The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22
SARCASM IN THE SENATE
Mr.. Calls Resolutions Are Treated
With OeriSiOn.
ENTHUSIASM EXTINGUlSHED
The Senate Is Not Like a Loaded Cannon
Ready to Bc Touched OFF,
Pension Bills Passed--PrO.
cccdings in the House.

Washington. Jan. 21.-Neither the
financial question nor the Monroe doc
trine engaged any part of the time of
the senate today. The Cuban ques-
ton, however. came in for a measure
of attention indirectly in connection
with two resolutions by Mr.. Call CDem.
Fla), one in reference to the arrest of
United States citizens in Havana and
the other calling on the state depart
ment for copies of reports of United
States consuls in Cuba relating to the
progress of the war on that island.
Both resolutions We're referred to the
committee on foreign relations after a
brief discussion in which Mr.. Hoar
(Rep., Mass.) ridiculed the notion that
the senate was a constantly loaded
cannon ready to be touched off" at any
senator's discretion. and In which Mr..
Sherman (Rep., Ohio) chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, re-
marked that the resolution would be
setting an example that might give the
government great deal of trouble.
Most of the days session was spent
in disposing of bills on the calendar that
were unobjected to. Some siXty-tive
Sucn measures were pussSu-d Hio :
jority of them private pension bills.
The senate in executive session today
confirmed the following nominations:
Chief Engineer George w. Melville to
be engineer in chief and chief of the
bureau of steam engineering. navy de-
partment with the rank of commodore.
Proceedings in the House.
The house of representatives today
passed it's third appropriation bill. that
making urgent deficiencies for current
and past fiscal years, reported yester-
day. The total amount carried by the
BILL as prepared by the committee on
appropriations was $4,rl5,403, and as
passed by the house "a, 400 4O3-the only
amendment made of any Importance
being one to appropriate $1,000 for the
survey of the Chippewa lands in Wis
consin. Nearly three-quarters of the
amount named in the bill was for court
expenses, largely fees or witnesses.
deputy marshals and commissioners.
and much OF the debate on the bill was
devoted to the necessity of reform in
the fee system which now prevails
Earlier i'm the day a joint resolution
providing for an increase of twenty in
the number of documents fur
nished the state department gave
rise to a discussion of the print
ing bill passed at the last session
of congress. 1t was criticised by Mr..
Cannon, rep, I'D, and defended by
Mr.. Richardson, Dem., Tenn), who
managed it's passage through the house.
Resolutions were agreed to calling upon
the secretary of the treasury to inform
the house whether or not in his opinion
the provisions of law for the safety of
the public in Dean travel We're sufli-
cient. and ifso. whether or not they We're
being enforced. and for a statement of
the reasons for the delay in the con-
struction of San Francisco public
building.
A bill was passed affirming and legal.
izing the issue of certain bonds author
lied by the last legislature of New
Mexico for public buildings. At Ais the
house adjourned until tomorrow.