The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-08

FUNDING Bull CONSIDERED IN
TIE HOUSE-MUCH INTEREST IS
MANIFEST.
Washington. Jan. 1.-The Senate had
long and busy session to day, passing II
number of bills on the calendar. includ.
ing several amending the law of navica.
ton and also the bill authorizing the
President to rcappoint to the navy Com.
mhndcr Quackcubusi, whose cnse has oc.
caSicncd much controversy Progress
was made on the bill for free hoiuesteads
on lndi1n lands. but Il final vote was not
reached. Mr.. Platt opposed the bill,in II
lengthy speech. pointin.; ont that it would
cost the Government IL loss of many mill.
ion. 1t was disclosed during the day that
Representatives. iect Edward j.. Robbins
w'is the author of the letters from Ha-
Nana read in TIE Senate yesterday
The petitions rs To Cuba and for and
against the Loud bill wcie exceptionally
heavy. One of the petitions from the
Commercial Club, of Chicago, expressed
approval of the present policy OF the al.
ADMINISTRATION
Mr.. Mills, Texas. member OF the CON-
mittcc on foreign relations, brought for.
~
ny Offering the following Joint rcsolu-
ton:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives.. That the expelicncy of
recognizing the Independence of II foreign
Government belongs To Congress, and
when Congress shall So determine the eN-
eciitive shall act in harmony with the leg
islativc department. of the Government.
Second, That the independence OF the
republic OF Cuba ought to be, and hereby
*, recognized and the sum of $4,000 is
hereby appropriated for salary and 'cX.
pcnses of n minister to that government,
whenever such minister shall he appoint
cd ny the President. =
Mr.. Mills said he would address the
Senate on the resolutions Monday. to
which dav the session adjourned.
Mr.. Sherman sought to secure the pas
SAGE of IL bill directing the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish /. uniform stand
ard Of grain and all classes OF cereals, to
he known rs the United States standard.
hut there was sharp objection and the bill
went over.
Bills were passed rs follows:
Senate bill to provide Il district attorney
and marshal for the western district of
South Carolina; House bill for the entry
OF lands in Greer county, Oklahoma.
-.
.Ir., IN uncXpcndcl balance, $4,000. of
an appropriation of $40, coo made in 1882
tn the crew of the privutecr General Arm
strong. sunk at Fayal nv II British force
III lS6l Also Senate bill authorizing the
President To restore john Qunckenbush
To the navy and place him on the retired
list; also Senate bill granting to Wash
ington State certain lauds for IL fish hatch
cry Mr.. Perkins, California, moved To
make the bin for the appointment of
commission to consider the problems pre-
scented by labor, agriculture. and capital,
Il special order for p. III. next Wedncs-
day.
When Mr.. Call suggested that Cuba
might be before the Senate at that time,
Mr.. Perkins answered: at is about time
think that we gave some consideration
to our own citizens rs we'll aS to those of
Cuba and Armenia"
The bill WAS then laid aside
MIR. Call submitted another letter rclat-
inp to the ease of Julian Sanguilly. which
disclosed that the author of this and the
other letters from Havana read in the
Senate yesterday. was Representatives
elect Edward +. Robbins.
Mr.. Morgan, Alabama, secured the
adoption Of IL resolution for an investiga.
ton of the disappearance Of certain pa
pcrs relating to the Pacific railroad from
the files of the Treasury Department. rs
recently reported by Assistant Secretary
Curtis. The resolution directs the com
mittce on expenditures in the executive
departments to make the investigation.
1t instructs them particularly to learn
who abStractcd such papers from the files
and when amy Government official WAS
cognizant of the loss or destruction.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. The Pacific rail
road funding bill, which is considered
the most important piece of legislation
which will come before Congress at this
session came up to-day in the House I'm.
der special order which allows two DAYS
for general debate and one day for amend
mcnts and debate under the five minute
rule, with provision for Il final vote on
Monday next. There was great dcnl OF
interest i'll the measure and the members
gave all the speakers very close attention
y huge map OF the roads with their feed.
crs WAS hung Oh Il frame erected in the
area i'll front of the Speakers roStrum
ana served to illustrate many OF the
points made. There were only four
speakers to-day, Mr.. Powers, Vermont.
the chairman OF the Pacific railroad COM
mttce, who opcneI with an exhaustive
two hour argument in support of the
bill; Mr.. Hubbard, Missouri, the minor.
lty member of the committee, who has
charge of the opposition, and Mcssrs.
Grow, Pennsylvania, and Bell, Texas.
who spoke respectively for and against
The measure.