The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-11
IN The SENATE.

WAsHINoToN, Jan. 1.-THE Senate was
called to order today by Mr.. Harris,
(Dem., Tenn.) who was yesterday re-
elected President pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, (Dem., 8. CO.
the Senate agreed to resolution asking
she Secretary OF War to submit an esti-
mate for certain improvements In Port
Royal Sound, s. c., including channel
of 80 feet at high water over the bar.
On motion OF Mr.. CockrelI (Dem., Mo-,
the Senate then took up the urgent de-
ficiency bill, and Mr.. Hill, (Dem., N. W,
spoke in behalf OF his amendment to the
law to allow an opportunity to test thu
constitutionality.
Before proceeding with his speech Mr..
Hill made statement regarding q remark
in the speech OF Mr.. PETER OF Kansas
yesterday bearing on his (Hill's) opposi-
tion to the law. Mr.. Hill was un-
der the impression that Mr..
PETER had charged him with fill
clustering and said that he knew of moth
ing which had taken place since he was
member of the Senate that justified the
Senator from Kansas in charging that
. this bill was to meet with any filibuster-
ing so far as he (Hill) was concerned.
Mr.. PETER declared that he had not used
the word "fillibuster" since he had been a
member of the Senate. He said that the
Senators from New York and Pennsyl-
vania (Mr. Quay had made up their
minds to defeat the collection OF the in
come tax il in their power to do SO, and
that the amendment proposed by them
was the first step in that proceeding.
Vests Financial Bill.
Senator Vest has introduced his finan-
cial bill.
No Favor With Republicans.
The accommodation made by Presi-
dent Cleveland to Congress that the
United States give its consent to
the construction of cable to Ha-
waii by Great Britain does not
find favor among Republican members of
the House. Representative Hit, of Illi-
nois, who Is recognized as the Republi-
can leader in the House on foreign affairs,
said today that he fully agreed
with the President that the Hawaiian
Islands should have the benefit OF tele-
graphic communication with the world at
large, but was strongly opposed to put
ting their cattle facilities under control
OF any government but the United States,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.--Emphatic de-
nial is made by all the Democratic MEM
bers of the House committee on rules of
reports which have been in circulation
that President Cleveland had authorized
to make it known that an ex ira session of
Congress would be called IL currency
legislation was not affected by the present
Congress.
Speaker Crisp, the senior member of
the rules committee said: "There is no
truth in the report that the President
has authorized such statement, nor has
he given any intimation, SO far as / know,
that an extra session would be called.
MIR. Catchings, another member of the
rules committee, said: "The story Is un-
true, SO far as / am concerned. / have not
seen the President, and have not heard
from him on the subject Of an extra
session."
Mr.. Cultivate, the remaining Demo-
crat member OF the rules committee
said: 'I have not seen the President ex-
cept In crowd at the reception last night
and have not the remotest intimation
from him or any one else that an extra
session will be called.
Presidents Nomination.
The President today sent the following
nominations 10 the Senate: Postmaster
Frank p. Bennett, Bridgeport, Me.
War Lieutenant Colonel William Win
throp, deputy advocate general, to be
colonel and assistant judge advocate
general. Major Edward Hunter, judge
advocate, to be deputy Judge advocate
general with rank OF lieutenant colonel.