The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-08
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
lIV. CONGRESS.
First SESSION.


II the senate. on the 18th. the chaplain. in
his opening prayer. made an imprisoned ap-
peal in behalf of the people Of Armenia. The
senators from the new state of Utah appeared
and took their seats, Senator Cannon drawing
the long term. The house bond bill with the
senate free coinage substitute was taken up as
unfinished business ...... In the house the SEN
ate concurrent resolution demanding Il CesSa-
ton Of inhuman outrageS aEainst the helpless
Armenians was discussed for four hours and
passed. The diplomatic and consular bill for
the coming fiscal year was reported from COM
mittee.
IN the senate. on the 2Sth. three speeches
were made on the house bond bill with the
senate free-coinage substitute, two Of them in
favor of the substitute and one against 1t. Mr..
Turpie dem Ind presented a memorial on
the subject OF the Armenian horrors. accom-
panied by fierce invective against the sultan
and MahOmetiSm and Mr.. ThurStOn (rep,
Neb.) spoke in favor Of the maintenance OF
the Monroe doctrine, for which he said he was
ready to sacrifice all his sons as he had his
sire in the late war 80. In the house the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill was
passed without discussion and practically
without amendment. Several bills OF minor
importance were passed. Upon the announce
ment of the death Of RepreSentative-elect
Remain, of Illinois. by Mr.. Hadley, his sue
ceSSOr, the house passed the usual resolutions
OF regret and adjourned.
IN the senate, on the 2lth. n concurrent res
olution was read. discussed and placed upon
the calendar. requesting the president 10 use
mis- good Offices with the government OF Spain
to have bcliigerent rights extended to the Gu
ban revolutionistS. The event of the day was
the speech OF Mr.. Tillman (pop., s. c. osten-
Sibly in favor of the free-coinage substitute
for the house bond bill. but really in deuuncia-
ton OF the president and the secretary of the
treasury, in which he referred to the former as
"5Uilheaded and self-idolatrouS, and to the
latter as that Judas from Kentucky" lin
the house The. first consideration morning hour
OF the session was held, during which several
bills reported from the committee on public
lands were passed.
IN the senate, on the 30th. most OF the morn
ing hour was consumed in a discussion about
the joint resolution ordering the purchase and
distribution of seeds by the secretary of ayri-
culture. on which. however, no action was
taken. The remainder OF the session was oc-
Cupicd with speeches on the house bond bill
with the finance committee s ubStitut I'm
the house Mr.. WadswOrth, reported the aSri-
cultural appropriation bill from the COM
mittce on agriculture, and Mr. GrOUt reported
the District OF Columbia appropriation bill for
the year ending June 30. ISg:. The contested
election cases from the Fourth and Tenth
Texas districts were decided in favor OF the
sitting members. Several bills OF minor in
pOrtance were passed.
IN the senate, on the 3Ist. an unanimous
agreement was reached that L vote on the
house bond bill with the finance committees
free coinage substitute should be taken az two
o'clock p. n. on the LIST. Several Speec hes, for
and against the bill and substitute were made,
a night session being held 20
those who would otherwise have found no OPP
to speak. Mr.. Palmer dem, III
gave notice OF an amendment TO be offered by
......I In the house consideration OF the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill was
entered upon. and a number of bills of minor
were passed. \ night session for
the consideration of private pensions bills was
taken up in filibustering by the opposition.