Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-06
A QUIET DAY.
Congress Translates Business Of
Minor Importance.
Numerous Bills and Resolutions In.
troduced and Referred Senate
and House Proceedings.

and House Proceedings.
Washington, March 3.-A joint reso-
luton was introduced by Senator Tur-
pie (dem., Ind.) for the appointment Of
II commission under direction of the
secretary of war for the preliminary
survey with plans, specifications and
approximate estimates of the cost Of
1, ship canal from the lower shore of
Lake Michigan to the Wabash river.
After some remarks on the Importance
of the proposed canal, the joint resolu.
tlon was referred to the committee OH
commerce.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to.
A bill entitled ito protect the treas-
ury department and for other pur-
poses" was introduced by Senator AL
len (pop., Neb.) and referred to the
committee ON finance. It provides for
the retirement of all national bank
notes and the substitution therefor OF
United States legal tender notes, to
be issued by the treasury to the banks
the bonds now deposited as security
for the redemption Of national bank
notes to be retained in the treasury
MS security for those legal tender notes.
A resolution was also offered by Sen
ator Allen and went over until Wednes-
day, declaring that under existing laws
all United States bonds and legal tender
notes are redeemable in gold and silver
coin.
~ During the business of the morning
hour bill was reported from the Sc
lect committee on the international ex-
position and was passed authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to dis
tribute medals and diplomas awarded
to exhibitors at the Worlds Columbian
exposition, not yet distributed-and
appropriating $4,000 to defray ex-
penses.
Wants the Vote RECONSTRUCTED.
!. A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the senate passed the bill author
izing additional enlistments in the navy
was submitted by Senator German
(dem., Md.) and went over, to be called
up hereafter.
Attention was called by Senator
Sherman (rep., o. to blunder COM
United in having the house Cubnn
resolutions reported to the senate, not
MS substitute for the senate Cuban
resolutions (Which was tile intention
and the real fact), but as independent
action on the part of the house. He
asked to have the journal corrected.
After good deal of .colioquy Senator
Sherman admitted that the proper rem
edy was to wait for the house to send to
the senate an authentic report of it's
action of Monday.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then taken up. The committee
amendment striking out Of the bill the
provision for change in the methods
of supplying tobacco to foreign coun-
tries. was agreed to.
House Passes Senate Revolutions.
At $40 a message was received from
the house withdrawing the house Gu
ban concurrent resolutions of Monday
and announcing the passage of the sem
ate Cuban concurrent resolutions, with
a substitute-the substitute being the
house Cuban resolutions. They were
referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
Presidential Appointments.
Washington, March 3. The presi-
dent sent to the senate Tuesday the
nomination of C. Z. Wells, of West vir-
| ginia, to be marshal of the United
States for the district of West Virginia.
House Proceedings.
| Washington, March 3.-At the sug-
gestion of the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, the bill to incor-
porate the Lake Erie g Ohio River Canal
company was referred to the committee
on railways and canals.
Senate amendments to the bill relat-
ing to the anchorage OF vessels in ST.
Mary's channel were agreed to-. The
house then in committee of the whole
renewed consideration of the fee and
salary amendment TO the Legislative and
judicial appropriation bill.
! For Military Post at Des Molnes.
Washington. March g. Chairman
Hull, of the house military committee, is
much pleased at the action of the COM
mittee on Tuesday inreporting favorably
a bill introduced by him to establish q
military post at Des Moiues, Ia. The
bill carries an appropriation Of $4,000
for preliminary expenses contingent on
the donation by the citizens Of a proper
4 site which will be located within Eve
miles of the city.
Railroad Accident at Kansas City, Kan.
Kansas City, Mo-, March "A Maple
Leaf passenger train plunged into a
BELT line freight train Tuesday at the
crossing Of the tracks in Kansas City,
Kan. There was locomotive at both
ends Of the Belt line train. The last
two cars and engine werestruck broad
side on and tumbled down m en-
bankment. William Henderson,, en-
gineer of the derailed engine, and w.
L. Bailey, a switchman, were injured,
the latter internally. He may die,
st. Louis Terminal Railway Elects Onicers.
st. Louis, March 3.-At the 21st an
nual meeting of the ST. Louis Terminal
Railroad association held here Tues
day President William Taussig ten
dered his resignation, to take effect inn
rlediately. President Taussig, on &C.
count of ill-health, has contemplated
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