The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-09
HAPPENINGS AT WASHINGTON
What Was Done in Congress
Yesterday.
Tho Senate Looking TO tho Increase Of
Enlisted Mon In she Navy-senator
Buffers Amendments to the Bond
Blu substituto-Houso RESOLUTIONS to
Annex Hawaii to tho Union-Republi-
oan Senatorial Caucus.

Anne Hawaii to tho Unfon-Repubu-
oan Senatorial Caucus.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Mr.. Wolcots,
Of Colorado, who has been absent In
Europe for some months, was present
In the Senate to-day and took the pre-
scribed oath.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on naval.
affairs. reported back f%avorebly Q bill
authorizing tho secretary of the navy
to increase the number OF enlisted men
in the navy. He directed attention to
the Importance OF the bill and gave no.
tice that he would call it up at an early
day.
Mr.. Butler Pop, N. Q offered two
amendments to the free coinage substi.
tute for the Houss bond bill. The first
prohibited the sale of interest bearing
bonds without the express consent of
Congress, and the second made 1t man
datory on the Secretary of the Treasury
to redeem %greenbScks and Treasury
notea In silver as long as the market
price OF AJAX grains of silver was lower
$1,000 sAeS "a WI vi d i
conclusion of the morning hour Mr..
Sherman (Rep., Ohio) moved that the
Senate adjourn. He explained that On
early adjournnens would facilitate tho
work OF the Senate lit being understood
that the Republicans desired to hold q
caucus).
Mr.. Stewart (Pop., New requested
Mr.. Sherman to withdraw his morion in
order to give him an opportunity to
make some remarks on the financial
question, but the Ohio Senator declined
to yield. Accordingly st 1850 the Sen.
ate adjourned until tomorrow.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The subject of
the annexation Of the Hawaiian islands
was brouohed in the House to-day by
Mr.. Spalding (Rep., Mich In the form
OF e resolution. The resolution pro-
vided that the Sandwich islands be
erected into n new State to be called
the State OF Hawaii with a Republican
form OF government. to be- adopted by
the people shrough deputies in conven-
ton, with tho consent. of the exissinQ
government.
Conditions were imposed that ques-
tions of boundary or DOM plications with
other governments be- transmitted to
the President, to be laid before Congress-
for it's final action before January /,
1898, that all property pertaining to the
public defence be oeded to the United
States. but the State retain all other
property, and the United States to .be
liable for mono Of its debts.
The resolution proposes as an altar
native that Hawaii may bssadmit.ed az.
q State BY treaties between the swo
governmental With one Representative.
In Northumberland -xA...lf.f
tion ofSi00,oQ0s for making the treaties.
The resolution WAS read by unnnimons
conaent md referred to the COMMITTEES.
on foreign affairs
Upon his requeat Mr.. Hartiaon(Dem,,
Ala was relieved from geyvIca ON the
ielecttons committee No. becanselhi
seat s contested and Me- BaiIey(Dem
sTexssl wa Appointed In hts stead.
Mr. Henderson sg(Rep., Iowa. stated
that the Committee ON rules would not,
be- able to$rspprt until tomorrow and;
SatI2;45 thesHouse a%dionrned.
Repphlicap senatorisi Jauons.
WAsHtHaToN, Jsnss.--The feature az
tho Republican, Senatorial .naueda he'd
to-day was q discussion OF inc adyis-.
ability ot amending the HonseStarif bill
ID gaddtng 8 feeHscotnags amendment 10
sit tnsthe Senate This discusston# iwsB
combined largely TO the ffae coinage
wing OF the party. The resnit sos the
smeeting Wharf.-The adopticnS of Senator
Quay'sresolution Introduced YeSterdayl
s~expresSing the sense OF she caucus to- BEL
thai the finance cOmnnittee should re-
post Abe hill sd itscame fs0msshe House;
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mob aftEr the meaning of the measure in
Any esaarttaig fastufe.
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