The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-13
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis OF Proceedings In Both Houses OF
Congress.

Synopsis of Proceedings In Both Houses OF
Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The senate was
the only part of congress in session. Hoar
introduced a resolution assuring the exc
cutive of the full Endorsement by con.
gress of any course necessary to protect
American citizens and property in Tur
key. Allen made long speech In favor
of Cuban recognition, annexation and the
Monroe doctrine. Bills were introduced;
To shut out all immigrants between IA
and 60 years of age who cannot read and
write English: to remove the limitations
on laborers' suits against tho United
States for work; increasing all pensions
under the act of 1890 to sig per month.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The session Of
the senate was brief again. Chandler in
troduced a bill for the free coinage Of
silver when England, France and Ger
many should enact similar legislation.
1t provides for a ratio of to 1871. CALM
ger offered a resolution declaring 1t to be
the sense of the senate that 1t was unwise
and inexpedient to retire the greenbacks.
Call spoke in favor of the recognition of
the Cuban revolutionists as belligerents.
Call introduced a bill to compel railways
to pay employees their full salaries during
disablement and to pay the same when
killed to their widows during the latter's
lives. Mills introduced bill to print
greenback to pay current expenses when
the revenues are insufficient and to redeem
the same in silver or gold at the govern
ment option; also forbidding the issue Of
bonds.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1O.-Outside Of Nor
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to Sir Julian Pauncefotes criticism of
Morgan the only business done in the sem
ate was the introduction Of bills, among
them: To give pension of $50 per month
for the loss of limb; making a crime the
acceptance of title of nobility by an
American citizen or any title or honorable
degree from foreign nation; pensioning
soldiers who were confined in Confederate
prisons.
In the house resolutions were presented
by the Republicans calling for the corre-
spondence in the Waller case, for lists
of pensioners who have been stricken from
the rolls since March 4, 1893, or reduced,
and for other papers, but all were objected
to by the Democrats. An effort to have
printed in the record the memorial Of the
National Wool Growers association for
higher rates met the same fate. A bill
was introduced prohibiting congressman
from soliciting presidential or dep art
mental offices.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The senate was
in session less than two hours, The pro-
ceedings consisted of the introduction Of
about hundred bills and speech on the
Monroe doctrine, by Cullom, whose speech
was read from manuscript and was atten.
lively received by the senate. He took
strong grounds for an affirmative policy
Call of Florida introduced a resolution
against the Armenian outrages
The house was engaged all the session
in the debate of the resolutions offered by
Barrett of Massachusetts, for an investiga.
ton with view to the impeachment of
Ambassador Bayard, because of his speech
against protection, at Edinburgh, Scot.
land. 1t was passed with the words max.
ing mandatory report for impeachment
stricken out.