Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-03
THE F|FTYFFTH CONGRESS
Work Being Done by Our National
Lawmakers in the Cap
ital City.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
BILLS and Resolutions Discussed and
Passed I'm the Senate-Important
Measures That Call for Considera-
tIon in the House-NOminations by
the President.

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Washington, Jan. 25.-The pension
appropriation bill was debated in the
senate yesterday, as was also Senator
Teller's silver resolution, and Senator
Morgan reiterated his charges that ex-
President Cleveland was in favor of
Hawaiian annexation. Notwithstanding
the denial of the latter. The nomina-
tions of Charles ii. Duell, of New York,
TO be commissioner of patents, and
George Z. Roberts, of Iowa, TO be d.
rector Of the mint (Mr. Preston having
resigned), were received from the pres
ident.
Washington, Jan. &c. - The army APP
preparation bill was introduced 10 tie
senate yesterday, as was also a bill
which restricts the denomination of
greenbacks and treasury notes to bills
of FIVE dollars and upwards and pro-
v.des that national banks may issue
currency up to the par value of bonds
deposited. The pension bill was
passed. In executive session the Teller
resolution was discussed.
Washington, Jan. 27.-The time in
the senate yesterday was spent in dis
cussing 4he 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
il the senate yesterday by vote of
A. to 80, after which the senate ad-
iourned to Monday. The following is
tile 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. Shoup, Smith, Stewart.
Teller, Tillman, Turpie, Turner. Vest. War
ren. White and Wolcott-47.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Baker. Burrows,
Caffrey, Cullom. Davis, Fairbanks, For
aker. Galllnger. Gear. Hale, Hanna. Hans
brough. Hawley. Hoar. Lodge. Mcbride.
Mcmillan. Mason. Morrill, Nelson, Penrose,
Perkins. Piatt (Conn.). Plat IN. ~. Quay.
seweI Thurston. Wellington, Wetmore
and Wilson-32
House.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The house
spent couple of hours yesterday
transacting business relating to the
District OF Columbia, and the remain
3er Of the day on the Indian appropria-
ton bill.
Washington, Jan. &c. - Under the
parliamentary fiction of discussing the
Indian appropriation bill the house
yesterday devoted almost the entire
day 10 a political debate.
Washington, Jan. 27-ln 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-
iona, New Mexico aud Oklahoma bills
by vote Of to q
Washington, Jan. 2s.-In the house
yesterday the Indian appropriation
bill was passed, and the political debate
which has been raging was transferred
10 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 finan-
cial policy of the administration. and
of Mr.. Deliver QaQ, in reply TO the
general attacks OF the opposition.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The bill to pay
the book publishing company Of the
Methodist Episcopal church south
Sess0 coo for damages sustained by that