The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-12
THB NATIONAL
CONGRESS.

pies Representatives Are
Trying to Do.
REVENUE FEE BUSINESS.
Biii to Ps~vias stated Salaries vss q. q
Atsss.~ys aaS HassAals-As K9srs -
sa.seo yss The wesss<. District - 900
yes The 4aSsass.
MONDAY, MARCH 2-sKNArk
Nine pension bills introduced.
A large number Of petitions were
presented praying for the restriction
OF immigration into this country.
Mr.. Allen offered Q resolution re-
questing the Secretary OF the Treasury
TO give information concerning the
expenses and earnings of the Pacific
railroads. This resolution Was agreed
TO.
Mr.. Calls resolution requesting the
President Of the United States TO de-
mand Of the government of Spain in
formation as to reports concerning the
imprisonment Of United States citi-
zens, was taken up and referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
The bill Is. l34l to prohibit the fur
Their issuance Of interest bearing bonds
without the consent Of Congress WAS
announced Is next in order.
Mr.. PLATT. That subject 10 already
before the finance committee.
MI. ALBION. The bill had better be
referred to that committee.
Mr.. BUTLER. / do not think there
ought to be an objection to this bill,
but clearly there is some. Therefore,
l give notice now that l shall make
the motion on next Wednesday, after
the finishing of the routine morning
business, to take up the bill for discus
sion and action.
Mr.. SHERMAN. II any action 10 to be
taken upon the bill it had better be
referred to the committee on finance.
Mr.: HARRIS. l quite agree with the
Senator from Ohio.
Mr.. SHERMAN. l make that motion.
Mr.. CHANDLER. The Senator from
North Carolina objects to its consider
alton.
Mr.. HALE. That carries it over.
Mr.. BUTLER. That motion, it seems
to me, would be in order when l ask
that the bill be taken up next Wednes-
day morning. The bill is 80 short,
having but three lines in it, that every
Senator, l think, can understand it by
that time. 1t is certainly too plain for
any doubt as to what it means.
The VIcE-PREsIDENr. Objection be-
ing made, the bill will 60 over under
the rule.
Mr.. BUTLER subsequently said: My
attention has been called to the fact
that on next Wednesday the Senator
from Oregon Mr.. MITCHELL has given
notice that he will call up the case of
Mr.. Du Pont. l do not wish to conflict
with that, and therefore l give notice
that on Wednesday q week, so as to
give full time for that matter, after
the routine morning business l shall
call the bill up.
The VICE-PREsIDKNT. 1t will be SO
noted.
Eighteen pension bills were intro
duced. This is the day on which the
House passed the Cuban resolutions.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3.-sENATE.
Fifteen pension bills were intro
duced.
Senator Pritchard introduced eleven
bills into the Senate to-day, six of
which were pension bills. The other
five were for various individual claims
made on the treasury.
Mr.. Chandler made q report from
the committee on privileges and cleo
tlons in the shape of a resolution pro-
viding that select committee of five
Senators shall be appointed to investi-
gate the facts and circumstances of the
election in the State of Alabama on
the first Monday of August, 1894, re-
sultlng In the setting up of q State
government, consisting Of q Governor
and of q legislature which elected a
United States Senator; and especially
TO inquire whether the election of said
State government was accomplished
by false and fictitious returns, or by
other fraudulent or dishonest methods.
or by violent practices.
The gross and scandalOus Demo-
cratic frauds of the last election con-
stitute the basis of his resolution.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was discussed.
Twenty-Five pension bills.
Inc House tackled bill which is in
w CVOP - COMMISSIONERS
and marshals from trumpin9 up
charges against people under the in
ternal revenue system. During the
present administrations the most dis
graceful and damnable methods have
been resorted to by Cleveland's hench-
men to have people arrested Just be-
cause every arrest brings in a fee to
these officers. The bill under consid-
Grafton is to provide fixed salary for
these internal fee-grabbers and thus
stop their detestable prosecutions for
the sake of getting fees. The bill pro-
voked a lively discussion. Many mem
oers made strong efforts to have the
salaries provided by the bill for their
respective States increased.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH +sENArE.
Only three pension bills to-day.
The VICE-PREsIDkNT. The chair
lays before the Senate the resolutions
OF the Senator from Nebraska GMr. AL
len coming over from a previous day.
The Secretary read the resolutions
submitted yesterday by Mr.. Allen as
follows:
Resolred, That under existing laws
all bonds and legal-tender notes are
redeemable in gold and silver coins of
the United States Of the present ratio
and fnenesS and that anv d;eo,;,n:.