The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condensed Report Of the Past Weeks Pro.
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Condensed Report Of the Past Weeks Pro.
cSsdings.
MANY petitions were presented In the senate
on the cath asking for concerted action on Inc
Armenian troubles. Mr. Lodges resolution was
taken up for an investigation Of the bond issue
and Mr. PETER offered an amendment making II
more comprehensive. Final action was not Sc
cured The Cuban resolution then came up and
was further debated. ... The house In committee
Of the whole, after a very interesting debate, by
q vote of93 to CA. decided that none OF the appro-
preparations on the Indian appropriation bill
for Indian schools should go TO sectarian
schools.
In the senate on the 25th Mr.. Morrill,. chair
man OF the finance committee, moved that the
tariff bill be taken up. He spoke briefly, urg-
ing that the needs OF the treasury and OF bust-
ness demanded action. On the call Mr.. Nor
rill's motion was defeated-yeas %. nays 81
After the vote had been announced. sensa-
tional colloQuy occurred between Mr.. Morrill,,
Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Sherman Mr.. Morrill,
said the tariff bill was dead and he added that
it was now shown that there was not repub-
lican majority in the senate. Mr.. Teller re-
sponded In caustic manner. After further talk
Mr.. Morgan resumed his remarks on Cuba. Mr..
SQUIRE reported the fertilization bill 80. The
house passed the Indian appropriation bill, the
sixth Of the 10 general appropriation bills, and
sent 1t to the senate: also the Dirgley bill au-
thorizing the secretary Of the treasury to take
and kill the Alaskan seal herd II q modus vi
yendi could not be concluded before the open
ing of the present season. The Van Horn
Tarsney contested election case from the Firth
Missouri district occupied the remainder OF
the afternoon. Chairman Hit reported the
preamble and resolutions agreed on by the for
eign AFFAIRS committee censurng Ambassador
Bayard for portions Of speeches he delivered
at Edinburgh and Boston
ON the Goth the tariff crisis in the senate
brought another day OF intensely dramatic &C
tion of impetuous debate and Of stormy person.
al colloquy. The speech of Senator Carter, OF
Montana. one Of the five republican senators
who voted against proceeding with the tarin
bill, was the main formal event OF the day.
The senator used very plain words in de-
nouncing what he termed the movement to
drive him and his silver associates out Of the
republican party. Senators Gear Ua.). Allen
(Neb) Teller (Col) and others participated in
the debate Mr.. Allen offered the tariff bill
with a free silver amendment which he said he
would vote for. 1t went to the table 80. The
day in the house was given over to the van
Horn-Tarsney contested election case, Mr..
Tarsney making the opening speech.
THE Cuban resolutions were again the sub
iect of discussion in the senate on the 9th.
ard Mr.. Vest made stirring appeal in behalf
question finally went over and the senate adj
journed :. In the house the foreign affairs
committee reported a concurrent resolution
declaring it to be the sense Of congress that o
state OF war existed in Cuba and that the In
surgents should be given the rights OF belliger-
ents, and that it was the sense Of congress that
the government OF the United States should
use its influence to stop the war II necessary
by intervention and pledging the support OF
congress. The resolutions were received with
cheers BY q vote Of 1874 to liz the house I'M
seated John c. Tarsney and Col. Van Horn was
given the seat and sworn in for the Fifth Mis-
souri, KANSAS City district
THE senate further debated the Cuban reso-
lutions on the 18th and finally passed them by
u vote Of q yeas to nays The resolution OF
Mr.. White (Cal) limiting the action OF con-
gress to request on the president to grant
belligerency, was tabled-57 to IL. The amend
ment of Mr.. Allen, directing the president to
recognize the Cuban republic as independent.
met like defeat-52 to H. The feature of the
debate was the severe denunciation Of Gen.
Weyler BY Senator Sherman The senate then
adjourned until Monday 80. The whole day in
the house was spent considering the legisla-
lative appropriation bill.