The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-24
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WA,mNoros, Jan. 20, 1895.
Congressional affairs have not been
exciting this week. Ia the senate the
Tree coinngc substitute Tor thc house
bond bill has the right Of way ~ the
"undnishcd business" aud Is daily dc'
baied for something like Two hours.
This program will be continued until
the bill 10 voted upon. Just WHEN that
will be has not. been decided, but il ls
believed that the silver senators, who
are doing the most oi the talking, will
continue the debate until the Utah sen.
al9rs. both u whom are counted upoa o
vote Tor the bill, take thcif seats. II
isn't really necessary to get these two
votes to pass the bill Il il merely maxi
ing assurance doubly SURE TO wait lot
them. The silver question Is 10 ouv re-
spect like the tarill. It l. diiic.lt tosay
anything new about IL. The speech
that attracted the most attention la the
senate was that oi senator Mills Of
Texas, which although upon finance was
not either Tor or against the Tree coinage
bill. Mr.. Mile arrigacd the admins.
tration for its entire financial policy and
was especially severe upon the national
banks, and at IL, close was cunpll'
mcnted by senator retlcr, who said he
regarded itas q justification Of the priu-
ciplos ot the ropuiist party. How Sen.
aior Mills will vote ou the lcv coinage
bill seems To be- 20 matiet OF doubt Il
will be- remembered that he made a
long statement last year over hs own
signature against The free coinage OF III,
yer
The house has devoted inc greater
part Of tho wcck Co the rcrllar pension
appropriation hill shicl ratrir, several
impormn' amendments. Asusual when
tn's bill Is NJ there la. becn much ora.
tory in which members, esardls-- Of
party, who have @ hrsc "oid soldier
constituency expressed their uudyu.
love, ETC., Ton the hn,cyo,or. Whu fought
thirty odd years ago aud Who aIs1 voted
TO send ille orators 90 rougrcs.. and who
/ will have % chance 90 DO some more ,ot
ing next November. Ai oi which. mo
and brethren, Is human nature.
n the applause which greeted O ref
crcncc made by Representative Cam
nhngs OF New York To the govern
mcnt making the Pacific railroads dis
gorge Indicates the sentiment of %,
house some positive legislation ON thai
subject may be looked for at this ses
sion. Mr. Cummings was making ,
speech Ia favor oihetter treatment iol
applicants for pensions when he sail
that II the government needed money 4
had better make the Pacific railroads di.
gorge than cut oil deserving pensioners
Secretary lloke Smith has nolihe,
the members Of the Dawes Indian com
mission 70 come to Washington and de
iend their report on the condition %
Indian Territory which Is being yigor
ously attacked by the representative. o.
the Indians, who are strongly op
posed 10 the establishment Of ter
riiorial government The fight bo,i
for and against tina, bill h. getting de
cidedly warm.
Chairman Hepburn Of the house com
mittee ou interstate and foreign com
merce, has appointed sub.commltlc,
OF seven TO look after Nicaragua cana
legislation. lis expected that prosiden
Cleveland will shortly send 10 congres
the report made hy the commission tha
Investigated the route Of the canal an,
the work done thereon, aud that the re
port will be accompanied 10y speech.