The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-01-28
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day to Day
 of the House and Senate.

NAIlONA6 IAWMAN6n0s
 Condensed Proceedings from Day to Day of the House and Senate.
 THE senate on the 18th confirmed the appoint ment of MT. Francis as secretary of the inte- rior. The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up and debated and test vote foreshadowed its passage. Senator Pettigrew (S. D. offered Q resolution calling on the secretary of state for statement as to the status of the Venezuelan question, which was laid on the table. The military academy appropriation was placed on the calendar and the army appropriation bill, carrying S23, 129 344, was passed without any de- bate, just as 1t came from the committee The house passed 0 bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors to any Indian to whom al- lotmcnt of land has not been made. Two other bills were passed to amend existing patent laws in conformity with the recommendations of the American Bar association and to provide for the use by the government of patents secured by naval officers. Several bills affecting the District of Columbia were also disposed Of.
 The session of the senate on the 18th was without incident Senator Turpie Und.) spoke against the Nicaragua canal bill and the reading of the legislative appropriation bill was almost completed. A bill was passed for the organiza- tion of a naval battalion in the District of Co., lumbia and also one for public building at Altoona. Pa. for the incorporation of the inc structors of the deaf. A conference committee was then appointed on the army appropriation bill .... The old soldiers had 0 field day in the house, almost the entire session being devoted to the consideration of private pension bills, 62 being disposed of out of the 900 on the calendar. The house disagreed to the senate amendments to the army appropriation bill and a conference committee was appointed At four o'clock the regular order on the calendar was abandoned and any member was allowed to call up any bill in which he was interested, on being recog- niZed.
 Senator Turpie Und) continued his speech in opposition to the Nicaragua canal bill in the senate on the 20th The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill was passed. Senator Pettigrew (S. D.) severely criticised the government for concluding the Venezuelan boundary agreement, characterizing it as a complete surrender of Venezuela to Great Brit ain Unanimous consent was secured for talk ing up on the 26th the bill for an international monetary conference The house resolution di- recting the attorney-general to print in his re- port all correspondence relating to the Chicago strike was adopted. Senator Perkins Cal.) of- fered a resolution for establishing bureau of mines, which was referred. Senator Peffer Qian.) presented favorable report from the committee on pensions on a bill to grant the widow of the late Senator Bishop w. Perkins
 kan.) a pension of 20 month .... The house spent most of the day debating the Yost- Tucker contested election case from Virginia II. on the army appropriation bill was agreed to.
 SENATOR TURPIE Qnd) concluded his bitter invective against the Nicaragua canal bill in the senate on the 21st The house bill was passed detaching Audrain county. Mo, from the Western district and attaching it to the Eastern district of the state. Senator Hill (N. Y.) called up his bill establishing term of four years for postmasters It was about to pass when Senator Sherman (O.) objected and the bill went ver....T The house decided the contested election case of Yost versus Tucker from the Tenth Virginia district, by denying the scat to Mir. Yost and confirming MT. Tuck CTS title thereto. The republicans were badly divided, 5i of them joining with the democrats and supporting the claims of the democratic coutcstee
 THERE weres three sensational incidents in the senate on the 22d The first was when letter was read from Minister Roderiguez, the representative of the Greater Republic of Gen. tral America, protesting against the execution of the Nicaragua canal project, which created consternation among the friends of the meas ure. The next sensation was the senate dis covering itself publicly discussing the Anglo American treaty when the discussion should have been restricted to m executive session The third furry was over the reported agree mcnt between Secretary Olney and Senator Sherman by which no action was to be taken as to Cuba before March f. Senator Sherman em- phatically denying that any such agreement bad been made. Senator Turpie Qnd) gave mo- tice of speech on the Cameron Cuban reso- lution on the 18th In the house the bill to provide for holding terms of the United States court for the Eastern district of Texas at the town of Beaumont was passed over the presi- dents veto by a vote of IA to 6s. The rest of the day was given to small private bills.