The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-10
Yesterday I'm Congress.


I Tie house held another short session
YESTERDAY and devoted most of its time 10
discussing the appointment OF house 'ofii
GERS.
Resolutions were presented by tho Re-
publicans calling for the correspondence
in the Waller ease; for lists of pensioners
who have been stricScn from the rolls
since March 4, 1898, or reduced. and for
, Secretary Smiths reasons for an order
affecting the action Of tho land Offices in
connection with the rcrfccting of titles
10 Pacific railroad grant lands in Utah
and Nebrasktl--but all were objected to
by Democrats. An effort 10 have printed
in The Record the memorial of the IA.
tional Wool Growers association for
higher rntes met the same fate.
A large number of bills were introduced.
the most important OF which were: BY
Senator Berry, 90 provide territorial
form of government for Indian Territory.
with the usual staff OF territorial officers.
the territory 10 take the namc OF 1ndianola:
by senator Palmer, giving uniform pen.
sion of So - month 10 all who lost a hand
ar foot ia the late war and $6l 10 those
who lost Nh entire limb; by senator Allen.
siisfrancllsing any ciiizen Of the United
States Who shalt solicit cor accent "A title.
patent OF nobilny nr degree ~ honor from
foreign nation, and furnishing this act
~ u crime 10y buth fine and imprisonment
TN " ttUrrUr y-T1T- III rhr tTurTyr. C0TIYT77Ss
was asked TO appropriate $1,000 i'm con.
nccfion with the survey of the boundary
line betwcea Alaska and British Colun.
bia. This amount is asked in view of the
possible necessity of running definite
lines of demarc,tion on the Upper Yukon.
aud providing for the contingency Of sur
veys which may be required along the
boundary In unforeseen localities
Lively Times In the senate.
The feature OF the senate was "a speech
by Senator Morgan ot Alabama, chair.
man ~ the committee on foreign rela.
tions, and member of the Bchrng sea
tribunal, upon "a resolution offered by him
last week inslructing the foreign rela-
tions committee TO investigate the oues.
tion of the liability of the United states
for seizures OF British ships In Behrlnr
sca In 1890. Mr.. Morgan took The position
In the last congress Tint the settlement of
the claims by thc payment of lump sum
OF Si2j,Oco as recommended by the pr,sl.
dem. was not either wise or proper.
His rcmarks on that occasion were The
subject Of some sarcastic comment from
the British ambassador hero in the latter's
Official correspondence with Lord Kim.
bcrly. The correspondence wns printed
recently from thc British Biac Book. and
most Of Mr. Morgnn's speech was devoted
to paying his icspOc,, to Sir Julian
Paenccsoic. His rcso ution. which was rs
follows, was unanimously adopted at the
closing .. his speech:
Resolved That the message of tho prrsden,
reccived by the senate ON Feb is 1885 and his
m-ssage real IN the S.na q today meaning
Dec. 81. relating 20 he payment by the United
states OF The claims of Great Britain arising
sut OF IN EehrinT sea G cinirovetss ba referrel
'Dthe committee o. 10 eixn relations with In.
structon that said committee examine into
she Question %. sIch iiaiiiify on the im~i Of
-rest brits1r OF tRuafz HTts.HV 0Hf 5r said
-vniroversy. and thai ssid com mnittcv shall
have sutboFiit % p. 's,-' ~ hui or ,;hrrv-is.