The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-13
IN THE SENATE.
First Bill Ready for the President
PETER on Funerals.

IeIIer Oh Il uueFaiS.
Washington City, Dec. 12.-The proceed
ings Of the senate today were varied. They
covered the entire range of legislation,
from the introduction OF petitions, bills
and resolutions to the passage of bills, and
included two formal addresses.
A bill extending the Chicago port of en-
try so as to cover the state OF Illinois 1e-
ceived the final Endorsement of the senate.
having already passed the house. This will
probably be the first bill of the Fifty
fourth congress to become a law.
Cameron and Harris both offered mo-
tons for adjournment OF the senate until
Monday when Ii should adjourn today, and
the vice president created a ripple of laugh
ter by putting both motions at once. They
were adopted.
Stewart Pop, New, introduced resold-
ton instructing the committee on finance
TO inquire into the rates of exchange be-
tween gold standard and silver standard
countries and their effect on agricultural
and manufacturing interests, and gave no
tice of a speech on Monday.
White, Dem, Cal. presented an amend-
ment TO the senate rules requiring that all
debate in the senate be relevant TO the SUBJ
ject before the senate.
On motion of Hansbrough resolution
was passed calling upon the secretary OF
agriculture for information as TO whether
he had expended all or any part OF the last
appropriation for the purchase and dlstri-
button of seeds. Secretary Morton has re-
fused to spend this money.
Call then addressed the senate upon his
resolution declaring it to be the duty of .he
civilized powers TO suppress the cruelties
alleged to be perpetrated upon the Arme-
MAN subjects OF Turkey by the Turkish au-
thoritles. Call said that while 1t was the
accepted policy of this government to AVOID
participation in foreign complications, ne
did not understand that we should not IN
terfere to prevent such crueltes and bar"
barism as had been enacted in Armenia.
He thought the United States should at
least express encouragement TO the civil
tied powers in the effort they are making
to suppress these outbursts OF bigotry, su-
perstition, cruelty and crime.
PETER spoke upon his bill to regulate
congressional funerals. His attention had
been first called to this question by charges
made in the newspapers. and after inVesti-
gazing the matter he had concluded that
the system now pursued had come to be
seriously abused He lnstanced the OBJ
seouies OF the later Senator PLUMB. IN
which he had participated, and said that.
while the cost of that funeral had amount
ed to over s., O00 the average value OF an
American farm, he had learned that the
amount fell below the average. PETER de-
clared that the expenditures on account or
funerals were continually growing untl
the average cost had increased to $,542
three which had occurred in the senate
had cost more than all the other sixty.
OF the l07 senator's who had died while in
the service the expenses were greatest IN
the case OF the late Senator George
Hearst. Of California. whose funeral cost
the government So, 30. He objected to re-
garding the treasury as a subject of COM
mon plumber for those who choose TO prey
upon II, and said the best way TO get rid
of the odum of such custom was TO stop
II. He asked In conclusion that the bill be
made the unfinished business of the senate.
The senate then went into executive ses-
sion. and at p. m adjourned until Mon
day.
These bills were introduced:
Ry Senator MISUNDERSTANDING all
pensions Is per cent; also establishing
school of forestry in connection with the
department OF agriculture.
By Senator Dubois-Giving the states Of
Colorado. California, Oregon, Washing
ton. Montana, Idaho. Nevada. Wyoming
and South Dakota q per cent Of the
funds of the sales Of mineral lands for
the support of the state schools.
Nominations; Court of private land
claims, reappointed: Joseph r. Reed
Iowa. chief justice: Henry c. Sluss. KAN
saz. WILDER L. Stone, Colorado. William
Murray, Tennessee. and Thomas G. Fuller
North Carolina, associate justices.
Combinations: Judges tn the Indian ter
rttory: Constantine y. klgOre. OF Texas
for the southern district; Yancey Lewis
central district; William NJ. Springer OF
Illinois, northern district.