Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-07
poINGs OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 8O.-Silver sub
stitute came up, and Call, Mitchell Perkins
made addresses. The urgency deficiency
bill was under consideration part of tho
| day, but no action was taken.
/ HOUSE
| Little of Importance was Done
4 SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, January 30-Vilas made
a strong argument against the silver bond
4 bill. Harris asked that vote be taken on
The bill tomorrow at 2 p. m, and after n
brief debate this arrangement was agreed
20. Bates favored the silver substitute as
also did Pasco
| HOUSE
The bill passed extending exemptions ell
| lowed dealers in brandies distilled from
| prunes, apples and grapes, to brand dis
lilled from pears, pineapples orang and
| berries. The house went into committee of
| the whole on the District of Columbia APP
| preparation bill. A bill pension the widow
Of James W. Wells caused considerable
| Iilibustering and was finally laid aside
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February AFTER sharp
/ uOb0NS NotiilS VII 10 DOuu silver
| fubstitute began Aliens amendment
| forbidding bond issues was defeated.
Morrill's amendment as to seignorage was
defeated. A motion to table the substitute
was defeated, 81 to 43. The free silver
substitute was then reported from the
committee of the whole to the senate and it
was passed, 40 to IS. Senate went into
executive session on the nomination of Col.
Coppinger TO be brigadier general and
confirmed it,
The bill passed to-day by the senate as
the substitute for the house bond bill pro-
vides that from the date of the act the
minis of the United States shall be open to
the coinage of silver and the dollar shall be
of the present weight and fineness, and also
provides for the certificates 1t further
provides for the coinage of the seignorage
now in the treasury and authorizes immed-
late issue of certificates upon the same in
advance of it being coined. One section Of
the bill provides that no bank note of less
than SO shall hereafter be issued and those
outstanding Of less amount shall be taken
up and cancelled as rapidly as possible.
Section provides that the greenbacks and
treasury notes shall be redeemed in stan
dard silver dollars or in gold coin at the
option of the treasury, and the greenbacks
when SO redeemed shall be immediately re-
issued.
HOUSE.
House spent the day in committee of the
whole on the District OF Columbia appropri-
otion bill
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 3--The senate
frap All 400 uhcfi tr1fa fnr tbn
bill was referred to the ways and means
committee President sent message urg-
ing congress to make prompt and reasonable
provision for the families of the Italians
killed in riot at WaIsenburg, Col, last
March. The house went into committee Of
the whole on the District of Columbia
appropriation bill, which was still under
consideration when adjournment was
taken.
WASHINGTON, February 4.-The tariff
dill was reported by the finance committee.
resolution for recommitment was laid
over Notice to take up urgency de-
fciency bill was defeated and Dubois
resolution for an amendment to the rules so
as to distribute appropriations among
committees was taken up. The debate on
the resolution was not concluded when the
senate went into executive session and
soon adjourned
Free silver substitute for house bond bill
was reported from ways and means COM
mittee with recommendation that the house
non-concur Crisp, representing the minor
ity, asked concurrence. Several indepen-
ant al
sent. District of Columbia appropriation
bill was then taken up and after appropria-
tons for six religious charitable institutions
had been stricken out the committee rose
and bill was reported to the house. Hender-
son pleaded for appropriations for these
institutions. Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 5-Committee
on foreign relations reported the following
substitute for the previous Cuban resolution:
representatives concurring) that in the
opinion of congress, u condition of public
war exists between the government of
Spain and the government proclaimed and
for some time maintained by force Of arms
by the people of Cuba; and that the United
States of America should maintain q strict
neutrality between the contending powers
and accord to each all the rights of bel
ligerents in the ports and territory of the
United States.
Resolution relative to distribution of
seeds by the secretary of agriculture came
up and Vest made a bitter attack upon
Morton for his failure to execute the law
Debate on resolution to distribute appro-
pfiation bills among the several committees
continued during the session without final
action. Diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was reported and placed on
the calendar.
HOUSE.
Catron from New Mexico, offered bill
to prevent prize fights. District of Column
bia appropriation bill came up and motion
to strike out appropriations for sectarian
charitable institutions was defeated. The
prize fight bill then passed House then
went into committee of the whole on the free
coinage substitute for the bond bill, which
continued under consideration during an
evening session.
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