Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

Washington, Jan. 2S.--The bill TO. an
international monetary conference vas
debated, Chandler favoring it aud 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.
SENATE
Washington, Jan. 29--The senate spent
almost the entire session in debating tho
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 tho effort would prove futile,
tho opponents were anxious that the bill
pass Just as the republicans wanted it, so
the responsibility would rest with them
It passed, 4G tod.
HOUSE.
Conference report on the bill to confer
the gets and franchises of the Atlantic &
Pacific on the purchasers under the mort
gage foreclosure came up and was the
cause Of Ii Gated debate. The report was
rejected.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. decentralization Of
the agricultural appropriation bill was re-
sumed. Much of the time was devoted to o
a political discussion. An amendment to
discontinue the free distribution of seeds
was defeated, AZ to 70. The bill passed
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. Tho Nicaragua
canal bill was before tho senate nearly all
day, but no progress was made toward a
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 we're 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
iuced the following resolution and said he
would speak upon 1t in few days:
That it is 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 in all its
branches should be steadily directed to
secure and maintain the use of silver as
we'll as gold as standard money, with the
free coinage of both under a system of BIZ
metallism to he established through inter-
national agreement, with such safeguards
of legislation as will insure the parity of
the value of tho metals at u fixed ratio,
money, and give immunity to the world of
trade from violent fluctuations of
exchange
Conference report on immigration bill
came up aud was debated briefly. Consid-
GRAFTON Of the Nicaragua bill was then
resumed and it took up the time until adj.
jOuInment.
The diplomatic and consular bill was
pissed, and considerable progress was made
with the District Of Columbia bill The
bill as passed carries &l,673,7OS. Resolu.
tions arranging for the formal canva ssing
of the electoral vote Of the last presidential
election on Wednesday, February 10, were
adopted.
SENATE
Washington, Feb. 3.-Allen's resolutions
questioning the powers Of the executive t
foreclose the government loans against tn,
Pacific roads was taken up aud Thursto1
made statement Of the terms the govern
ment would secure under the proposed
suits. At 2 o'clock the Nicaragua cana
bill came up and Morgan gave notice tina,
amendments offered by Teller had been &C
copied Villas resumed his speech in opco
sition to the bill 1t was the intention OF
the friends Of the bill to force a vote but a
quorum disappeared and adjournment wa,
necessary.
HOUSE
The contested election case of Cornett VS.
Swanson. from the Fifth Virginia district
occupied the attention of the house. i
was decided in favor of the d democratic con
testant. Swanson.