The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
THE E,E~Y-FoURrH coNGREss..
A synor~ts OF the Proceedings Of Both
Houses.
THE SENATE

| A Svnor.ts OF the Proceedings OF Both
| Houses.
| THE SENATE.
| Tt.re was 4 fair attendance OF Senators on
| T,vsday. and the galleries were we'll Hhe,.
,Iae House bond bill was reported. with
substitute. joint resolution was intro
'ducs3 authorizing Gen. Casey [in charge of
the new library building) To contract for
work yet TO be done. so aS to have the worG
completed within year from this time and
within the appropriation made for the pur-
pose. a resolution was also offered and re-
ferred TO the library committee for the pur-
chase, ut $3.50, Of u portrait OF the late Allen
q. Thurman, now hanging iu the room OF the
Senate judiciary committee At the request
OF Mr. ElkinS. his resolution requiring United
States bonds to bo issued after public
advertisement was referred to tho IL
nance committee. Mr. Chandler introduced
popular loan bill and proceeded to explain it.
Mr. Allen, PopuliSt, of Nebraska, offered u
resolution for the appointment OF commit
tee of five Senators to inquire whether there
is and has been for the last two and half
years. n republican form of government in
the State of Alabama; whether there was
fraud. force, intimidation or other un fairness
in tho elections OF members of the LeSiSia-
ture and OF members of Congress. Tho reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Sherman, on December
31st. declaring that the use OF the gold re-
serve to supply deficiencies il of doubtful
legality and greatly injurious to the public
credit, and that a sum Of not less than $780,
UUU,OUU In HOld coin or DClllOn SnOulu no re-
stored to the Treasury and segregated from
all other funds. was taken up, and Mr.. Vest.
Democrat, of Missouri, addressed the Senate
upon Il. He made a vehement argument
against the gold standard and national banks.
Vests speech consumed the remainder OF the
time of the session.
The session of the Senate Wednesday or-
cupied less than an hours time the rest o!
the afternoon being given up to the caucus
of Republican Senators to agree upon 4 line
nj action the, Hplis,, tprin hill The only
incident OF note during tho fifteen minutes
of the session were these: The swearing in Of
Senator Wolcott, Republican, of Colorado.
for his new term; the reporting of an impor-
tant bill from tho committee on naval affairs
for the enlistment of additional men for the
navy. and the notice Of Mr.. Butler, Populist.
of North Carolina, OF amendments to the
House bond BILL with the free coinage sub
Stitute. The amendments propose to pro-
hibit any issue Of United States bonds with
out the authority Of Congress and to require
the payment of greenbacks, Treasury notes
and the interest and principal Of bonds in
either gold or silver, but in the cheaper of
those metals.
Senator Prtchard introduced bill III the
Senate Thursday to have Levi Jones. late
first lieutenant of Company B, Second North
Carolina Mounted Infantry. receive pay and
allowance from the 1st OF October, 1868. to
tho 1st of May, 1864; also a bill for the relief
of Matthew N. and John S. Lcary, simular to
Representative Settles. He presented the
petition of Arthur Green 70 be allowed
arrears of pension. Senator Tillman pre-
Sented tho same resolutions from various
Charleston bodies in favor of the coast de-
| fence bill rs were presented by Representa-
tive Elliott in the House on Wednesday.
| After Il short executive session the Senate
ad burned for the day.
After tho transaction of some routine
morning business Friday, Mr. Pritchard, of
| North Carolina, addressed the Senate in ad-
vocacy of an amendment intended to be
offered by him to the emergency tariff bill
The amendment is to impose or increase
| duties on clays or carths, lime, marble and
stone and their manufactures, chronic ore
| iron ore, timber and lumber. leaf tobacco.
! live animals and agricultural products. Mr..
Hill rcplipd to Mr.. Pritchard's speech al
though he did not, he said, intend to open
| up ii tariff discussion. 1t was somewhat
| difficult for this Congress to crafty tho pco-
| Pile OF North Carolina. That State had sent
| recently t, the Senate two distinguished gem
| ,lemon elected, substantially, at the same
| time. by the same body, and by the same
| combination. One of them, Mr.. Butler in
his speech the other day hpd arraigncd the
| Democratic party for being false to its
| pledges on tariff reform, and had given that
as his reason for leaving the DemOcrati"
! party aud joining the Popu!ists. Now came
| the other end Of the combination, and said
the people of North Carolina were extreme
high protectionists and wanted the re-
enactment of the Mckinley law. He lNr.
| HHl) did not know how both of these Sena-
| tors could be gratiicd. Laughter. Mr.
! White, of California addressed the Senate in
advocacy of his own and Senator lIill's rcso-
lrtions To amend the rules so as to establish
the cioture system. The House
| bond bill. with its free silver sub
stituto was then taken up and dis
cusscd, but no action was taken. Mr.. Nor
! gan. /; member OF the committee on foreign
! relations offered the following concurrent
resolution and had it referred TO that COM
mittec: Resolved by the Senate, the House
! Of Representatives coucurring. That the
| people Of the United States OF America
through their represcntati, es in Congress
| assembled, convey to tho President and
| people o! the Republic of Transvaai. their
earnest congratulations upon their sue
| cess in establishing free repre- sentative
| government, republican in form and in
their opposition to any foreign power that
| denies to them the full enjoyment OF those
| rghtful liberties. Tho people Of America
| having realized, through the favor of the
| God of nations. the blessings of government
| based upon tho consent os the governed.
entertain with confidence the IAasing hope
! and belief that the principles OF self-govern-
| nent will he securely established through
the influences of the republic Of France, i'll
Colonies, and Of the Republic of Liberia and
the Transvaal, founded ny the people in
| Africa. and that those republicans will foster
and give firm support 20 the peaceful pro-
gress of Christian civilization in the new and
| vast field now being opened to the commerce
and institutions of all the nations of the earth
| throughout that great continent; aud that
the President Of the United States is request
| ed to communicate this action to the Presi-
dent oi the Republic O! Trausyanl." The
S"nat" then adjourned unti! Monday.
! THE HOUSE.
The House on Monday adopted ;oint
| resolution appointing Wm. l.. Wilson, of W.
Va, member Of the hoard Of regents of the
| Smithsonian Institute in place Of Henry
| Cope. deceased.
The principal fcatGrH O. The proceedings Of
! the House Tuesday was Il breezy debate over
! the appointment Of special employees recon-
! mrndcd hy the ,'ommiti"" on accounts. The
| -. OFT scientifically hy Mr. Aldrich. Republican.
| -! Il!iHois, chairman, provided for the ap-