Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1895 — FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS [ARTICLE]

FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS

- The session of theSonute, Jan. 7. begaij by the election Of Mt ItausbtHto 3&e prjesjv dent,, pro tern. Sir. Ransom took tbj chair and.tfaanfced the Senate-for the horn or, and then called Mr. Manderson to did clftiir. jAlWlSihition was adopted author} Nzffigfthi? Secriftarv to inform the I’resii HisitMnii M'jflr’ of the Svnate's' actir>rrii| rtftv presiding officer. The res? 0.1 uUou. -ca.liiup..-oii.-tiui-Sccj'eiary uL.tb.ii. Navy for information concerning th<| withdrawal ofUni tod States, sinps'from Hawaii, on motion of Mr. Lodge, win considered and carried—33 to 12. Th j , Senate then Adjourned, as a mark of respect to the memory of Representative , Post, deceased. Further debate on the Lodge Hawaiian resolution occupied the time of tlie Senate; Jan. 8, Mr. Palmer spoke in.opposition The general debate on the currency bill was continued in the House, Jan. 8. Mr, Tom Johnson created a stir by f uffirmin I the proposition that the bill either create J a monopoly to issue the legal tended money of the country, or was a failurl which would give dishonest bankers under the law opportunity to defraud thq Government. Mr. Bland, of Missouri, made an earnest speech against the bill from the standpoint of free silver. The great speech-of the day was by Mr. Siblev, Dem.. of Pennsylvania, whi attacked the President, He said:,, “If eVer a rebuke was needed to one who has attempted to trample ,down the pre-; rogatives of life people, it is needed foi him who has attempted tomsurp this on? tire government to.himself. The time, hai come when there should be Somethin j more than brains, belly and brass tu this government.” He referred tb George TIB and said, thjit Rhad been, given out thn? anyone who voted against his bill would incur the-displeasure nf the king. Eouj days after t|ie repeal of the Sherman apt members'had tolirhlm that they had beetj' .promised revenue collectorships if thayf, would vote for repeal. The debate was continued until 5 o'clock, the House then takirigla-recess until 6-p. rtt., when'a special session was held which was devote j to the codification of the pension laws. In the Senafo, Jan. fl, Mr. Cockrell reported tho urgency deficleWey bill; Mr, Quav gate notice of an amendment totbj bill and spoke in its support. He said: “A circumstance which happened within tb j last thirty-six hours has called my attei i tion to the probable Importance of sonn| thing of the kind. It happened tdiut gentleman who is very high in political position in Philadelphia. no less a personage than a Republican national commit? jecman, in conversation with a distin-

gnished member of tho other branch of the State Legislature, a judicial officer of the city of Philadelphia, and ono of tho letidhvj. probably tho loading member ol the Pennsylvania State Senate, in givltn as the reason why ho couid not preserve plighted faith and could not do what ought to be done In regard to an important nomination made there, stated that ho was under a salary and had been nndrfi a heavy salary from a great corporation for the last three yours, and he was com* polled to do what the corporation wished him tpdo. ap<l not what lie himself desired. The nnicndn;cnt I suggest' Is portlntfnt simply-fn tids respect, that mens: in suck a position opght not to be permlttwj .to h'ctbrS fti the hrterest ol I W griiir I (•litpria-ctt iwdiev iTW ’ahout and wpet thi.fr fellows fafrlv ana AbtM«Wp«a Wtwflta. MMill ‘ can. tlie Senate held a brief cxccuuvi gs<i*si l m:%n«WSMM!MirfM*Az l irj facoc sir* WS3. being »2,‘-W.3ft3 more tbp»tSM>4te< -.current rear. Various amendments wen offered, but failed. The bill was that ■ passed, and at-4:45 the House adjourned