The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.


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senate committee on privileges aud elections.
| presented To- the senate the minority report
on the claim of Henry A. Dupont (Repnbi-
| cam To hc admitted ns senator from Della
warn Tor the term commencing March 4, 1895,
| IN succession 10 Mr.. Higgins The dcnd lock
In the Delaware legislature and the peculiar
| incts In connection with Mr.. Dupont's sclcc-
| tion render the cnse one of special interest.
The House to-day resumed the considcrn-
tlon of the agricultural appropriation bin,
and the attack upon Secretary Morton and
his policy occupied most of the session.
t1FrY-sfxru DAY.
Scnutc-rhc resolution offered some tItnc
lime ago 10y Mr.. peiicr, populist, of Kansas.
for special committee to Inquire into the
circumstances of the recent bond issue wns
taken up aud discussed, and then went ON
the calendar
The military academy Hill wns passed. the
amendment off red yesterday hy MIR. Wins
Democrat, OF Wisconsin, Tor two additional
cadets-ai-lnrgo from cnch Stuto having been
defeated 10y three majority
The pension appropriation bill wns pissed
amounting to el12, 900, 600
Mr.. Call. Democrat, Of Florida, introduced
n resolution. which, went over. directing tho
Secretary of the Treasury to dispose uf the
lnpscd bids IN the recent bond sale 10 "thc
highest bidder including IN the bids such ~
have been received up 10 the time of the
passage of this resolution, when such bids
shall bc opened by the Secretary Of the
Treasury Adjournment followed
The House today passed the agricultural
appropriation blll. Amendments we're In
corpurutcd IN the hill making II mandatory
upon the Secretary to purchase md dis
tribute seed, M hns been the custom prior To-
the suspension Of the practice lnst ycnr, with
Gus reference to tho requirements of tho
statute TINT they shall be "rarc and uncom-
mon ~ that phrase wns construed by Roe
rotary Morton; increasing the approximation
Tor seeds from cl30. 900 TO $3.50 600, and re-
facilitating the seed division. abolished by
Secretary Morton Inst year. with full quota
OF clerks To onnblc the Secretary TO execute
the Inv.
II was because he could find no "rnrc and
uncommon" seeds that Secretary Morton de-
cldcd not to distribute any last summer, aud
abolished the seed division.
rirry-srvENru DAY.
Sonntc-Mr Carter offered resolution 10
rccommit the tHrin hill To the iinnncc com
mittcc for further considerations About
sixty privntc pension bills worc pissed
during the day. The hill pcnsionIny the
widow Of the late Secretary Grcshnm nv
hrigndicr-gcncrnl at $500 monthly, with nm
amendment making the amount 800 month
ly, went over without action In order tu per
NIT Mr.. Voorhees, TO speak against the
amendment.
IIousc-Thc House today devoted itself
strictly to business The army npproprin-
tion bill, carrying S23,275, 1902, was passed,
the conference report ON the urgent deficiency
bill was adopted, and the bill to extend for
i've years the time In which the government
can bring suits to annul patents to public
lands under railroad and wagon road grants,
was passed.
rIr1y-EI0uru DAY.
Senator Cameron, Of PENNSYLVANIA. adj
dressed the Senate nj some length ON hs
substitute for the Cuban resolution reported
from the committee ON foreign affairs. Mr..
tamcrOns substitute requests the President
TO interposc his friendly Offices with the
Spanish government for the recognition of
the independence OF Cuba.
Politics formed large share Of today's
diversion in the House. After the confer>
encc report on the diplomatic and consular
bill was agreed to the Senate amendments TO
the pension bill were sent to conference. and
the Indian appropriation bill was taken up.
This carries $500, 9g6, or S132, 792 less than
the law for the current year.
rirrY-NINrn DAY.
House-Mr. Colson introduced I'm the
house a resolution to investigate Secretary
Carislcs action In declining TO accept the
Graves bid for bonds. The resolution was as
follows:
whereas, II has been charged by William
Graves In u statement made by him and
given TO the public press, that Hon. John q.
Carlisle, the secretary of the treasury of the
United States. had refused to deliver to said
William Graves 81 .5O0,0 600 in bonds OF the
United States at ll5.939l after having ac-
ceptcd the bid of the said William Graves
therefor ut said figures. although the said
William Graves had rendered the secretary
OF the treasury the amount of said bid for
said bonds in gold at the suh-trcasury la the
city of New York. and that the secretary of
the treasury has awarded said bonds TO s. =. |
Morgan Il Co. at n sum 500, 900 less than the
amount bid and rendered by the said Will |
lam Graves.
"Resolved, That a committee of five mem |
bers of this house be- appointed by the |
speaker Of this house to investigate said |
charge and report to this house In writing
the result of the investigation"
While Mr.. Talbert of South Carolina and |
Mr.. Bowers of California, two rather hot |
headed gentlemen, were hammering away |
at each other during the debate with much |
lustincss of voice and whirlwind of ges- |
iiculation, some ardent sportsman called out, |
$50 ii, Fitz." During tho laughter that fol- |
lowed, some one called "Tlme," and the in
rident closed.
The house adjourned over Saturday ex. |
sept for night session devoted to private |
pension bills.