The record-union., 1896-02-05

1 setts, God save the commonwealth" ;"
/ Also that it was unnecessary for him to
say that he did not favor the action of
! the Finance Committee, but that he
would endeavor to bring it up to-mor
row, unless it should interfere with an
! appropriation bill.
1 The substitute having been read at
| the request of Quay (Rep) of Penn
/ sylvania, Quay moved to recon1nit the
report to the Finance Committee, with
! instructions to report back the original
House bill and the amendment as sep
/ arate propositions.
The action was declared out of or
| der at the suggestion of Hill (Dem.) of
| New York, and when Quay asked unan-
! imous consent for his motion Hill OBJ
| jected.
Among the numerous bills reported
| and placed on the calendar were the
] following:
Granting a pension of 800 a month
/ to the widow of General Thomas Ewing
! Also a pension of 5000 a month to the
widow of the late Walter Q. Gresham.
The Military Academy appropriation
bin which Teller (Rep.) of Colorado
said he would call UP tomorrow
The general pension appropriation
bill, which Allison (Rep.) of Iowa said
he would call up an early date
The bill to prevent the desecration of
the national flag.
Turpie (Dem) Of Indiana introduced
a joint resolution to amend the Con-
stitution so as TO have United States
i Senators elected by direct vote of the
people, and said that he would address
the Senate upon it next Thursday.
Quay (Rep.) of Pennsylvania offered
a second resolution to recommit the
I House tariff bill with the free silver
substitute to the Finance Committee
with instructions to report them as
separate propositions and asked for
immediate consideration.
The objection came again from Hill,
and the resolution went over until to-
morrow.
At 2 o'clock the Senate took up Du-
/ bois' resolution for the distribution of
appropriation bills, and it was made the
| regular order, after which it was laid
| aside temporarily and the urgent def
! cheney appropriation bill was taken up,
| but it was laid aside.
| A long discussion ensued over the
| parliamentary status Of Dubois reso-
! luton. Finally the discussion proceed
/ ed on the merits of Dubois PROPOSE
| ton.
Sherman (Rep.) of Ohio spoke gener-
/ ally in its favor, and thought that there
! should be no feeling about it on the part
| of the Committee on Appropriations.
The resolution was advocated by
/ Lodge (Rep.) of Massachusetts as a
necessary beneficial change, and by
/ Blanchard (Dem.) of Louisiana as a
4 measure of rescue from the ''monopo-
/ listic dominance, of the Committee on
/ Appropriations, while it was opposed
/ by Hale (Rep.) of Maine as a revolu-
/ tionary movement
I At $50 the matter went over without
action, and the Senate went into exec
utive session, adjourning shortly after
ward
IN THE HOUSE.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Immediate-
I " upon the opening of the session of the
+ House to-day, Dingley {Rep) of Maine,
| Chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means. reported, with a recon-
mendation that the House do not concur
/ in the Senate substitute therefor, the
! bill passed in December authorizing
/ the issue of bonds to protect the gold
i reserve, and to provide against tempo
rary deficiencies in the revenue.
Crisp Oem.) of Georgia stated that
the report was not unanimous; that the
majority of the committee recon-
mended concurrence in the Senate sub
stitute.
! Dingley gave notice that. he would
/ call up the report for consideration i'm
mediately after the District of Colum-
9 -
posed of.
! BY unanimous consent the following
! bills were, considered and passed:
| House bill authorizing the appoint
ment of Commissioners to treat with
the Shoshone, Arapahoe and Bannock
! Indians, located in Wyoming and Idaho,
for the surrender of any rights they
may claim under treaties. to hunt upon
the unoccupied lands. (This bill grows
out of the Jackson's Hole outbreak Of
! last summer)
Senate bill to amend the Railroad
Land Grant Forfeiture Act by adding
the proviso that where such pur-
ehasers, their heirs or assignees have
paid only a portion of the purchase
price to the company, which is lower
than the Government price of similar
/ lands, they shall be required, before
the delivery of patent for their lands
to pay to the Government a sum equal
to the difference between the portion of
/ the purchase price so paid and the
Government price, and in such case the
amount demanded from the company
shall be the amount paid to it by such
purchasers
Granting rights Of way through In
dian and Oklahoma Territories to the
St. Louis. Oklahoma and Southern
Railway
Loud Rep) of California had read
the memorial Of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce urging Congress
to provide for the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal under American con-
troll. Referred.
The House, at l p. m, went into Com
mittee of the Whole for the further con-
sideration of the District of Columbia
bill The debate lasted until $40 p. m.
principally on application for local
charities. which were. as a rule, voted
| down, and at that time the bill was fa-
/ vorably reported and the House ad-
journed until tomorrow.
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