The San Francisco call., 1896-01-22

discussion in which Hoar R.) of Massa-
chusetts ridiculed the nation that the
Senate was constantly loaded cannon, .
ready TO be ."touched off" at any Senator's
direction, and then Sherman (R.) of Ohio,
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, remarked that the resolution
would be setting an example that might
give the Government great deal of
trouble.
Most of the days session was spent in
disposing of bills on the calendar that
were unobiected to. Some sixty-five meas
ures were passed. majority of them
private pension bills.
In the routine business of the morning
hour service pension bill" was re-
ported to the Senate from the Committee
on Pensions without any recommends
ton and was placed on the calendar
resolution was offered by Call Cd of
Florida, requesting the President of the
United States to inquire into the arrest
and forcible removal of Mark q. Rodriguez,
citizen of the United States on board of
the United States mail steamer OIivette, in
the harbor of Havana on the 18th inst,
and also into the arrest OF Louis S. Someil-
Ian and his son in Havana, and if no Just
cause for such arrests exists that the
President shall demand their immediate
aelease. He subsequently modified the
resolution SO as to make it one of inquiry
merely, at the suggestion of Hoar RI of
Massachusetts,, and at the further sug-
gestion of Sherman (R.) of Ohio it was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations.
Calls resolution, calling on the State
Department for reports of Consuls in
Cuba on the war now existing there, was
taken from the Presidents table and
referred TO the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Pugh's resolutions, relating to the pay
ment of United States Obligations in silver
was then laid before the Senate, but it went
over
resolution to pay years salary to
the widow of the late Captain Bassett. the
assistant doorkeeper, was referred to the
Committee on Contingent Expenses.
The calendar was then taken up and
several unimportant bills passed.
AT the close of the morning hour the
bond bill was laid before the Senate as the
unfinished business, Teller (R.) of Colo
rado having the floor to address the Senate
upon 1t. At the suggestion of Hoar, how
ever, with the consent of Teller and of
Jones CD of Arkanas, in charge of the
bill, 1t went over for the day, and the
calendar was proceeded with.
Senate bills for bridges across the Co.
lumbla River between the States of Ore
gon and Washington, across the Missis-
sippi River at ST. Louis and across the
Missouri River near Chamberlain, S. D.,
were passed, as were twenty-five private
pension bills, including one increasing the
pension OF Helen S. Dent, widow of
Colonel Dent and sister to President
Grant, from $40 to $50 a month; also a
Senate bill to amend the railroad land for
eitur act of March 3, 1887, in the matter
OF payment OF purchasers; Senate bill to
reconvene the delegates of the United
States to the international marine con-
ference of 1889, Senate bill to protect the
wages of seamen by exempting them from
attachment; Senate joint resolution, look
ing to the establishment of permanent
census bureau; Senate bill to pay $500 to
Peter Grant Stewart of Oregon for certain
property taken by the Government and
Senate bill to amend the act granting
right OF way through Indian Territory to
the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Rail-
road Company.
After having thus passed some sixty-five
bills on the calendar there was brief
executive session, and the Senate at $3.50
djourned until tomorrow.