The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-12
HAPPENINGS AT WASHINGTON
What Was Done in the Senate
and Mouse Yesterday.
Tho Session of the Senate Was short-mr.
Hi Reintroduces His Cloture Resoiu-
tions-Mr. Gall and Bis Armenian Reso
lutions-Mr. Allen on tho Monroe Doc
trine-Mr. Reed and the House Com.
mitteeso


to-day lasted but one hour ami wss
mainly devoted to q discussion of sena-
tor Dubois propoaiiion to amend the
rules 30 as to distribute the appoint
ment bills among the various commit
tees OF the Senate.
Senator Hill, OF New York, reinsro-
duced the resolution which no had i'm.
PRODUCED al the last Congress, during
the repeal Of the Sherman silver law.
for cloture and for counting a quorum,
and Mr.. Call, OF Florida, gave notice
that he would tomorrow call up his
Armenian resolution.
Nothing being before the Senate, Vice.
President Stephenson, in accordance
with the rules. instructed the clerk to
CALI the hrse order on the calendar,
which proved to be the resolution of Mr..
Allen, Pop, Neb.) declaring it to be
the sense OF the Senate that the Cow
eminent OF tho United States should
recognize the Cuban revolutionists as
belligerents:
Mr.. Allen said he supposed his reso.
luton would be referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations. Mr.. Allen,
however, did not allow the opportunity
to pass without informing the Senate
that the Populist party, whfch WAS
sneered at as party Of domestic grew
ances, stood shoulder to shoulder with
the Republican and Democratic parties
Tor the maintainsnce of the Monroe doc
trlne.
Mr.. Allen commended some OF the re-.
marks OF Mr., Cullom yesterday and then
proceeded to condemn tho alliance of
the money power of the East with that
OF England In preventing opposition to
the aggression OF the British on this
hemisphere.
with this idea as text he referred
con5emptuously to the report that Theo-
dore Hsvemeyer, the retiring Austrian
consul general ut New York, wss to be
made baron, as an evidence that the
gentleman WAS ashamed OF the country
Of his birth. Mr.. Allen labored undar
the belief that Mr. Havemeyer was q
United States oonsul 80 Austria. he
also referred to the American women
VINO were marrying titled European
mendioants.
When he finished Mr.. Gall Dem,
Fla.) gave notice that he would to-
morrow call up his Armenian resolu ton,
aud Mr.. Hill that he would introduce
the rules of the Senate which he pro.
posed In the lset Congress, providing for
cloture and for counting quorum. At
O'Clock the Senate went into executive
session and few minutes later adj
journed.
Mar. Roed and the House Comm lttees.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1i.-There seems
TO be no possibility now that the COM
mtttees of the House will be made out
this week. Speaker Reed has exper-
fenced more difficulty than WAS antici-
pated in making up the membership OF
the committees, owing to his lack of
personal Acquaintance with tho new
members, Of whom there arc 1853. From
source close to the speaker il ia
learned that the committees will not be
announced until the latter part Of next
week, just before the Christmas holiday
recess.
The Money of the Indian Found.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE War De-
partment has been advised by the head
quarters at Denver that Lieutennnt
Fenton, who had been Investigating the
reported killing of an Indian by a party
OF white men near Fort Apache, Arizona,
had found the money OF she Indian. The
lieutenant, with troop, ia in search OF
the party who committed the crime,
following the clue by the finding Of one
OF their pack mules, but 1t ia believed
the chances Of arresting them are small.
VIII Let the Republicans Organize.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE Populist
Senators held final caucus to day and
decided to place full ticket in the field
for Senate officials for whom they will
vote once, and then step QUA and allow
the Republicans to organize. They will
nominate Senator Kyle for president
pro tenn, aud Hon. Thomas Watson, of
Georgis, for secretary OF the Senate.
Second hand Upright, Fancy walnut.