People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1895 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The resignation of John C. Black, congressman at large from Illinois, was presented to the house. A report adverse to Judge Ricks was made to the house judiciary committee by Representative Bailey. Impeachment will probably be recommended to the house. Mr. Gorman defended his course on the tariff bill in a speech in the senate. A criticism of Mr. Hill drew from the New Yorker a warm reply. Republican senators will pass a tariff bill if the President calls an extra session, claiming it is useless to tinker with the currency until the revenues have been increased. A bill to protide for carrying into effect the international arbitration resolution adopted by congress in 1830 was offered in the senate by Mr. Sherman. Petitions for writs of error and of habeas corpus in the Debs case were presented to the Supreme court by Attorney Darrow. The former will be argued Wednesday. Senator Jones of Arkansas is preparing a currency bill, which he hopes will harmonize the conflicting bond and silver elements. Gold to the amount of $3,400,000 was shipped to Europe Saturday, leaving the reserve at about $77,000,000. Another bond issue is considered imminent. The senate Friday debated Mr. Hill’s amendment to the urgency deficiency bill designed to afford an opportunity to test the constitutionality of the income tax law. Gen. John A. McClernand’s war record formed the theme of an angry debate during the consideration of private pension bills in the hqude Friday night. Attorney Darrow will ask the Supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus for Debs and his associates. Income tax was discussed in the senate Thursday, Mr. Hill introducing an amendment to test the constitutionality of the act, Democratic congressional campaign committee decided to take part in the coming contests for seats. Work on the Indian appropriation I*4ll was completed, the amount at its total being SBOO,OOO less than the estimates '• «■ ■ - .. r.rrf ~ - * -