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Congressional Doings Summarized

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Day
19
Month
February
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Washington, Feb. 18. - A storm of financia] debatí; swept over the sonate, excecding in intensity any discussion the upper branch of eongress has had inmany days. It was brought on by Hill's advocacy of bis resolution defining tho policy of thegoverninent for biinetallismand for paying Hs obligations in the best money in use. During thu debate Wolcott declared the president had injured the coimtry's credit by lotting 5 per cent, bonds go at such a smal) premium. Lodge said the contract with the syndicate was the blackest üuancial act in history. Teller, títowarc and otliers talkod. The agricultural approprYation was brieily considered. The house concluded tho gen;r;ü debate on the naval appropriation bill, agreed to the senate amondments for the sale of isolatod tracts of public lands, reducing the minimum price for such lands f rom íü 50 to 1.25 per acre, passed twelve pension bilis and a bill to give two condemned cannon to the Iowa Historical society. The senate amendments to tho postoffice appropriation bill were disagreetl to. The remainder of the day was devoted to eulogies on the life and character of the late Senator Colquitt, of Georgia.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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