Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1894 — THE NATION’S SOLONS. [ARTICLE]

THE NATION’S SOLONS.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE* SENTATIVES. Our National Law-Makers and Whal They Are Doing lor the Good of the Country— Various Measures Proposed, Discussed, and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. A test vote was taken ir the Senate Wednesday, and to the surprise of many the tariff vai not tabled. In the House discussion of the civil service commission was resnmed. and several times during the day the question was disposed of ODly to break out a moment later In another place The appropriation for commissioners and clerks of the Civil Service Bureau having been stricken out, the next paragraph, providing for the transfer to the Civil Service Commission of clerks from the departments was also stricken from the bilL The House refused so stTik'e oqt, however, the appropriation of six thousand dollars for traveling expAases of civil service examiners. AnotheT amendment made to the bill gives the Secretary of the 1 reasury discretion in the temporary appointment of clerks to wind up the acccunts of the divisions proposed to be abolished, instead of taking them from the classified service. Prior to going into committee of the whole the House passed the Senate bill amending an act to provide for the sale of the remainder of the reservation of the confederated Otoe and Missouri Indians In the States of Nebraska and Kansas. ’I be House adjourned at 5:05 o’clock after getting half way through the legislative bill. The Senate on Thursday interviewed El J. Edwards, of the Philadelphia Times, author of the “Holland” letter, in which bribery anent the sugar tariff was charged, 'i he examination was secret. The House w ent into committee of the whole to consider the legislative appropriation bill, and Mr. F.ichardson was called to the chair. There was an unsuccessful effort to amend the | enslon ■ paragraph so as to stf it. c out the $200,000 appropriation forspe iai investtgatiorn of ailoged frauds. Mr. Aldeison tried to have struck out the provision for contingent expenses of the Civil Service Commission, but W'as voted down. Mr. Stone offered an amendment striking out the provision for assistant attorneys to defend the Government against war claims, and it was defeated. Finally the bill was reported to The House Separate votes were demanded on Mr. Hayes’ resolution declaring the laws repealed authorizing tho docking of members’ salaries for absence, and on The amendment striking out the appropriations for the civil service ihe Hayes anti-docking amendment was defeated—yeas. 104; nays. 127. The amendment of Mr. Enloe striking out the appropriation for the civil service commission was lost—Bo yeas to 158 nays—amid Republican applause, o he legislative bill was then passed Tho Houso bill to incorporate the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias was passed. A resolution was adopted setting aside Saturday, June 23. for eulogies on tho late Representative Houle, of Ohio. ’I he House then, at a few minutes past 5 o’clock, adjourned. Senator Kyle’s Hawaiian resolution and the tariff were tangled up Friday, and the tariff came out a little ahead. The schedule on several arllcles was changed, and the Senate bill is several pages nearer completion than beforo. At the conclusion of the morning hour in the Houso the House went Into committee of the whole for consideration of private bills. Mr. Springer gave notice that the first thing Saturday ho would call up tho Brawley bill for repeal of the State bank tax law. The entire afternoon was consumed In a discussion of an omnibus resolution from the Committee on War Claims, grouning together thirty-seven claims for cotton, etc.. aggregating 81,040,000. Half the time was taken up In a discussion on a point of order against the grouping of so many bills inMne resolution. The only business transacted during the day Was the passage of a hill for the relief of Thomas B. Reed. At 5 o’clock the committee rose and tho House took a recess. The evening session wa.s devoted to the consideration of private bills. The Senate spent eight hours Monday discussing the question of free lumber. Not a vote was taken. The tariff bill places lumber In the rough on the free list. The debate was upon Mr. Hale’s proposition to transfer lumber to the dutiable list at the rates fixed in the McKinley law. In the House, the Brawley bill for the repeal of the 1-0 per cent, tax on Stale bank Issues was side-tracked temporarily, and the few members present gave partial attention to District of Columbia bills. An interesting event of the day was the reading of a letter from the sons of Louis Kossuth in reply to the letter recently sent by Speaker Crisp under direction of tho House. Tne Senate bill to fix the northern boundary line of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon was passed, as were sundry House bills. At 5 o’clock the House adjourned. . 'i he Senate was occupied Tuesday with Its old job. tariff, and made no progress. In the Houso tho bill to repeal the state bank tax was taken up and Mr. Cox, of Tennessee, opened the debate for the friends of unconditional repeal. Mr. Johnson, of I idiana, opened the debate for the opponents of repeal Mr. Johnson concluded with a discussion of the national bank system, praising It as a system for banks of discount and deposit and for the soundness and uniformity of its circulating notes, but admitting that it had some defects, which could, however, be cured by amendment Shortly after 4 o'clock Mr. Johnson concluded his speech and was followed by Mr. Black, of Georgia, in favor of the bill. Before Mr. Black finished his speech tho committee rose, and thoHouse,.at 5:03 p. m., adjourned until Thursday at 12 o’clock.