The leader., 1897-01-27
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day 90 Dag
Of the House and senate.

Condensed Proceedings from Day 30 Dag
Of the House and senate.
TIE senate on the 18th confirmed the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Francis rs secretary OF the fnte-
rior. The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up
and debsted and q test vote foreshadowca us
passage Senator Pettigrew Is d. offered .
resolution calling on the secretary OF state for
a statement as to the status Of the Venczueian
question, which was laid on the table The
military academy appropriation was placed on
the calendar and the army appropriation BILL
carrying ga ie9 344. was passed without any de-
bate, Just rs II came from the committee -.
The house passed u bill 10 prohibit the sale OF
intoxicating liquors TO any Indian 70 whom al
lotment ofland has not been made. Two other
bills were passed 20 amend existing patent laws
in conformity with the recommendations OF the
American Bar association and TO provide for
the use by the government q patents secured
District OF Columbia were also disposed OF
The session Of the senate on the 10Th was
without incident Senator Turpie Qnd) spoke
against the Nicaragua canal bill and the reading
Of the legislative appropriation bill was almost
completed A bill was passed for the organiza-
tion Of naval battalion In the District OF Co
lumbia and also one for public building at
Altoona, Pa. for the Incorporation Of the In
structors OF the deaf. A conference committee
was then appointed on the army appropriation
bill. -. The old soldiers had a field day In the
house. almost the entire session being devoted
to the consideration OF private pension bills 81
being disposed OF out OF the 900 on the calendar.
The house disagreed to the senate amendments
TO the army appropriation bill and a conference
committee was appointed. At four o'clock the
regular order on the calendar was abandoned
and any member was allowed to call up any
bill in which he was interested, on being receg-
nized
Senator Turpie Qnd.) continued his speech In
opposition TO the Nicaragua canal bill In the
senate on the Goth. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was passed.
Senator Pettigrew Is d. severely criticised
the government for concluding the Venezuelan
boundary agreement, characterizng 1t as
complete surrender Of Venezuela TO Great Brit
ain Unanimous consent was secured for talk
| ing up on the Goth the bill for an international
monetary conference. The house resolution d.
recting the encouragement to print in his re-
port all correspondence relating to the Chicago
strike was adopted Senator Perkins Cali Of
fered O resolution for establishing bureau OF
mines, which was referred. Senator PETER
Ckan) presented q favorable report from the
committee on pensions on bill to grant the
widow Of the late Senator Bishop w. Perkins
(Kan.) pension OF $50 q month -. The house
spent most of the day debating the Yost-
Tucker contested election case from Virginia
without concluding IL. The conference report
on the army appropriation bill was agreed to.
SENATOR TURPIE 1nd.) concluded his bitter
lnvectlye against the nicaragua canal Dill IN
the senate on the 2ist The house bill was
passed detaching Audrain county, Mo-. from
the Western district and attaching 1t to the
Eastern district of the state. Senator Hill IN.
" called up his bill establishing q term OF
four years for postmasters. 1t was about to
pass when Senator Sherman (O) objected and
the bill went over. e. The house decided the
contested election case of Yost versus Tucker
from the Tenth Virginia district by denying
the seat to Mr.. Yost and confirming Mr.. Tuck
er's title thereto. The republicans were badly
divided, 81 OF them joining with the democrats
and supporting the claims OF the democratic
contestee.
THERE were three sensational incidents in
| the senate on the 22d The first was when a
| letter was read from Minister Rodriguez. the
| representative of the Greater Republic Of Gen.
| trail America. protesting against the execution
| Of the Nicaragua canal project, which created
| CONSERVATION among the friends Of the meas
ure. The next sensation was the senate dis
covering itself publicly discussing the Anglo
American treaty when the discussion should
have been restricted to an executive session.
| The third furry was over the reported agree
| ment between Secretary Olney and Senator
| Sherman by which no action was to be taken as
| to Cuba before March 4, Senator Sherman en-
| phatically denying that any such agreement
had been made. Senator Turpie Qnd) gave no
| tice Of speech on the Cameron Cuban reso-
| luton on the 25th. In the house the bill to
| provide for holding terms Of the United States
| court for the Eastern district of Texas at the
| town OF Beaumont was passed over the presi-
| DENTS veto by q vote of IA to IS. The rest OF
| the day was given to small private bills.