The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
Days WORK IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted in the Senate
and House.
THE PHILADELPHIA COIN ECHO
House Approves Resolutions Directing
the Secretary Of War TO Prepare
Plans for Deepening OF Chan
mel Into Portland. Maine.

Washington, March 31.-The PETER
resolution for an investigation into all
the facts and circumstances of recent
bond issues was not reached in the SEN
ate today. as had been expected, Mr..
George Dem., Miss.) having occupied
nearly the entire session in an argu-
ment against the claim of Mr.. Dupont
to the vacant seat In the senate from
the state of Delaware. Mr.. PETER gave
notice. however. that he would at the
close Of Mr.. Georges speech tomorrow
ask the senate to proceed with the
consideration OF his resolution.
About half an hour was given to the
consideration of the postoffice appro-
priation bill which appropriates the
large amount of 93,000.O00 dollars, of
which nearly 13,000,000 dollars go to de-
fray the expense of the free delivery
system. A discussion was started on
an amendment reported from the ap-
preparation committee, allowing $4,000
u year in addition to the present COM
pensation of $4,000 to the Oceanic
steamship company for mail transpor-
tation from San Francisco to New Zea-
land and New South Wales. The ques-
tlon was not decided when the senate
ut p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
lue IuOUOtOHy VI IOuttut
ton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill in committee of the whole house to-
day was enlivened by several references
to some political financial events of
recent date. Mr.. Williams (Rep., Pa.)
called attention to the reports that rep
resentatives of the Manufacturers club
OF Philadelphia in conference with GER
tain persons I'm Washington had COM
mitted the club to the free coinage of
silver in connection with protective
tariff as q satisfactory platform for
the Republican party. He sent to the
clerks desk and had read the resolu-
tions adopted last night by the club,
as refuting the reports.
Mr.. Hartman (Rep., Mont) said that
published reports were incorrect; that
the silver men were not responsible for
the conference, and that 1t had been
held at the request of the club MEN,
bers.
Mr.. Allen (Rep.. Utah) confirmed the
statement that no bargain or agree
ment had been reached at the confer
ence. Then Mr.. Pickler (Rep., s. d.
had read the financial platform adopted
by the Republican convention Of that
state last Wednesday. to disprove the
stories that the Republicans there had
changed their attitude towards silver.
SUNDRf CIVIL BILL.
In the course Of the consideration Of
the sundry civil BILL attempts We're
made to amend 1t to increase the ap-
preparation for the salary of the super
intendent Of the coast and geodetic sur
vey from 5000 to $4,000, the amount
fixed by law; to strike out the apprO-
priation Of $50, 900 for detection and pun
ishing violations of the internal rev.
enue laws, and to strike out the apprO-
priation Of $19,50O for food, fuel and
clothing for the Indians on the Priby-
loft Islands, Alaska--all of which failed.
The house passed senate joint resolu-
tions directing the secretary of war to
prepare plans and estimates for deep
ening the channel into Portland. Maine,
harbor to thirty feet: to secure Il
twenty-five foot ship channel. 400 feet
wide in Providence river and Nara
gansett bay from Sassafras Point to
the ocean, and to eXpend $4,000 for
walls to the canal locks at the Cas-
cades, Columbia river. Oregon.
At 6 o'clock the house adjourned until
tomorrow having passed over fifty
pages Of the sundry civil bill-about
half Of its contents.