The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-25
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
lIV. CONGRESS-.
First SESSION.

In the senate, on the 18th, Senator Nor
gan tdem., Ala.) spoke two hours on the
free silver substitute for the house bond
bill. A concurrent resolution empowering and
directing the president OF the United States
10 receive a deputation from the Cuban
revOlutiOnists and to extend bellige-eut re-
cognition 10 them, offered by Mr.. Kyle (pop.,
s. d. was referred to the committee on for
eign relations I'm the house. it being the
second Monday IN the month. District OF Col
umDla business was taken up and two bills
of local interest were passed. The pension
appropriation bill carrying Sal .325. $50, $4,000
less than the last bill, was taken up in COM
mittee OF the whole.
] the senate, on the 18th. two bills. a rail-
road and a private pension bill, were passed.
The latter bill provoked an unusually inter-
eSting debate, which was followed by a pre-
pared speech on the house bond bill and the
free silver substitute by Mr.. Butler (pop.. Y.
c.. lin the house four hours was occupied
In the debate on the general appropriation bill,
the feature OF which was the philippe q Mr..
Cummings dem, y. " against the policy of
the pension bureau. The military academy
appropriation bill was reported and placed on
the calendar.
IN the senate, on the 18th. two long speeches
were delivered against the further issue of
United States bonds and in favor of the
use of silver money. by MeSSrS. Mills dem,
Tex and PETER pop. Kas). A joint reso-
luton was introduced by Mr.. Pugh dem,
Ala declaring all government bonds payable,
principal and interest, at the pleasure OF the
government, in standard silver dollars lin
the house the venerable ex-Speaker. Galusha
A. Grow, delivered an earnest protest against
the encroachmentS of the head OF the eXecu-
tive department upon the prerogativeS of the
house. Most Of the session was devoted to a
discussion OF the pension appropriation bill,
the administration of the pension bureau being
severely criticised.
In the senate, on the 10th, n resolution was
offered by Mr.. Sewall rep, \. j. condemning
the course of the president in the Venezuelan
boundary dispute, and declaring that the Mon
roe doctrine, as originally intended. was not
involved in the dispute. a resolution was
agreed to calling on the secretary Of state for
information regarding the alleged detention
by the Turkish government of American citi-
In the house bills we're passed to print
1900 copies of a compilation OF the customs
law, and authorizing the leasing of school and
educational lands in Arizona. General debate
on the pension appropriation bill was conclud-
ed. The death of eX-CongreSsman COgSwell,
of Massachusetts, was announced. the usual
resolutions adopted, and. as a further mark OF
respect, the house adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the 17th....
In the house the general pension appropriation
bill for the year ending June 30. 1897. was con-
sIdered under the five minute rule and passed.
A message was received from the president
asking prompt legislation to enable the attor-
ncy-general to prosecute litigation in reference
TO the granting of patents to land lying within
forfeited railroad grants. The Invocation in
the chaplain'S prayer that this government do
what il can to aid in securing liberty to the Gu
bans was followed by 4 wave of applause.