Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-23
FIFTY-TH[RD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. %.
SENATE.

The credentials of Senator Mcmillan
for new term and those of Mr.. Bur
rows, to succeed Senator Patton (or the
unexpired term of the late Senator
Stockbrdge), both republicans from the
State of Michigan, were presented.
A bill authorizing the Secretary o.
the Navy to detail retired officers OF
the navy and marine corps to duty Mt
colleges, was reported and placed on
the calendar.
A Joint resolution to extend the pro-
visions of the dependent soldiers pen
sion act of 1890 to the officers and prl
Yates of the Missouri State Militia and
of the provisional Missouri miltiu and
to their widows and minor children,
was passed.
Mr.. Hale gave notice of an amend
ment to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill appropriating $500,
600 toward the construction OF
telegraph cable between the
United States and the Hawaiian
Islands, aud said that recent events
showed that the time had come when
the United States ought to have close,
near, quick communication with those
Islands.
Mr.. Smith introduced q bill to pro-
vide for the appointment of u non-par-
tisan monetary commission and to pro
vide means to meet temporary deli
ciences in the revenue of the United
States.
In the second section of the bill au
thority is given for the issue of United
States 3 per cent. bonds, purchaseable
ia gold coin and payable in gold coin
after ten years, to an amount not ex-
ceedng S500,000,000. In explaining
the bill Mr.. Smith said that it was with
no little diliidence that he ventured to
make the suggestions contained in this
bill. Like many others, he had hoped
that before this time a measure would
have been proposed that would afford
the relief so sadly needed throughout
the country and on which Senators
could agree. But, as the close of the
session was approaching, it became ev-
ident that there was no hope for enact
ing any measure of general financial
legislation.
THE people," he said, +" have suffer
ed greatly during the past year. Their
patience is exhausted; and, in my judg-
ment, no Senator or Representative who
deliberately stands in the path OF
prompt relief and returning prosperity,
need expect mercy at their hands. We
democrats have felt the full force of a
popular rebuke, not. however, because
we were democrats but because we fail
ed to satisfy the expectations of the
people. Like action, or delay of action,
by our republican opponents will reap
like punishment, no less swift and no
less severe. believe it to be our plain
duty to extend the fullest possible
measure of temporary relief, and to
multiply in every way the actual
reasons for restoration of public con-
fdence, national credit and prosperity
of the people"
Mr.. Stewart opposed the proposition
for monetary commission to be APP
pointed by the President, arguing that
the President would naturally appoint
men who sympathized with his own
financial ideas.
Mr.. Jones then introduced and cx
planned his bill providing for the issue
Of bonds, the coinage of silver and for
other purposes. After some discussion
the bill was referred to the finance
committee.
Mr.. Burrows (Seuator.elect from
Michigar) vas sworn into office and
took his seat in the Senate.
At two o'clock the Nicaragua canal
bill was taken up and Mr., Turpie con-
tinued his speech against it.
HOUSE.
Among the executive communica-
lions laid before the House to day was
letter from the Secretary oft Treas
ury in answer to the resolution of in
curry introduced some days ago by Mr.
Dingley, relating to the condition and
prospects of the Behring sea seal herd.
Mr.. Dingley called attention to the
Importance of this latter which show
ed that the Paris regulations for the
protection of the Alaskan seal fisheries
have proved fiat failure. He said
it is the opinion of the Secretary of the
Treasury and of all seal experts that
under the Paris regulations within
three or four, or at the most five, years
the entire Alaskan seal herds will be
extermipated and property worth ten
million dollars to this country and
source of profit of inestimable value to
the world will be exterminated.' "Ob
yiously," he said, "self respect as well
as self interest demand that this farce
should be at once ended. We should
at once notify Great Britain of the sit
,uation and inform her that unless she
will Join US in regulations that will pro-
tect the Alaskan seal herds from ex-
termination, we shall be obliged to
at once kill aud secure the whole herd
and save to that extent the property
which belongs to US"
Mr.. McCreary asked if the United
States was not paying more than it
ever did before to protect the seals,
and if the arbitration at Paris was not
total failure as far as the United
States was concerned.
Mr.. Reed-"We are paying out
lager sum than ever to enable the Ca
nadian sealers to do their work more
perfectly
After an extended debate the House
took up the sundry civil bill.
At the earliest possible moment Mr..
Picker got the floor and injected
grandiloquent eulogy on Charles L.
Carter, late annexationist commission
er to the United States, who was killed
10 what he called the scent "rebel-
lious uprising in Hawaii"
NEW UNITED STATES SENATOR'S
The following were chosen United