The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-02-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Our Senators and Representatives
 Are Doing at tho National Capitol.

WORK OF CONGRESS.
 What Our Senators and Representatives
 Are Doing at tho National Capitol.
 IN the senate on the 18th the resolution of the Senator Morgan (Ala.) to abrogate the Clayton Bulwer treaty was taken up and the senate went into secret session over it. When the open session was resumed some progress was made on the bankruptcy bill The confer ence report on the legislative. executive and judicial appropriation bill was agreed to and conference on the agricultural appropriation bill was directed. The senate then cleared the pension calendar by passing "A bills. Tho house passed the sundry civil appropriation bill under suspension of the rules just as 1t came from the committee. The bAl carries $50, GA S43 Several bills of minor importance were also passed, among them the bill to equip the national guard with uniform Springfield rifles. The report of tho committee in the contested election case of Benoit vS Boatner, from Lou isiana, confirming the latter's title to his seat, was adopted. The conference report on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill was agreed to. The evening session was devoted to private pension bills
 SENATOR CHANDLER CN. H) made speech in the senate on the 18th against the single standard of either gold or silver and advocated bimetallism. He also arraigned the silver re- publioans who bolted the St. Louis convention
 
 Indianapolis convention. The bankruptcy bill was then taken up. Senator Hoar (Mass) speaking in favor of the measure -. The house. after routine business had been disposed of, devoted the day to the consideration of private pension bills and 30 were passed The presi- dents veto of the bill to pension the widow of Peter H. Allabach, of tine One Hundred and Thirty First Pennsylvania volunteers, was sus- tained by Q vote of 1i5 to 79. A bill was also passed to define the jurisdiction of the United States courts in cases for infringement of let- ters patent.
 THE senate on the 17th agreed to the confer ence report on the immigration bill. Senator Allen (Neb) spoke on his resolution asking the civil service commission for information reat- ing to the dismissal of employees at South Omaha, Neb The resolution was agreed to. A remonstrance was presented, signed by rep resentatives of the five civilized tribes of In- dians, against the passage of legislation for re- forms in the Indian territory as proposed in the Indian appropriation bill The house passed right-of-way act of March 3, 1891, of all the reservoir sites reserved by the geological sur vey. The measure is of considerable impor- tance to the arid regions of the west
 THE senate on the 18th spent six hours in executive session. the greater part of the time being given to the consideration of the nomina- tion of Hon. c. F. Amidon to be district judge
  It was so late when that matter was settled that Senator Sherman (0.) asked for the post ponement of the debate on the arbitration treaty until the following day, which was agreed to. Only minor business was transacted st the open session ... The house, by vote of l97 to 91, reversed the finding of Q majority of the elections committee and decided the con- tested election case of N T. Hopkins vs. J. M. Kendall, from the Tenth Kentucky district, in favor of the republican contestant
 THE senate on the 10th agreed to the confer ence report fixing the pension of Gen. Stone- mans widow at $50 per month. Senator Hoar (Mass.) introduced a resolution, which was agreed to, that Senator Daniel Va.) should read to tho senate Washingtons farewell ad- dress on the 22d. bill was passed setting
 aside plot of ground in Washington for me- mOrlD' purposes under the auspices Of the ! Daughters Of the American Revolution. The senate then went Into executive session and spent eight hours on the arbitration treaty without accomplishing any definite result. The house considered th" general deficiency appropriation bIIl 8 spirited debate occurring over the general subject Of paying claims against the United States Mr. Grow. Pal branChed 1n and spoke for an hour on the free homes bill, doprecatng it's fate by bciug s-uc'h- cred in committee. The house refused to con- cur in conference report raising the pension of the widow of Gen. Carr from $50 to T5.