Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-10
F|FTY-FOURTH CONGRESS- The Rules for the House Not
 Yet Reported, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE READY IbS inc in Both Houses Was Taken Up With Venezuelan Affairs. /S
 ; R' BAKER MADE HIS FIRST SPEECH Senator Jones Postponed Taking Tn tba
lTHOUGH THEY ARE READY
R, BAKER MADE HIS FIRST SPEECH
senator Jones Postponed Taking Up the Bond Bill on Account of the Long Speeches Made by Senators
 Baker and Stewart

Washington, Jan. 9-For some reason. not apparent on the surface, the house committee on rules did not today report the changes it proposed to make in the code of the Fifty-frst congress, under which the house so far has been operat- ing, although their work is completed and is in print. MT. Henderson of Illi- nois gave notice that he would make the report tomorrow.
 MT. Blue, republican, of Kansas, re- ported the genertl pension appropriation bill for the year ending June 30, 1897, and gave notice that he would call it up after the report of the committee on rules had been disposed of.
 A concurrent resolution was offered for immediate consideration by Mr. Liv- ingston, but MT. Boutelle objected. Fol lowing is the text:
 That the president of the United States is hereby requested to forthwith ascer- tain whether Great Britain Is advancing her outpoStS on the territory in dispute between her colony of British Guiana and the republic of Venezuela, or is re- inforcing posts with troops, police or ordnance, and should the president be- come cognizant of the fact that bI-e military or police force is advancing to reinforce, or since the 17th day of Decem- Der last has invaded or reinforced posts formerly occupied within said disputed territory, he demand the immediate with drawal of said soldiers and the reduction of the police force In said territory to not a greater number occupying the British outposts on the aforesaid 17th day of December, 1885,
 The resolution went to the committee on foreign affairs.
 At 1925, after a session of only twen- ty-five minutes, the house adjourned un- til tomorrow.
 The Senate.
 The house bond bill, with the free coin age substitute for it, reported from the committee on finance, was to have en- gagged the attention of the senate today, but half hours speech by MT. Baker, republican, of Kansas, in favor Of an ex- treme application of the Monroe doctrine and an hour and three-quarters speech by Mir Stewart on the financial question prevented the taking up of the bond Dill until so late an hour that MT. Jones, dem ocrat, of Arkansas, preferred to Wlth- hold his opening speech upon 1t till to- morrow.
 Mr. Bakers speech-his first in the sen- ate-had for it's text and groundwork joint resolution introduced by him declar- ing that the extension by European power of it's territorial limits on the west purchase or otherwise without consent of the United States will be regarded as an unfrendly act, and in his speech he declared that the position would be main tained by war if necessary. The joint resolution was referred to the committee on foreign relations.
 In presenting some petitions favoring appropriations for coast defenses MT. Daniel, democrat, of Virginia, expressed the opinion that the public apprehensions as to the dangers of the bombardment of American SeaportS were overstraineQ, but he also expressed the hope that the country would prepare itself for what ever emergencies that might happen He favored the passage of MT. Squire's for tification bill.
 A brief executive session was held, ana then at 40 the senate adjourned until tomorrow