The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-08
IN SPECIAL. SESSION,


 The Fifty-Fifth Congress Assemblies in Re. sponse to President McKinley's Procla- nation.
 A RESOLUTION was agreed to in the senate on the 2oth asking the secretary of the interior Tor information relating to MT. Cleveland's or der establishing forest reserves. Senator Allen (Neb) introduced Q resolution declaring that tarin taxes on necessaries should not be laid so as to enrich one class at the expense of the masses The bill to prohibit the exhibition of prize fight pictures was reported favorably from the judiciary committee and placed on the calendar. joint resolution appropriating ESO,OO0 for the immediate improvement of the Mississippi wns passed. The house had m
 exciting incident over the debate on the tarin.
 Mr. Johnson Qnd) made a vigorous protest against the irrelevant discussions with which
 the time of the house was being taken up and 20 times the irate Indianian was admonished to
 take his seat by the presiding oficer and finally Speaker Reed had to be hurriedly summoned to enable business to go on. MT. Spauldine
 (Mich.) introduced . joint resolution providing for the annexation of Hawaii and making 1t into state. The senate resolution appropri- ating money for the Mississippi river was amended and passed.
 SENATOR ALLEN (Neb) made an argument in the senate on the S0th on the unconstitution. ality of tarin taxes beyond those requisite for revenue. Senator F0raker (O) introduced a pooling bill designed to meet the objections raised by the supreme court In its recent de- cision in the Transmissouri Freight associa- tion case. The house amendments to the joint resolution appropriating &2S0, 900 for the saving of life and property along the Mississippi river were agreed to. Senator Morgan (Ala.) pre- sented a resolution asking the president wheth. CT he or his predecessor had received any let tcrs from Maxine Gomez. the Cuban insurgent general. In the house political speeches were wedged into the tarin debate at every oppor- tunity. but the ways and means committee held the floor with their amendments about B being offered and adopted. It was the last day of the debate, an attempt to have 1t ex- tended having failed.
 SENATOR HASsBRoUGH (N. D. introduced a bill in the senate on the 3ist to prevent invent ors from being defrauded by alleged patent at- torneys. The nominations of Joseph l.. Bris- tow, of Kansas. to be fourth assistant postmas- ter-general: Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee to be commissioner Of pensions: Thomas Ryan, of Topeka, Kan, to be first assistant secretary of the interior and Frank w. Palmer, of Hi. nois, to be public printer, were confirmed The voting on the miscellaneous amendments to the Anglo-American arbitration treaty began. The house passed the Dinglcy tariff bill, the vote standing 205 ayes tt i2t nays. q mem- bers not voting Speaker Reed had his name called cut at the last and voted aye. An amend ment was attached to the Dill hxing April as the date when It's provisions should go into ef- feet.
 FOUR Cuban resolutions were brought for ward in rapid succession in the senate on the list Two of them were agreed to-one by Sen- ator Morgan (Ala) calling on the president for any letters from Gen. Gomez to himself and Mir Cleveland, and the other by Senator Mills (Tex) instructing the committee on foreign re- iations to report what obligations the United States had assumed by compelling Cuba to re- main subject to Spain. Another resolution was by Senator Alien (Neb) reciting that Gen. Rivera. of the Cuban forces, had been captured by the Spanish and was about to be tried by drumhead ourt-martial and shot, and protest ing against such trial as contrary to the rules of civilized warfare. Senator Hoar (Mass) ob- jected to its immediate consideration and it went over. The last resolution was by Senator Lic-Cccp ...,al. II declarcs that s'c.c of war exis.ed In Cuba and .....ouneed tine policy of the United States to accord with both parties to the conflict with full recognition as belliger- ents The senate in executive session con. cluded it's consideration of all amendments to the arbitration treaty and then adjourned un- til the 5th. .... The house was not in session.