Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-12
IN CoNGEE>s TODAY.
Several Bills Passed by the senate and
RESOLUTIONS Adopted.

Several Bills Passed by the senate and
Resolutions Adopted.
Among the bills introduced and referred in
the Senate were the following:
by Mr.. Dawes-Authoriziug the President to
proclaim general holiday commemomting the
four hundredth anniversary of the discovery Of
America on October -. 1892. Also for the ap-
pointment of siN additional judge advocates
of the army. with the rank and pay OF captain.
By Mr.. Hiscock-To encourage American
shipbuilding extending to the steamship China
of the Pacific Mail service the same privileges
| as have been extended to the City Of Paris aud
the City of New York;.
OUR RELATIONS WITH cUBA.
/ Mr.. Call offered resolution which went over
without action) for the appointment of a joint
committee OF the two houses to inquire into the
condition Of Cuba and the islands known a. the
Greater Antilles. or Nindward. or Caribbean
Islands ard their commercial and political rela-
tiUns with the United States and to report such
legislation may be eNpedlent and necessary
| TO improve the commercial and political rea-
tions of the people of the United States and u
those islands.
WASHINGTON AND ARLINGTON n. r. COMPANY.
Mr.. Hale offered a resolution reciting that
in the act II incorporation Of the
Washington and Arlington Railroad Com
pany of the District of Columbia the names u
W. II. Randle. ID. &. Fornoy, j. =. Lawrence,
Berlah Wilkins. {. q. Lee and james l.. Bar
bour are mentioned as incorporators; that none
of these men are stockhollers; that il is
matter of public report that the charter
of the road has been sold for $4,000 before
any part of the con nstruction wss begun and has
been sold several times since the first sale, and
that only about $1,000 has been expended ON
the road, and instructing the District committee
TO inquire and report what action Is necessary
TO protect the public interests. After remarks
by Mr.. Hale aud Mr.. Dawes the resolution wss
agreed to.
CUBAN REPUBLIC.
Mr.. Call offered a resolution (Which was ~
ferred to the committee on foreign relations)
requesting the President 10 open negotiations
with the government of Spain for the purpose
of inducing that government 10 consent 20
the establishment in the Island of Cuba Of
free and independent republic, such con-
sent to be given on payment by Cuba
to the government Of spain of such
a sum Of money may be equivalent both to
the value of the public property belonging TO
Spain in the island and 20 the relinquishment
of her sovereign rights; also for the negotiation
of a treaty TO secure such material commercial
advantages as may be agreed upon.
SENATOR PETER ON MONEY.
The message Of the President on the subject
Of an international conference on bi-metallism
was taken up and Mr.. PETER addressed ths
Senate.
THE HOUSE.
The threat made yesterday by Mr.. wstsoa
(Ga) that he would object to all requests foe
unanimous consent was carried out this mora
ing. A request made by Mr.. Savers CTex)
that q Senate private bin remain upon ths
Speakers table for the present ran up against
his objection. as did likewise Mr.. Dalxeu (PA-l,
who made similar request.
Mr.. Oates fAla-) (as privileged question:,
from the committee on Judiciary, reported
back Q substitute for the Watson Pinkerton de-
tective investigating resolution The substi-
tute resolution, after some debate, Was adopted
The House then went into COMMITTEES OF tho
whols on the sundry civil appropriation bill