The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-12-14
FIF7Y.FOUR1H SESSION
Daily Proceedings In Senate
and House.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED

APposstsasst Of Membsss on the vsrt.
Gus Congressional Comnsitt,ss
-rhs senate.
Warrington. Dec. There was
good attendance when the senate met
Ut noon today.
The frst bill introduced was ono BY
senator Mills. Of Texas. for the coin.
age OF the silver In the treasury.
The bill introduced by Chandler OF
New Hampshire. for the coinage Of nil.
Yer ~ the ratio Of 1917 70 !, the bill to
become operative when England. Ger.
many and France pass similar laws
was listened to with great attention by
members Of the senate.
Petitions from Florida for the recog.
milton Of Cuba and from the Legislature
Of Montana. against the further 10.
suabos OF bonds. were presented.
The resolution offered by Cal! Of
Florida WAS adopted. calling upon the
sscTetary Of state to send to the senate
the correspondence relating TO the case
Of General Sanguilly, an American
citizen. sentenced 10 life imprisonment
for alleged completely in the Cuban
revolution. and directing him TO pro.
cure copy Of the record in the case il
IL il not on fle at the department.
SallingeF Of New HAmpahirs intro.
duocd . resolution declaring it ~ the
sense Of the senate that il was unwise
and ineXpedient to retire greenbacks-
Mitchell Of Oregon introduced q
resolution. which was agreed TO. call.
ing ON the secretary Of the treasury to
inform the senate why the construction
Of the public building NJ Portland.
Or. for which an appropriation WAS
made by the last congress. was not pro-
ceedcd with.
Call Of Florida addressed the senate
in advocacy Of his resolution for the
recognition Of the belligcrent Cuban
ipsurgcntS. aud for strict neutrality Of
the United States in the war. He
drew = graphic picture Of the ruin.
misgovernment aud hsrbarous cruelty
against which the Cubans were con.
tending and their long struggle for
sr~~dom. He considered il an outrage
that the United States should not hold
out an encouraging hand to those
struggling for independents. Instead
Of speeding Cuhans on their course, he
insisted that this government WAS &C.
tuslly retxrding the revolution. in
fact. furnishing aid TO Spanish tyranny.
Al l:9o the senate went into execu.
tive session. and at 1885 p. NJ. sd.
3ourned.
The senate in executive session con.
hrrncd Matt ". Ransom As minister to
Mexico.
Hosse-
Washington. Dec. 7.-Spcaker Reed
has begun. for the first time. definitely
10 outline his list 81 committees ON
paper. After receiving members Of
the house all day yesterday. he sat
down Al o o'clock and worked until a
late hour putting on paper the assign.
mcnts he had decided upon TO that
time To-day he gave more interviews
20 members and listened 10 the prescnta.
ton Of their claims. No information
has leaked from the speakers room,
except remarks made by Reed to the
friends Of a member who asked for the
chsirmsnship Of the committee on la
Dor, which seemed TO indicate that he
had decided TO give the place to Phil
lips Of Pennsylvania. whose name had
tscn presented by the labor organiza'
tionA
The labor unions are taking an in
terces in the committee on immigra'
ton, a. well as the labor committee,
and are endcavoring to bring about the
selection OF a committeeman who will
favor Senator Lodges bill. which,
among other things. would bar Hitter
ate foreigners from entry. II Is esti'
mated that not less than 90 per cent OF
the foreigners admitted under existing
laws would be excluded by system ne
curing the ability to read and writs
their own language. and this Is what
the labor organizations wish to secure
Probably the strongest pressure be
ing brought to besr upon the speake,
comes from various candidates for tn,
committee on ways and means Thu
Republicans will be entitled to clever
places in this body. II the party pro
portion Of the last congress Ia main
taincsi, and seven Of the eleven will b
new men. The influence Of business
interests Of every class and section hal
been invoked. and many letters and pc
titions are pouring in. Next to tn
vavs and means in their desirabilit,
from the standpoint Of the members ar
the committees on appropriations ant
rivers and harbop, the two bodie
which have charge Of the distribution
Of the largest sums Of money.
Senate
Warrington, Dec. a.-The new con
|, ercss M to this time has been an un
. usually conservative one in the matte
, Of proposing new legislation. Fcwe
hills than usual have been introduced
: and most Of those were for project
which failed to pass the last congress
plaps for the admission Of Oklahoma
Arizona and New Mexico 10 statehoo
have again made their appearance. tn
Q 0rst being presented by Genera
Wheeler, who was chairman of tn
Q committee on territories in the Ia,
! congress, and the other two by the ne'
, dclesates Of the respective territories
Murphy and Catron.
The first hill introduced by McClel
q Ian Of New York, who 10 one Of tn
Z vounr Democrats and son Of Genera
, Mcclellan, was one 10 authorize tn
I .onste TO confirm military nomination
s made BY President Lincoln. which hav