The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-09
TWO MESSAGES PRESENTED
Finances and Hawaiian Docu-
ments Read.
IN SENATE AND HOUSE,
The Presidents Plan to Sell
Bonds. Action Urged. Minis
ter Wills Telegram About
the Hawaiian insurrec-
ton is Referred.
BY Southern Associate / Press.


WAsHISGToN, February S-HoUsE
1.-The House to day entered upon
the consideration Of the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Approprla
ton bill for the year ending June
30th, 1896, but made little progress.
An amendment to the paragraph
providing for the payment of clerks
TO members offered by MIR. Bartlett,
(Dem. J, Of New York, and to make
then annual instead of session EN-
ployes, led to an animated debate
upon the economy and wisdom OF
giving members the assistance OF
clerks. Amendments were all re-
jected but upon the adoption of Mr.
Bartlett's proposition a quorum
did not vote. All efforts to secure
n quorum proved fruitless and final
~ they were abandoned and the
further consideration of the bill
postponed.
Tho messages from the President.
announcing the sale OF bonds ana
the protest of this Government
against the execution of the court
martial sentences upon the citlzens
of tho United States, who engaged
i'll the recent revolt i'll Hawaii, were
received and referred. the former to
the Committee ON Ways and Means
and the latter to the Committee Oh
Foreign Affairs.
MIR. Boutelle endeavored to secure
q reference of the Hawaiian CORES
pondence to the committee of the
whole on the state of the Union, but
the Speaker held that motion to
that effect would not be in order.
~ Senate bill WAS passed appro-
printing $4,000 for the relief of the
poor OF the District of Columb a
also fourteen private pension bills.
The usual Friday night SESSION
for the consideration of private pen
sion bills was omitted by unanimous
consent.
SENATE. Two very important
communications from the President
were presented TO the Senate to day
and were referred to their appro
pirate committees.
The first notified Congress that as
precautlon against it's failure to
give Legislative aid to the Treasury.
arrangements had been made for u
per cent. ''coin" bond, to run
thirty years, at premium which
would make the actual interest ,
per cent, but, coupled with the con-
ultlon that If per cent. gold
pond were authorized by Congress
within ten days, they would be sub
situated for the 4 per cent. bonds,
thus saving $500, 100 in annual in
terest, and saving SIG, Ia, no in
interest for the full term of thirty
years. Without any comment the
message was referred to the Com.
mittee on Finance.
The other message attracted
equal 9ttention and gave rise to
considerable discussion, after which
IL was referred to the Comm ttee Oh
Foreign Relations. 1t had refer
ence TO tho death sentences i'm
posed on the persons convicted OF
engaging In revolutionary move
ment i'll Hawaii,
Inc general tone of the debate in.
dictated the depth of feeling which
exists against such sanguinary
measure-the only expression to the
contrary coming from Mr.. Morgan.
VINO said that he had no advice to
give to the Hawaiian government
bnt that II 1t yielded to the remon
strances of any other government IN
such matter it might IA we'll tnru
U T It's power again to the queen
ne diplomatic appropriation bill,
Win the amendment as to the tele
graph cable to Hawai-, went over
without action, and Is to be- voted
on at p. M. to morrow.
Al o;4o p. m. the Senate ad.
journed.