The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
The Legislative Proceedings at Wasting.
ton in DETAIL
CHANDLER TALKED ON BIAE7ALL|SM.
1mmlgration Bill Goes to the Presl-
dont-Pass n Loutre Bill Passes the
House 49, Hepkins-Kendall Contest
Case Decided.
Senate.

Senate.
'MoNpAY.-The senate WAS in execu-
tive session also to-day, but the open
session afforded sufficient time for
sharp controversy over proceeding
with Mr.. Morgan's resolution to sbro-
gate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. At
5:15 the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY. The speech Of Senator
Chandler in the senate to-day in ad-
vocacy OF bimetallism was one of the
notable efforts of tho present session,
not only for the scholarly care with
which the senator presented the ques-
ton from bis standpoint, but for the
bitter sarcasm addressed to Senator
Palmer and the Indianapolis conven-
tion and for the dramatic personal OK
change between Mr.. Chandler and Mr..
Pettigrev, the latter being one of the
boiters from the st. Louis convention.
Mr.. Chambers speech lasted three
hours. and was replete with incident.
1t was au argument against the single
standard of either metal, gold or silver,
and warning against policy of mon
ometallism. Mr.. Chandler closed at
$50 pm, having spoken for three
hours. The Indian appropriation bill
was then taken up, tho bankruptcy bill
giving way temporarily. At 5:l5 the
senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,. The immigration bill
now goes to the president, the last
Legislative step having been taken in
senate to-day, by an agreement to the
conference report on the bill. Gen
eral opposition was made to the report,
but on the final vote the friends of tho
measure rallied small majority, the
vote being yeas 81, nays 81. At 5:l5
p. m. the senate went into executive
session and soon thereafter adjourned.
THURsDAY.--The open session Of
the senate lasted only twenty minutes
during which minor business WAS
transacted, the rest of the day being
spent in executive session. 1t was 6
o'clock when the session closed and
senate adjourned.
FR1DAy.-The open session of tho
senate to-day lasted only thirty min
utes, the proceedings being largely
formal. The rest of the day was given
to the arbitration treaty in executive
session.
SATURDAY. The senate had lively
session to-day, apparently relishing the
work in open session after the pro-
tracted struggle on closed doors on the
treaty. At the outset resolution by
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, was
unanimously adopted, expressing SYM
pathy with Greece in the present con-
11ict.
MoNDAY.-The house made the best
of the fact that to-day was suspension
day and quite number Of bills were
passed of more or less importance,
among them the senate bill appropri-
ating S25O.O0O for the crevaSse at Pass
Loutre on the Mississippi, to eqnip
the national guard with uniform
Springfield rifles, d caliber, and the
senate resolution to authorize the Sec
rotary Of the navy to transport the
contributions of tho Pacific coast
States to the famine sufferers OF India.
Owing to the brief time of this session
yet remaining, extra night sessions
were given, beginning tonight, for
the consideration Of private pension
bills, of which many hundred still re-
main upon the calendar.
TUESDAY. nights pension
night having practically failed of its
purpose, owing to the difficulty in &C.
curing quorum, the house to-day va
Gated tho order for night session to-
night and devoted the day after the
routine business had been disposed Of
to the consideration of private pension
bills. Thirty-nine bills in all were
passed. At 4:45 the house adjourned
WEDNEsDAy.-The house to- day, az
ter two hours debate, passed a bill
of considerable Importance to the arid
regions OF the West. 1t opens to use
and occupation under the right OF way
act Of March 3, 1891, all the reservoir
sites reserved by he geological survey,
There are 1873 OF these sites scattered
throughout the arid country and thu
act will enable them to be put to prac
tical use by individuals Or corpora
tions. At 4:45 p. m. the house ad
journed.
THURSDAY. The house, by ma.
iority of 1877 to 81 reversed the fluid
ing of majority OF the elections com
mittee mil decided the contested cleo
ton case of N. T. Hopkins vs.. j. NJ.
Kendall from the tentl Kentucky dis
trict, in favor of Kendall.
FR1pAy.-A very spirited debate OF
the general subject Of the payment o.
claims found to be due against tn
United States was INDUCED in by the
the house during the nsideratiol
of the general deficiency nppropria
ton hill tO-1nv Tho consideration