The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08
OUR LAWMAKERS AT WORK.

SENATE. - 1l5th day. - The Senate
spent another day on the naval appro-
priation bill without completing it.
Mr.. German further opposed the item
of four battle ships, and expressed the
opinion that the appropriations already
made would consume the balance in
the treasury. A determination of the
number of battle ships has not yet
been reached. Mr.. Chandler proposed
substituting 80 large and fast torpedo
gunboats for two of the battleships.
Mr.. White spoke of the need of coast
defenscs before further naval vessels
were built, and Mr.. Allen made Il
speech of over three hours arraigning
the two old parties. IoUsE.-The gen
eral debate on the bankruptcy bill was
continued and concluded. A bill to
provide for the purchase of the birth
place OF Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky
was introduced by Rep. Lewis of that
state. A national soldiers home. is to be
erected upon the site and 500, 900 is APP
propriated for this purpose.
SENATE.-ll6th dny.-Mr Sherman
secured the passage of bill appro-
pria ting $75. 900 for the expenses of the
Bering sea commission to determine
the amount of damages to be paid for
seizure OF Canadian sealers in Boring
sea. Mr.. Butler. Populist, of North
Carlonia. presented bill making the
Mexican silver dollar and the Japanese
yen, each containing 31l14 grains of
pure silver, and the trade dollar. full
legal tender dollars in the United
States. The bill was passed for the
disposal of public reservations in va
Gated town sites in Oklahoma territory.
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up, and the amendment to re-
duce the number of battleships
to be built to two. was adopted.
HoUsE-The day was principally de-
voted to debate on the bankruptcy bill.
A bill to provide for a delegate in con-
gress from the territory of Alaska was
defeated. A bill was passed to author
izc the free importation of foreign eX-
hibits to the Tennessee exposition.
The committee on immigration reported
favorably on bills introduced by Reps.
Corliss, of Michigan, and Mahany, of
New York. Mr.. Corliss' bill is to pre-
vent persons residing in foreign coun-
try from competing with laborerS in
this country, with the exception of per-
sons who come to teach new arts or in
dustries and sailors and employees of
vessels navigating the Great lakes; it is
aimed at Canadian labor. Mr. MahanyS
bill provides a comprehensive set of
rules for the restriction of immigration.
There was no incident at the evening
session, but p private pension bills
were acted upon favorably.
SENATE--ll7th day--After weeks
debate the senate passed the naval APP
preparation bill The entire day was
given up to the subject. The bill as it
passed is substantially as it was re-
ported from the committee on appro-
priations, except for the reduction of
the battle ships from four to
crease the number OF new sea-
men authorized by the House bill.
HOUsE-Thc Henderson bill, to establish
a uniform system of bankruptcy, was
passed, 157 to 81. The majority in
favor of the bill was greater than its
friends anticipated The bill as passed
is based upon the TOrrey bankruptcy
bill which has been urged before Con-
gress for several years it provides
for both voluntary and involuntary
bankruptcy. Rep. Hyde, of Washing
ton introduced Senator Morgan's joint
resolution for the recognition of Cuban
belligcrency and will ask the foreign
affairs committee to give him a hearing
on the subject.
SENATE Sth day was intended
To consider the river and harbor appro-
priation bill, but Mr.. Turpic. of Indi
ana, insisted on taking up the Dupont
election case and it occupied consid
able portion of the day. Mr. PETERS
bond investigation resolution next
came up and Mr.. Hill. of New York,
occupied the remainder of the day,
without completing his speech. House.
The naval appropriation bill was
under consideration when Mr.. Boutelle,
of Maine, chairman of the naval com
mittee. moved to non-concur in all the
Senate amendments, and request con-
ference to the Senate. Mr.. Boutelle
undertook to chastisc some of the SEN
ators for their inconsistency. He re-
ferred to the war scares of the past
winter and the bellicose resolutions in
troduced in the Senate. and then sar-
castically contrasted the war talk of
some of the senator's with their votes
to reduce the number of battleships
provided for i'm the bill. Mr.. Quigg, of
New York, called Mr.. Boutelle to order
for criticising members of the upper
house, and was sustained by the chair
after some very lively sparring. The
rest of the day was spent on minor
bills.
The Shah of Persia Assassinatcd.