Show t 7 1 THE SECOND FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS MO D r r JANUARY 11 1 SE AT Mr Teller Teler introduced a joint resolution providing for an international onal metallic bl bi agreement The joint resolution resolution resolution tion was read It directs tho the President to invite invie tho the governments I ts of the countries comprising the Latin union so called caled and ot or such other nations as he be may deem advisable to join tho United States in a conference and to adopt a common ratio rato between gold and silver for the purpose of ot establishing internationally tho the use o of ot bl money and Ind of securing of relative values bet between we on those metals The Tho conference confer confer- ence is to be held at such place as may be mutually a agreed upon by tho the executives ex ex- of ot the various governments Whoa When these governments or any three of th thOrn them m shall have a agreed reed to unite unie upon a certaIn certain ratio an and whenever In tho the judgment judg judg- ment mont of ot the President a sufficient number of ot nations shall have entered Into such International the tho President isto la is lato to declare the ratio rato so fixed to be bo the ex ex cx- lUng ratio rato In tho United States and all al coinage thereafter is to be bo at such ratio rato until changed by law A number of bills bis ills wore Introduced HOUSE HOUSEA A A resolution was offered by Mr of ot Kentucky repealing tho the third section of tho the McKinley bill bi and enacting in lieu leu thereof a section authorizIng authorizing ing tho the president to issue a proclamation admitting free tree of duty from any nation naton of the tho American hemisphere in which no im import import lox lox- port duty is imposed on flour four corn meal corn meal and other bread products preserved meats meat oil 01 lumber agricultural implements and ana machinery steel rails rais otc etc ote Mr Bland introduced a free coinage bill bil TUESDAY 10 SE Mr Dolph from the tho committee commit tee on two reports which caused some somo some discussion being opposed op posed by Mr Jones Jone of Arkansas on the ground of insufficient revenue as they recommend the tho appropriation of large amounts for coast defenses Mr DOlph explained that the bill bU as amended carried carrie an appropriation of ot only i to be bit expended the first and u year yeal n f he bV sr h. h wd ly needed The p al received LUd I 01 ol tb th the two succeeding secretaries ox 01 or orwar war of the board of ot ordnance of t two administrations administrations ad ad- ministrations ministrations and of the board of ot engineers engineers engi engi- engineers of the stats of ot New v York It Jt was the most economical proposition with re regard re- re gard ard to coast defense ever laid before C Congress The S Senate ate passed bills bis to t establish ad additional ad- ad saving life saving life saving stations on the coast of ot Oregon and making an appropriation of or lor the tho construction of two United States revenue cutters for service on the Pacific coast HOUSE The HousE The bill bU fixing the times and places of holding bolding the Circuit and District Courts In the tee tie several divisions of ot the northern district of Iowa was vas passed this being the first of the session Mr Harter of Iowa introduced a B bill bi to consolidate customs collection districts Referred to the committee on ways and means Mr Richardson of ot Tennessee Tennessen introduced r a bill bi providing for the printing and publishing publishing pub pub- lishing of public documents It I is the bill bi prepared by the joint printing committee commit commit tee and regulates the whole subject of public pub pub- lic ho lc printing Referred elered to the committee on pria printing Mr Long of ot Texas introduced a bill bi to on encourage courage and develop silk sik culture in i the United States under the direction of the secretary of agriculture WEDNESDAY J NUARY UARY 13 Among Among the bills bis reported from committees and placed on the calendar were the following To establish a first frt order light house at North Head Cape Disappointment Wash Wash- r ington Appropriating S l ICO for a public building at Cheyenne Wyoming I A bill bi to prevent the adul adulterating of ot I food tood and drugs and for other purposes WP reported and placed on en th ho- ho calendar I is the pure food bill bi Am the jure p n nd- nd I Iwas was one by Mr Kyle proposing an neau meat ment to tho constitution so as to regulate marriages and divorces in the several states Several unimportant bills were passed an executive session was held and the tho Senate adjourned HOUSE Without warning to the Republican Republican lican side of the House Chairman Holman of the appropriations committee presented a resolution declaring it to bo be the judgment of the House that the granting of subsidies or bounties by Congress in money public publio lands bonds or by indorsement or by pledge of the public credit to promote special special cial private industries or enterprises in independent independent in- in dependent of the constitutional power of Congress is unjust and Impolitic and in manifest conflict with the tho spirit of rep lican institutions The resolution further resolves that in view of the present condition of the treasury treasury treas treas- ury and because efficient and honest government government gov gov- can only be assured by the frugal expenditure of the public money while unnecessary and lavish expenditures under any conditions lead invariably to venal and corrupt methods in public affairs no money ought to bo be- appropriated by Congress from the public treasury except such as is manifestly necessary to carry on the several soy sev oral eral departments frugally efficiently and honestly administered On this resolution Mr Holman demanded demand demand- ed the tho previous question with the intention ion tion of shutting off debate To this the Republicans strenuously objected The Speaker is of the opinion that de do- do bate would not bo be in order replied the speaker pro tern Mr McMillin And this House will cease to bo be a deliberative de de- body added Mr Reed of Maine The repetition of the charges which had bad so c frequently been hurled against himself him him- soil self caused the House House Democrats Democrats and Republicans Re Re- publicans to to break into a roar roar of laughter It t was finally agreed however to allow the resolution to go over to to tomorrow morrow and the will day will be used for debating the rose reso lution A number of other bills and resolutions having been Introduced the House ad ad- ad JANUARY 14 ThC The Senate took up the calendar calen calen- dar the first bill on it being to aid the state of Colorado to support a School of Mines It appropriates 23 S per cent of all moneys paid to the United States for min mm- mineral eral lands in Colorado for the maintain maintain- ance anco of the School of Mines established at Golden in iu Jefferson county Mr Teller elier moved to amend the bill by making the tho percentage 50 instead of 25 Agreed to and the tho bill was passed Other bills passed as follows The wu bill was Passed appropriating wo for lor the purchase o of ground and the tho erection thereon In the city of Washington of a building to bo be used as a hall of records After an executive session the Senate adjourned until Monday HOUSE The The resolution introduced yesterday yes yes- by Mr Holman was taken up In a a. a strong speech Mr Holman urged its us its adoption He was replied to in a foret ble manner by Mr Henderson of Iowa who said that under this resolution not a pension bill could ho be put through and nothing be entertained in the nature of public works could The debate was continued by Dockory Dockery of said saia Missouri av and nd Livingston of Georgia who that from one end of the land to tt the other there existed day to-day more destitution than had ever before been known in the a history halt Vf Jn In ot of th the c country Jt it was time to call making unnecessary and useless SEP The Tho cause of this distress uvas the tho terse large Increase in taxation which ay WaS live times as much as U iwas was in JANUARY 15 Vest Veat introduced a bin bill making an appropriation of to complete f th the improvement of the river f from rom the mouth of the Illinois r river v. v to th the mouth of the Ohio to bo be expended ex- ex of war var direction of the secretary A very brief session was held was resumed on Mr Mr- Mr and economic resolution broad said the second resolution was enough to cover coverT any and all legal appropriations e ona- ona T II would Include all such hie like Th as PrIvate pension bills and the tho Yeas vote Ca Q the resolution s stood stood- nays 93 |