The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
Second Session.


Senator Allen introduced resolution which
seeks to impede and prevent the attorney gen.
eral from selling the Union Pacific road un-
der foreclosure proceedings, went over with
out action. The bill for a commission to an
international monetary conference was taken
up and Mr.. Chandler. rep. ". H, made
short statement, in favor of it. He accepted
an amendment offered by Mr. Bacon, dem,
Ca, giving the president authority specifical-
ly to. call an international conference at such
point as may be agreed upon AL the rest of
the time that was left Of the morn
ing hour. to which the consd-
Grafton of the bill was limited, was occupied
by Mr.. Stewart, (pop New, in speech re-
counting the ills inflicted upon the poor by
the gold standard, but declaring in the end
that he would allow the bill to pass in any
form that it's friends desired. Notice of a de-
sire to speak on the measure was given by Mr..
Pettigrew, (sil, s. d. and then the bill went
over
HoUsE-The Indian appropriation bill be-
gun on Monday last, was concluded and the
bill passed with some material changes, all
reducing the score of the measure. Mr.. Wads
worth (rep. n. w, chairman on the commit
tee on agriculture, had called up the bill max
ing appropri .tions for the agricultural de-
partment for the year 1878 No ac-
tion taken During the day Mr. Crout
(rep., VIZ reported the appropriation
bill for the District of Columbia. Mr. Thomas
rep Mich gave notice that on Wednesday
next he would ask the house to consider the
report Of election committee No. on the con-
test of Cornett VS. Swanson, from the Fifth
Virginia district
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-SENATE The bill
for the representation of the United States on
any international monetary conference that
may be called occupied the senate Friday al
most exclusively and was passed by the
triumphant majority of 46 to 4. 1t authorizes
fIa, oirtf fTyoo ,fe-
soners to any international conference, with
a view to securing fxity of relative value
between gold and silver as money, by means
Of common ratio between the metals with
free mintage at such rates; and it also au-
thorizes the president to call in his discretion
such conference to assemble at such point as
may be agreed upon. At $50 the senate ad-
journed till Monday next.
HOUSE-The report of the confereeS on the
incorporation of the purchasers of the Allan
tic and Pacific railroad was rejected by vote
of Il to l43, and the confereeS were instructed
to insist upon the retention in the bill Of the
house amendments, the principal one of which
forbade the issue of stock except for par value
received. The bill making appro opriations for
the military academy went to the conference
on the senate amendments there The house
refused to TAX G up bills on the private calendar
but for nearly an hour continued in committee
of the whole and considered the agricultural
it's discussion. Ma Hardy Gep., Ind) began a
speech in favor of the acquisition of Cuba,
and being refused permission to conclude, the
five minute rule being in operation, gave no.
tice that no bill should pass the house by
unanimous con sent for the remainder of the
session. Ats o'clock the house took recess
until p m, the evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension bills.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-SENATE-Not in
session Saturday
HOUSE-No business of general Importance
transacted in the house Saturday
WASHINGTON, Feb 2-SENATE-A resolu-
tion was offered by Mr.. Chandler rep, N. HI,
and was referred to the committee on priv
ileges and elections, inStructing that commit
tee to investigate the recent presidential and
state election in Delaware and to report to the
senate whether republican form of govern
ment existed in that state
The Nicaraguan canal bill was taken up and
an unsuccessful effort was made to have a
day and hour fixed for a final vote.
The discussion then proceeded on
Mr. Villas notion submitted last
Thursday, to have the bill recommitted Mr.
Villas spoke of the inter-oceanic canal project
as an historic dream.
HoUsE-The first thing the house did Mon
day was to refuse to consider the bill report
ed by the committee interstate and for
| eign commerce to prohibit railroad ticket
| Scalping. In the course of the session, which
| was devoted to miscellaneous business, the
| following bills were passed.: To prohibit the
currying from one state to another of obscene
! literature. or articles designed for indecent
| or immoral purposes: giving officers in the
| volunteer service of the United States the
| brevet rank held by them and the right to
wear the uniform of that rank; for the
1 protection of national military parks.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3-SENATE-Mr Chand-
| DO
it to be the sense of the senate that the United
| States should not permanently acquiesce in
| the single gold standard and that the efforts
| of the government should be directed to Sc
cure and maintain the use of silver as we'll as
! gold as standard money with the free coinage
| of both. The resolution went over The con-
| ference report on the immigration bill was
taken up and was opposed in a long speech by
| Mr. Gibson dem, Md J.. An equally long
| speech was made in favor of the conference
report by Mr. Lodge. The remainder of the
days session was taken up by the Nicaragua
canal bill Mr.. Villas dem. Wis., had the
| floor and continued his speech against it. Mr.
| Villas had not tinishe d his speech when, :05
the senate adjourned until Wednesday.
| HOUSE-Nearly all Of Tuesday was spent by
! the house in listening to a discussion now
raging between two electric lighting compan-
| les in the District OF Columbia, which found
it's expression in connection with the
tions for the expenses of the district for the
year ending June 90 1898 The bill remains
| the unfinished business on the calendar. the
house passed the diplomatic and consular ap
! preparation bill with tr ifling changes
WASHINGTON Feb 4-SENATE-The two
resolutions offered last week by Mr.. Eller
(pop., Neb) looking to the impeding or pre-
venting of the So e Of the Union Pacific rail
road prop erty unuer a judicial decree of fore
closure were Wednesday discussed at mucl
length by Mr.. ThurSton rep, Neb). The
morning hour expired befOrs Mr.. Thurstol
finished his speech and the resolutions wen
over till Thursday. The Nicaraguan ca
nal bill was before the senate for tn,
remainder of the days session. Mr. Villas oc
cupied the floor all the time in the deliverv o
his third day speech against the bill Tn
speech was varied with roll calls to enforc
the presence of u quorum, and as it was ap
parent that MIR Villas talking agains
time" the friends of the bill made rathe1
feeble effort to sit it, but eventuall!
Welded to the inevitable and agreed to an ad
journment.
HoUSE-The discussion of the contestet
election case of George w. Cornett VS.. Claud
A. Swanson, from the Fifth district of Vir
ginia. occupied nearly all the whole of Wed
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