The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-07
CONGRESS-.
The Weeks Proceedings Given In Con
 densed Form.

densed Form.
 THE senate was plunged into an exciting financial debate on the 2sth over the item Tor an appropriation of sIs.O00 QUO for four battle- ships in the naval bill Mir German pointing out that the revenues of the government were less than its expenses. and the debate on the item was not completed when the senate ad- journed. ... The house passed the Pickler gem eral pension bill by a vote Of lS7 to as. the re- publicans and populists voting solldly for the measure and the democrats, with SIX excep- tions. voting against it. The bankruptcy Dill was afterwards taken up and under sreclal order, will be voted on at four o'clock on May 2.
 THE consideration of the naval approprfa- ton bill in the senate on the 29th brought on a discussion of the financial question between Mir Teller and Mir. Sherman, the climax Of the formers speech being reached when he an- nounced that he would not hesitate to separate himself from the great party with which he had been allied for 40 years if it pronounced for the gold standard Mir sherman argued against SO cent silver dollar and announced that the time had come for decisive opinion from the American people at the coming elec- tion. The statue of Pere Marquette was ac. cepted from Wisconsin, eulogistic speeches being made by Messrs Villas, Mitchell. Pal mer and Kyle. .... The house spent the day in discussing the bankruptcy bill and adopted
 
 Bell in the contested election case of the Sec- ond Colorado district
 THE senate spent the 30th on the naval ap- propration bill without completing it, Mir. German opposing the item of four battle ships MT. White tCal spoke of the need of coast de- lenses rather than vessels and MT. Allen (Neb.) arraigned the two old parties and pre-. dicted tha. the democratic party would go out of power for a third of century and that the republican party would give place to party of the people in 1900. ... The house concluded the general debate on the bankruptcy bill aud opened it to amendment under the five-minute rule Mir. Cuiberson Crex), who has always fought every bankruptcy bill containing an in- voluntary system, surprised the house by an- nouncing that he would vote for the measure. Mir. Crowther introduced bill to make eligi- ble to pension laws all militia who have served % days bill was also introduced by Mr. Lewis QKy) to purchase the birthplace of Lin- coin in Kentucky and make 1t a national sol- dtcrs' home. .. THE naval appropriation bill was taken up in the senate on the list and MT. Germans amend ment to reduce the:number of battle ships from four to two was agreed to- Mir. Tillman in the debate arraigned the president and cabinet of- fcers with unsparing criticisms and also pitched into Messrs Hill and sherman. MT. Hill answered Mir. Tillman. but Mir. Sherman declined to be brought into the controversy. Mir. Butler introduced a bill 10 make the Mexi- can silver dollar, the Japanese yen and the trade dollar legal tenders The bill to restore certain townsite property in Oklahoma to the public domain was passed ... In the house the bankruptcy bill was debated A bill to pro- vide a delegate in congress from Alaska was defeated Mir. Curtis introduced a resolution to modify the rcgulat ioas in regard to slaugh- tering cattle shipped from the United States.