transacted
in the House, and the balance of the >es-
sion was devoted To heated controversy
over appropriations for private and see
tartan charitable institutions n lie Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Senate spent "Wednesday ii fruit
less debate upon the tarif-S:!ver bill. In
ilAt lIVh~f - a AAt - - 49,
duced Il bill to prevent the pug.li>5ic fcs-
tival from taking place near Fl Piso. and
the measure was rushed through without
division. The bill makes prize lighting i
misdemeanor. punishable ~ imVriSon-
ment for not less than oae yeir. Mr..
Catron asked for unanimous -on>ent for
consideration. but Mr.. Knox li,ep.. Mass.)
objected and the bill was re.err"d. but
subsequently was taken up All passed.
The measure also prohibits bu.l fights
The House also began its debate Oh the
senate frcc-coinasc bond bill.
The Catron anti-prize fight BIZ passed
the Senate Thursday. The law becomes
executive from the moment i : signed
hy the President. and al persons must
~ their peril take cognizance = lis en-
artmcnt. The Senate free-ro.na-e sab
stitute for the House bona bill WAS de-
bated five hours in the House Il the az
crnoon and for three hours n ne night
session. Nevertheless The prrS>,.re from
members for time 10 present their views
is SO great that il seems possible now
,lat the debate may continue indefinitely.
The House Friday was il ~ G,rear
most of the time because ii a IL between
Talbert Of South Carolina ami Barrett IF
Massachusetts. over the formers defense
Of secessior. \. resolution - ,e"G>i;re fail
cd of adoption. o To ~. The bond bill
debate consumed the evening session. The
Senate chose Mr.. Frye preSilcn' pro ienI.
and passed a bill opening 'he forest res
crvations of Colorado for ia" i~Dcati,n Of
mining claims. a resolution offered by
Mr.. Stewart was agreed "a rliliag al the
Secretary Of the Treasury Tor Information
as To the estimated increa>, in revenue if
the pending tariff hill becomes z NV. and
what the duty OH wool per pound would
he under the law based a. tie present
market price of wool. III" resolution con-
tcmplating Il reform in handling aplr
r~riation bills 10y distributing tAcis aUiols;
the several committees WAS referred. for
report next December. Senate Il i%jvnrncd
until Monday.