Show I What Wat conge v Is Doing Doig I f j FEB Fan 17 SEnT Th SENATE sundry civil civi appropriation appropriation bill occupied the exclusive attention of the Senate to The Tb had been discussed ed on W and the effect ot of which to is-to Isto continue In force toree the law lw providing for t f deral federal supervision of ot elections was wa carried by a party party tote All Al the committee committe com corn mitte amendments In ha having having- been disposed of and the bill bl being being open to general amendment amendment amend amend- ment meet the queston question question- 4 a otle o the issue of ot 3 per percent cent bonds to maintain me a gold reserve was Wh precipitated on the S Senate ate The Thc amendment was offered by Mr Sherman and aud a point of ot order was WI raised against t it by Mr Stewart Stwart S The Tho point Was fas vas after discussion overruled by the vice president and an k I appeal from that decision was Mae laid on th t y iy a vote of 23 28 eyes ayes to 18 nays The Ther r bf T the amendment amendment amend amend- ment meet were discussed f. f x rest real of ot the tle day and the adjournment the debate debat closed n b passed extending i 2 Pacific a the tho provisions of t l o OU OIl u c. c ton of fur seals food lt It now it then in committee i e of t the whole t 3 ded to 0 t the eon con coni of the appropriation bill An amendment was M agreed to increasing the appropriation h for payment of the tho salaries of ot otlo lo toc clerks and without ut disposing of ot the bill the thc House adjourned 1 FEB Fan 18 Th f SENATE sundry civil cIvi bill billS S was wa 55 taken up Mr fr S ans an's amendment for the issue of 3 per cent een een bonds was led ered Mr Mills moved o amend these elau clauses es which was of d down down The vice vIce- i J I president then theu put the q ton on Mr Slier Slier- mans inan's amendment and Inn announced that it was wasS S greed agreed Jo But Mr MrS S' S Sunart Sewart rt then realized 11 wha being done no an aid d that he ho and the Senate had bad been tak taIn n by y surprise and that he desired to addre address s the Senate on Mr I I Sherman's Shermans amendment At the thc suggestion of f Mr amen amend were considered consider consider- ed eel as still sti open and ad Mr 11 Stewart proc proceeded eded S to address the Senate He ne denounced the S amendment as ns the mOl Tev evoh any ury Iry scheme ever eyer Invent invented by man laying the I rude hand of n th the accumulated precious metals of ot the lie He moved to tol toI l I amend the amendment adding to it these words And the tho b issued issued under the provisions of this thid act not be used as a security for the Issuing 1 of t national bank currency This Tbs was down down lr Mr i offered an amendment which Mr Sherman Sherman Sher Sher- Sher man accepted requiring all nl Issues of United States Stats notes to t be maintained at a ma a parity and interchangeable at nominal par Mr Teller Teler opposed the thc Brief amendment on the ground that the plain English of 01 it i was that the country was to be placed on the single le gold standard It I had hadlin I n he lie said a a favorable favora favora- ble tile falsehood uttered lid id d in the public press that the circulation was owing to the fact tact th thit t the the government government of ol the United States SLates redee redeemed led it in gold gold He lIe Ie asserted and was pr p ped ed to t prove that since the first silver sl ercer certificate leate was wa issued in lu 1878 there never had be beEn n on one one 61 silver ver dollar dolar exchanged for gold in tn treasury not one oneo Mr McPherson ar argued tt the BrIce amendment and that if I it became a n law bw the bonded debt v would lid be bo Increased by within the n vt Tt six sit months and and for what purpose For Formic i he le simple purpose of ot making it possible to continue th the purchase of ot silver siver Mr JUr Brice withdrew withdrew withdrew with with- drew his amendment t and and that of ot Mr Sherman Sheran was o by bya a vote yote ot of 30 to 3 I 6 6 It I reads read reads as f fOlO WS s f 9 the l Str n ar f en ol l L Lc tl y ot the s tr Christen ns notes aCcording to s 5 s' s sot of ot th the met act a t approved January 14 d. d Au An act to provide for the resumption of ot specie pay payments pay hay ments and at nt the discretion of the tho secretary he is authorized to t issue sell sel and dispose of ot at fret not less than par in coin either cither of ot the de description of bonds authorized in said act or bonds or notes bearing not to t exceed more than titan 3 per cent Interest payable semi semi- semiannually annually an and redeemable at the pleasure of the United States alter after live five years from Irom their date with like qualities privileges and exemptions ex ex- cx provided in sal said asia act for foe the bonds therein authorized to the extent necessary to carry said resumption act Into Int full ful effect and to use the thc proceeds proceed thereof thereof for fo for the purposes provided in said act and none other HOUSE The Thc conference report was agreed to on the bill regulating n hydraulic mining in inthe the reo state of l California af The House e then gr resumed resumed re- re I f In committee of the whole the tho consideration consid consid- of ot the appropriation bill ll j i i Without making much progress with wih the bill bi 1 public business was suspended and after paying proper tribute to t the memory of the late lne Representative Warwick of ot Ohio the House adjourned i FEB 20 The SENATE The E.-The The ap 1 sundry civil civi appropriation ap- ap bill bI occupied the day Mr Ir Gorman Gorman Gorman Gor- Gor I j man attacked the liberal appropriations for J I buildings and Mr Wolcott opposed the tho one j for the topographical survey surey Their objections objections tons were overruled 1 HOUSE The bill allowing a D bridge to be built buI between een New York and New Jersey was passed After the disposition of ot the thc two private bills the naval and agricultural privat bIs appropriation ap- ap i bIs bills were called caled up under suspension suspension sus sus- sus-I sus I pension of ot the rules and passed and the House adjourned i j j FEB Fan 21 The The SENATE The sundry civil appropriation ap appropriation ap- ap ap bill occupied nearly the entire entre day and a number of amendments were adopted adopt adopt- adopt cd ed Senate Senat bill bU authorizing the thc construction of ot a free tree bridge across the Arkansas river between between between be be- tween Little LItte Rock Roele and Argenta Argenta was then then taken from the tho calendar and passed I HOUSE The The The whole day was wasted owing to dilatory tactics of the tho opponents of ot the thc ear ear- eari i j i bill Its friends coupler bil It were determined to t have bave action acton upon it and the House remained in n session all al night I I I FEB Eza 22 At At SENATE At the opening of ot the session the farewell adress address of George WashIngton Washington Wash- Wash 1 I Ington was read in lu acc accordance with a n rulo rule made five years ago The TLe sundry civil bill bl was passed The conference report on the tle army appropriation bill was yas agreed to The diplomatic bill bi was WI taken up but without action HOUSE At At At 6 63 30 a. a m t the session of Tuesday Tes- Tes Tues Times I day came to a I close cose without action acton on on om the ear coupler bill ll The TIme proceedings In tn the thc regular session were were tame tense as the members were tired tred out The he Indian appropriation I bill was as taken up despite despie Mr Hatchs Hatch's attempt i ito to take tk up the ant opton anti option bill bi No action acton I FEB 23 2 dood SENATE dood progress was I Imade made in the thc Senate day to-day in disposing of the absolutely necessary work of eon congress ress Within With With- in less than an hour two lof of the he general appropriation ap bills bill bis the thel diplomatic and consular consular consular con con- II sular and the military military- academy were read rend considered and passed And then the legislative legis legIs and judicial appropriation bill bi which I appropriates about was taken up till Still the time of adjournment The Tho House louse bill for tor the thc re opening and adjustment of ot the accounts of George GeorgeV W. W Jones Joncs while minister to t Bogota New Granada was wa also passed HOUSE The bill bJ for the relief of ot George W. W Jones formerly minister to New Granada i 1 iwas was passed The Thc Indian appropriation bl bill was WIS again taken up and occupied the thc rest of i the thc c day I |