The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-05-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Daily Proceedings in Senate
and House.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
Substance of the Measures Being Con-
sidered by the Fifty-Fourth
Session-Senate.
Washington, May BY a decisive
| vote today the senate decided to in
augurate an investigation of the bond
sales conducted by the secretary of the
treasury during the last three years.
The resolution demandingsthe investi-
cation is very explicit. 1t requests
that the committee on finance be di-
rected to investigate and report gen.
orally all the material facts and cir
cumstances connected with the sale of
United States bonds by the secretary Of
the United States treasury during the
years 1894, 1895 and 1895; what
amount of available funds was in the
treasury at the time of such issues; the
obligations of the government, and the
reasons for the withdrawal of gold from
the treasury, and the classes of persons
who made such Withdrawals.
Washington, May 11.-All Oregon
and Washington items in the river and
harbor bill went through the senate
without opposition today, including the
appropriation for the boat railway at
The Dalles and the Seattle canal.
There will be fight on both items in
the conference. With the bond resolu-
tion out of the way. the senate gave it's
attention to the accumulation of minor
measures before going on with the
river and harbor bill. Mitchell of Or
egon gave notice that when the last ap-
preparation bill was passed, he would
press the joint resolution for election of
senators by the'people, not for the sake
OF having further speeches, but to &C.
tually adopt the resolution. Bills
were PASSED to establish a classical
tion division in the United States pat
ent Office. and granting permission for
the erection of monument in Wash
ington in honor of Samuel Hahne-
mann, and appropriaitng $4,000 for
foundation.
Washington, May 13.-The Califor-
mia deep-water harbor project was be-
fore the senate most of the day. 1t is
seldom that local Improvement
arouses so much feeling among sena-
tors, manifesting itself in debate of
unusual animation and of considerable
personal feeling. Berry began the de-
bate today, declaring that this proposed
expenditure of e3, 900; eco was against
the public interest and in the private
interest of G. P. Huntington, of the
Southern Pacific. Vest and Caffery
took the ground that the appropriation
should not be made at present Frye,
chairman of the commerce committee,
replied to the structures upon the prop
osition. and vehemently characterized
the criticism of Huntington as "savor.
ing of the slogan of the sand lots. -
Washington, May 9.-The net result
of three and half hours session of
the house today was the passage of
bill to amend the act to allow appeals
from the supreme courts of the terri
tories to the court of appeals. Pickler
attempted to secure his revenge for the
defeat he suffered last night, when the
house refused to remain in session to
pass private pension bills, by blocking
legislation today. He made the point
of no quorum at every opportunity, and
finally the house, losing patience, ad-
journed. Pickler threatens to keep up
his tactics until he accomplishes his OBJ
ject, which he says is to secure further
consideration of private pension bills.
Washington, May 1.-THE members
of the house voted themselves $100
per month for clerk hire during the re-
cesses of congress. Under resolution
passed by the fifty second congress, the
members of subsequent congresses re-
ceived 500 per month for clerk hire
during the sessions. Today the propo-
sition to extend this allowance to MEM
bers during the recesses of congress
came up in the form of the Hartman
resolution, adversely reported from the
committee on accounts. 1t occasioned
some very deep debate. It had the
support of Cannon, chairman of the
appropriations committee, but was op-
posed by Dingley, the floor leader of
the majority. Aldrich said it would
involve an additional expenditure of
$21 6, 900 per annum. The resolution
was amended so as to except members
who are chairmen of committees, hav-
ing annual clerks, and as amended
was passed, 1870 to 108.
Washington, May 13.-The session
of the house today was almost entirely
devoted to the consideration of District
Columbia business. Bills were passed
to authorize the secretary of the treas
ury to detail revenue cutters to en-
force regulations at regattas; to grant
the Denver, Cripple Creek & South
western railroad right of way through
the South Platte and Plum creek forest
reservations; to grant pipe line rights
of way over the public domain in Colo
RADIO and Montana; to grant the Flag
staff & Canyon railroad right of way
through the Grand canyon, and to ex-
tend the charter of the Dennison g
Northern railroad. A preliminary con-
i ference report on the Indian appropria-
tion bill was agreed to, and the title of
Mr.. Maddox, of Georgia, to his seat
was confirmed.
| Bolin Convicted.