The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-22

an amendment TO those from the COM
mittec on foreign relations.
ON motion of Mr. sherman. the Call
resolution, favorahly reported by him,
asking for a report on American Ciu-
zcns held In Spanish prisons was
agreed To without division. Ii Is US
follows: Resolved. That the secretary
OF state be and h hereby directed TO
send To the senate a report OF all nat
urali1ed citizens of the United States
OF whose arrest and Imprisonment,
trial or conviction or sentence, either
la imprisonment AT the penal colony
" Ceuia or elsewhere. II he has any
information. and that he shall inform
the senate in such report of the per-
sons now held In confinement at Ceuta
and of the charges briefly stated on
which they We're condemned and the
nature Of the evidence. So far as the
same appears ON the files OF the state
department"
This disposed Of the cuban question
for the time being. The brief discuss
sion covering hardly more than half an
hour had been singularly evsntfu in
bringing forward reports aud resolu-
tions, The various features had deVel-
oped In rapid succession and had been
followed with the keenest interest by
crowded galleries and the intent of the
body of senators. The status of the
various n solutions as they were Iinal-
~ left was as follows: The Cameron
ana Morgan reports are on the table
To he called up tomorrow; the Hill
and Chiffon resolutions are ON the ta-
BILE; the Bacon resolution is referred
To the committee on judiciary.
Mr. Mitchell of Oregon made an ap-
peal to the senate for the early consld-
GRAFTON Of the Nicaragua canal hill. He
urged its Importance to all sections of
the country, but said IL was especially
important to the Pacific coast. The
deep draught steamers touched at the
ports of san Francisco. Astoria and
Portland and at points in the Puget
sound, and he called attention To the
saving there would be I'm distance for
these vessels IL they were allowed to
go by the way Of Nicaragua to Eu-
rope and Atlantic ports In America.
The conference report relative to ex-
tending The time for the inquiry into
the question Of alcohol used in the arts
was agreed To. a resolution by Mr..
Pettlgrew was agreed to. asking the
secretary of the treasury for informn-
tion concerning the Pacific railroad
bonds he proposed selling under recent
advertisement.
Hllls were passed authorizing the ac-
eeptance of medals by Herbert III. ID.
Pierce from the Russian government:
by Commander H.. :. Houston OF the
navy from the emperor of Germany
by Joseph j. kinyoun, from Venezue-
la; by c. f.. Marrande and II. Pierce,
from Canada; by Lieutenant Forwood
and DIR. j. o. Penr0se from Argentine:
by Admiral Selfridge and other naval
officers from the Russian government.
The unfinished business for the day
was the bill providing for free home
stoads on the public lands Of Oklahoma
territory for bona foe settlers. but
owing To lack of time NJ. Pettigrew in
charge OF the measure. consented To Ie,
II 30 over until after the holidays. The
house bill was passed for the loanlne
OF government flags for decorative pur.
poses during the coming Inauguration
ceremonies.
AT o'clock the senate went into ex.
ecutive session and at 3;e2 O'Clock d
m. adjourned