The Flagstaff sun-democrat. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1896-1897, 1897-01-14
WORK OF CONGRESS.

What Our Senators and Representatives
Are Doing 1t the Nstionsl Capitol.
WHEN the senate reassembled on the 6th,
after the holiday recess, Senator Call F'la) In
troduoed resolution requesting the president
TO send to the senate all reports relating to the
conviction of Sanguilly. an American citizen, in
Cubs, and also resolution directing the secre-
tary of state to demand Sanguilly's release
Senator PETER made On address on his resolu-
tion for national monetary commission. The
homestead bill was then taken up but went
over and after passing the bill reducing the
cases in which the death penalty should apply.
the senate adjourned. In the house most Of
the day was devoted to the Loud bill to amend
the laws relating to second-class mail matter.
A resolution was adopted, on motion Of Mr..
Broderick Ran) asking tho secretary Of the
interior to report about certain Union Pacific
lands to which patents had not been issued, but
which had been sold to purchasers, and on
which the Topeka land ONCE was allowing en-.
tries to be made.
reported adversely from the committee on for
eign relations the bill to grant d, 500 to ex-
Consul Waller and the bill was indefinitely
postponed. A resolution was adopted directing
the secretary Of state to send to the senate any
Information touching the recognition by the
president or secretary Of state Of any foreign
people or power as On independent government
The house bills relating to timber culture and
authorizing brevets to army and navy officers
were passed. The free homes bill was then de-
bated, but final vote was not reached. The
house passed the Loud bill to amend the law
relating to second-class mail matter by vote
OF IA to los. Mr.. Grosvenor (O.) created
slight furry by his comments on the failure OF
several departments to send Information to the
house relative to the administration Of the civil
service law.
THE senate on the 7th passed number Of
minor bills on the calendar. Progress was
made on the bill for free homesteads on Indian
lands, but o final vote was not reached. Sena-
tor Mills (Tex) introduced joint resolution
declaring that the power Of recognizing new
republic resides In congress, recognizing the
Cuban republic and appropriating $4,000 for
United States minister to the island. The bill
to give preference rights to settlers on lands in
Greer county. Ok was passed Senator Sher-
man (O) sought to secure the passage Of o bill
to establish q uniform standard Of grain and
cereals, but the bill went over on objection.
After brief executive session the senate cd
journed to the ith....The Pacific railroad
funding bill was considered in the house, the
members manifesting great deal Of interest
in the measure Mr.. Powers (vt) argued for
two hours in support Of the bill Mr.. Hubbard
(Mo.) spoke in opposition to 1t. Mr.. Van Horn
(Mo.) introduced bill to regulate the erection
by railroads OF bridges over navigable streams
The senate was not Ia session on the Sth....
The house debated the Union Pacific refunding
bill, Mr.. johnson Cali creating sensation by
vituperative attack on Editor Hearst, Of the
the San Francisco Examiner, and Mayor Sutro,
of that city, and saying that they were terror
izing Pacific coast members Mr.. Harrison
gave notice Of o substitute that he will offer to
provide for q commission to consist Of the sec
rotary Of the treasury, the secretary Of the in
terror and the encouragement to negotiate the
settlement Of the debt IN d ut five o'clock the
house adjourned.