Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27

The speech OF Senator Davis OF Minnes
sofa, supporting the resolution OF which
he Is thel elauthor, enunciating the policy OF
the United States on the Monroe doctrine,
was the event of Monday in the Senate.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, chairman OF
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions. presented the views of the majority
of the committee favoring the seating Of
Mr.. Dupont as Senator from Delaware.
The agricultural appropriation bill occu-
pied the attention of the House. An
amendment was pending when the House
adjourned making mandatory the cxecu-
tion of the provision In the bill for the
distribution of seed. An amendment APP
propriating $40 800 for new edition OF
the "Horse Book" was adopted. Mr.
Dalzell, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported resolution of inquiry
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for an exhaustive report relative to the
sale Of bonds under the resumption act
between the two periods of 1870 and
March l.. 1893, and between the latter
date and Jan. 1, 1896. The resolution
was adopted.
The session of the Senate Tuesday fur
nished a succession of breezy incidents
with frequent sharp personal exchanges
between Senator's. Mr.. Hill had lively
tilt with Mr.. Tillman during the debate
on Mr.. PETERS resolution for Senate
investigation of the recent bond issue.
Mr.. Allen Joined issue with Mr.. Gear and
Mr.. Wolcott over the course of the Pacific
Railway Committee in conducting its in
quiry. Two appropriation bills, the mill
tary academy and the pension bill, were
passed. Efforts were made to amend the
military academy bill by increasing the
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ninety in all-but after a debate of three
hours the plan was defeated. The pen
sion appropriation BILL carrying $142 ,OO0,-
900, was passed after ten minutes debate.
The House passed the agricultural ap-
preparation bill 1t carries So, 15S, 1872.
The section of the revised statutes for
the purchase and distribution of ''rare
and uncommon" seed which Secretary
Morton declined to execute in the current
appropriation law was repealed; the APP
preparation for seed was increased from
S130,000 to $150,000, and its execution
was made mandatory upon the Secretary.
The House devoted itself strictly to
business Wednesday. The army appro-
priation bill, carrying So. .275, ,902. was
passed, the conference report on the ur-
gent deficiency bill was accepted and the
which the government can bring suits
to annul patents to public lands under
railroad and wagon road grants was pasS
ed An amendment was adopted limit
ing the application of the act to railroad
and wagon road grants" The substitute
for the bill offered by Mr.. McRae Dem)
of Arkansas to repeal outright the lmita-
tion of the act of 1891 was defea ted, 70
149. In the Senate Mr.. Carter of Mon
tana offered resolution to recommit the
tariff bill to the finance committee for fur
ther consideration The diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was passed
during the day. About sixty private PEN
sion bills were passed during the day.
The bill pensioning the widow of the late
Secretary Gresham as brgadier general,
at 5000 monthly, with an amendment
making the amount 500 monthly, went
over without action in order to permit Mr..
Voorhees, to speak against this amend
ment.
The Senate Thursday was engaged in
the Pacific railroad hearing. In the House
the conference report on the diplomatic
and consular bill was agreed to, the Sen
ate amendments to the pension bill were
sent to conference and the Indian appro-
pration bill was taken up. The latter bill
carries $S,630,995, or S132, 1872 less than
the law for the current year. In connec-
ton with proposition TO increase the sal
aries of Indian inspectors from $500 to
$1,000, the salaries fixed by law-the bills
of the last two years have only appropri.
ated $500 each for these salaries-botl
Mr.. Cannon and Mr. Dngley. the Repub-
lican leaders OH the floor appealed to
the majority in view of the situation of
the treasury to keep down expenses and
refuse to take steps in the direction of in
creased salaries, but their appeals were
in vain and the action of the Committee
on Indian Affairs in restoring the salaries
was sustained, 81 to 80. Nothing else of
importance was done.
The House devoted all day Friday to
consideration of the Indian bill. and made
slow progress. In committee of the whole
it refused to reduce salaries of Indian in.
spectors from $1,000 to $4,000. The Sen
ate was still occupied with the Pacific
Railroad hearing.