Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-01-04
CONGRESSIONAL!
Senator Sherman Makes a Speech
on Finances,
Resolution for Convention 10 Fix the
Alaska Boundary.
Senate viii Pass a Bill TO Prohibit the
lS'uing Of Bonds.
HOUSE NO1 AT WORK

Washington, Jan. g. H." presence n
many holiday visitors at the natlunA
capital wnS shown to-day hy Ia" wrl
flld senate galleries
morrill,. chairman II the finance com
Jnurn II br, until TUESDAY next. aud said
Il hope 10y Tuesday. when IL" SENATE t..
Assemblies, that IL" finance rummittr,
will lT ready tn report un both the tRtiH
and bond bills passed by the HOUSE"
The motion Ia adjourn till Iurs,la, wa,
agreed tn.
Hale, presenting u hlll fot lacinr
Wran cahlr to Honolulu aud elsewhere.
explained IL ~ an rlahrfatiru "f plan
urged before the last congress. ani ruu.
trnplaird u cable Tor the transaction II
business 1t the nitrd States govern
mrnt.
lie said h. would call up the subject
next Tuesday
\ Joint resolution fur constitutional
amendment admitting wourn H. .ulImg"
wa- presented hy request hy lloar
t,c"rgr. Miss. asked immediate con-id
GRAFTON ~ the hill repeating the law Ir-
quiring an oath II loyalty ~ pr"r"dui-.
itr Ia securing aprnsion trt ~"rN lee IN
th" Mexican war,
lInar sad the repeal was unohjrctlon
able, whrrcupun Chandler remarked. Il
will certainly Support ANY measure ~
dorsrmrnt IT the senator from Mississippi
and the senator from Massachusetts"
III" Till was passed without division.
Butler asked the immediate cun~iiera-
interest hearing bonds"
illll suggested that the bill l." not
pressed fur the present. Mr sherman. he
said. WAS about a. address the senate, and
after that possibly the discussion of this
proposition would be- desirable.
l'uiler said the proposition needed NJ
discussion. The country understood IT,.
II had mcn extensively discussed. until
the public Judgment waS ~ certain upon
II ~ that two aud two made four. Still,
acc"Eling 10 HIS request. the measure
was temporarily withdrawn.
The senate agreed a. the resolution hy
Allen. Nebraska, calling on the secretary
of the treasury Tor detailed information
~ t0 the segregation uf funds IN the
4 md flnif uaa T,F ,,t laF
than Tor redemption, with dates aud cir.
cumStanccs NJ such uSc.
Perkins. California. urged the paSsa ~
of the resolution suggesting iha, the
duty "iI sugar h included in the taTif
amendments considered hN the finance
committee. hut 1t was referred Ia tn H.
nance committee, merely ~ suggestion.
and no, NJ AN expression ot opinion on
the subject.
sherman then made u speech IN the Il.
nancial question. speaker Reed, and
Henderson. DalZrll. walker and other
members ~ the house, were on the ilOnr.
aud followed sherman with close attcn-
tinn.
Squire. Washington, offered resolution
f"r the negotiation forthwith II u con
,enticu bet wrrn the United States and
treat Britain, for marking the boundary
between Alaska aud British North Amer
lea, and appropriating $500 for cx-
penses.
squire said this boundary question in.
VOWED u consideration quite ~ serious as
that concerning Venezuela. There We're
prospects "f conflict between miners and
officials claiming tn exercise authority
along the disputed line.
The resolution l. confined t. the con
tr,rrsy over the Hist meridian and not
10 n general boundary.
The resolution was referred.
SENATOR suERMASA srEEcH
Senator sherman began by asserting
that while congress would support the
president In maintaining the honor and
integrity ~ cur country In the field ~
diplomacy. II would not approve his rec
concentrations on the more Important
subject II our financial policy, and ~
pecially ~ our currency.
The president had mistaken the cause
Of the present financial condition, In at.
trihuting IL tO u demand fnr gold In ex-
change for United States notes, instead ot
y deficiency oi the revenues caused by ths
legislation NJ the last congress.
lila ltha nrpSidantl pTnI.,.tld m n ram.siy