Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-18

opposition, however. Messrs. Bingham,
(rep., Pap and Quigg (rep., N. W plead
| ing want of notice, endeavorcd to post.
| pone action, but by decisive votes the
house rejected all efforts to delay the
proceedings.
Mr.. Loud opened the debate He char
acterized the bill as the most important
n easure that would come before con-
| gress ut this session-one whose dis
position might involve the question of
anissue of bonds by the new administra-
ton. by shutting out of the mails, as
the bill provided, of serial novel pub
locations and Sample copy" newspa-
pers, the government would save from
$2o.ooo,Ooo to $4O,ooo,ooO year, and
make the postal service not only self
sustaining, but on the basis of present
operations source of profit.
Most of the session was occupied in
considering the senate bill to permit
the purchasers of the Atlantic s. Pa
cific Railroad company to form new
corporation, with the rights, privileges
and obligations of the old one. 1t was
amended i'll several particulars, and
passed. A substitute proposed by Mr.
McRae (dem., Ark.) was rcjected-7S
to 43.
Messrs. Evans (rep., Ky.), Russell
(rep., Comm and McNiillin (denl.,
Tenn.) were appointed house conferees
on the joint resolution continuing the
existence of the joint congressional
committee appointed to investigate and
report upon regulations for the free
use of alcohol in the arts and manu-
features.
To Abolish an ONCE.
Mr. Sherman (rep., N. W, chairman
of the committee on Indian house, in
t-oduced a bill abolishing the office OF
commissioner of Indian affairs. In
place of the commissioner the bill pro-
vides for a commission of two civilians
and one army officer which is to exer-
else the power now given to the COM
missioner.
Another Appropriation Bill.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-The appropri-
atoms committee has completed and di-
rected Mr.. Bingham to report to the
house the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill for the COM
ing fiscal year. The bill carries an APP
preparation of 21,667,s69, being $37,-
500 less than the appropriation for the
current year and S1,o99,2S1 below the es-
Inmates on which it is based. Provision
is made for 1877 officers and employees of
the library of congress at an aggregate
annual salary of .S177,OoO. This is an in
crease in the number of persons in the
present employ of the library of 144,
and of $l22,5S0 in the annual coInpensa-
ton.
The salary of the librarian is in.
creased from $4,000 to SIS, 900 and chief
assistant librarian at $4,000 is pro-
vided for.
Defer Action on Francis Nomination.
Washington, Dec. 16.-At the sugges-
ton of Senator Vest (dem., MOI, the
senate committee on finance Tuesday
morning decided to defer until after
the holidays the consideration of the
nomination of David r. Francis, of Mis-
souri,, to be secretary of the interior.
Among the nominations laid over nm.
til after the holidays was that of Hon.
William S. Forman, of Illinois, to be
commissioner of internal revenue
There appears to be lining up of sill
yer forces to postpone action Oh all
nominations where democrats have
been nominated who have been conspic
uous as boilers from the ticket nom
inatedgat Chicapo