The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condensed Report Of the Past Weeks Pro.
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IN the senate on the 10th Mr.. Cameron Pa,)
onered joint resolution which quotes the
presidents references to the Cuban war In his
last message. declares there are no means Of
securing peace to Cuba except by giving it the
rignt OF self-government, and offers to Spain
the friendly offices OF the United States to
oring about this result. Mr. Smith IN. j. ad-
dressed the senate on the Monroe doctrine He
was strongly opposed to the adoption of any
resolution on the subject, thinking that the
presidents message, supported as 1t was by the
sentiment OF the country, was sufficient De-
bate was then resumed on the resolution dt-
rectlng the secretary of agriculture to carry
out the law for the distribution OF seeds The
mouse further debated the bond bill (senate
SMostitute) and agreed to vote on the 18th.
The death of Representative Grain of Texas
was announced and a committee was appoint.
cd to accompany tho body to Texas The
usual resolutions were offered and the house
adjourned
THE session Of tho senate on the 18th was a
repetition of u number of past sessions, mainly
o political debate The long pending resolu-
ton which has brought out much criticism Of
the secretary OF agriculture was passed with
out division. The measure was amended SO as
to provide that the purchase and distribution
OF seeds shall proceed as heretofore The
mouse was engaged in the consideration Of
business reported from the committee on the
District Of Columbia. About four o'clock de-
bate on the bond bill was resumed. Concur
renee was opposed by MesSrs Hill Conn y
Lacy (!a) and Burton [Mo). Messrs. Dear
mond tMo,) and Ogden Ia.) spoke in its favor
There were only IL members present at the
night session, and about half Of these made
speeches.
THE senate further considered the urgency
deficiency bill on the l2th and the debate
showed much opposition to the extravaganza
in conducting federal courts, especially the
marshals fees in the Indian territory. The
bill was not completed. Mr.. PETER offered
lengthy resolution proposing senate investi-
CATION Of the circumstances OF all recent bond
issues. The resolution went over -. Debate
on the free silver substitute for the bond bill
was renewed In the house and continued into
the evening session at which only few mem
bers were present
THE friends of the tariff bill met an unex-
pected repulse in the senate on the 18TH when,
by 81 yeas to go nays, the motion Of Mr.. Nor
rill. chairman OF the finance committee, to
take up the tariff bill was defeated The mega
tive vote which defeated the motion was given
by democrats, populists and four republican
senators, viz: Teller, Mantel, Dubois and Car
ter, The Affirmative vote was entirely repub-
lican, but its total of 81 is less than half
OF the aggregate republican strength. This
vote, it was thought. disposed Of the BILL II not
for the session ut least for some time The
urgent deficiency bill was passed. 1t carries
about So 00o,00o a considerable increase over the
bill in the house. The resolution was adopted
instructing the Pacific railroad committee to
make full inquiry into the status OF the Pacific
railroads Adjourned until Monday the 18th
The house by q vote OF so to 100. in commit
tee Of the whole. rejected the senate free coin
age amendment to the bond bill and reported
the bill to the house with recommendation to
on-concur and insist on the house bill Pro-
positions were offered during the day to concur
with amendments as follows: To coin the
American silver product for the retention Of
the seigniorage BY the government. and to
open the mintS to the free coinage OF silver at
the ratio OF l5H to when Germany and France
should have agreed upon similar action All
were defeated by large majorities.
THE senate was not in session on the 18th So.
The house further debated the senate free
coinage amendment to the bond bill and finally
slaughtered 1t by vote Of 90 yeas to 2l5 nays.
The vote was record-making vote, and count
ing the pairs, but 81 out Of $50 members were
uneccounted for. An analysis of the vote
showed that 1884 republicans and 81 democrats
voted against concurrence, and SO democrats,
p republicans and seven populists for concur
renee. At the evening session pension bills
were considered.