Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-12-26
CONGRESSIONAL

GRESSIONAE
Dec. 16.-The Senate was in session about two
hours. half of that time being given to Mr.
Stewart of Nevada, In vigorous assault on the
gold combine In one respect the Senator
presented phase OF the subject witt,
which his name has been so much identified
In Senate speeches. He urged that the great
depreciation of silver gave to the cheap labor of
Asia a tremendous advantage in competition
with the domestic produces Of the American
market Japan in particular, he said, was
profiting by this difference of 80 per cent be-
tween our money and that of Japan, and jap
anese merchants We re to-day underselling our
home products in many lines of goods Mr..
Stewart used severe language in arraigniney the
gold syndicate, declaring that it controlled
national conventions, selected presidents and
directed the affairs of the national admins
tration.
In the house Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma in
troduced a resolution calling upon the secretary
of the interior for his reasons for not appoint
ing alloting agents for the Wichita Indian res
ervation provided for in agreement made
between the Indians and United States COM
missioners last spring and also whether any OF
his relations were interested in not having the
allotments ade. Mr.. Flynn made a long
speech in Which he furiously attacked the
rotary OF the interior and charged that relatives
of Mr.. Smith were receiving big fees for their
influence in delaying the opening of the reser-
walton to settlement. Several Democrats de-
Tended the secretary. The resolution was
passed without division.
Dec. 1.-THE Presidents message on the
Venezuelan question occupied the main atten-
ton of the Senate during its brief session.
Secretary Cox read the document amid i'm
pressive silence, the Senators following
every word with intense interest The con-
Guiding sentence of the message was
no sooner read than a demonstration oc-
Cured almost unparalleled in the his
tory of the upper branch of Congress, sem
ators on both sides of the chamber joining in
their expressions of approval by long-continued
hand c1apping. The message and accompany
af v-afar rod f<, fhz
cOfAmittec on foreign relations, and beyond the
reading of the document no debate reference
to it occurred during the session.
While the time of the House was mainly alb
| sorbed in a debate on the Republican plan to
create three committees of nine members each
to deal with the election contests, its interest
was conferred upon the Presidents message.
The debate upon the election committee plan
was fruitful of partisan discussion of election
methods in the House, and the Republican pol
| icy of dealing with contests In the Fifty-frst
| Congress The principal speakers were ::
Cannon of Illinois. Dalzell of Pennsylv ania,
johnson of Indiana and Powers of Vermont,
Repub licans, and Crisp of Georgia, Bartlett of
New York, Wheeler OF Alabama. and Bailey of
| Texas. Democrats. The plan was adopted by a
/ party vote. The presidents message laid on the
| speakers table until late in the afternoon,
when it read and received with much en-
thuSlaSm by members of both parties
| Dec. 18.-The session of the House did not
last an hour, but it sufficed for the passage of a
| bill authorizing the president to appoint a
/ commission to investigate the Venezuela
| boundary and appropriating 100000 for the
| expenses of the commission. The bill, which
carries into effect the Fscomm endations of the
| Presidents message. was prepared by Mr..
al Republican leaders expressed them.
selves in conversation as fayoring the
reference of the bill to the COM
| mittee on foreign affairs for report. Mr..
Boutelle of Maine the only who voiced
that view on tn, floor. Speeches for the bill
! were made by Mr.. Hit and MIR. Crisp, and at
I temp ted by othor me nbers, who could not Sc
| cure recognition There vote against it
| and considerable applause was given to the
1 patriotic references in the speeches. The house
| decided to have its holiday recess extend from
! Friday, Deco mber o, to Friday, January 3, a va
| cation of two weeks
The Senate shared the general sentiment OF
| belIIgerency prevalent. and from the outset OF
! the session the measures proposed breathed g
spirit CT patriotism and of preparation for any
emergency that might arise concerning Vene
! zHela The first bill introduced was that of Mr.
/ Chandler of New Hampshire, providing an ap
i Precipitation of S1O0.000,00o for q heavy increase
| in the national armament. This was quickly
/ followed by propositions authorizing the secre
tary of war to purchase late device for heavy
! battery, and for report the feasibility OF
| eaBipRihs for service the old ship Constitution
DIR. Hill IF New York asked immediate consid
] Grafton for a bill making ex-Confederate:
/ eligible to service in the army and navy
I Aside from these steps inaugurating legislation
/ the day was passed without decisive action OF
] the Venezuelan question. The first investiga
/ ton af the session was started by the passag,
/ OF MIR. CALI long pending resolution for an in
| aufrX into alleged corporate influences operat
/ in, in this election of United States Senator
I and representatives. AS further expression
the subject of British encroachments, thu
/ Sanata agreed to resolution introduced b.
/ Dir. Davis calling on the President for inform
/ atiap as t. British OF Canadian occupation mil
I Itarg ar civil, of any part of the United State
ter,iteEy of Alaska. Throughout the day tn
II galleries we're crowded beyond their capacity
/ showing the keen public interest in anticipated
| aeseloBssseats Oh the British Venezuela ques
/ tfoHs
/ DEC. E@The sririt of Amerieanism still
/ brae6ted ever the senate to-day, but althoug
every seaator who sEsoke ulson tie subject in
| doTsed the position of the president all ex
( pressed the opinion that war would not result
Stln the erasity of the situation was not under
| esttmateS. Iha smmesliate question before tn
| senate was the house bill arpropriatIns $1,000
| to defray ths expenses Of the commission recon
+ nsenoied as the PRESIDENT. Thers was som
ditferessse Of opinion as to what tispositio
sheaid be mada ef it. the genera
/ ap2nioe being that il should go to the commit
t tee en fereign relations The debate. however
! Nebraska abjectea to the second reading of til
/ hill. Before the Venezuela discus sion occurred
/ Ar. Csskren presented with a favorable repol
| | tia ksase resalatiah fer 3 holiday recess b
| sinnSag Tomorrow, kpt Mr.. Chandler, Repul
aisan, New HAMPSHIRE. asked that IL lie GA th
| tahae. Mr. Allea, Pepalfst. Nebraska, cause
. 1 bread sale to go arepaa the cham beF whe
he asked for tho iuIsedfats consideration
| lengthy resolution raciting that IN vie
/ ef the possible contingency of war wit
Great Britain, as a result Of the conflict over ii