Our Lawmakers At Work

Siïnatb - Forty-flrst day.- The presentatloi of committee ïeporta on Cuba, and a highlj dramatlo and scnsational speech from Mr Tillinan, the new senator froiu wouth Carolina íurnisheii two stirrinK evente la the Señale The mujority resolutlon oa C iba asks th President to urga Spain to (trant behlgerenl rights to the Insurcents, whl'.e tue mlnority report Uirects the President to take steps towarl secunng fioin Spain the complete indepeadenoe of Cuba. Iioth resolutlons went to tlu s u;it(; culundar. Such a torrunt of invectivo huü seldom been heard in the Senate as that in the speech of Mr. Tilhimn. Veterm members 01 the body characterized the speech as one ol the most remarkublc in the hlstory of the upper branch of Congres, II abounded In statements of a sens&tlonftl charactcr. arraientn President Cleveland. Secretary Curlisle and other men in liitrli places. Mr. Baker introduced an amendment to the sllver blll now beforo the Senate providing that any person who taUes stlver or gold to the mint to be coined shall take an equally valuable amouni of the other metal and have both coined, so as to secure tne parity of the twc metáis. House -The sesslon was brief. The opposition to a bilí reponed from the invalid pensions committee lo amond thö act of 1H90 se that in the consideration of wldows' claims unexplained absence of seven years should be consklered sutticient proof of death, led to the making of the point of no quorum early In the scssion and the House was forced to adjourn. Mr. Bartiett, of New York, introduced a joint reso'.ution authoriing the oonstruction of slx new battleships to cost not more than Ri,;iOO,000 each exclusivo of armament, for which $5,000,Ooo la appropriated. SKSATK-Forty-second day- Mr. Mitchell. of Oregon, mado a speech ín favor of the silver substituto to tho h nd bill. He pointed out that oiir foreign inde. tedness during the past 23 years had greully ncreased, notwithstanding that during that time thero was a balance i of trade In our favor lu merchandise of il. 703,6UO.UU0. besules silver expons of 80.81 1 ,625 and gold exporta of L71 , 190,712. There were two remedies to be spplicd: First, our merchant marine must be encouraged and built up, and we must become our own carriers: second, we must legislate to Increasfi our expirt commodltles o as to enable us to wipe O' edebt wHich today makes the people of tl ountry vlrtuully slaves to the moncy lender uf Great Brltaln. He tuought that the only remedies which coutd protect the people of America from tho tnroads of the oriënt were the abandontnont of the single gold standard and the establishment of a protective tariíf. liii was ;;ainst any increase In tos nubllo debt to maintain the gold standard. M v. Perkins, of California, spoke briefly in support of Uw silver amenrlment. Mr. Jones, ot Arkansas. In charge of the silver bond bill endcavorcd to hold the Sen"' ' session till a vote was forecd. He bad oticeofthls Intention. and Serihiors red for it. Aftera lengthy discussie. tl. nute went Into executive session and tl: .. .ook a recess for the day. The urgent deticlency bill was reported, being the (lrst of the appropriation billa to ir reported to the Senate tiils session. H increases the total appropriatton for deiiciencies over the amount appropriated by the House bill to tne extent of ♦l,50tt,SO4 the total :.".'.í:íii.ihí7. Hoost- The attondance was slim. On motion of Mr. Doolittle, of Wiscon.-n. a resolutiou was adopted renuesting tha tent ftt hisearliestconvenience. to transmtt to congrciis the raport of tho board of englneers on tho Nicaniguan canal. The bill to amend the dependent pension act of 18'JO so that in considering widows' claims seven ycars of unexplained absence should bedeemed sufflcicnt of the death of the soldier, was 1. Mr. McClellan, Dem., N. Y.. made the point oí no quorum, but the speaker counted a ijuoruin. Si.nate. - Forty-third day.- Small attendance. ïlie continued consideratiou of the silrer bond bill was the feature of the day. Mr. Vilas. Dem.. Wig., who declared that the proposed financia] leglslatlon amounted tonothmg more than mockery of the leKislation demanded by our circumstances. Hetalkedfor thrce hours and was about to be followed by Mr. Hate, when Mr. ('handler precipitated the questlon ot a tinal vote by statinK that ho would ask unanimous oonsont for a recess trom 4 until 7:30 o'cleck. Thia was amen led to jlve further recess until the next day when the five minute rule of ileb.ite would be ajiplied and a vote be taken. HotJ8B- Tbe day waa prin mally devoied to District of Co;uinMii .ippropriations. Senate- Forty-fourth day- The wind-up of the debate on the silvur bond bill was an lnterestins occasion. Three hours were conBttmed in speeches and parliamentary skirmishing and whea the vote was taken ït . lulted -42 aves. 86nays: a rnajorlty of seven for free silver. The bill passed provldes that Trom tbti date of the act the mints of the L'intrd status shall be Qpen to the coinaee of s;lver. and the dollar shall be the present ueiht and üneness, and also próvidos for the serUUoates. It further provides for the seignlorae now in the trcasur.v and authorizes lm(netliaie issue of certiücates upon the same in tdvanoe of its belng oarrled. One section of the bill provides that no bank note of less than Mo shall hereaiter be issued, and those outítanainí; of 1088 amount shall be taken up'&nd sanoeUod as rupidly as possible. Section 4 providefl that tne greenbacks and treasury notes shall be redeemed iu standard silver dollars, or in gold coiu at the option of the treasury, and the greonbacks, when so reieeraed, shall be immediately relssued. House.- Afler oonsiderins some minor measires the House went into commlttee of the whole and resumed consideration of the District of ('olumbia appropriation bill, but adlourued without ünishm? the bill. 1 urtv-lifth dayN'o sessioo of the Senvte. House- The Senate free colnage subjtitute for the House bond bill was referred to ;he ways and means eommittee as soon as it reached the House. Mr. Bromwcll. of Ohio, .ntroduced a bilí providing that the flag of the Cnited States shall have 13 horizontal stripes, altérnate red and white: and the union of the Ilag Is to consi.vt of a blue field, containing 13 Itara, arranged in the center of the Held and so erouped as to form a six-cornercd star. around rthich is to be placed in the form of a circle, s many white stars as In addition to the 13 in :ho central group shall correspond in number ;o th5 whole number of states in the union. Mr. CoUiss. of Michltran. presented a ioint resMution which provides that nv Btatea that prefer to do so may adopt a constitutional imendme.it or letiislative act, authorr'ing the 'lection of Unitcil states Senators ty the people direct, and in such states the election stiall je t).v the people. The District of Oolumbta luuropriatlo Ui eccupicd Vut rv-t ot the daL