Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-22
THE HOUSE ID THE RESCUE It Resolved Not to Take Christ
 mas Holiday AS CLEVELAND REQUESTED The Two Leading Committees Authorized 10
 Get to Work. THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE DENOUNCED Brazil Sent a Greeting to the Senate Com mendinG the Presidents Message.
 Mir. Vests Silver Resolution
 May Pass.
 
IS CLEVELAND REQUESTED
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE DENOUNCED

Washington, Dec. 2.-Speaker Reed | cleared the way today for action by the | house of representatives by announcing l the list of committees for this congress. l There were several surprises occasioned 1 by the reading of the list but generally | the assignments made had been dis 1 counted by current rumors. There was general satisfaction with the work of the | speaker and he was commended on all sides for the fairness and ability, as we'll
 as the consideration for public interests, displayed in discharging the arduous l and delicate task.
 The message of the president urging congress to take action to relieve the | present Financial distress was read and | referred to the committee on ways and means, as was also the resolution provld- l ing for 0 holiday recess IL was stated | by the leaders of the house that it was probable the presidents recommendation would be followed and no holiday recess | taken.
 On motion of MT. Cannon resolution | was agreed to authorizing the committee on appropriations to sit during the ses- | sionS of the house. Also on motion of MT. Dingley similar resolution was | agreed to for the committee on ways | and means
 MeSSfS. bdnhneau ana ClarKe or Ala bama and Hutcheson of Texas appeared on the floor for the first time this session and were sworn in by the speaker. The house then at 12:55 o'clock ad- | journed until Monday.
 The Senate.
 There was nothing of a directly war | like character in the senate discussion to- | day, but there were several very sgnifi- l cant financial propositions and declara- 1 tions. The first of these was a resolu- | tion offered by MT Vest directing the secretary of the treasury to coin the sil- | yer bullion in the treasury into stand ard silver dollars, and to pay with them | the certificates issued under the law of | July IA, 1890, in purchase of the bullion; | also to pay the greenbacks in standard | silver dollars or in gold, using which ever | may be most abundant or convenient.
 | MT. Vest wished to have his resolution | immediately considered. but objection | was made by MT. Platt and the resolu- | tion went over the day. A like fate att tended somewhat similar resolution of l fered by the new populist senator from North Carolina, MT. Butler, directing | the payment of the interest and principal | of the governments coin obligations in | gold or silver as long as the two metals | are on a parity, and in silver when that | metal is below parity with gold. The presidents financial message of yester- | day was denounced by Senators Stewart | and Dubois That message in Mr Stew | arts opinion, proved that the president | was panic stricken. But all that the | president had to do to sustain the nation l a credit was to pay the governments ob- | legations according to the contract. Let | him announce that" MT. Stewart ex- | claimed "and there will be no raids on | the treasury"
 MT. Dubois aso condemned the mes | sage, and declared that it was utterly, | absolutely impossible to legislate f1nan- | cially in accordance with the presidents | recommendations" and all that the mes- | sage has done was to precipitate a tariff | discussion. Nobody, he said, wanted to | have bonds issued and nobody wanted
 | to have greenbacks retired He express
 | ed his belief that MT. Vests resolution
 | would be agreed to on the next legislative | day If vote upon it were not prevented | by the action of the presidents friends. A greeting of the federal senate of Bra | gil to the United States senate for the | worthy message of President Cleve- | land which so strenously guards the | dignity, sovereignty and freedom of the | American nations," was communicated | from the state department and was read | and referred to the committee on foreign relations
 The Qualifications bill heretofore intro | duced by MT. Squire republican, of | Washington, was reintroduced with an | emergency clause making the appro- | priation of $S7, 900 900 immediately avail | able if so ordered by the president. This | clause, he said, was desirable Fin view | of the changed conditions"
 The holiday recess resolution having | failed between the two houses the sem
 ate. at :45 D. m., adjourned until Tues | day next.