The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-24
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-
INTERVIEWING DEBATES IN THE
 SENATE AND HOUSE.

The Bond Bill is Taken Up and Argued
 Upon-Fic hting in the House on the
 Rules-Rules of the Fifty-thlrd Congress
 Proposed.
 Washington, Jan. 2S.-After a lot of routine morning business MT. Mills, dem., of Texas, introduced a bill to re- peal the act of July 14, 1870, to authorize the refunding of the national debt and the act of January 14, 1875, for the re- sumption of specie payment. He asked that it be read a first time to-day, and that it have its second reading to-mor- row, when he hoped to have a vote upon it.
 MT. Perkins, rep, of California, of- fered a resolution. which was agreed to, calling on the secretary of the interior for information as to the violations of law in Alaska that forbids the impor- tation manufacture and sale of intoxi- eating liquors there.
 MT. Villas, dem., of Wisconsin,. re- ported from the judiciary committee bill to prevent the carrying of obscene literature, and such things, fromt one state or territory into another state or territory. Placed on the calendar
 MT. Call, dem., of Iowa, altered a res olution which went over until to-mor- row, for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the imprison- ment of Eugene V. Debs Gin connection with the great railway strike)
 The resolution heretofore offered by MT. Warren, rep, of Wyoming, direct ing the attention of the committee on agriculture to the late unprecedented shrinkage in numbers and values of farm animals throughout the United States, was laid before the senate MT. Pugh, dem., of Alabama, inquired of the chair what had become of his resolution declaring all the government obligations payable in silver.
 The vice president informed him that it had gone to the calendar.
 MT. Pugh expressed surprise at that fact. He had understood the resolution to have been merely laid over and to be now on the vice presidents S table. He asked unanimous consent that that should be considered it's status.
 MT. Hill, dem., of New York, recount ed what had taken place on the subject yesterday and said that he had warned predicament which had overtaken his resolution.
 T deny that statement" MT. Pugh said, with some heat st-.r
 ''The senator's denial" MT. Hill coolly retorted, may go in the Record; but the fact remains, nevertheless
 After some further barley Mr. Pugh remarked that he had no idea but that the senator from New York was willing to speak on the resolution whenever he could delay action upon it.
 Mir. Hill remarked that the clerk and the vice president understood the par liamentary status of the resolution as he did; and added that the senator from Alabama had 'swalked right in at the place left open for him. Gaugh- teD.
 MT. Pugh admitted that he had been trapped" by the skilfull senator from New York
 T tried to avoid it." MT. HIM said
 The vice president said that it was a matter over which he had no con- trol. The rule of the senate had to be enforced. The resolution had been con- sidered up to 2 o'clock and then, under the rule, it had gone to the calendar
 MT. Pugh then gave notice that he would, tomorrow, move to have the resolution taken from the calendar and laid before the senate. The senator from New York he added, could not ee- cape going on the record on the resolu- tion.
 MT. Goar, rep, of Massachusetts, in quired what had become of the Ar meniam concurrent resolution reported yesterday from the committee on foreign relations.
 MT. Cullom, rep, of Illinois, who had reported the resolution, explained that it had not been called up to-day be- cause the senator from Wyoming, MT. Warren, had given notice of his desire to address the senate this morning Mir Warren then addressed the senate on his resolution. His speech was an argument in favor of high protective duties, denouncing the Wilson tariff bill as "an emblem of beneficence to foreign interests and of disaster to our own. He denied the claim made in the recent speech of Mr. Vest, dem of Mis- snuri, that the wool growing and the Woolen manufacturing interests had alike profted under the Wilson bill.
 MT. Warren declared that the shrink age in values in live stock always at tendant upon a democratic adminis- tration of this government, has become 50 marked in the past few years, so tre- mendous, so appalling us to seem to point, unless soon corrected, to almost annihilation of the f1ocks and herds of the United States, obliging us to soon depend upon other nations for even our meat, as well as our wool product"
 The house bond bill, with the free coinage substitute, was taken up at 2 p. m., and MT Dubois, rep, of Idaho, addressed the senate. He said he wish ed congress could pass laws at this ses- sion for the unlimited coinage of gold and silver, and for such protection to 'raw materials and the manufactured products of the United States as would prevent the ruinA,s competition of the poorly paid labor of foreign countries. After stating the difference of views between the populists and silve republi- cans he declared his purpose to vote for the free coinage substitute and express ed his regret that its adoption by the senate would not avail to secure its en- aetment At the close of MT DlIhois'