Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-17
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.

WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
The House Republicans during the week
have clinched their determination to dodge
all financial legislation this session, by drop
ping the Committee on Banking and Cur
| rency and the Committee on Cuinage, froni
the privileged list Of those committees
which have the right 10 report at any time.
The chairman of tie Banking comuiLl e:
made Il fight Oh tie floor for the long es
tablished right OF lis committee. hut 1Gj
Republican re nlers stoDd hy Speaker
Reed and the committee was placed Oh the
retired list.
The House las adopted the rule offered
by Hon. John Randolph Tucker when lie
was member, for counting a quorum. 1t
counted to make a quorum and that then
the pending measure shall be decided by a
majority Of those voting. Mr.. Reeds Gel
ebrated rule was to count a quorum wheth-
er the members were present OF not.
The Senate this week has been more in
teresting than the House. Mr.. Morgan
| Dem. Of Alabama, whose business, adopt
ed late in life. has been to twist the British
lion S tail, made a sort of reach for that
caudal appendage, Friday. by offering a
resolution conveying the congratulations
of Congress to President Kruger Of the
Transvaai republic in Africa.
The Senate committee reported in favor
of the Monroe doctrine as a principle OF
the United States. 1t is said Senator
Daniel will make the speech of his life in
| favor Of it.
| The discussion of the free SILVER coinage
bill as substitute for the House bond bill
| is being discussed in the Senate 4 care
full counting OF noses in the Senate is said
to establish the fact that the tree coinage
substitute will win by three votes.
During his sickness, Congressman Tuck.
! er is paired with Congressman Woomer.
The wal lunacy was equally divided be
tween the Senate and Houae this week. In
the Senate Mr.. Kyle offered joint resolu-
ton authorizing the President to receive
populations from the Cuban patriots and
on their satisfying him that they have
established seat Of government and are
supported by majority Of the native
born citizens Of the island, he is to grant
them beligerent rights. In the House,
"Stove Polish" Morse Of Massachusetts,
offered a resolution reeiLing the atrocities
against the Armenians and invoking co.
operation of European powers to 'wipe the
Turkish Government off the face Of the
earth" The resolution was referred to the
the Foreign Affairs Cemmittss.
An amusing debate occurred in the Sen
ate, Monday, growing out of Mr.. Hill of
New York having charged one Of the
North Carolina senators wanted free trade
and the other protection. Both tar-heel
senators, Republican and Populist, made
speeches attacking Mr.. Hills record for
consistency, and one said be had been kick
ed out of the Democratic party. MI. Hill
in his reply said that as to his having been
"kicked out'' of the Democratic party,
that party had nlet some reyerses lately,
but he fiattered himself that he was q very
lively member of ''what is left of that
organization.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency is considering 9 bill! to establish
an international American Bank which
would give this country cheaper exchange
with the South American republics, where
England has established branch banks
The representatives Of those republics
have given the United States the assurance
that their governments would favor
branches of such an International Ameri-
can Bank. Comptroller Eckels of the
Treasury went before the committee to
advocate the bill as one which would give
merchants of the United States a decided
advantage.
Congressman Walker Of Virginia, denied
in the House, Tuesday, that there was any
hostile sentiment among the Southern peo-
pie and Southern soldiers to the pension
policy of the government, and assured his
Republican friends of the North that the
fortunes and pensions Of the Union sol
diers would be safe in the hands Of the
southern soldiers. He was applauded on
both sides of the House.