The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-17
HAPPENINGS AT WASHINGTON
What Was Done in Congress
Yesterday.
In the nat mr.. Psenor spohe on tho
Bond Bill and MIR. Halo on tho Psoifo
oabie-Cuban Question and Monroe
Doctrine Also Observation-Disclosures Bill
ana Canadian Award in the House.

and Canadia Award I'm the House..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The considers
alton of the silver bond bill proceeded
In the Senate to-day with Mr.. Pfeffer
continuing his speech begun yesterday.
Interest in the discussion has begun 20
lag, as was evident by the scans attend
anoe on the floor and in the galleries.
AS yet, no suggestion has been made
ss to bringing the measure to q vote.
Foreign questions received co osider.
able attention during the day. Mr..
Hale spoke for an hour In favor of a
Pacific cable connecting tho United
States and Hawaii. The Senator ex.
pressed the opinion that the annexation
OF the Hawaiian islands with the United
States was certain to be accomplished
at an early day.
The Cuban question was briefly dis.
cuased In connection with Mr.. Calls
resolution calling on the State Depart
ment for inform alton on the status of
the uprising. Mr.. Sherman, chairman
OF the committee on foreign relations,
urged that this call for information
would be inexpedient aud would EN-.
bsrrass our consuls in Cuba.
Mr.. Platt spoke briefy against pre-
cipitate action In recognizing the Cuban
insurgents, merely for the moral effect
OF such action. when such q course
would be an offense to Spain and con-
trary to the principles of international
Law.
The Monroe doctrine also received at.
tention in Q resolution by MI. Sewell, of
New jersey, declaring tine Limitations
OF the doctrine and stating that Presi.
dent Cleveland's attitude was an extern
sion OF the doctrine beyond its original
scope.
a resolution was adopted requesting
the State Department. for fursher in
formation on Turkish-Armenian affairs.
AT lao the Senate adjourned till Mon.
day.
House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. '16.-The general
discussion of the pension bill in the
House closed to-day and tomorrow 1t
Will be taken up by paragraphs. Aside
from Two Incidents the proceedings we're
somewhat embarrassing. Immediately
after b journal was read Mr.. Grow
arose to speak on q matter of privilege.
The subject which he wished to discuss
was 9 passage contained An q pamphlets
published by the New York chamber OF
commerce., which, he said, was an attack
upon he good faith of the House.
The passage YVES: .'Then came tbe
seizure OF Canadian sealing vessels by
the United States in Barring Sea, which
was arbitrAted and about $500, 600
awarded to the owners of the seized
vessels, which had not been paid, owing
to the failure of Congress to make an
appropriation therefor, and which we
are in honor bound to sets o without
further delay"
This passage having been read Mr.,
Grow demauded to be allowed to speak
upon 1T as q question of privilege and
wac proceeding to speak when Mr..
Crisp, (Dem., Ga made She point that
The pamphlet presented no question OF
privilege.
Mr.. Grow contended hat since refiec.
lions upon members OF the House were
questions OF privilege. one upon the
whole House was much more one. This
Mr. Crisp combatted, but Mr.. Grow con-
timed to speak and said that he would
make 1t . question or personal privl-
legeg.
1.-THE board Of arbitration did not
award o dollar of damages Mr.. Grow
declared. "If that had been done it
would be dishonest not to pay 1t, and 1t
is a reflection on the House to say that
such an award was made and not
paid"
Here the Speaker ruled that no ques-
ton OF privilege was presented, where
upon MI. Grow took bis seat, saying:
well, / am satisfied"
The second incident was q defense
entered into by Mr. Bartlett of the
position taken by himself on the pen
sion question. He made q vigorous
reply to the attacks which have been
made upon his first speech during the
two days since he made it. BE said
thai ne might have been justified in
having one Of the members summoned
to the bar OF the House for language
used had he cared to 30 dignity the
speech.
Among the bills introduced In the
House to-day was one by Mr. Skinner,
OF North Carolina. to reduce the COM
pensation of all persons in the public
service 80 Ia per cent. to meet the
deficiency in the Treasury.