The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-02-04
WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Our Senators and Representatives Are Doing at the National Capitol

What Our Senators and Representatives
 Are Doing at the National Capitol
 IN the senate on the 18th Senator Turpio Und.) made @ speech of two hours length on the Cameron Cuban resolutions He bitterly denounced Capt Gen. Weyler, characterizinH him as the "Herod of Havana" and paid . glowing tribute to the insurgent government and its leaders Eulogies were then delivered on the late Speaker Crisp and O memorial was presented from the presidential electors of Delaware, asking for . congressional investiga- ton of alleged election frauds in that state. After consuming most of the day in District of Columbia business the house took up the In- dian appropriation bill MT. Curtis (Kan.) got an amendment adopted permitting merchants to go into the Kickapoo reservation to collect their accounts. The conference report on the immigration bill was presented and Mir John son Qnd) made @ speech in favor of the early. reform of the banking and currency laws.
 IN the senate on the 2eth Senator Turpie Qnd) closed his speech on the Cuban resolu- tions, holding that Spain had utterly failed to quell the outbreak, and that the United States should intervene. The Wolcott bill for an in- ternational monetary conference was consid- cred, but no final action was taken. The Nic- aragua canal bill was then debated. After wards the amendments to the senate bill for . survey of water route from the mouth of the 1etties at Galveston, Tex, to Houston, were agreed to and the bill finally passed. The house passed over the presidents veto the bill to pension Jonathan Scott of Oswego Kan, at the rate of S72 month The Indian appropria- tion bill was then considered A bill was also passed to satisfy claim for keeping 3s African slaves, landed ct Savannah, Ga, in lS59 until they were sent back to their country.
 THE senate on the 27th passed the military academy appropriation bill after the defeat of the amendment for the participation of the West Point cadets in the inauguration cere- mrnies. The Nicaragua canal bill was then taken up and debated. Senator Villas (Wis.) ms'ie motion to recommit the bill, but the senate adjourned before vote was taken.... Th3 house, after adebate of four hours, adopted the conference report on the immigration bill byeyote of l3l to ils, MT. Bartholdt (Mo) speak ing against the report.
 THE bill for an international monetary con- ference was debated in the senate on the 28th, Senator Chandler (N. H) speaking in favor of it. Senator Stewart (Nev.) criticised the com mission as futile, but stated that he would not oppose the measure. The Nicaragua canal bill and the bankruptcy bill were before the senate for brief time, but no progress was made on either of them. Early in the day lively de- bate occurred over the resolution of Senator Allen (Neb) questioning the presidents right to foreclose against the Pacific railroads. The resolution went over for speech by Senator Thurston (Neb). number of petitions urg- luk tne speedy rlJluCatIOu Ol tue auglO-hHlcTi can peace treaty were received. Senator Pef- fer Kan.) stated that the sentiment in Kansas appeared to be strongly in favor of the early ratification of the treaty. The appointment of William s. Formsn, of Illinois, as commis- sioner of internal revenue was confirmed. The house passed the Indian appropriation bill and entered upon the consideration Of the agri- cultural appropriation bill The feature of the day was the scoring MT. De Armond (Mo.) gave the secretary of agriculture for the recent issue of pamphlet entitled ''Rhe Farmers Interest in Finance"
 BY the decisive vote of %6 to the senate on the 29th passed the bill for the appointment of commissioners to an international money con- ference. The bill authorizing the patenting of lands containing petroleum and other mineral oils under the place mining laws of the United States and the bill to prevent the speculating in claims against the federal government by United States officers were also passed Sen- ator Bacon (Ga) introduced joint resolution. which was referred, deprecating war and avow- ing that the policy of the United States was to arbitrate all differences with nations when- ever possible. The senate then adjourned to the list The house had an acrimonious debate on the conference report to confer the fran purchases under the mortgage foreclosure MT. Murphy (Ari) introduced 0 bill to try Indian criminals in territories in the United States courts only. It was referred. The house then discussed the agricultural appropriation bill The evening session was devoted to private pension bills