The times., 1897-02-12
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synopsis Of Proceedings in the senate and
House.

Synopsis Of Proceedings I'm the Senate and
House.
Was slngton. Feb. 5.-The senate
Thursday had a lively debate over an
effort by Morrill, to pass a bill prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicants in the Cap
itol building. Hill moved to commit
the bill 20 the rules committee and in
a sharp speech criticised "the busy
bodies" who were maligning congress
by asserting that saloons existed in the
Capitol and denounced attempts to in
terfere with personal liberty. His mo-
tion failed by 27 to 30. The senate by
35 to 13 adopted a motion to take up
the conference report on the immigra-
ton bill. The bill was recommitted to
conference for modification. The de-
bate on the Nicaragua canal bill was
then resumed.
The proceedings in the house yester-
day were very dull and almost entirely
devoid of public interest. The major
portion of the day was devoted to the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
Bills were passed to grant pension OF
$50 per month to the widow of Major
General Joseph b. Carr, and senate bill
to increase the pension of the widow OF
Brigadier General John Hough.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The senate ad-
mitted r. N. Kenney as senator from
Delaware yesterday, but notice was
given that the seat would be contested
on the ground of fraud in the election.
The credentials. however, were prima
facie correct and the esnator was given
his seat. The balance of the day was
devoted to a speech by Caffery against
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fifty pension bills.
The house devoted the day to the pri
vate calendar and passed fifty-nine bills,
many Of them being for pensions. Aft
er recess night session was held and
twenty-five private pension bills favor
ably recommended.
Washington, Feb. S.-The session of
the senate Saturday accomplished little
save the passage of bills to which no OBJ
lection was made, one of which was
for a soldiers home at Hot Springs,
S. d. In the first part of the day Thurs
ton of Nebraska continued his speech
on the Pacific railroads. The Nicaragua
canal bill came up and gave way to the
calendar. There was some discussion
of the Cuba resolutions reported by the
committee on foreign relations, but they
went over without action. Eulogies
were delivered on the late Representa-
tive Cogswell of Massachusetts,.
The house passed the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill and transacted
some routine business.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The senate dis
cussed the Anglo-A arbitration
treaty yesterday from l to 5:25 p. m. in
secret session, having refused by de-
cisive vote to discuss it in public. Sher-
man spoke for the treaty and Morgan
against it. Notice of more amendments
was given. In the open session the bill
for greater canal facilities in Texas was
passed over the presidents veto-57 to 1.
The house devoted the day to District
of Columbia business, except a short
time occupied in receiving the electoral
votes of the states, appointing Gros-
venor and Richardson tellers on the
part of the house to count the vote to-
morrow, and receiving the report on
the immigration bill, which will come
up today probably.
Washington, Feb. 10-The senate yes
terday spent nearly the whole day in
secret session on the Anglo-American
arbitration treaty. But little business
Of a general character was done, and
that of no Importance.
In the house the immigration bill as
revised in conference was passed 217
to 33-and two pension vetoes overrid-
den. Both these were for war widows
who had remarked, one being for the
widow of John II. Patton, an Illinois
soldier