The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-21

1mOVeu budI tHe rcSoiu6lOn OHered by him
last week, being the Stanley Matthews
told the effect of the motion would be to
displaoe the bond bill, he withdrew it
and asked unanimous consent to have his
resolution made unfinished business in
the morning hour. Mr.. Hill objected.
Mr.. Hale, Republican of Maine, ZAP
pealed to Mr.. Jones to push the bond
bill, saying that the appropriation bills
would soon be before the Senate and
wouldFhave the right of way. He added
it was the disposition of both houses to
wind up the session as speedily as
possible.
Mr.. Jones stated he only refrained from
pushing the bill because several Senators
had asked him not to do so until they
dd-essed the Senate. The bond bill and
Mr. Pough's resolution went over for the
day.
proper disposition of the remains Of
members of the Senate and House who
died during the sessions OF Congress was
taken up and objections to some pro-
visions were made by Sena tors Platt and
Hale
Mr.. Hawle,y Republican of.Connecticut.
said on the first reading 1t the bill 1t
struck him as being very cold aud cruel.
1t aimed at economy and buying cheap
cof1ins. He did not like the reading of
the bill at all, although he disliked ssthe
be cured by two lines in the appropria-
tion bill. saying no expense should be in
CURED in case of Senator'S funeral
without the previous approval of the
committee on contingent expenses.
Mr. PETER had the clerk read various
newspapers clippings in commendation
of his bill. One of these was from the
Springfield Republican, and it alluded to
the supposed practice of Senators in the
matter of perfumery, bay rum and other
perquisites.
Mr. Hawey said: eff there is any
more matter like that, let us bury it at
once. The man who wrote that Is igno-
rant of law in this matter Of stationary,
and all that sort of thing.
The bill was referred to the committee
on rules.
Mr.. Baker. Republican of Kansas,
gave notice of an amendment to the free
coinage substitute for the bond bill, re-
stricting the coinage to silver mined in
the United States.
The committee on coast defences of the
Senate today continued the hearing on
Senator Squire's bill to provide for forti-
tications and cost defunses. General
Flalger, chief of ordnance, appeared be-
fore the committee and stated that about
S59, 900, 600 would be required to furnish
guns, mortas and all that is supplied by
the ordnance bureau to complete the de-
lenses Of twenty eight ports, including
Puget Sound, for which projects have
been approved.
Capital Gossip.
The navy department. is taking steps
to pu t the monitor Munednock in COM
as soon as possible. Preliminary
orders to her officers have already been
Issued, and as soon as report is received
from Mare island that the vessel has her
stores on board, their final orders will be
SENT The department. has determined to
obtain the Monadnook's crew from the
battleship Texas, which is now lying at
Norfolk. Captain Sumner, who was re-
lieved Of the command of the Columbia
last summer, will be the commanding
officer of the Monaanock.
A crew has also been selected from the
Texas for the monitor Terror. Work is
being pushed on the Terror. and it is ex-
pected that she will be ready for commits
sioning by the middle of next month or
March /.
Major General Nelson A. Miles, com-
manding the United States army, states
that he heard nothing of the extraordi-
nary rumor telegTaphed from Florida that
the State militia had been ordered out at
the request of the President of the United
States as preliminary to q probable
recognition Of the Cuban insurgents.
If any such order had been issued it
would Of necessity pass through General
Miles's hands. l
Secretary Lamont had not reached the
war department. up to noon today and
therefore no authentic denial could be
obtained from him, but all the officials
of the war department united in dis
crediting tho sensational rumors sent out.
The treasury net gold reserve at the
close of business today is $53, 402, 160; re-
ported withdrawal today $1S9, 600.
The Venezuelan Commission met al
II. 80 this morning in their temporary
quarters in the building partly occupied
BY the interstate commerce commission,
and after session Of an hour and q
quarter adjourned till Friday.
A select committee consisting of Secrs
tary Lamont, General Miles and General
Dodge, of the Society of the Army of the
Tennessee, today agreed upon site fol
the location of the statute of Gen. Sher-
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the treasury building in direct line
with Pennsylvania avenue. The statue
will be in full view of the Capitol look
ing westward on Pennsylvania avenue.
Representative Powers of Vermont,
chairman of the House committee on
Pacific railroads has received from Louis
Fitzgerald, chairman of the reorgAniza.
tion committee Of the Union Pacific
Railroad company, in which he says his
committee now presents substantially a
single representation of all the Union
Pacific first mortgage bonds in cIrcula-
tiop, as we'll as of all issues secured by
liens junior to lien which secures its debt
to the United States. Continuing, Mr.
Fitzgerald, says: This union of security
holders relieves the matter of voluntary
reorganization from every difficulty ex-
cept that of defining relatively a fair
provision which should be made for the
claim of the government. While the
necessity is pressed upon the reoIganiza-
ton COMMITTEES, to enforce the rights OF
first mortgage bondholders in the pending
foreclosure proceedings, the committee
believe it is its best Office to aid in carry
ing into effect such proposal for q
oreditable and just settlement OF the
government claim which may be ap
proved or IN ade by the committee on
Paoif1o railroad and may be carried into
form of proper legislation of Congress.
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