The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-06

ed if the jury state in its verdict "wit-
out capital punishment" AS the hi
has passed the house after a long crI
SADIE by Representative Curtis OF Ne
York, and is amended but slightly b
the senate, ii is likely TO go to the pres
idant, when the minor disagreements ar
arranged in conference.
During the day Mr.. Call (Dem., Fla
introduced resolutions calling for infcI
nation as to the condemnation Of JUL
Sanguily at Havana 10 life imDrison
menI. and also directing the secretar
of state 10 demand Sanguily'S immedi
ate release.
Mr.. Better pop, Kan.,) delivered
speech in support of his resolution TO
national monetary commission
Washington, D. c., Jan. 5.-The senat
re-assembled at noon today, after tn
two weeks holiday recess. The meetin.
was without unusual incident, the at
tendance on the floor and in the CALLER
les being somewhat mekagre. In tn
course Of the chaplain's prayer he in
voked a restoration of our industrie.
and the return of prosperity
MI. Hoar Rep., Mass.,) called atten
ton TO q petition from the Massachu
SCIAJ SDClcly, 'lndI LIS
old ship Constitution be permanently
preserved and placed at the Washing
ton navy yards. where, like Nelson's IA
nous frigate Victory, at Portsmouth
England, the ship be used as naval
museum.
Among the bills introduced were those
10y Mr.. peffer of Kansas, ito improve
the barking business and by Mr.
Shoup of Idaho. as TO ownership OF
lands in territories.
The first reference 10 Cuba was in two
resolutions, offered by Mr. Call Dem,
Fla) TIE first requests the president
u send to the senate, in secret or open
session as he may deem best, all reports
relating TO the condemnation to life i'm
prisonment in chains by the Spanish au-
th0rities al Havana of Sanguily, an
American citizen. The second resolution
Tecites the circumstance Of the trial and
condemnation OF Sanguily and directs
the secretary of state 10 demand his
immediate release" The resolutions
went over. Mr.. Call stated that he
would make some remarks on them.
Mr.. Pettigrew Rep., S. d. offered a
resolution. which was agreed to, asking
the secretary of the treasury for infor-
nation as 10 the Eehring sea seal fish
cries, and particularly asking informa-
zion as TO why only $1,000 was yielded
10 the government IN 1896 for the priv
ilege of taking 630, 900 sealskins.
Mr.. Peffer then addressed the senate,
reading from manuscript, on his resolu-
ton for national monetary commits
sion. The resolution recites that:
Whereas, The result of the recent cleo
ton did not snow a majority of voters
favorable 70 any one monetary policy.
Resolved, That "A commission Of five
cor@ hxa or n inv ic-a ia q on
tire monetary subject and report within
q year.
Mr. PETERS speech dealt largely with
the heterogeneous character of our va
rious kinds of money and the uncertain
ties of the present financial system.
AT the close OF Mr.. PETERS speech.
his resolution was referred 10 the fl
rance committee.
A message from the president was
read. transmitting the report of the sec
rotary of state concerning the death of
Charles Goving in Cuba.
The bill providing for free homesteads
in Oklahoma for bonafide settlers which
has the right of way as unfinished
business" was laid aside until tomor-
row
Mr.. Hoar then called up the bill ''to
reduce the cases in which the penalty
OF death may be inflicted"
After brief discussion the bin was
passed as reported.
Mr.. Proctor gave notice that he would
speak next Monday on his resolution
the presidential term TO six
years and fixing the term of members
of the house Of representatives at three
years.
At 2.35 p. m. the senate adjourned.
POST MASTERS NOMINATED.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 5.-The presi-
cent has sent the following nominations
to the senate:
POsrmasters - John F. Champion,
Globe. Ariz.; Bedford F. Hamilton,
NynDe, Ark; Mary E. Getchell, Silver
CRY, Idaho; Charles Hammond, Mont |
PETER, Idaho; A. L. Fairchild, Gaines
vile, Texas; George f. Colcord, Suther-
land. Iowa; Alvin Humeston, Humeston |
Iowa; George A. Crone, Dexter, Iowa. |
William e. Lee, WynneWood, |. 7.