Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-21
DOlNGS OF CONGaECC.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 1O.-Norgan, OF
Alabama, introduced resolution congratu-
lating the republic oi Transvaal for its
stand for independence Referred. Jones,
| Of Arkansas advocated the passage of the
free coinage substitute for the house bond
bill, after which the senate adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE.
After short debate on the rules, the
house adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January l1.-House spent
, the day in discussing the proposed changes
| in the rules
WASHINGTON, January 13.-Morgan spoke
| in favor of the silver substitute for the
house bond bill, severely arraigning Sen
ator Sherman for his actions on financial
matters. Chandler offered a bin to refund
| the outstanding United States bonds and
treasury notes with bonds bearing interest
| at per cent Gear offered q resolution to
| admit New Mexico into the union
| Adjourned
HOUSE.
Pension appropriation bill came up. Stone
| explained that amendments to the existing
law attached to the bill provided that pen
sions granted under the act of 1899 should
| date from the first application, and repealed
the provision of the act of 1890 requiring
| widow to prove that she was dependent for
| her support ON her daily labor Graf gave
| notice of an amenC-nent he proposed to
offer inhibiting the reduction on suspension
| of a pension on allegation of fraud until
| such fraud had been first proved in the
| United States court. Bartlett, dem, OPP
| posed the amendment. Workman offered
bill appropriating 500 600 for the pur-
pose of establishing coast defenses A
resolution was offered appealing to the
European powers to wipe the Turkish gov
eminent out and secure independence for
| Armenia
| WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE bond
silver bill was still under consideration.
Butler, pop, of North Carolina, offered an
amendment prohibiting the issuance of
interest bearing bonds and directing the
secretary of the treasury to pay in gold and
| silver, according to the market value of the
coins, and advocated its passage. The
matter of pension legislation came up and
| Thurston, of Nebraska, made his maiden
speech, in favor of liberal pensions.
Consideration Of pension appropriation
bill was resumed Walker, rep. of Virginia,
who was confederate general. said there
was no sentiment in the south against the
pension policy of the south. Cummings,
| ha Off
for hostility TO the old soldiers.
| SENATE.
! WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator Mills
| speech on finance, with frequent direct
criticisms of the president and secretary of
the treasury, was the main feature of the
session. PETER followed with a speech
| favoring silver coinage The senate joint
resolution appropriating SO 600 for expenses
Of the commission engaged in fixing the
boundary between Alaska and British
| Columbia passed.
House spent another day in oratory upon
| the pension bill Grow denounced the
| president and his clerks for his encroach-
| ments upon the legislative branches Of the
| government. Lacey said the l04 600 PEN
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\ commissioner would be reviewed and many
Of them restored by the next commissioner.
| The free, homes bill, making actual resi-
dence on railroad land grants unnecessary
where lands have been fenced and improv-
ed, passed
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January ia resolution
by Call asking for Cuban correspondence
caused much debate and it was laid over.
| Cullom presented a resolution asking for
information regarding Armenia. Hawaiian
cable subsidy was discussed, but the bill was
referred PETER concluded his free silver
speech, after which the senate adjourned.
EoTsE.
The general debate on the pension bill
was concluded to-day, and tomorrow it will
be taken up by paragraphs. Grow, Bartlett,
Moody, and Clark, of Iowa, made addresses.