Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1895 — SENATE AND HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

SENATE AND HOUSE.

WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKERS. Proceedings of the Senate and Bouse of Bepresentatives Discussed and Acted Upon Gist of the Business. The National Solons. By a vote of 24 to 34 the Senate refused Wednesday to take up Mr. Vest’s resolution for an amendment of the rules. An unsuccessful attempt was made to secure consideration of the bill to strike out the differential duty on sugar. Consideration of the urgency deficiency bill was begun by the House. A motion to strike out the appropriation for the collection of the income tax was defeated. A majority of the House Banking and Currency Committee is said to be opposed to the administration plan for currency reform. In a letter to the committee, Lyman J. Gage, of Chicago, recommended the issue of $250,000,000 in 2% per cent, bonds and the retirement of legal tender notes. The Senate adjourned Thursbay until Monday. Practically all the time of the session was consumed in the discussion of the bill to establish a national university at Washington and the Nicaragua canal bill. The House passed three appropriation bills—the urgent deficiency, fortifications and military academy—and made fair progress on the pension bill. Mr. Cockran secured a record-making vote on the appropriation for the collection of the income tax by moving to recommit the bill with instructions to strike it out, but his motion was defeated by 120 majority, the vote standing 49 to 169. The fortifications bill as passed carried $1,879,057, $5,473,646 less than the estimates, and the military academy bill $457,678, $127,372 less than the estimates. The pension bill carries $141,381,570, $200,000 less than the estimates, and $10,200,000 less than the appropriation for the current fiscal year. The time of the House was consumed Friday with debate on the pension appropriation bill, and although it abounded in charges and counter charges it lacked interesting detail. The bill carries $141,381,5(0, and was passed without amendment. The Hitt resolution of inquiry calling on the Secretary of State for the correspondence relating to the payment of $425,000 in connection with the fur seal controversy was adopted. A resolution authorizing Commander Dennis Mullen, of the United States navy, to accept a medal from the Chilean Government was adopted. The Senate was not in session. In the Senate Monday a communication from Secretary Gresham relative to 1 fee continuation of the bureau of American was referred to the Committee on appropriations. Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, presented petitions praying for the passage by the Senate of a land forfeiture bill. Mr. Hill, of New York, presented a resolution calling upon Sec-' retary Carlisle for a copy of the income tax regulations, which was passed. The bill for a national university was placed on the calendar. The Senate resumed consideration of the Nicaraguan Canal bill. In the House Mr. Herman, of Oregon, presented a preamble and resolution declaring that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was an obstacle to the construction of an interoceanic canal and that it should be abrogated. Fifteen of the sixteen pen-' sion bills favorably reported from the Friday night session were then passed without objection in exactly four minutes. Mr. Mcßae, chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, moved to pass, under a suspension of the rules, the bill to protect public forest reservations. Mr. Wells, of Wisconsin, charged that rascality was behind the bill and predicted that those who were pushing it through with whip and spur would live to regret their action. The vote resulted 159 to 53 and the bill was passed. The army appropriation bill carried $23,299.808—5168,616 less than the estimates. The bill was passed without amendment. The Senate Tuesday passed the public printing bill and listened to Mr. Gallinger’s plan to effect union with Canada. Mr. Hill, in discussing the rules of the Senate, advocated cloture. The Nicaraugua canal was also considered. In the House, the entire session was occupied by consideration of the currency question. The vews of Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Walker were contrasted.