Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1896 — WORK OF CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

WORK OF CONGRESS.

THE WEEK’S DOINGS IN SENATE •AND HOUSE. 1 A Comprehensive Digest of the Proceedings in the legislative 'ClrtnP-" bers at -Washington Matters that Concern the People. <3 Lawmakers at Labor. -*—Opponents of the bankruptcy btW which 7 passed the Hous? Saturday afternoon by a decisive majority, the vote being 157. "yeas to 81 nays, were; hot confined to either of the greet political parties or any section? State delegations were divided as to the propriety of such a bill and the members of the Illinois delegation were by no means favorably disposed toward the measure. Representatives Connolly, Hitt and Lorimer voted for the bill, while Messrs. Burrell, Cannon, Downing, Gruff. Marsh, Smith and Wood were recorded in opposition. What is true of the Illinois de 1 egatib 11 applies with equal force 10 the other State delegations, and Democrats, Populists and Republicans at last found a proposition on which they could agree' and vote" accordingly. All the Populists voted againsfcjthe bill. Baker (Ivan.), Beil (Colo.), Kern, Newlands,, Suford and Strowd (X. C.). T’ie Bailey substitute to the bill providing for voluntary bankruptcy was defeated- -8t) to 120. The Son- ' ate passed Abb naval approp rial ion bill. All amendment for blinding three torpedo bouts on th Pacific epast was agreed to. The Chandler amendment providing for twen'tv-torpedo boat-, was defeated —22 to 39. ‘ Tile-Senate passed Monday in debate of the resolution for bond investigation, ignoring the river ami harbor bill. The Tioustr discossbiL.senate umonuments to the naval appropriation bill. Quite a number of—WHa- wore passed .lining the day, inbstly of minor importance.. Among them were hills for the protection of yacht owners am shipbuilders, to authorize the'construction of a bridge across the lllin iis river at Grafton. 111.: to create a new division of the eastern judiciary district. of Texas; to pension (Ten. Joseph It. West at the rate of SSO per month and to authorize South Dakota to select the Fort Scully military .reservation as part ~df the lauds granted to that Stale. The opponents of four battle ships sustained defeat in the House Tuesday on the proposition to accent the Senate 'amendment in (lie naval 'apprupruifi-on' bill, reducing tli ■ number to two. Senator Hill added another day—the fifthin opposition to the bond resolution in the Senate. Some progress was made on the river and harbor bill by taking it tip in the morning hour. The only changes made were those restoring the authorization of contracts of $1.493,009 for Ka- ; bine Pass. Tex., and S!»S7.INMI for Savannah, Ga , harlior. A large number of pension bills were passed. Tlie Senate again put :,n a day W,ednesday debating the subject of investigation of recent bond issues. Tlie House served notice on the Semite ami thecOufn'TTy tlrartr’ bird' transacted ‘its~tmsinoss and was ready for the‘final adjournment. The report bn the contested election ease of Thompson veiesfrs .Shaw from the Third North Carolina District, which was unanimously in favor of the sitting member, . \yas_mlo.ptoi],_ AJiilLgranting the widow of Secretary Gresham a pension of SIOO per month \\ as passed. By a vote of 51 to (i the Senate Thursday' inaugurated in, investigation', to be conducted bv the Senate Committee on Finance, into the facta and circumstances connected with the safe of United States bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury during the last’ three years. In addition -to some iivltinr-husiues.s. tlin..l>ill -was pass,,, cd extending the time for building a railroad by the Dennison and Northern Railway Company through the Indian territory, -Also*-the-bit: -to;send to-fhoCourt of Appeals the ease of “book agents of the Methodist Episcopal Church, south.” , The House Friday .voted to give each member SIOO aAioiilfi for recess clerk hire. A bill waj passed to. appropriate s■>.ooo for the rTeportirtion of the Canadian refugee Cr-ee Indians from the State of Montana. There are about 500 of these Indians. They have been in Montana since‘the close of tin* Kiel rebellion. The pension bills favorably acted upon at, the last Friday night session were takeiTup and passed. The river ami harhor hill was completed in the Senate with the exception of the item for a deep sea harbor 011 the Pacific coast. A bill was passed afiftTOtTzlßg" tfre- Sroux" City ami Omaha Railroad Company to construct .. a railway, .through, the Omaha and Win. uebago reservation in Thurston County, _Se,hEaska. Both lotuses iwl.ionrned until Monday. .. A - „ .