Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
FlFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS-.
Summary Of the Proceedings In the SEN
ate and Houre.

hAt AAouhes
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-The senate was
not in session yesterday. In the house
Chairman Dingley OF the ways and means
committee presented two bills prepared
by that committee Tho first, a tariff
bill, provides for a duty equal to 60 per
cent Of that Of the Mckinley law on wool
and lumber from the time tho bill be.
comes a law until Aug 1, 1898, and a
horizontal increase of Is per cent in all
other schedules OF the Wilson bill except
sugar. The second was a financial bin,
which provides for the issue of 3 per cent
bonds for the redemption of legal tender
notes, and also for the issue of $50 600, 600
worth of certificates Of indebtedness, re-
deemablo in three years. to meet the pres
ent treasury deficiency. The tariff bill
was made the order of the day and was
discussed at length. Messrs. Dingley,
Dalzell, Dolliver and Payne, Republicans,
spoke in favor of the measure, and
Messrs. Crisp, MoMillin and Turner, Dem
ocrats, against it. The bill was passed by
party vote-yeas, 227; nays, 81.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-In the senate
yesterday the house tariff bill was referred
to the finance committee Messrs. Quay
and Burrows offered amendments to the
house bill providing that tariff should
be placed on articles now on the free list.
Mr.. Hill offered a resolution directing
that future bond issues to renew the gold
reserve should bear provision that they
be paid in either gold or silver. In the
house the bond bill was discussed at great
length, the Democrats strongly opposing
the measure The principal speeches were
made by Messrs Dingley of Maine and
Grosvenor Of Ohio, Republicans, and
Messrs Turner of Georgia and Patterson
Of Tennessee, Democrats. No action was
taken.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 80.-In the house
Saturday the bond bill was again discuss
ed, after which a vote was taken on the
first section, resulting as follows: Yeas,
1859; nays, 1873. The second passed with
out a division.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The committees
of the senate yesterday passed into the
control OF the Republicans, the change in
political complexion being effected by the
adoption of a resolution reorganizing the
committees. The Populsts with single
exception, declined to vote and the Re-
publicans having plurality, were enabled
to adopt the resolution by vote Of 30 to
90. Senator Lodge addressed the senate
on the Monroe doctrine.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the senate
yesterday Mr. Sherman introduced reso'
luton providing for the restoration of the
gold reserve which hereafter shall be held
sacred for the redemption of the green.
backs and treasury notes. the former tc
be reissued only in exchange for gold OIL
bullion. The resolution was made the
special order for Friday when Mr.. Sher'
man will address the senate. A resolu.
tion was passed for the investigation by
the committee on naval affairs of the
prices paid by the government for ship ar
NOR. Mr. Elkins offered a resolution de
olaring it to be the sense of the senate
that no bonds of the United States shall
be sold at private sale or contract. H'
asked Immediate consideration, but a;
objection was made it went over. In the
house no business of Importance wal
transacted