The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29
TIE WORK OF CONGRESS.
rrooesdlne. of the Senate and

. Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and House in Extra Session.
 THE senate on the 10th passed the Indian ap- propriation bill The bill was amended so
 that If the leaders of the i've tribes do not como to terms with the Dawes commission within the next eight months the power of self-goyern- ment will be taken from them. The senate afterwards agreed to vote on the arbitration treaty on the 5th of May at four p. m Tho house was not in se3;.on THE Cuban resolution of Senator Morgan t.la.) was briefly discussed in the senate on the
 e0th. is rent over for week owing to the ab-
 sence of Senator nsle (Me), who has been ac-
 Give in his opposition to the resolution. Sena-
 tor Mason QlL) offered resolution directing
 the committee on rules to report rule for
 limiting debate. It went over The agricul-
 tural bill was then taken up and passed. After
 wards the bankruptcy bill was formally laid
 before the senate The resolution of Senator
 Hoar GMass) asking the secretary of state for Information about methods Of foreign govern-
 ment was agreed to. A resolution by Senator Cullom Olt). about the effect of the internal revenue tax on honest and dishonest distilling.
 went over after brief discussion. ... The house was not in session
 ' SENATOR MASON mL) made his maiden speech in the senate on the 2fst in support of his resolution directing rule to be reported
 by the rules committee by which debate could be closed and the previous question ordered The speech was signalfzed by some breezy criticisms on the rules of the senate. The res olution was referred. It was agreed that Q committee of IS should represent the senate at the Grant ceremonies at New York. The ball. ance of the day was given to the bankruptcy bill. ... In the house MT. Stone Pa) introduced Q resolution providing that appropriation bills returned from the senate be privileged and that vote be taken on them after one hours de- Anxa oR nHr Ma xvar then announced and the house adjourned out of respect after Q ten-minute session.
 IN the senate on the 22d Senator Allen (NebI offered Q resolution that the president express the sympathy of this country to the Greek gov- ernment. It was referred. In @ debate on sen- ate committees Senator Morgan (Ala.) made . speech of unusual severity and denounced tho subordination of business to politics. Senator Allen (Neb) proposed complete cessation of senate business, except to consider appropria- tion bills. until committees were filled. His resolution finally went over after heated de- bate The Nelson bankruptcy bill was passed by vote of 49 to The free homestead bill was taken up apd made unfinished business A committee of five senators was appointed to accompany the remains of Congressman Hol-
 man to Indiana and an adjournment was then taken until the seth .... The house took up the Indian appropriation bill and refused to concur in the senate amendment for establishing an Indian warehouse at Omaha, Neb. Mir. Lam ham (Tex) introduced Q bill entitled ito re- duce the expenditures of the government, to decrease federal salaries and to discourage tho office-seeking industry" which provides for reduction in the salaries of all persons on tho rolls of the United States 33l5 per cent Tho death of Mir. Holman Qnd.) was then am nounced. committee appointed to take charge of his funeral and the house adjourned as Q mark of respect
 THE senate was not in session on the 23d.... The house completed the consideration of the senate amendments to the Indian appropria- tiou bill and sent the bill to conference. MT. Bland (Mo) attempted to secure action on resolution relative to the Union Pacific rafl- road mortgages, but the speaker ruled that 1t was not privileged Mir. Dorr (W. Va) htro- duced Q bill to repeal the civil service law. Mir. Mcclure (Cal) introduced resolution, which was referred. for extending the sympathy of the United States to Greece in her war with Turkey A committee of 2S was appointed to attend the dedication of the Grant tomb at New York and programme for three-day adjourn ments agreed to.