The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condensed Report of tho Past Weeks Pro. C0AdknRa.

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 TIE new Utah senators, Cannon and Brown, took the oath of ofice in the senate on the 27th, the former drawing the term ending March 8, lsv1' and the latter the term ending March 8, is9S After speech by Mr. Hansbrough criti- cising the action of the secretary Of agriculture in refusing to distribute seeds, and a defense oy MT George debate on the silver bond bill continued until adjournment. After de- pate Of four hours the house adopted the resolution passed by the senate last week calling upon the powers sgnatory to the treaty of Berlin to enforce the reforms in Turkey guaranteed to the Chris tian Armenians, and pledging the support of congress for the president in the most vigorous action he may take for the protection and SC curity Of Americans in Turkey. The house passed the bill in granting pension to the de- pendent relatives of the i7 recruits who were killed by Quantrell's men in the Lawrence massacre.
 FOREIGN affairs and finance occupied the at- I tention of the senate on the 2Sth. Mir. Thurs ton (Neb) vigorously upheld strong applica- ton of the Monroe doctrine. Senator Turpie 'lnd) touched on the Turkish atrocities in Q brief but very energetic speech Mr. Voorhees, spoke in favor of the remonetization of silver. Mir. Gray (Del) favored the gold stand- ard, and Mir Clark (Wyo) favored sil- yer coinage. The attempt to reach a vote on the bond bill failed and fruitless dis cussion of the resolution to inquire into the arrest of Eugene V. Debs occurred during the day. but action was deferred ... The session of the house was brief Contrary to general ex- pectation, the diplomatic and consular appro- priation bill precipitated no discussion what ever. None of the foreign complications were even mentioned, and the bill was passed in less than an hour.
 THE proceedings of the senate on the 29th were enlivened by bitter speech from Sem ator Tillman (S. CD in which he denounced the president and secretary of the treasury in most severe terms Mir. Morgan. from the committee on foreign relations, reported O resolution for the recognition of the belliger- ent rights of the Cuban insurgents. which was placed on the calendar Mir. Baker introduced an amendment to the silver bill now before the senate providing that any person who takes silver or gold to the mint to be coined shall take an equally valuable amount of~the other metal and have both coined MT. Call (Fla ) | then addressed the senate in support of the silver amendment to the bond bill. Adjourned. The session of the house was brief The | opposition to bill to amend the pension act of | 1890 Tn regard to widows claim led to the mak ing of a point of no quorum and the house ad- journed
 IN the senate on the 3)th debate on the bond bill was continued Senator Mitchell (Ore ) opposed further bond issue, and Senator Perkins (CaL) supported the silver amend ment The urgency deficiency bill was then reported It increases the amount of the house bill to the extent of q, ,509, 664 Among the bills introduced was one by MT. Allen (Neb) pro- hibiting the purchase or use by any federal official of any convict-made goods, and one by MT Peffer (Kan.) to grant pen sions to soldiers who served in the confederate army and afterw ward served s.. st.z 70 I-..ss- house only a small amount of minor business was transacted The bill to amend the de- pendent pension act of 1890 so that fin consider ing widows claims seven years of unexplained | absence should be deemed sufficient proof of the death of the soldier was passed. In com mittee of the whole the bill passed transferring to Nebraska the military reservation known as Fort Omaha
 THE session of the senate on the 3lst was virtually continuation of the session of the day before. Mir. Villas spoke in opposition to the silver bond bill and in opposition to free | silver generally. At the evening session Mir. Palmer, of Illinois. gave notice of an amend ment to the pending measure. declaring 1t to be the policy of the United States to maintain the parity between gold and silver dollars in the markets and in the payment of debts. De- bate then continued until adjournment. .... The house was principally engaged in filibustering on a private pension bill to which there was opposition on both sides As fast as Q call of the house was had the quorum would disap- pear and the house adjourned without trans . acting any business.