Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.


oeodinge.
In the senate on the 8oth debate on the bond
bill was continued. Senator Mitchell (Ore.)
opposed further bond issue. and Senator
Perkins (Cal) supported the silver amend
ment Tho urgency deficiency bill was then
reported II increases tho amount Of the house
bill TO the extent Of o.. 10000 Among the bills
introduced was one by Mr.. Allen (Ncb) pro-
hibiting the purchase or use by any federal
official Of any convict-made goods, and
ono by Mr. PETER (Kan.) 70 grant PEN
sions 10 soldiers who served In the
confederate army and nfterward served
In tho army OF the United States. In the
house only small amount Of minor business
was transacted. Tho bill TO amend the de-
pendent pension act OF 1900 so that In consider
Ing Widows claims seven years Of unexplained
absence should DO deemed sufficient proof Of
the death OF the soldier wus passed. In COM
mittee OF tho whole tho bill passed transferring
TO Nebraska tho military reservation known
as Fort Omaha
THE session OF the senate on the alst was
virtually q continuation Of the session Of the
day before Mr. Villas spoke In opposition to
the silver bond bill and In opposition to free
silver generally. AZ tho evening session Mr..
Palmer. OF Illinois, gave notice OF IN amend
ment to the pending measure. declaring II to DO
the policy OF the United States TO maintain
the parity between gold and silver dollars In
the markets and In the payment Of debts. De-
bate then continued until adjournment. The
house was principally engaged In filibustering
on q private pension bill TO which there wns
opposition on both sides. As fast as call Of
the house was had the quorum would disap-
pear and the house adjourned without trans
acting any business.
THE long contest over tho silver bond bill
closed In the senate on February I by the pas
| sage OF the bill by vote Of 70 yeas to ., nays.
Mr. Morrill, wv closed tho regular debate In
q speech against the bill, followed by q num-
Der OF senators In fve-minute speeches. AL
amendments that had been offered were de-
feated In committee Of the whole and at the
close Of remarks by Mr. German he moved to
lay the silver substitute on the table which
was rejected by vote OF 81 yeas TO ~ nays.
and the bill was then read third time and
passed by 4? to 81 Mr.. Mills CTex.) who had
all along voted with the silver men voted
against the bill on Its final passage. Tho scna-
tors who voted against the bill were: Allison.
Baker, BURROWS, Caffery. Chandler. Davis. FL
kins. Faulkner. Frye. Gallinger, Gear. Gibson.
German. GRAY. Hale, Hawley. Hill, Hoar. Lind
say. Lodge, Mcbride. Mcmillan. Martin, Mitch
ell (Wis.). Mills. Morrow. Murphy. Nelson,
Palmer. Platt, Proctor. Sherman. Thurston,
Villas. Wetmore. -. The house was not In session
TIE senate was not In session on the 3D..
In the mousse tue senate Ircc-cOinnge SUBSTITUTE
was referred TO the ways and means commit
tee. Tho army appropriation bill WAS re-
ported. The president transmitted the cor
respondcncc in regard to the Italian lynchings
to the house aud this about wound up the work
OF the sitting for the day.
WHEN the senate met on the 9TH the tariff
bill was reported from the finance committee,
with free silve: substitute. Chairman Nor
rill made the report, stating that free silver
amendment had taken the place OF the origi-
nal bill and adding. amid laughter, the closing
phrase OF Official procedure Of Massachusetts
land may God save the commonwealth" Mr..
Quay made two attempts to have the bill re-
committed but Il went over under objections
The substitute agreed TO by the finance COM
mittce Is In the exact words OF the silver sub
stitute for the house bond bill already passed
the senate. Among the bills favorably re-
ported was that granting pension Of
300 o month 10 the widow Of the late
Gen. Walter @. Gresham, and 500 month
to the widow OF the late Gen Thomas Ewing.
Mr.. Allison reported back the pension appro-
Or .ation bill :. In the house Mr.. Ding!cy,
chairman OF the ways md means committee.
reported back the senate free coinage substi-
tute for the house bond bill. with the recon-
mendation that the house non-concur and in
sist on Its bill Mr.. Crisp. representing the
minority gave notice that the minority will
ask the house to concur. The Distric. OF Col
umbia bill was then debated until adjourn
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