The herald., 1895-12-12
Discussion OF the Rules Occupies
the Senate
THE BELLIGERENCY OF CUBA
Gives Mr.. Allen Chance 20 Talk
Mcnr0eism
The House is Likely to Adjourn Until Gar
Reed Names His conference.-the
introduced
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE session of
the senate today lasted but one hour. and
was mainly devoted to discussion OF Sen
ator Dubois proposition to amend the rules
SO as to distribute the appropriation bills
among the various committees of the sem
ate.
Senator Hill reintroduced the amend
ments which he proposed to the rules in
the last congress, during the deadlock an
the repeal of the Sherman silver law, for
closure and for counting quorum. and
Mr.. Call of Florida gave notice that he
would tomorrow call up his Armenian reso-
luton.
In supporting his resolution Dubois
maintained that the work of framing the
appropriation bills could be more intelli
gently done by the several committees
having charge Of legislation for each de-
partment OF the government, and the great
burden put on the appropriations commit
tee always resulted in crowding the bills
at the end of the session. The house long
ago had recognized the necessity of dis
tributing the appropriation bills, and he
thought the senate ought to follow suit.
Speaking for the younger members, he
insisted that the great power and respon-
sibility these bills gave the appropriations
committee should be divided.
Mr.. Sherman of Ohio Republican) said
he agreed to some extent with the views of
Mr.. Dubois and also complained of the
crowding of the appropriation bills at the
end of the sessions and thought Inuch
faulty legislation was passed on appro-
prlation bills.
No action was had on the resolution,
which was allowed to lie on the table.
Nothing being before the senate the clerk
called the first order on the calendar,
which was the resolution of Mr.. Allen
(Populist) of Nebraska, to recognize the
Cuban revoiutionsts as belligerents. Mr.
Allen said he supposed his resolution
would be referred to the committee on for
eign relations and informed the senate
that the Populist party was sneered at as a
par of Democratic grievances. but stood
shoulder to shoulder with the Republican
and Democratic parties for the mainten-
ance of the Monroe doctrine. Mr.. Allen
commended some of the remarks of Mr..
Cuilom yesterday and then proceeded to
condemn the alliance OF the money power
J of the east in connection with our lack of
diligence in preventing the aggressions of
the British OIL this hemisphere. With this
idea as a text he referred contemptuously
to the report that Theodore Havemeyer,
the retiring Austrian consul general at
New York, was to be made baron as an
evidence that that gentleman was ashamed
of the country of his birth. He also re-
ferred to the American women "who we're
married to titled European mendicants.
Senator George democrat of Missouri)
introduced bill to establish unif orm
system Of bankruptcy. The bill is prac-
tically the same as reported by George
from the committee ON judiciary at the
last session as substitute for the Bailey
bill, which passed the house.
Call democrat of Florida) gave no.
tice that tomorrow he would call up his
Armenian resolution, and Hill democrat
of New York; introduced amendments to
the senate rules providing for cioture and
for counting a quorum. a brief executive
session was then held and the senate ad-
iourned.