The record-union., 1896-04-21
DOINGS IN THE
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
No Actual Progress Made in Legislation
in the Senate.
Resolution to Investigate the Bond
Issue Comes Up,


Yield the Floor for Its Discussion
But Little Progress Made in Com
sideration of the Indian Appropri-
alton BiII-House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, April 20-No actual
progress III the work of legislation was
made in the Senate to-day The reso-
luton for an investigation into recent
bond issues came to the surface on two
or three occasions, but Hill of New
York was not inclined TO yield an inch
or the right of the Senate to a full de-
tate on Hthe resolution, or to indicate
any time when vote might be reached;
and on the other hand, the Chairman
and members of the Committee on APP
preparations insisted on the Importance
of getting along with the great appro-
priation bills
Finally Peffer consented reluctantly
to have that resolution laid aside tenn
porarily, until the appropriation bills
| now before the Senate are passed. 1t is
still the unfinished business, however,
and as such will be entitled to formal
presentation to the Senate at o'clock
every day.
The Indian appropriation bill was un-
der consideration the whole day, but
did not advance a single step. The
paragraph on the subject of the Indian
schools was passed over informally, on
account of the absence of Mr.. Carter of
Montana. who had offered an amend
ment to strike out the House provision
on that subject, and then the Senate got
into tangle on an amendment reported
by the Committee on Appropriations for
the payment of the fees of some fifteen
attorneys for legal services character
lied as lobbying" rendered to the 'old
settlers. or Western Cherokees."
There was good deal of controversy
on this subject, in which Chandler of
New Hampshire took leading part.
The matter had not been brought to
an issue when the bill was laid aside
for the day.
Notice was given by Villas of Wiscon-
sin that on Wednesday, the 18th OF
April, he would present to the Senate
a communication from the Governor of
Wisconsin Offering to Congress the
statue of James" Marquette
Pugh Deqn.) of Alabama presented,
on the part of his colleague, Morgan,
absent on account of illness, a minority
report on the Pacific Railroads debt bill.
Wolcott (Rep) Of Colorado, mem
Der of the Pacific Railroad Commit
tee said the bill reported by Gear on
Friday last was not the unanimous re-
port of the committee. He had not
agreed and did not now agree with the
rest of the committee as to so much of
The bill as related to the settlement with
the Union Pacific, and had reserved the
right to file 8 minority report.
| The report filed on behalf of Morgan
represented that Senator's views, and
/ ne (WolcotD would also file minority
report.
/ Brice (Dem) of Ohio, another mem
/ Der Of the committee, said that the
/ Chairman Gear was now revising the
majority report, which had not yet been
I presented.
/ In view of that statement the two
minority reports were withheld. The
/ Senate, at 4:15, adjourned until to-
morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
/ WASHINGTON, April 20.-For the
j first time this session Speaker Reed was
/ late in arriving at the Capitol. Clerk
Maxwell called the House to order and
| announced that Speaker pro tenn
should be elected.
Hull of Iowa was unanimously elected
/ He had been seated but a few minutes
when Reed appeared and, amid much
! laughter, said: THE House will be in
order"
Although this was suspension day.
under the rules, Cannon, Chairman of
/ the Committee on Appropriations, in
sisted on proceeding with the general
deficiency bill.
The House went into Committee of
! the Whole for it's consideration. This
is the last of the regular appropriation
! bills
! When the items relating to indemni-
! ties to be paid Frederick O. Dawson
his wife and daughter, for the loss of
property and injuries inflicted in Ne
braska. was reached. Mercer (Rep.) of
Nebraska called attention to the great
vigor with which Great Britain pressed
! this case, $4,000 having been claimed
! from Nebraska.
He commended the vigilance of the
/ British Government in the protection
of her subjects. and said it was in
J
/ Government He thought the testi-
mony showed the Dawsons were as
much to blame as the McCartys in this
particular case. 1t was a brawl on the
highway
Hit, Chairman of the Foreign Af
1 fairs Committee, said the testimony
showed the women had been outra
! geously mstreated. As a result of her
/ injuries the daughter was to-day suf-
! fering from chronic epilepsy
1 Hopkins (Rep.) of Illinois thought
that inasmuch as the Dawsons We're in
Nebraska with view of making it their
permanent home, although they had not
! been naturalized, they should not be
permitted to invoke the protection of the
British Government after becoming in
volved in a brawl.
The committee concluded considera-
/ ton of the bill without material amend
ment, and it was passed by the House
AT 6:0o the House adjourned.
DUELIEG IN GERMANY.
The Question Again Brought Up in