Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-12
Both Senate and House Hold Brief
Sessions.
PETER ON CONGRESSIONAL FUNERALS
Representative Grow Criticises Por-
tions of the Presidents Message.
SOLUTIONS OFFERED

The proceedings of the Senate today he
gan with the presentation Of the usual petit
ticns fer the recognition of the bellgerent
rights of the Cuban insurgents.
MIR. Faulkner CIV. Va.) presented the re-
pert of the committee on the District Of
Columbia on a bill regarding highways in
the District, asking that it should have
immediate consideration. The bill was
passed.
After the presentation of numerous bills
and petitions Messrs. Cameron and Harris
both offered motions for the adjournment
OF the Senate until Monday when it should
adjourn today. The Vice President created
ripple of laughter by putting both mo-
tions at once. They were adopted
Mr.. Stewart (Nev.) introduced a resolu-
ton tnstructing 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
notice tnat he would address the Senate on
it on Monday next.
Mr.. Cullom Qll) called up, and the Sen
ate passed. the House bill attaching Aurora,
ILL.,, TO the Chicago port of entry.
As to Senate Debates.
Mr.. White CaD presented an amend
ment 10 the Senate rules requiring that all
debate in the Senate shall be relevan. to
the subject before the Senate, and gave
notice Of a speech on the subject
On motion of Mr. Hansbrough IN. d. a
resolution was passed calling upon the
Secretary of Agriculture foc information
as to whether he had expended all or any
part OF the last appropriation for the pur-
chase and distribution of seeds. Secretary
Morton refused 20 spend the seed appro-
pr.aton.
Mr.. Call then addressed the Senate upon
MS resolution declaring it to be the duty
of the civilized powers to suppress the
crUelties alleged to be perpetrated upon
the Armenian subjects of Turkey by the
Turkish authorities.
Mr.. Call said that while il was the ac-
cepted policy of this government to avoid
participa ton in foreign complications he
did rot understand il to mean that we
Should not interfere to prevent such cruel
ties ard barbartsm as had been enacted in
Armenia. He thought the United States
should at least express encoura agement to
the civilized powers in the effort they are
making to suppress these cutbursts of
plgotry, superstition, cruelty and crime
On Congressional FupernIs.
Mr.. PETER tKan) spoke upon his bill pro-
v:ding for the proper disposition of the
remains OF Senators and members who Gle
while Congress is in session. He said his
attention had first been called to this ques-
ticn by charges made in the newspapers,
ard after investigating the matter he had
concluded that the system now pursued had
come 10 be seriously abused.
Mr Feder declared that the expenditures
on account of funeral expenses were con-
t.nuaily growing, until the average. cost
bad grown from nothing to si,5i2. The
last thirteen burials of the seventy-three
which had occurred from the Senate had
cost more than all the other sixty. OF the
one hundred and seven Senators who had
died while in service, the expenses were
greatest in the of the late Senator
George Hearst of California, whose funeral
cost the government s21,a22. He objected
to regarding the treasury as a subject of
common plunder for those who choose to
prey upon it, and said the best way to get
rld OF the odium of such a custom was TO
stop it, He asked in conclusion that the
bill be made the unfinished business of the
Senate.
In Executive Session.
At 1:50 the Senate. on motion of Mr.
Faulkner went into executive session.
AT o'clock the Senate adjourned till
Monday.