The record-union., 1895-12-13

policy. or lukewarm advocate, or a
man who had opposed it, the cyclone
swept them away all alike.
Before the election the Democratic
party proclaimed that their present
policy was only a step in the right di
rection, which they proposed to con-
tinue as soon as the highway was
open. The command of a people comes
up to-day, Not another step in that
direction 1t is for this new departure
that the new command of the American
people has gone forth, and / trust the
President, when he has leisure to at
tend to public affairs, will respect it.
daughter and applause)
At the conclusion of Mr. Grows re-
marks the committee rose, and at 1:,3o
o'clock, on motion of Dingley, the
House adjourned until Monday.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-After a
two-hours' session to-day the Senate
adjourned until Monday. Two bills to
secure the payment of the Indebtedness
of the Pacific railroads to the Govern
ment were introduced. One by Frye,
almost identical with the one intro
duced by him in the last Congress, and
one by Thurston. ThurstonS bill pro-
vides for a sale to the highest bidder of
the Government claim at not less than
80 per cent. 'of the amount-the pur-
chaser to become possessed of all the
right, title, interest and lien of the
United States, including the right of
foreclosure, possession and operation of
the roads.
Call Oem) of Florida made a short
speech in support of his resolution rela-
tive to the massacres of Armenians in
the Turkish Empire, and the resolution
was referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations.
Then PETER {Pop) of Kansas made a
speech, supported by figures, on his bill
for the proper disposition of the re-
mains of Senators and Representatives
who die in the Capitol during a session
of Congress. No action was taken on
the bill.
NEW SENATE BILLS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Among
other bills introduced in the Senate to-
day were the following:
By Allen Pop) of Nebraska, for pub
lie buildings at Hastings and Norfolk,
Neb., at a cost of 100000 each.
By Thurston Rep) of Nebraska, to
establish and maintain National
School of Forestry; also to transfer the
Fort Omaha Military Reservation to
the State of Nebraska; also increasing
by - per cent all pensions heretofore
or hereafter allowed to all officers, sol
diers and sailors, and all widows and
dependent relations, and directing the
immediate revision and correction of
the lists and records, so as to provide
for such increase without further proof;
such increase not to apply to any PEN
sion granted by special Act of Congress;
also providing for a public building at
Grand Island, Neb., at cost of
$130000.
BY Call Dem.) of Florida, providing
that passenger transportation on all
railroads engaged in interstate COM
merce shall not exceed one cent per
mile; it is made lawful for railroad
companies to have separate cars for
different races, nationalities and kinds
of people; sleeping-car charges re-
duced to 81 for each twenty-four hours
of occupancy; freight charges are or
dered to be reduced to an amount not
exceeding that necessary to pay the in
terest mot exceeding 3 per cent? on the
present value of the roads engaged in
Interstate commerce, estimated upon
tn basis of the cost at which such rail
roads could be duplicated to-day. A
fine of S10000 for each violation is pro-
vided. half of which is to be paid the in
former, or by Imprisonment for not
more than one year.
HOUSE BILLS.
Among bills introduced in the House
to-day were the following:
By Hepburn CRep) of Iowa-Appro-
priating 100000 for a public building
at Creston, Ia.
By Loud (Rep.) of California-Appro-
priating 100000 for a naval training
station on Yerba Buena Island, San
Francisco Harbor.
By Hfborn Rep) of California-Ap-
propriating 100000 for a public build
ing at Alameda, Cal; S500,000 for a
public building at Oakland, Cal, and
81 600 GOO for the equipment of a gun
factory at Benicia, Cal.
BY Cummings Dem.) of New York
For a popular loan by the issue of 3
per cent. bonds. redeemable at the
pleasure of the United States after ten
years from issue.