Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-12
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.


financial question to-day. Teller said no
real effort had been made to enact tariff
legislation this session. He said he would
not hesitate to separate himself from the
republican party if it declared for the gold
standard. Sherman said the time had come
.or a decisive opinion from the people. He
appealed the case to them at the coming
election. Several addresses on Marquette
were made and then the naval appropriation
bill came up. Little was accomplished.
HOUSE.
The house spent the day in consideration
of the bankruptcy bill The report of the
election committee in favor of Bell in the
contested election case of Pearce VS.. Bell,
from the Second Colorado district, was
adopted.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The senate spent
another day on the naval appropriation bill
without completing it. German further
opposed the item of four battleships.
Chandler moved to substitute thirty large
and fast torpedo boats for two of the battle
ships. Quay wanted the number Of battle
ships increased to six.
HOUSE.
The general debate on the bankruptcy
bill was continued and concluded. Culber-
son, of Texas, who has always heretofore
fought every bankruptcy bill containing
an involuntary system, stated that he
would vote for the pending measure.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Butler, of North
Carolina, introduced bill to make the
Mexican silver dollar, Japanese yen and the
trade dollar full legal dollars in the United
States. Senate voted to construct two
battleships instead of four. Tillmap made
sensational speech. He said there was too
much red tape about the senate. Hill
interposed and he told Hill he represented
the bondholders and bankers. He announced
that the slogan of the silver democrats was
America for Americans; to He'll with Brit
ain and her Tories" and added: IF we
don't defeat you this year, we will serve
notice that we will with interest in 1900
He would leave the party if it adopted q
gold platform. Hill said he would support
the nominee no matter what the platform
might be. He said the administration had
done its duty. If Tillman went to Chicago
with any other idea than of abiding by the
decision of the majority he ought not to be
admitted. Tillman said the party had split
before and it would split again.
HOUSE.
The house again devoted the major por-
tion of the day to debate on the bankruptcy
bill. A bill to provide for delegate in
congress from Alaska was defeated. A bill
passed to authorize the free importation of
foreign exhibits to the Tennessee exposition.
An evening session was devoted to pension
bills.
WASHINGTON, May 2-After weeks
debate the senate to-day passed the naval
appropriation bill. The bin as passed is
substantially as it passed the house. except
ing the reduction of the battleships from
four to two.
The house to-day, after five days debate,
passed the Henderson bill to establish a
uniform system of bankruptcy laws. 1t
provides for both voluntary and involun-
tary bankruptcy.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May A. Bond investigation
resolution came up and Hill took the floor
and spoke till adjournment. An agreement
was reached that the Dupont election case
should come up after the river and harbor
bill.
HOUSE
Boutelle moved to non-concur in the
senate amendment to naval bill which cuts
the number of battleships to two instead of
four. The matter was debated at length
but not acted upon. Woodman offered a
Cuban resolution requesting the president
to issue proclamation taking neutral
stand between Spain and Cuba.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Pettigrew sup
ported the bond investigation resolution.
Call introduced a resolution requesting
president to protest against execution of
American citizens taken off the schooner
Competitor. Senate made some progress
on the river and harbor bill Hill took the
floor and spoke against the bond resolution
He held the floor at adjournment.
HOUSE.
Senate amendment to naval bill cutting
battleships from four to two was non-con-
Cured in Tomorrow and Wednesday, the
18th, was set aside for the consideration of
private pension bills.