The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-05
I. THE F|FTY.F|FTH CONGRESS
Work Being Done by Our National
Lawmakers in the Cap
ital City.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Bills and Resolutions Discussed ana
Pnssed in the Scnate-Important
Measures That Call for Consider a-
tion in the lions by
the President,

washington, Jan. 27.-Ihe time in
the senate yesterday was spent in dis
cussing the Teller resolution providing
that the government pay the principal
and interest of the bonds of the United
States in silver.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-The time in
the senate yesterday was occupied in
discussing the Teller silver resolution,
Washington, Jan. 2o.-The Teller res
olution providing for the payment of
government bonds in silver was passed
III the senate yesterday by vote of
AZ to 30, after which the senate ad-
journed to Monday. The following is
the vote in detail:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon. Bate, Berry. Butler,
Cannon. Carter. Chandler Chiffon. Clark.
Clay. Cockrell. Daniel. Gray, Harris. Heit-
field. Jones (Ark), Kenney, Kyle. Lindsay,
McEnery. McLaurin. Mallory. Mantle. Mar.
tin. Mills. Mitchell. Money. Morgan. MUIR
ply. Pasco. Pettigrew. Pettus. Pritchard,
Rawlins, Roach, shoups Smith,. Stewart.
rem. White and WotcottN47. S'' " as'
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Baker. Burrows.
Caffrey. Cullom, Davis, Fairbanks For
aker. Gallnger. Gear. Hale. Hanna, Hans
brough. Hawley. Hoar, Lodge. Mcbride,
Mcmillan. Mason. Morrill,. Nelson, Penrose.
Perkins. Plat (Conn:). Plat IN. W Quay,
oeWell. lhurSton, Wellington, WetmOro
and Wilson-32.
eral appropriation bills-that for the
army carrying $23,243,49o and that for
the Legislative, judicial and executive
departments, carrying SCI ,65S, 520-were
passed in the senate yesterday, and
John NJ. McLaurin was sworn in as
u senator from South Carolina.
Washington, Feb. 2.-In executive
session yesterday the senate discussed
the Hawaiian annexation question.
House.
Washington, Jan. 27.-In the house
yesterday consideration Of the Indian
appropriation bill consumed the entire
day. The conference report on the ur-
gent deficiency bill was adopted.
Statehood Legislation at this season Of
congress was killed by the house COM
mittee on territories rejecting the Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Oklahoma bills
by vote of 8 to 8.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-In tine house
yesterday the Indian appropriation
bill was passed, and the political debate
which has been raging was transferred
TO the District of Columbia bill, which
followed it. The features of the de-
bate were the speeches Of Mr.. Hartman
(Mont.), In denunciation of the finun.
cial policy of the administration, and
of Mr.. Dolliver Qn,), in reply to the
general attacks of the opposition.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The bill to paw
the book publishing company of the
Methodist Episcopal church south
$2ss,OO0 for damages sustained by that
corporation during the war was passed
in the house yesterday and the free
homestead bill, giving over 100000
acres of public lands as free homes
for settlers, was fnvornbly reported.
At the evening session 20 pension bills
were passed.
Washington, Jan. 31.-The fortiflca-
tions appropriation bill ($4, 144,912),
providing for the extensive system OF
seacoast dcfcnses now in course of com.
pletion was reported to the house on
Saturday, and the Teller silver rcsolu-
ton was received from the senate.
Washington, Feb. LIN the house
yesterday the Teller resolution declar-
ing the bonds of the United States
payable in silver was defeated by vote
of 1S2 to 1879. Mr.. Greene (Neb.) intro
duced an antitrust bill, explicit in
terms and naming penalty of $4,000
fine or from two to fifteen years inn
prisonmcnt.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The military
academy appropriation bill was reports
ed in the house yesterday and u bill was
passed authorizing the secretary of the
TREASURY to build or purchase suitable
vessel for revenue cutter service on the
Yukon river to cost not exceeding $4O,-
900. The District of Columbia appro-
printion bill was discussed.