The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-12-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
Senator Allen Believes in American
Money Being Kept at Home.

for the congressional library.
| On motion Of Senator Harris of Ten
| nessee a resolution was passed calling
upon the secretary of war for copies Of
| all papers relating to railroads seized
and operated by the government from
1861 to 1865, in order to furnish informa-
ton for adjustment Of government
claims against Tennessee.
Senator Dubois Of Idaho called up
his amendment to the senate rules for
distribution of various appropriation
bills to committees especially interested
in the subject dealt with.
In supporting his resolution Senator
Dubois maintained that the work of
framing the appropriation bills could
be more intelligently done by the sever
al committees having especial charge
of legislation for each department of
the government, that the great burden
put on the appropriations committee
always resulted in crowding the bills
at the end of each session. Speaking
for the younger members he insisted
that the great power and responsibility
these bills gave the appropriation COM
mittee should be divided.
Senator Sherman agreed with the
views of Senator Dubois.
No action was had on the resolution
which was allowec 60 lie on the table.
Nothing being before the senate the
clerk called the first order on the CAL
endar, which was the resolution of
Senator Allen to recognize the Cuban
revolutionists as belligerents. Senator
Allen said he supposed his resolution
would be referred to the committee on
irrrN lot 0~Hr s~>C u
ate that the populist party was sneered
at as party of democratic grievances,
but stood shoulder to shoulder with the
republican and democratic parties for
the maintenance of the Monroe doc
trine
Senator Allen commended some of the
remarks Of Senator Cullom and then
proceeded to condemn the alliance of
the money power of the east with that
of England in connection with our dill
igence in preventing the aggressions of
the British on this hemisphere With
this idea as text he referred contempt
uously to the report that Theodore
Havemyer, the retiring Austrian con-
sui general at New York, was to be
baron as an evidence that that gentle
man was ashamed of the country of
his birth. He also referred to the Amer
lean women "whO were marrying Eu-
ropean mendicants.''
Senator Call of Florida gave notice
that tomorrow he would call up his Ar
menian resolution and Senator Hill of
New York introduced amendments to
the senate rules providing for cloture
and for counting quorum. A brief
executive session was then held and the
senate adjourned
FULL COMMITTEE DESIRED.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
committee on foreign relations decided
today not to take up for consideration
any Of the bills and resolutions referred
to it until the committee shall be filled
and organized. The Cuba, Waller and
Venezuelan resolutions are included in
this action. There was brief reference
on the part of some of the new members
present to the Behring sea arbitration
question. but it's consideration was nee
essarily postponed.
POPULIST PLANS.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE populist
senator's held final caucus TODAY and
decided to place full ticket in the field
for senate officers, for whom they will
vote once and then step out and allow
the republicans to proceed with the
organization. They will nominate SEN
ator Kyle for president pro tenn, Hon.
Thomas Watson Of Georgia for secre-
tary OF the senate and Hon. H. E.
Taubeneck of Illinois for sergeant-at-
arms.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
washington, Dec. 11.-There seems to
be no possibility now that the commit
tees Of the house will be announced this
week and the house may adjourn to-