Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-28
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
BOTH BRANCHES OF THE NATIONAL
LEGISLATURE AT WORK.

Cuban Question, Proposed Monetary Con-
ference and Nicaragua Canal Bill Arc
Topics In the Senate-The House Over
rides the Executive on a Pension Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The senate had
busy session, the Cuban war, the pro-
posed international monetary conference
Ind the Nicaragua canal each coming in
.or share Of attention.
Mr.. Turpie of Indiana closed his speech
on the Cuban resolution, urging that
Spain had utterly failed to quell the out
freak and that the United States should
intervene
The Wolcott bill for an international
monetary conference was considered for
The first time. Mr.. White (Dem.) of Cali
fornia and Mr. Cannon (Ind. of Utah and
Mr.. Daniel (Dem. of Virginia urged that
the conference would be futile and was
not intended as u serious movement to-
ward bimetallism. 1t was most evident
however, that the bill would meet with
little opposition beyond the expression of
ienators that the conference would accom-
plish nothing. Mr.. Stewart offered an
amendment providing that in case the con-
ference failed the secretary of the treasury
bhall within 30 days begin the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver.
No final action on the bill was taken
The Nicaragua canal debate was re-
umed, Mr.. Daniel speaking against the
measure
Mr.. Morgan (Dem. of Alabama, in
charge of the Nicaragua canal bill, pro-
posed an amendment designed to overcome
she objection stated in the % MT protest of
Minister Rodriguez of the Greater Repub-
lie of Central America. The amendment
provides that of the 800, 900, 900 of capi-
tal proposed by the bill per cent shall be
reserved for Central American govern
ments and their citizens who may desire
TO subscribe. 1t also specifies that the bill
shall in no way go by the concession
granted by Nicaragua and that all agree
ments under that concession shall be OBJ
served.
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill perma-
nently consolidating the labor and census
bureaus and creating department to be
known as the labor and census department.
with commissioner at its head. There Is
also to be an assistant commissioner and
several permanent employees in the census
branch of the work The bill also provides
that the twelfth census shall be restricted
70 such specific topics and features as may
be authorized by congress.
Proceedings of the House.
The house overrode another of President
Clevelands pension vetoes by vote of 1877
10 90. The bill pensioned Jonathan Scott
Of the Sixth Iowa cavalry who is now liv-
ing at Oswego, Kan, at the rate of S72
per month. Mr.. Cleveland vetoed it on the
ground that the disability for which the
beneficiary was to be pensioned was not
contracted in the service
The rest of the session was devoted to
continuation of the bill for Indian appro-
priations. Only few amendments were
adopted, and those of minor Importance.
About 20 pages of the bill were covered.
Mr.. Hartman of Montana offered in a
spirit of facetiousness an amendment to
the Indian appropriation bill appropria-
ling $1,000, 600, 900 for the education and
civilization of the "Seeley savages'' of the
Manhattan reservation. The house enjoy
ed a good laugh, and the amendment was
quickly ruled out on point of order
Mr. Hurley of New York introduced a
resolution to appropriate 100000 as a
contribution to the monument to Revolu-
tionary soldiers which the Sons and
Daughters of the Revolution are to build
In Fort Greene park, Brooklyn. The reso-
luton proposes that 100000 shall be
raised by private subscription before the
government appropriation is available.