The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-12
AN UNEVENTFUL DAY
The Senators Do Little, But Promise
to Do More To-Day.
A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS
Chairman Carter VIII Make a For
NAL Republican Convention
Call In u Day or Two
Gossip at the Capital.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Nrfuchen, dem.
ocrat, Wisconsin, introduced a join,
resolution in the senate to-day for the
purchase Of the statue of Victor Hugo
for the congressional library.
| On motion Of Harris. democrat, Ten
nessee. a resolution was passed calling
upon the secretary of war to produce
copies of all the papers relat ting to the
railroads seized and operated by the
government During 1S61-65. In order to
furnish Information for the adjustment
or the government claims against Ten
nessee.
Dubois, republican, Idaho, called up
his amendment to the senate rules for
the distribution OF various appropria-
ton bills to the committee. In sup
porting his resolution, Mr.. Dubois
maintained that the work OF framing
the appropriation bills could be more
dnteqligently done by the several COM
mittees having especial charge of leg
fslatdon for each department of the
government. and the great burden put
on the appropriation committee always
resulted In crowd1ng the bills at the
end of each session. Speaking for the
younger brothers, he insisted that the
great power and responsibility these
bills gave the appropriation committee
should be divided. Mr.. Sherman
agreed with the views of Mr.. Dubois
No action was had on the resolution,
which was allowed to lie on the table
Nothing being before the senate, the
clerk called the first order on the cal
endar. which was the resolution of Mr..
Allen to recognize the Cuban revolu-
tfonists as belIigerents. Mr.. Allen said
he supposed his resolution would be
referred to the committee on foreign
relations and informed the senate that
bhe populist party was sneered at as
party of democratic grievances, but
stood shoulder to shoulder with the
republican and democratic parties for
the maintenance of the Monroe doc
trine. Mr.. Allen commended some OF
the remarks of Mr.. Cullom yesterday,
and then proceeded to condemn the al
hance of the money power of the East
with that of England in connection
with our diligence in preventing the
aggression of the British on this heuni-
sphere. With this idea as a text. he
referred contemptuously to the report
that Theodore Havemeyer, the retiring
N.
was to be made a baron as an evidence
that that gentleman was ashamed of
his birth. He also referred to the
American women ''who were marrying
European mendicants."
Mr. Call, democrat. Florida, gave no.
tice that Tomorrow he would call up
his Armenian resolution, and Mr.. Hill,
democrat. New York. introduced
to the senate rules pro-
viding for cloture and for counting
quorum A brief executive session was
then held and the senate adjourned.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations to-day decided not to take up
for consideration any bills and resolu-
tions referred to 1t until the committee
shall be filed and organized. Cuba,
Waller and Venezuelan resolutions are
ancluded IN this action. There was a
brief reference on the part of some of
the new members present to the Be-
ring sea arbitration. but it was neces-
sarily postponed.