Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-11
NUMBER 80.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Dec 2.-The American Congress il arain An
session Promptly at noon the Senate ana
house OF Repre- sentatives were called to or,isr
In their respective chambers amid scenes of an
OF Congress The House OF Rspre>entztive,
passed into the control Of the Republicans and
Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine again assumed
the speakers gavel Ex-Speaker Crisp a.
sumed the leadership OF the minority and "A
was gnincant that Mr.. Payne OF New Yo-k
made the motion which usually de-
wolves npon the leader OF the majority.
This Is taken to mean that he IL 20 be chair.
man OF the ways and means COMMITTEES and the
recognized leader of the Republicans ON tbs
moor; All the Republicans voted for Mr.
heed. With one exception, all the Democratic
for Mr. Crisp. ami all the Populists for Mr..
Bell. The exception was Mr.. Grain. from
Texas, who voted for his colleague Mr. CuI-
berson of Texas The result OF the vote wa,
Reed, 23i Crisp. IS; Bell, 6; Culberson, 1. In
CURED.
Dec. s.-The Presidents message was read in
both houses In the House large number of
bills and joint resolutions were introduced.
many OF them measures that failed during the
last session Mr.. Livingstone of Georgia
introduced resolution calling for
an Investigation of the British Gui.
ana-Venezuelan boundary line dispute.
There were z72 new bills and sixteen resolutions
introduced in the Senate, but large majority
tailed to pass last session Senators PETER,
Stewart and Squire reintroduced their bills Of
last session. pertaining to silver coinage. Mr..
Lodge of Massachusetts, introduced a resolu-
tion forcibly approving Of the Monroe doctrine
and Mr.. Call OF Florida a resolution directing
that the insurgents Of Cuba be recognized az
belligerents
Dec. S-The Senate worked, while the House
enjoyed recess, but most of the busine,s
transacted was of routine character. Mr..
Hoar showed a disposition toward co-opera.
ton in dealing with the Turkish question by
Offering resolution denouncing the recent
atrocities in Turkey, and assuring the executive
branch OF cordial Endorsement by congress Of a
vigorous course for the protection of American
citizens In Turkey and the suppression of bar
barities against Christianity. The first formal
speech OF the session was made by Mr. Allen,
Populist, of Nebraska on Cuba and the Monroe
doctrine Mr.. Allen urged the recognition of
the Cuban insurgents, the annexation of Cuba
and strong foreign policy. The influx of bills
continued, several hundred being added to
those already introduced.
De-, a.-The session of the Senate was brief
again Its only feature, beyond the introduc.
tlon OF bill by Senator Chandler Of New
Hampshire, for the free coinage OF silver when
ENGLAND. France and Germany should enact
similar legi slation were a resolution by his
colleague, Senator Gallinger, declaring il to be
the sense of the Senate that 1t was unwise and
inexpedient to retire the greenbask ks, and q
short speech by Senator Call Of Florida in favor
of the recognition of the Cuban revolutionists
as belligerents.
Dec. 6-The House was in session but half an
hour, when it adjourned until Monday. Mr..
Baker of New Hampshire, who has proclaimed
war upon Secretary of Agriculture Morton be-
cause of thu latter's refusal to expend an appro-
priation for the purchase of seeds for dis
tribution among congressional constituents,
attempted to put through a resolution calling
upon the secretary for information upon the
subject, but Mr.. McMillin of Tennes see OBJ
iecte6. Plans for the admission Of Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico made their appear
ancs, the first being presented by General
Wheeler, who was chairman of the committees
on territories in the last Congress- and the other
two by the two new delegates of the respective
territories. Messrs. Murphy and Catron.