Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-09
CONGRESS IS WORKING On the Presidents RecOmmen-
 datiOns.
 CURRENCY COMMISSION Considering the Financial Features Which Had the Presi-
 dents Approval.

WAsHINGrJN, Dsc. 9.-The session o
 the House today lasted only ffteeI
 minutes Mir. Stone, Republican, c ! Pennsylvania, reported the pension sp
 pFopriation bill, the first of the sppro
 pristion bills, and gave notice that b.
 should call is Up immediately after th'
 reading of the journal tomorrow.
 The committee on elections and th,
 committee on banking and currency
 were given leave to sit during the ses-
 sions of She House. Then st 12:l5 ths
 House adj burned.
 WASHINGTON, Dsc S.-Tne Houss
 committee on backing and currency
 which has the share of B considerable
 portion Of the financial Legislation be-
 fore the House, held it's first meeting 8 this morning and outlined it's general
 plan of action a view Of Secretary
 Gage's recommendation of 8 eompFe-
 henetve revision ot the currency and banking affairs, resolution was adopt
 cd inviting the Secretary to embody his views in g blll.
 Mr. Hul of Connecticut. then preci-
 pisatad 8 shsrp d70sts by moving that
 she committee move st once by report ing to the House 8 bill sm bodying three
 faancial features, which hed the Pres idents approval.
 These were embodied in bill hereto fore offered by Mr. Beosslus of Pennsyl- vsnia. and Mc. Hull now proposed that the first three sections be pisced before the House immediately. Tbe three sec tione provided, bank circulation up to the par value of bonds deposited. The educsion Of the tax on circulation to one-four*h of one per cent. The estsb lishment Of small banks in rural com munities.
 WAsHINGToN, Dsc. 9.-The House to- day considered the pension sppropriRt ing bill. Although no formal action has bsen taken pretty general under standing has been reached by the lead CTS in the House as to the course of ac- tion in ohe besr future. This includes ths disposs of ths appropriation bills as fast as they are ready. The bank ruptcy bill will be reported by Chairman Henderson of the judiciary committee, before the holiday recess. bus will not be taken up by the House until after the recess l. ls understood that Spesk- | CT Reed and the committee on rules 1 will be dIsposed to give this bill all the | advantage in the way of securing sn early time for debate. Is is equally | there will be 10 effort 50 tsk ke up the | inanoisl Legislation on the fl DOT of the House. This is due mainly to ehe fact | bhau strong impression prevails among | tns mem nbsrs of the House, shat the | com mittee on banking and currency | will not be eble to reconcile the many If otipg interests inside the commit tee. These represent all shades of the financial subisct, and are so much at variance that It is not expected ma Iority c,n be rallied foe any one propo- sition. Under such circumstances, the purpose IS to await the action of the deadlock in that committee. When it becomes evident that the committee on banks and currency is as stsndstill, hen the ways and means committee WIll frsme bill on broad lines, caicu- ated to meet the present fioaucial re- .niremsnte
 WASHINGTON. Dsc. 9.-Tbe commis 'ion on foreign affairs of the House had ts first meeting sodsy snd outlined the york oo several foreign questions now bending. Chairman H,ts appointed the oilo owing sub-com mmittee to deal with ;lbau affairs: Adams, Peunsy ivsuis; iestwole, Minnessta aud Berry, Ken ucky. The subcommittee 50 consider he Hawaiian affairs is Hi5t, Illinois; 'ousIns. Iowa; NswIsnds, Nevada.
 WASHINGTON, De. g. = During the sriy business the S5nste considered rivste pension bills. Senator G4llin- CT, Republican. New Hampshire, chair ] lan Of committee on pensions, sounded { warning against incoEsiderate pension egielstion. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O-At the open . ng of the session of the House today { was agreed that when tbe House sd- lurn ed today it bs to meet on Morals, !, "a motion of Mr Foss, repu blican, Hi ; ois, Saturday. December IS, was set d psrt for paying tribute to the c1emory | the late Representative E D Cooke, Illinois.
 The House than resumed oaasfd~ra 3n of the psos'on appropriation bin, hich was dsbated yesterday.
 WAsHNGToN. De 10. NJ BroE-, pu bstcsp. 0 lie, sttscked the c vii ser C. I>a o~c US IT f.to,, C ed sou.e U; e p-osiou x tn.aiuA b isrd- appoint auder ,ss .sst Kd niaistration Be y.-, i' "a ab usoar,,r,' a-d "a st'ly epei.uh-a ty s5a3- of his col asu-= lie sad he so' dl.s= of o.s d's cs r~gs' dc. epis :Aw As lnsmicsI [, e,r iater~s f. e. c i~ 5tva., U It's fspra r.u --ss. 'tipfsti .>tinn
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