Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-29
DoiNos OF coNaREs&
SENATE.

Il
WASHINGTON, May 2l,-An effort OH the
part of Butler to secure consideration of
| his bill prohibiting the further issue Of
| interest bearing bonds caised large
amount Of filibustering, led by Hill, and
the day was spont in futile efforts to do
| business. 4.
Kirkpatrick, Of Kansas, called up the bill
TO pension Frahcis Hoover, which had been
vetoed by the president, and it was passed
over the veto, 1876 to Az, Bill to authorize
the president to appoint a non-partisan
commission to collect information and I'd
consider and recommend legislation to meet
the problems presented by labor, agricul-
ture and capital, was considered at length,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON May 22.-Butler's motion
to take up his anti-bond resolution was
adopted, "a to 90 A bill was passc to
quit tltle' the land of persons who IT.
chased land in good faith without not ce
Hill spoke in opposition to the Butler bill
Georgs asked why the senators did not
formulate proper means for the relief of
the treasury. Sherman said If congress
adjourned without giving the treasury re-
lief 1T would be an outrage and shame
He appealed to the senate to pass the house
tariff bill Hawley said the resolution pro-
posed anarchy and infamy. Mills, Gray
and Lodge spoke i'll opposition to the bill
and Mills Butler Allen, Stewart and Clark
for II.
HOUSE.
After heated antagonism by Hepl lrn
IF Tnw an No
ference report on the river anG harbor bill
was agreed to. Conference report on
sundry civil bill was defeated. The night
session was devoted to the consideration of
pension bills.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The day was con-
sumed by the 'tfilled cheese bill and the
second installment of the speech by Allen
on the Butler bill to prohibit the issue of
bonds without the authority of congress.
Forty private pension bills were passed in
as many minutes.
The time of the house was wholly devoted
to conference reports. Report on the river
and harbor bill was agreed to. Report on
executive, legislative and judicial bill was
appropriation bills were sent back to con-
ference Howard, pop, of Alabama, pre-
sented a resolution for the impeachment of
President Cleveland for the alleged illegal
use Of the proceeds from the bond sale and
corruption in politics and refusal to enforce
the antitrust law The house refused to
consider it.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 25-The general def
siency bill, carrying SlO500,00O, passed to-
day.
The day was spent in consideration of the
pill to repeal the free alcohol clause of the
tariff bill.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON May 26.-The senate to-
lay defeated motion to table the amend
nent to the filed cheese bill, adding rs
.ents to the tax on beer, by a vote of 25 to
So The final conference report on the
legislative, executive and judicial bill was
agreed to.
HOUSE.
The house by vote of lG5 to 60 passed the
bill for the repeal of section 81 of the pres
ent tariff law providing for d rebate on
alcohol used in the arts or medical com
pounds. An amendment was attached to
the bill providing for joint commission
to consist of three members of each house to
examine and report on all questions relat
ing to free alcohol at the next session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 27.--The senate re
jected the amendment to the filled cheese
bill for an additional tax of 10 cents bar
rel on beer.
HOUSE.
Senate amendment to deficiency bill rel
alive to French spoliation claims was
agreed to.