Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-16
FEDERALLAW MAKERS.

Washington, Jan. I'm the upper
house Mr.. Jones (dem., Ark, reported
from the finance committee a free sill
yer substitute for the house bond bill
and gave notice that he would call it
Up Wednesday and ask the senate to
consider it. Mr. Morrill, rep., VT
chairman of the finance committee, no.
titled the senate that the substitute was
opposed ''by every republican member
of the committee"
Mr.. Voorhees, dem, Ind) secured
unanimous consent for the passage OF
resolution authorizing Gen. Casey to
make contracts for the completion of
the new library of congress by stating
that if passed the building would be
completed within the time fixed by the
act and that about $4,000 would be
covered back into the treasury"
Mr.. Elkins rep, w. VaD, offered a
resolution, which was referred to the
| finance committee, providing that
hereafter any contemplated issue OF
United States bonds shall first be ad-
vertised for at least twenty days, and
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highest bidder
At o'clock Mr.. Vest dem, Mo-,
took the floor to discuss the gold re-
serve resolution introduced by Mr.
Sherman several days ago. He said
that the last congress passed bill
which carried ample revenue for the
government, and a small surplus be-
sides The supreme court had
stripped the measure OF $50,000,000 of
revenue by a decision which was a
surprise TO nearly every Intelligent
lawyer on the floor While discussing
observe the comfy between co-ordin-
ate branches of the government, but
he would say that the income tax de-
cision was one of the most remarkable
that had ever been delivered, and was
20 considered by majority of the law
yers everywhere.
Mr.. Chandler presented a bill pro-
viding for a popular loan by the issue
of postal savings notes. 1t was time,
he said, to see whether the American
PEOPLE could not furnish the resources
necessary to maintain our credit
Mr.. Allen offered resolution for the
appointment of a committee of five
senators to investigate the question
whether fraud, force or intimidation
had entered the election of members
of the Alabama legislation insofar as
those elections bore on the election of
United States senators.
Mr.. Lodge renewed the discussion of
Mr.. Chambers bill by calling atten-
ton to section 1886 of the revised stat
utes, prohibiting any citizen Of the
United States holding any communi-
cation with any officer or agent of a
foreign government, the purpose of
which was to influence action in pend
ing international dispute or to inter
fere with "a measure of the United
States" He cited the recent kilograms
between the prince of Wales, the Roths-
childs and other well known British
subjects and Mr.. Pulitzer, Of the New
York World, concerning the Ven
ezuelan and financial policies of the
government. They were in strict con-
travention of the statute to which he
had just referred, he said, and the at
torney general should prosecute Pulit-
ger for thus attempting to influence
this government.
In the house, Mr.. Allen from Utah
was sworn in. Mr.. Loud rep, CALI, re-
ported from the committee on postofice
resolution calling upon the post
master general for information con-
corning the number of clerks en-
pIoyed since June 80, 1895, to