The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-28
WORK OF CON RESS.
Proceedings In the senate and House
of REPRESENTATIVES,.

Proceedings In the senate and House
of REPRESENTATIVES,.
washington, My q. The senate
passed the District of Columbia appro
priation bill, carrying approximately
'$$7,30O,000 A debate on the question
.Ofsappropriations for sectarian pur
poses cropped out on the paragraph
making appropriations for charities in
the district. On a vote the senate sus-
tanned the committee providing spe-
-cific appropriations for numerous pri-
waite charitable institutions, some of
them of a sectarian character. A fur
sther provision was adopted for an in
vestigation into the charity system Of
sthe district With view to ascertaining
what, it any, part Of the public appro-
'priations are used for church purposes
The house entered upon a two days
debate of the immigration bills report
ed from the immigration committee.
w. A. Stone of Pennsylvania and MI.
Tracewell of Indiana argued for a re-
strictiye measure; MI. Corliss of Mich
igan, for his bill, designed to put an
end to Canadian competition with
American labor, and Mr.. Morse of Mas
sachusetts and Mr.. Bartholdt of Mis-
souri,, for the education test bill. The
feature of the debate was the plea of
MI Buck of Louisiana against any
sort of restriction legislation beyond
that now on the statute books, which
excluded paupers and criminals.
Washington, May $50 much Of
the time of the house was occupied in
considering the presidents veto of
bill to pension Francis Hoover, a pri-
waite in the Sixty-fourth Ohio Volun-
teer infantry, and in listening to a per-
sonal explanation from Mr.. Grosyenor
(Rep. Ohio relative to a newspaper
misrepresentation of his position on
the subject of reciprocity, that the
time for debate on the Phillips COM
mission bill was extended until to-mor-
row at o'clock. The bill provides for
the appointment by the president of a
bipartisan commission of 81, seven
Representatives each from labor, agri-
cultural and business pursuits, to col
lect information and consider and rec
Ommend legislation to meet the prob
lens presented by labor, agriculture
and capital Mr.. Phillips, chairman Of
the labor committee and the author of
the bill, made the principal argument.
The senate had an hour of much ex-
.citement with a resort to obstructive
tactics and several heated personal
controversies over Mr.. Buffers bill
prohibiting the further issue of inter-
.est-bearing bonds. No action was
taken. ~
Washington, May "a - The bill to
prohibit the issue of bonds is now be-
fore the senate with the prospect of
final vote on it next week. The OBJ
:StruCtiOn to the measure was with
drawn. and by the decisive vote Of
"a to % the senate adopted the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Butler author Of the bill,
to proceed with it. The debate on the
measure proceeded throughout the
day, and was at times very animated
Mr.. Hill attacked the bill as a bare
faced attempt at reputation by an
indirect cutting off of the only means
existing for repeal of the green.
backs. Mr. Sherman. Mr. Gray, Mr.
Hawley and Mr. Lodge spoke in oppo-
;sition to the bill. and Mr.. Mills (Tex.),
MI. Butler, Mr. Allen. Mr.. Stewart and
Mr.. Clarke for it, The tariff question
came in for incidental consideration
land Senators Sherman, George and
Gray expressed the view that it would
be Il disgrace if congress adjourned
without enacting a law to increase the
revenues.
The Phillips labor commission bill
which was to have come to a vote in
the house under the special order
was completely crowded out by the
conference reports on the river ans
harDor and sundry civil BILL and viii
go over until next week. The confer
"ence report on the river and harbo,
bill which reported an agreement Oh
all the items save that relating to the
Santa Monica and San Pedro harbors
california. was made the basis of a
very bitter attack Oh the bill by
Messrs. Hepburn Rep., Iowa. and
Doci1ery Dem, Mo-
Washington. May 26.-The day II
the senate was consumed by the filled
cheese" bill, and the second INSTALL
ment OF the speech OF MI. Allen (pOD
Neb) on the Butler bill to prohibit the
issue OF bonds without the authority
of congress. On the ground that the
filed cheese bill was a revenue meas
ure, several amendments to raise rev
enue were offered, but all failed. One
@by MI. Mills to impose a 5 per cent in
ternal revenue tax on all products in
excess OF $4,000 per annum, from es-
adjustments manufa curing from iron
steel. copper, nickel. brass, lead, zinc,
De- cotton, wool. hemp. silk or flax. was
~..ANA ~ 'AAS t"ADiS w IL fOlc VI Il 10 ID.
Amendments by Mr.. Allen for an adj
dltlonal internal revenue tax of 81 a
barrel on beer, ale and porter, and one
Dy MI. Gray Dem., DELI for an i'm
port duty of 10 cents pound on tea.
were lost by similar votes, and the
filled cheese bill was then obliged to
give way to the bond bill. n
The time of the house again was
devoted wholly to the consideration of
conference reports. The final report
OF the river and harbor bill. CARRYING
the compromise proposition relative to
rival Santa Monica and San Pedro
harDors. California. was adopted with
out division. The bill now goes to the
president: AS finally passed it carries
Sl2,s3o,OOO in direct appropriations
and authorizes contracts to the cx-
tent of $59,649,OOO. The final report
on the executive, legislative and ju-
dicial bill was also adopted. The bill
carries S21. 900, S:s7O 900 less than
the Dill last year. The sundry civil
and Indian augmentation hills MAYA