The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-17
CONGRESS.
Tho week.s Proceedings. Given In c.

The Weeks Proceedings Given IN Con.
densed Form.
THE senate held a brief session on the 9Th.
Mr.. Hale from the committee on naval affairs,
reported q bill authorizing the secretary OF the
navy to enlist additional men for the navy and
It was placed on the calendar. Mr.. Butler On
CO. gave notice OF amendments to be offered
to the bond bill The senate then adjourned
LIN the house Mr.. Spaulding CMich.) intro
duced resolution providing that the Sand
wtch islands be formed into q new state. to be
called the state Of Hawaii, with a republican
form OF government to be adopted by the peo-
ple through deputies in convention, with the
consent OF the existing government The res
may be admitted as state by treaty between
the two governments, with one representative
In congress. The resolution was referred and
the house soon adjourned.
DEBATE on the free coinage substitute for
the bond bill was again postponed in the sem
ate on the 9th through the intervention Of Sem
ator Stewart, who made o speech in favor OF
the Elkins resolution as amended by MI. But
Ter to prohibit the sale Of bonds except by con-
sent OF congress At the conclusion Of Senator
Stewards speech Senator Jones (Ark.) called
up the senate free coinage substitute but it
went over Senator Baker (Kan.) offered q
resolution enunciattng an expansion Of the
Monroe doctrine and spoke at some length.
The senate soon adjourned. THE house
transacted but little business The pension
appropriation bill was reported. 1t carries an
appropriation Of sl4l, 325 $40 Mr.. Livingston
(Ga-) introduced resolution that the presi-
dent be requested to forthwith ascertain
whether Great Britain is advancing her out
posts In Venezuela, and II so he demand an inn
mediate withdrawal Went over under objec-
ton. The house then adjourned.
In the senate on the 10th resolution was
adopted appropriating $3.50 for the purchase Of
q portrait of the late Allen G. Thurman. Sew
eral speeches were made in the morning hour
on Mr. M.
fered resolution OF congratulation to the
Transvaal republic for its stand for independ-
ence- Mr.. Jones (Ark.) then addressed the
senate in favor Of the free coinage substitute
for the house bond bill, and the senate adj
journed until Monday the 18th -. In the house
Mr.. Tawaey (Minn) offered O resolution relat-
ing to pension claims, but 1t went over under
objections. Mr.. Odeu IN. w offered o resolu-
ton to direct the committee on banking and
currency to report an amendment to the gen.
eral banking laws, giving power to banking
associations to invest not to exceed so per cent
OF their lawful reserves in bonds Of the Uni ted
States. to be hereafter issued under the acts Of
June II. 1878. and May 81, 1873 Objection was
made and it was referred. The report OF the
committee on rules was then considered
TIE senate was not in session on the 18th.
But little business was transacted in the
house. Most Of the bills introduced were priv
ate pension bills by Missouri and Kansas
members Mr. Tracey MOI offered bill
Missouri which have not heretofore been Of
fered at public sale shall hereafter be subject
to disposal at private sale. the same as those
which have been offered at public sale
THE only feature OF interest in the senate on
the 18th was the speech Of Senator Morgan
(Ala.), who addressed the senate for two hours
in opposition to the bond bill He paid his
Spects to Senator Sherman, who was at
tentive listener. by characterizing him (Sher-
man) as the author of five new measures of
finance that have given the people and the gov
eminent more trouble in handling the little
remnant of 900 Of greenbacks than 1.
did to pay s12, 600 900 900 Of annual expenditures
for the support Of the government: and more
than IS, 600 900 OF principal and interest Of
the national debt that we have raised in the
last 80 years. These measures were the
demonstration Of silver in 1873. the Sc
questration Of the gold reserve in the
treasury in 1873, the power given to
the secretary Of the treasury In 1890 to pre-
serve the parity between the metals, the
power to sell bonds at private sale and the
power to enable private persons by contract to
dispense with the legal tender laws in their
transactions. He said the senator from Ohio
had been known as the Napoleon Of finance"
but he was approaching his Waterloo .... Most
OF the day in the house was devoted to debate
upon the pension appropriation bill Mr..
Morse, OF Massachusetts,. presented o resolu-
ton on the Armenian outrages for reference to
the committee on foreign affairs. Adjourned.