Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-17
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OF the supreme court, was referred to the
Judiciary committees Baker, Of Kansas
offered resolution stating that extension
of territory in America by any foreign
power would lie an unfriendly act Refer
ed to committee on foreign relations. Stuart
advocated the passage Of the Elkins bond
resolution, and predicted the failure of the
popular loan. Executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Resolution was offered by Livingston, Of
Georgia, requiring the president to ascer-
tain whether Great Britain Is advancing
her outposts in Venezuela, and that if it be
found that this has been done since Decem-
her 18th that the president demand the
withdrawal of said troops. Referred
General pension bill for the year was
reported and notice was given that it would
be called up tomorrow. Adjourned
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 10.Morgan, Of
Alabama, introduced iresolution congratu-
lating the republic of Transvaal for its
stand for independence. Referred Jones,
of Arkansas, advocated the passage of the
free coinage substitute for the house bond
bill, after which the senate adjourned until
Monday
After short debate on the rules, the
house adjourned
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 11.-House spent
the day ~ discussing the proposed changes
in the rules.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January Is. Morgan spoke
in favor of the silver substitute for the
house bond bill, severely arraigning Sen
ator Sherman for his actions on financial
matters. Chandler offered a bill to refund
the outstanding United States bonds and
treasury notes with bonds bearing interest
at ? per cent. Gear offered a resolution to
admit New Mexico into the union.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Pension appropriation bill came1up. Stone
explained that amendments to the existing
law attached to the bill provided that pen
sions granted under the act Of 1890 should
date from the first application, and repealed
the provision of the act of 1890 requiring
widow to prove that she was dependent for
her support on her daily labor. Graft gave
offer inhibiting the reduction or suspension
of pension on allegation of fraud until
such fraud had been first proved in the
United States court. Bartlett dem, op-
posed the amendment Workman offered
a bill appropriating 500, 1000, 900 for the pur
pose of establishing coast defenses A
resolution was offered appealing to the
European powers to wipe the Turkish gov
eminent out and secure independence for
Armenia
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January IA The bond
silver bill was still under consideration.
Butler, pop, of North Carolina offered an
amendment prohibiting the issuance OF
interest bearing bonds and directing the
secretary of the treasury to pay in gold and
silver, according to the market value of the
coins, and advocated it's passage The
matter of pension legislation came up and
Thurston, of Nebraska, made his maiden
speech, in favor of liberal pensions.
HOUSE.
Consideration of pension appropriation
bill was resumed. Walker, rep, of Virginia,
who was a confederate general said there
was no sentiment in the south against the
pension policy of the south Cummings,
dem, bitterly arraigned the pension office
for hostility to the old soldiers.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator Mills
speech on finance, with frequent direct
criticisms of the president and secretary of
the treasury, was the main feature of the
session. PETER followed with speech
favoring silver coinage The senate joint
resolution appropriating So, 900 forexpenses
of the commission engaged in fixing the
boundary between Alaska and British
Columbia passed.
HOUSE
House spent another day in oratory upon
the pension bill. Grow denounced the
president and his clerks Tor. his encroach-
ments upon the legislative branches of the
government. Lacey said the 100000 pen
sions dropped from the roll by the present
commissioner would be reviewed and many
of them restored by the next commissioner.
The 'sfree homes bill, making actual resi-
dence on railroad land grants unnecessary
where lands have been fenced and iirprov-
ed passed.
The boiler of torpedo boat on Lake
Maggoire, near Milan, Italy, recently
exploded, sinking the vessel and
drowning twelve of the crew.
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.