Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The military acad-
envy appropriation bill was passed after a
long controversy over an amendment pro-
vidlng for the attendance of the West
Point cadets at the Inauguration parade.
Allen attacked the proposition and it was
finally rejected. The Nicaragua canal bill
was the cause of spirited debate and
the motion to recommit the bill was pend
ing when the senate adjourned.
HOUSE
By vote of l3l to 1is, the house agreed
to the conference report on the immigration
bill, which embodies substantially a new
measure, being different in some respects
from either the senate or house bill The
principal objection to the bill was the
| clause requiring immigrants to read and
write lin the language of their native or
| resident country"
SENATE.
Washington, Jan 2s-The bill for an
international monetary conference was
debated, Chandler favoring it and Stewart
opposing it. The Nicaragua bill and the
bankruptcy bill were before the senate for
a brief time, but no progress was made on
either of them
The house passed the Indian appropria-
ton bill and entered upon the consideration
OF the agricultural appropriation bill.
Grosvenor, of Ohio made an attack upon
ex-Gov. Aftgeld for making the statement
In recent speech that the election was
won by fraud. Dearmond, of Missouri
| replied briefly, and heaped ridicule upon
Secretary Nor ton for the recent issue of
nal lr,bl at LODI To Int
in Finance
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The senate spent
almost the entire session in debating the
monetary conference bill. Villas, Stewart,
Pettigrew, Allen, Carter Cannon, Jones Of
Arkansas. Hoar and Allison were partici-
pants in the debate. While many expressed
belief that the effort would prove futile,
the opponents were anxious that the bill
pass Just as the republicans wanted it, SO
the responsibility would rest with them.
It passed, 10 to t.
Conference report on the bill to confer
the gets and franchises of the Atlantic 4
Pacfi on the purchasers under the mort
gage foreclosure came up and was the
| cause of heated debate. The report was
| rejected.
Washington, JAM Reconsideration of
the agricultural appropriation bill was re-
| sumed. Much of the time was devoted to a
| political discussion. An amendment to
| discontinue the free distribution of seeds
was defeated, AZ to TO- The bill passed.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The Nicaragua
canal bill was before the senate nearly all
day. but no progress made toward n
| final vote. In executive session the treaty
between the United States and Great Brit
| ain was reported and was discussed briefly.
| HOUSE.
A large number of bills were passed to-
day, but few were of any considerable i'm
portance. Among these were bills to re-
tire ex-Commander of the Navy Quacken-
| BUSH to prevent carrying obscene litera-
! ture from one state to another; to reduce
| the amount allowed steamboat inspectors,
and to amend an act to repeal the timber
| culture laws. Good progress was also made
| On the diplomatic and consular appropria-
| ton bill.
Washington, Feb. 2.--Chandler intro
ltiCtu tue lOlioWlHS TeSOiutiOu anu Sdlu ne
would speak upon 1t in few days:
That it is the sense of the senate that the
United States should not permanently
; icquiesce in the single gold standard, and
| that the efforts of the government in all its
| branches should be steadily directed to
| secure and maintain the use of silver as
well as gold as standard money, with the
! Tree coinage of both under system OF BIZ
metallism to be established through inter
| national agreement, with such safeguards
| Of legislation will insure the parity of
| the value of the metals at a fixed ratio,
| furnish a sufficient volume of bimetallic
| money, and give immunity to the world of
| trade from violent fluctuations of
exchange.
Conference report on immigration bill
came up and was debated briefly Consd-
grafton of the Nicaragua bill was then
| resumed and it took up the time until adj
journment.
The diplomatic and consular bill was
passed, and considerable progress was made
| with the District of Columbia bill The
bill as passed carries Sl,613,70 Resolu-
| tons arranging for the formal canvassing
IF the electoral vote of the last presidential
election on Wednesday, February 10, were
adopted
Life Sentence for COfelI.