The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-09
WORK OF CONGRESS
...slr,:s Ia the senate and louise
Froe Of Representatives..

lave q revival OF financial and
IS 10 nso,,ssion rs n result of an ami
bOnu Jebatc shortly before the ses-
nasen o,osed today. Mr.. PETERS reso-
slon far the appointment of a special
lulittne of five senators TO inveSti-
Nu rccpnt bond issues has been rele-
ea"a m the calendar owing to the OPP
eantit;on of Mr.. Hill, but it was reached
Tho regular order to-day. Again MI.
Wan corobt to have the resolution go
inar INT he was met by energetic pro-
VS. not only by Mr.. PETER, but also
tr Mr. WOlSOtt and Mr.. Teller. The
hotter gave notice that further delays
,,ould not be resisted, and Mr.. Feffcr
allowed with notice mat ne would
We tomorrow to proceed with this
hond inquiry resolution as soon as
Vr George concludes a speech on the
nnunont case. This promises to bring
. test vote unless diliatOry tactics
aoStnone the measure. Among the
Kills nasscd were those appropriatinG
SoU0WO for a public building at In
S%ionapolis. Ind. and settling the long
sanding accounts between the United
States and Arkansas.
The house took up the consideration
If the sundry civil appropriation bill
and disposed of fifteen of the 100
nages before adjournment. During the
general debate Mr.. Cannon, the pres
plt head Of the appropriation commit
tee. and his predecessor. Mr.. SayerS
of Texas, interchangcd opinions as to
present and past appropriations.
Washington. April 2. The house
spent the day considering the sundry
civil bill and air progress was made.
No amendments of importance were
adopted. A determined effort was
made by some of the Southern repre-
entatives to strike from the bill the
sppropriatiOn of $4,000 for the pay
Of internal reyenuc informers which
Is particularly obnoxious To people in
the "moonshine" districts. but it was
unsuccessful. Mr.. Adams (Rep, T'a.J
undertook to CORE Ct some of the false
reports as 10 the alleged compact be-
tween certain free silver Republicans
and some Philadelphia manufacturers.
In that connection he referred to the
resolutions adopted by the Manufac-
mrers' Club of philadelphia.
Mr.. Hartman of Montana and other
free silver Republicans, in reply.
charged that they had been persistent
ly and m%aliciOusly misreprpSented by
lut S'lu phS IhtSN. fHt tbllltT-
encc, they asserted. had not been Of
their seeking. MIR. Picker of South
Dakota also made a statement CON
corning what he said had been a mis-
representation of the Republicans
platform of his state, which, instead
Of making Il specific declaration on
national issues. had simply affirmed
the doctrines of the national Republic
an party At Minneapolis until the 81.
Louis convention should have adopted
4 new platform.
The expected debate On the resolu-
ton for Il senate inquiry into recent
bond issues did nof occur as Mr.. Peff-
gave notice hat he would defer his
notion 10 proceed with the subject IN
III tomorrow. The pOStOffice appro-
pratiOn bill carrying SCI. 600. 200 was
considered in part. but not completed.
ASlarp debate on mail subsidies arose,
Nj. Villas opposing an extension of the
subsidy system while Senators Per
aims and White of California upheld
them.
Washington. April 3. The house
practically completed the ConSidera-
tOn Of the Sundry civil bill. In the
course Of the debate on an amendment
to appropriate $4,000 for commenc-
Ing the erection OF Il new military post
at Spokane. Wash. Mr.. Cannon. chair
man of the appropriation committee,
made an appeal for economy on the
ground that the condition Of the treas
ury was such thai no new project
should be entered upon by this con
SreSs. He was supported in his APP
peal by Mr.. Grosvencr Of Ohio. who,
IN como nloin snnlnn words insisted
that the necessities OF the situation
must govern He called attention 80
the fact that during the first nineteen
months of the operation of the present
tariff law. the receipts had been cX-
ceeded by the expenditures SI6,OOO.OO.
This, of curse, brought on a political
discussion in which Mr.. Patterson
dem, Tenn defended the admins
tratiOn and attributed the financial
distress to Republican legislation. The
amendment was adopted despite Mr..
Cannon's appeal.
Ocean mail subsidies brought on IN
mated discussion in the senate dur
ing he consideration Of the poStOfice
appropriation bill. Mr.. Villas opposed
subsidies and pointed out many in
stances of what he declared We're en-
ceSSive payments for mail service.
MI. Perkins of California encrgetically
defended the subsidies for their en-
enlargement to American shipping.
The subsidy item was reserved for n
separate vote tomorrow. The bal
ance of the postOffice appropriation
blll was completed. Mr.. Call of Flori-
Ola introduced a resolution Of a radical
character conceyning Cuba, proposing
the immediate use of a naval force 10
protect Americans in Cuba from
atrocities and for humane reasons in
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