The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-02-11
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day to Day
 of the House and Senate.

Condensed Proceedings from Day to Day
 of the House and Senate.
 WITHIN five minutes of the opening of the session Of the senate on the lst the senate went into executive session on the Anglo-American treaty of arbitration. A resolution was intro- duced by Senator Chandler (N. H.) for an in- quiry into the recent Delaware election, which was referred. Bills to pension the widows of Brig. .-Gen. Joseph B. Carr and of Brig. g.-Gen. John Hough were passed. A bill to consolidate United States circuit and district courts was then introduced by Senator Hoar (Mass) .... The house passed an unusually large number of bills of minor importance and then took up the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill Mir. Sherman (N. Y.) called up the .anti-scalp- CT railroad, ticket bill," but its consideration was objected to by vote of 34 to sS.
 THE feature in the senate on the 2d was tho spirited debate over the conference report on the immigration bill, Senator Gibson (Md.) oppos- ing the report and Senator Lodge (Mass) de- lending it. The report went over and the Nica- ragua bill was taken up. Senator Villas (Wis) and Senator Teller (CoL) speaking against the measure Senator ChaIdlcr (N. H. introduced a resolution directing that all branches of the government should endeavor to secure the use of gold and silver as standard money with the free coinage of both under system of bimetal- lism to be established through international agreement. The diplomatic and consular ap- propriation bill was passed in the house. The bill carries sl ,6737 7OS Resolutions were adopted concerning the canvassing of the presidential electoral vote on February 10 and considerable progress was made with the District of Colum- bia bill.
 The senate on the 3d agreed to the house resolution fixing February 10 for counting the electoral vote for president and vice president. Senator Thurston (Neb.) made an argument on the foreclosure of the government liens against xl. ID,.s saa a1. o'clock to the Ncarauga canal bill and Senator Villas (Wis.) resumed his speech in opposition to the bill but at 5:20 the senate adjourn ed, as there was no quorum present ... The contested election case of Cornett vs. Swanson, from the Fifth Virginia district, occupied the attention of the house, the majority report of the com mittee being sustained and Mr. Swanson's title to his seat was confirmed by an overwhelming viva voce vote.
 IN the senate on the 4th Senator Hill CN. Y). spoke against the bill prohibiting the use of in- toxicants in the capitol building and argued for the fullest enjoyment Of individual liberty. He prolonged the debate until the time arrived for considering the Nicaragua canal bill, when Senator Villas (Wis.) resumed his speech in op- position to the measure. Senator Lodge (Mass.) got the conference report on the immi- grafton bill taken up and the senate disagreed to 1t and it was recommitted Senator Nelson (Minn.) introduced a substitute for the bank ruptcy bill now before the senate. It provides for voluntary bankruptcy on the part of per- sons owing s2OO or more and gives preference to debts due the United States or the state in which the debtor lives and to those due serv- ants and laborers ....T The proceedings in the house were dull and devoid of public interest, the major portion Of the time being devoted to the District of Columbia appropriation bill. Many minor bills were. however, passed.
 THE senate on the 9th accepted the creden- tials of Richard R. Kenney as senator from Delaware and he was sworn in and seated, but Senators Chandler (N. H.) and Hoar (Mass.) stated that his title to the seat would be at tackled hereafter. The Nicaragua canal bill was proceeded with, Senator Caffery Na.) speaking against the bill. Senator Thurston (Neb) reported favorably from committee the bill to encourage the proposed Omaha exposi- ton. Senator McMillan (Mich) introduced bill declaring the Star Spangled Banner the national song of the United States. About 50 pension bills were also passed. The entire day in the house was spent in clearing the call endar of the unfinished business reported from the Friday night sessions, 59 bills being passed out of 63. The elections committee decided the Hopkins-Kendall election contest from the Tenth Kentucky district in favor of the sitting democratic member The evening session was devoted to the consideration of private pension