Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-04
54th CONGRESS.
Senate Receives Message with
Apparent Indifference.
Rufus W. Peckham Of New York,
Nominated for Supreme Bench.
Senator Call Wants Cuban Insurgents Kccos
nizsd by United States.

W,sbincton. Dec. 3.-The joint com
,,;t,ao Of the two houses of Congress,
MessIs. Villas and Allison OF the Sen"o'
and M,ssrs. Payne Cannon nd Crisp y.
the House. waited on the PresloenS az
A NJ and the President informed tneh
that he would communicate to Congress
message in writing
The President sent to the Senate th'
following nominations: Rufus W. Feck
ham of New York, to be associate Justlc,
If the supreme court of the unitec
Statas Richard Olney Of Massachusetts,
to hc 9, cretary of state; Judson Harmon
Of Ohio to he attorney general.
The Presidents message elsewhere
nripted in full was sent to both branches
lust before noon.
The reading of the message occupied
hour and 10 minutes. There was very
little evidence on the part of the Senate al
large that it was paying any close attcn
tion to the message. There were some
exceptions, however.
AT 40 the reading was finished and
the message was laid on the table and
ordered printed.
PETER, Pop, of Kansas, introduced
large DulilDtI VI c'Ao W
regulate congressional funerals, one tc
protect the rights of pensioners, one &c
repeal all the laws authorizing an issue
of United States bonds, one for the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver,
and two for the election of the President
and the United States senators directly by
the people.
Allen, Pop, of Nebraska, offered a
resolution declaring it to be the sense OF
the Senate: First, that the government
of the Uuited States should promptly
recognize the revolutionists of Cuba
honestly struggling 10 secure lndepcnd-
ence of the Spanish government ; second,
that the islands in close proximity to the
mainland of the United States shout J., as
speedily as possible, by treaties Of pur-
chase, be annexed to the United States as
essential to its safety in the time of war,
and as convenient and necessary to com
merce in the time If peace; third, that
the Monroe doctrine is the we'll established
policy of the government of the United
States and should be promptly and
effectively maintained; fourth, that while
the government of the United States
should not necdlessly or hastily embroil
lutely necessary that firmer and
promptcr policy should be pursued in
maintaining the rights of American
citizens abroad.
Allen wished to address the Senate on
he resolution but Faulkner, Dem, Of
West Virginia, interposed an objection
and the resolution went over till tomor-
row. A bill to regulate the coinage of
silver bullion was introduced by Squiae,
Rep, of Washington.
On motion of Morgan Dem, Of Alaba
ma, that portion of the Presidents mes
sage relating to the payment of claims
of Great Britain arising out of the Behr-
ing sea controversy was referred to the
committee on foreign relations, with in
structions to examine into the question
of the liability of the United States and
also of he liability of Great Britain OF
Canada in the same matter
Z The Senate in executive session con-
frmed the nominations of Mr. Olney tc
be secretary Of state, and Mr.. Harmon tc
be attorney general. At 3 p M. the sen
ate adjourned till tomorrow.