The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15
Congressional Proceedings.

WEDNESDAY, January SIN the Senate
Mr.. Hale Of Maine, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported bill authorizing the
secretary of the navy to enlist additional
men for the navy, and it wee placed on the
calendar. He said that 1t was very i'm
portant bill, authorizirg recruiting from the
naval militia and fro IN outside, and that he
would call it up an early day. INF. Butler,
the populist sSsnat9r from North Carolina,
gave oti5eM eneudnents to be offered to
the house bond bill. These amendments
forbid the issue of United States bonds for
any purpose whatever, without the authori-
ty OF congress, and require the payment of
greenbacks, treasury notes and of the inter-
est and principal of coin bonds in either
gold or silver coin, preferring the cheaper
metal. - The house by unanimous con.
sent allowed Mr.. Spaulding of Michigan to
introduce resolution, which was referred
to the committee o a foreign affairs 1t pro-
vid 80 for the erection into the State of
Hawaii of the territory commonly known as
the Sandwich Islands, with sthe consent of
the people thereof. 1t carries an appropri
alton OF 800 900 to pay the expenses of the
negotiations preli ninary to the constitution
of the state Because Of the fact that his
seat is contested, Mr.. Harrison of Alabama
asked to be relieved from serving on the
committee on elections Mr.. Bailey of
Texas was appointed in his place.
THuRsDAY-Mr Villas of Wisconsin in
W
for the withdrawal from the supreme court
of the United States the jurisdiction in
criminal cases, not capital and transferring
it to the United States court of appeal In
presenting some petitions favoring appro'
priations for coast defences, Mr. Daniel of
Virginia expret sed the opinion that the
public apprehensions as to the danger of the
bomhardment of American seaports were
overstrained, bnt he also expressed the
hope that the country would prepare itself
f.r l.nt .trxht hon
He favored the passage of Mr. Squires forti-
fication bill. - In the house Mr.. Living
stone of Georgia introduced resolution
"that the president of the United States is
requested TO forthwith ascertain whether
Great Britain is advancing her outposts on
the territory in dispute betwee her colony
OF British Guiana and the Republic of Ven
eZuela or is reinforcing posts heretofore
established with troops, police or ordnance;
and should the president b come cCgnzant
/ of the fact that a British military or police
force is advancing to invade or reinforce or,
since the 18th day of December last, has in
vaded or reinforced posts formerly occupied
within said disputed territory, he demand
the imm diste withdrawal of said soldiers
and the reduction of police force in said
| territory to not a greater number than &C.
cupying the British outposts on the afore
said 18th day Of December, 1885"
FRIDAY.-The main feature in the senate
proceedings was twohours' speech from
| Senator Jones of Nevada on the advantages
of the substitute for the house bond bill
Senator Jones, of course, advocated the
| free coinage of silver, and in this connection
said: ~ believe that the unlimited coinage
of silver would, by reviving commerce, in
crease our revenues and do away absolutely
with any pretense of necessity to issue
bonds, and that under the bill such re-
vival in business would take place that no
issue of bonds would be claimed to be neces-
sary." 1t is not probable that vote on the
measure will be reached for several days.
The senate adjourned till Monday. -
In the house discussion of the rules pre-
sented by the commit tee for adoption was
opened by Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa, who adj
vOcated the proposition by the forty-seventh
congress to regulate the entertainment of a
quorum. Speaker Reed took brief part in
the discussion, antagonizing the view taken
by Mr.. Bailey of the decision of the supreme
court of the United States upon the rules Of
the fifty first congI ess regulating the ques.
tion. II Mr. Bailey's position were correct,
the speaker said, he must no d that no bill
could pass The house receiving less than
eighty-nine affirmative votes. The discus
sion was continued by Mr. Grow of PenDsyl-
vania Mr.. Catchings of Mississippi and Mr..
Mcmillan OF Tennessee.