The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-04-23
CONGRESS,
The Weeks Proceedings Given in Con.
 denaed Form.

denaed Form.
 MIR SQUIRE (Wash.) made speech in the | senate on the lith on the defenseess condition
 or our coast and Mir. Chandler spoke in sup
 port ot MT. Duponts claim to a seat in the sem ate. There was little clash between some of
 the senators over MT. Pefer's resolution for an inQulry into the recent bond issues, Mir Gray wanting to speak on the Dupont case and MT. Cuilom having an appropriation bill he wanted considered Finally time was agreed upon TOT considering the resolution. Mr. Platt in-
 troduced bill to prohibit the transmission of reports Of results of bets on prize fights or l races rom one state to another ... The house passed the fortifcations appropriation bill. it involves an expenditure of $ll, ,384,6la Only
 MT Berry Ry) raised his voice against it. MT. Bingham (Pa) presented the conference
 report on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation Dill and the report was adopted | and further conference agreed to
 THE senate on the 18th spent almost the en-
 tire day on the Dupont election case. Mir. Gray tpei) arguing against the claim of Mir Dupont
 TOT seat Mir. Gray yielded the floor at four
 o'clock and the senate went into executive ses-
 sion and ratified the Behring sea treaty, which
 provides for commission to arbttrate the
 claims of Englishmen against the United
 states for seizures of their vessels engaged in
 the seal fisheries. bill was passed for the saie or public lands by private sale in the state or Missouri and one appropriating Sl7,OOO for acquiring burial grounds at Fort Meigs and Put-in-Bay Island. O., and the interment therein of the remains of soldiers and sailors or the war of lsl2.. In the house Mir. Hull, | chairman of the committee on military affairs, called up the resolution for the appointment of William B, Franklin (Conn). Thomas j.. Hem derson IlL ), George L. Beale (Me. and George w. Steele (Ind.) as members of the board of managers of the national soldiers homes
 During the consideration of the resolution Mr.
 m \ 1a Nt1r, Gen. Franklin, charging him and Gov. Smith
 tor whom he said Gen. Franklin was responsi-
 ble) with cruel and brutal treatment of the in- mates of the home at Leavenworth, Kan.
 MIR. PEPPERS resolution for an investigation into the recent bond issues was taken up in the senate on the l6th and MT Hill made speech in opposition to it. defending the administra- tion from what he called loose insinuationS of irregularity and wrong. MT. Gray continued his speech in opposition to the claim of Mir.
 Dupont to seat in the senate .... Mir. Blues fight in the house against the req appointment of Gen. w. B. Franklin, as member of the board of managers of the national homes for disabled volunteers terminated unsuccessful ly, h!s amendment to substitute the name of Gen. O O. Howard for that of Gen. Franklin being rejected by a vote Of 1i9 to Gl. The reso- lution adopted appoints Gen. Franklin and Mir. Steele. of Indiana, who succeed themselves, Gen. l.. L. Beale. of Minnesota, and Gen. Thomas J. Henderson, of Illinois, as the board. At the opening Of the session Mir. Henderson
 ua secured an early date for the considera-
 tion of the bankruptcy bill
 THE debate on the Peffer resolution for an investigation into the recent bond issues con- tinued in the senate on the l7th, MT. Hill speak, ing ia opposition and MT. Hoar supporting the resolution. An altercation occurred between Mir. Gear and Mir. Allen in the debate on Pacific railroad affairs in which Mir. Allen accused Mir. Gear of having uttered a falsehood concerning Gen. Weaver, of Iowa. Mir Allen was called to order and demand was made that his words be taken down, but he was afterwards allowed to proceed The net result of five hours work in the house was the passage of four small pension bills and also war claim of less than S6oJ, the latter provoking consid- erable debate. The evenEs session was de- voted to private pension bills