The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-12-12
TY.FOURTH SESSION

Daily Proceedings in Senat.
and House.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
appointment of Members on the vari
GUS Congressional Committees
The Senate.
Washington, Dec. There was {
good attendance when the senate me
at noon today.
The first bill introduced was one b,
Senator Mills, of Texas, for the coin
age of the silver in the treasury.
The bill introduced by Chandler o.
New Hampshire, for the coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 15T to 1, the bill te
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 is.
suance of bonds, we're presented.
The resolution offered by Call Of
Florida was adopted, calling upon the
secretary of state to send to the senate
the correspondence relating to the case
of General Sanguilly, an American
citizen, sentenced to life imprisonment
for alleged completely in the Cuban
revolution, and directing him to pro-
cure a copy of the record in the case if
it is not on file at the department.
Gallinger of New Hampshire intro
duced resolution declaring it as the
sense of the senate that it was unwise
and inexpedient to retire greenbacks.
Mitchell of Oregon introduced a
resolution, which was agreed to, call
ing on the secretary of the treasury to
inform the senate why the construction
of the public building at Portland,
Or, for which an appropriation was
made by the last congress, was not pro-
ceeded with.
Call of Florida addressed the senate
in advocacy of his resolution for the
recognition of the belligerent Cuban
insurgents, and for strict neutrality of
the United States in the war. He
drew a graphic picture of the ruin,
misgovernment and barbarous cruelty
against which the Cubans were con-
tending and their long struggle for
freedom. He considered it an outrage
that the United States should not hold
out an encouraging hand to those
struggling for Independence. Instead
of speeding Cubans on their course, he
insisted that this government was ac-
tually retarding the revolution, in
fact, furnishing aid to Spanish tyranny.
At 1:20 the senate went into execu-
tive session, and at 1885 P. M. ad-
journed.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed Matt W. Ransom as minister to
Mexico.
House.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Speaker Reed
has begun, for the first time, definitely
to outline his list of committees on
paper. After receiving members of
the house all day yesterday, he sat
down at 8 o'clock and worked until a
late hour putting on paper the assign
ments he had decided upon to that
time. Today he gave more interviews
to members and listened to the presenta-
tion of their claims. No information
has leaked from the speakers room,
except remarks made by Reed to the
friends of member who asked for the
craftsmanship of the committee on la
Dor, which seemed to indicate that he
had decided to give the place to Phil
lips of Pennylvania, whose name had
been presented by the labor organiza-
tions.
The labor unions are taking an in
terest in the committee on immigra-
ton, as we'll as the labor committee,
and are endeavoring to bring about the
selection of a committeeman who will
favor Senator Lodges bill, which,
among other things, would bar litter
ate foreigners from entry. 1t is esti-
mated that not less than 30 per cent of
the foreigners admitted under existing
laws would be excluded by system re-
quiring the ability to read and write
their own language, and this is what
the labor organizations wish to secure.
Probably the strongest pressure be-
ing brought to bear upon the speaker
comes from various candidates for the
committee on ways and means. The
Republicans will be entitled to eleven
places in this body, if the party pro-
y,orfio,, of the last conorsss 10 rooin
tanned, and seven Of the eleven will be
new men. The influence of business
interests of every class and section has
been invoked, and many letters and Pc
titions are pouring in. Next to the
ways and means in their desirability
from the standpoint of the members are
the committees on appropriations and
rivers and harbors, the two bodies
which have charge of the distribution
of the largest sums of money.
Senate.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The new con-
gress up to this time has been an un.
usually conservative one in the matter
of proposing new legislation. Fewer
bills than usual have been introduced,
and most Of those were for projects
which failed to pass the last congress.
Plans for the admission of Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico to statehood
have again made their appearance, the
first being presented by General
Wheeler, who was chairman of the
committee on territories in the last
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