Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1891 — THE NATIONAL SOLONS. [ARTICLE]

THE NATIONAL SOLONS.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Our National Lawmakers and What They Are Doing for the Goed of the Coun ry— Various Measures Proposed, Discussed, and Acted Upon. The Senate on the 11th agreed to a reso- , lution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for a list of all persons, firms or: associations by whom bullion had been offered (under the act Of July 14,1890). the amounts and prices; a list of those from whom silvei bullion had been purchased, the basis on which an estimate is made of the market price of sliver and the amounts and prices of silver bullion purchased outside of the United States. In the House Senate amendment to House bill to fix the rate of waget x>f certain employes of the government printing office was non-concurred in. Senate bill was passed to establish a record and pension office in the War Department; also Senate bill providing for the selection of a site for a military post at San Diego, Cal. A bill was passed extending the time within which the Choctaw Coal and Bailroad Company shall construct- its road through the Indian Territory. The House then went into committee of the whole on the legislative appropriation bill. In the Senate on the 12th the credentials of Mr. Teller for the new Senatorial term beginning March 4 were presented and filed. The following among other bills were passed: Senate bill establishing pier lights at Ahnapee, Wis.; Senate bill for creation of a fourth judicial district in Utah: House bill to grant right of way through the Crow reservation to the Montana & Wyoming Railroad Company (with amendments). The Senate then resumed consideration of the copyright bill, the pending question being the amendment offered by Mr. Sherman tc strike out the word “prohibited” and insert the words “subject to the duties provided by law,” so that foreign copies of books patented in the United States Shall not be prohibited, but. shall be subject to tariff duties. Owing to the absence of Mr. Sherman the bill was laid aside. In the House, Senate bill was passed authorizing the Kansas and Arkansas Railroad Company tc extend its lines in the Indian Territory. The House then went into committee ol the whole on the legislative appropriation bill. The Committee ou Coinage, Weights and Measures continued its nearing on the , 13th. F. J. Newlands, of the National Silver Committee, continued his argument ' begun last week. Mr. Newlands, in reference to statements made before the com- | mittee forecasting the flooding of this | country with silver if the free coinage bill was passed, said this could be prevented very easily by passing the bill with a pro- | viso limiting the coinage to bullion, the production of the mines of the world and excluding foreign coin. Mr. Newlands was then excused and Mr. Holden, of Colorado, addressed the committee in favor of free coinage. In the Senate the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill was reported and placed on the calendar. The House bill for a public building at Richmond, Ky., at a cost not to exceed 875.000, was passed. Consideration of the copyright bill was then resumed. The credentials of William F. Vilas as Senator-elect from the State of Wisconsin for the term commencing March 4 next were presented by the Vice President in the Senate, on the 14th, and placed on file. Among thq bills reported and placed on the calendar were House bills authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Red River at Alexandria. La., and across the Mississippi at South St. Paul, Minn. The copyright bill was then proceeded with. Mr. Carlisle offered an amendment intended to carry out the policy of the Sherman amendment already adopted. The roceedings were here interrupted by a message from the President announcing the death of Gen. Sherman. In the House,a Senate bill was passed authorizing the construction of a bridge across the St. Louis River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The House then went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. In the House, on the 16th. E. B. Taylor, rising to a personal explanation, said that on the 14th in the heat of debate he used language toward the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Fithian) which he was immediately sorry for. He had said that that gentleman had a right to make a fool of himself, but not with his (Taylor’s) consent. His words were unreasonable, unparliamentary and unjust, and he apologized to the House and ■ the gentleman, and regretted exceedingly that he was under excitement at the moment and was induced to make use of them. Mr. Fithian, after hearing the manly statement of Mr. Taylor, accepted the apology in the same spirit in which it had been made. The conference on the army apropriation bill was then adopted. and immediately thereafter the House went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. In the Senate, the credentials of Senator Jones, pf Nevada, and Mltcheli. of Oregon, for terms beginning the 4th of March next, were filed. The conference report on the fortifications bill was agreed to, and Mr, McConnell addressed the Senate in advocacy of his bill, directing the proceedings of condemnation against the Union and Central Pacific Roads. It was referred. The diplomatic and consular bill was then taken up and several commf t?e amendments agreed to. Work is so pressing, and time so short, that it is not likely any adjournment will be had on the days of the funerals of Admiral Porter and General Sherman.