The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-02-08

DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.

DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
LAST SESSION OF THE rlyTY.
THIRD COKGREsy.
a Condensea Record OF the rrocseas
aags In the yenate rnh lloase.
Matters sf lnport., 40 Dealt
with.
Washington, Jan. %. - President
Cleveland's policy toward Hawaii WAS
sustained In the senate by a vote Of
"a to 22. The resolution was offered
BY Mr. Vest as an amendment to tho
previous resolution on the subject by
Mr.. Allen Pop, Neb) and is % fol.
lows: -
Resolved, That while the people OF
the United States earnestly sympathiza
with the efforts to establish republic
an institutions wherever that effort 10
made. they reaffirm the policy Of nom
interference, unless by agreement, with
the AFFAIRS Of other nations. and recog-
nise to the fullest extent the right Of
every people to adopt and maintain
their own form of government. un.
awed and uninfluenced by foreign die.
tation. That the administration Of
President Cleveland in maintaining
this policy as to our foreign relations
deserves the approval and support Of
the American people,"
The vote was on party lines. with the
exception Of Mr.. Pettigrew (Rep., y.
D., who voted with the Democrats.
By a singular coincidence this one
vote carried the resolution, as 1t would
have failed on tie had tine vote been
on strict party lines. The action rrac.
tlcally disposes Of the Hawaiian luss-
tion In the senate, although 1t js ex.
pected to receive attention from time
to time on the various pending rcso.
lutions criticising the administration.
The house entered upon the consid-
Grafton of the bill to repeal the Off.
ferentlal Of one-tenth Of per cent
per pound imposed by the tariff act on
sugars imported from bounty paying
countries.
Washington, Jan. 3O.-The reading on
President Clevcland's message on the
financial situation formed the most
interesting feature of the session Of
the senate. Most Of the day was taken
up by the house bill with senate
amendments) disappearing an agree.
nent with the Southern Ute Indians
providing for their removal from Col.
orado to Utah, allowing land in sew.
crafty to those desiring them and re-.
moving others from portion of tho
present reservation and combining them
to the western part of 1t and to several
townships in New Mexico. The biz
was passed.
The interest In the house conferred
In the presidents message which was
read after the body convened. Mem.
berS were busy discussing the message
and bill throughout the session, and
gave little attention to the debate on
the bill to repeal the discriminative
duty on the sugar imported from
bounty-paying countries. At the con.
clusion of the debate Mr.. Wilson at.
tempted to affect an arrangement for
vote, after two hours of debate to.
morrow, but Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep,.
Ohio objected. Despite the objection
ME Wilson stated his purpose to try
to secure an agreement at the end of
that time.
Warrington. Jan. 31.-A special or.
ger was invoked to bring tho bill to re.
peal the One-tenth Of q cent differen.
ttal duty imposed by the new tariif
law on sugars imported by bounty-pay.
Ing countries and it was passed with
out amendment by vote Of 239 to 81.
Pfesldent Cleveland's financial mes
sage has again started the eddies and
currents of sentiment on the financial
question In the senate. While this has
not yet crystallized into definite action
several Incidents occurred. in the Gen.
ate which indicated general tendencies.
Mr. Manderson (Rep., Neb.) presented
q compromise plan. The senator EN-.
phasized the need of concession and
compromise In a vigorous speech urg-
Ing senator's to give and take in order
tnat some common ground for meet.
Ing the financial emergency might bs
secured. In replying. Mr. Teller Rep.,
Colo) made the significant declaration
that no such compromise legislation
could be effected at this session Of
congress. Among the measures passed
during the day were those for the In.
evaporation Of the National Associa-
don Of Florists and for the sale Of
interchangeable mileage tickets to
commercial travellers. known as the
commercial travellers bill. Most Of tito
day was given to the bankruptcy bill,
Washington, Feb. 1.-The session Of
the senate was unusually eventual in
giving expression Of the intense feel
Ing which has been aroused by the
financial question and to the apparent
hopelessncss Of relieving the situation.
Mr.. Sherman Of Ohio spoke for the
first time since the new phases of the
financial situation were presented.
Mr.. Vest lent personal interest to the
debate by declaring that the president
was seeking to make congress acces-
sorry to the welding Of the simple gold
standard on the people. The senator
asserted with dramatic emphasis that
he had thus far held his peace, but
that there must now be a separating Of
the ways between him and the presi-
dent The senate spent the rest Of the
day In executive session on the Jap
anese treaty which was ratified
The house entered upon the consid-.
Grafton of the bill to fund the debt due
the government from the Union Pa
cif1c and Kansas Pacific railroads with
3 per cent fifty-year bonds. A special
order was brought in, giving to-day.
and tomorrow for debate, but the op-.
position to 1t was SO intense and de-
termined that a compromise wasl
forced by which the time for debate!
was extended one day.
Washington. Feb. "a critical stage
Of the financial discussion was unex-
pectedly precipitated in the senate Just
before the senators were preparing to
go home. Intermittent references had,
been made to the subject throughout
the day, but 1t was without definite
form or purpose, and the senate finally
lapsed into discussion of the Districtt
Of Columbia appropriation bill. But;
the financial question arose incidental.
ly. and finally Mr.. German launched o
speech which proved to be one of tho
most effective he has delivered at the;
present session of congress. He point-i
ed out the gravity of the treasury situ-
alton, intimating that the facts were
being held back. and that an investiga-
tlon would show startling deficiencies.
He defended the senate against charges
Of impotency. and declared that ho
had perfect faith that this great body
would do its full duty before congress
adjourned. He said financial remedy
would, II necessary, be added as Q
rider to an appropriation bill.
Spurred on by the energy Mr.. Cor
man had suddenly injected into the
question, the senate ut once proceeded
to consider and pass three important
roso, rtiona calIinp On Secretary Car.