The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-02-10
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the senate any convention he may make witt
the provisional government of Hawaii Senate
Chandler discussing it.
After concluding his speech. Chandler moyet
the reference OF the resolution to the committee
on foreign relations.
Senator Dolph republican, Oregon,j made .
long statement on the subject, giving details a
TO population, commerce, ETC., of the island anC
fayorlng annexation.
Senator Higgins introduced in the senate
amendments to the Nicaragua canal bill pro
vldlng that none of the bonds provided should
0e issued until the president of the United
States should be satisfied that the car al with it.
accessories could be completed for the safe
convenient and economical navigation from
ocean to ocean of both mercantile and nava
ceeding the cash proceeds of the 5000 ,OO(
pended.
The seuate passed the Notifications and the
army appropriation bills. The District of Col
nmbia appropriation bill went over pending an
Item OF S'O, 0OO for a city building.
The attention of the house was conferred upon
one item of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The item was the one appropriating SIS. 900
Tor carrying on the contracts already entered
into for the improvement O. rivers and harbors.
The jurisdctional authority of the committee on
appropriations was called into question. 1t was
commended that the appropriations should have
been reported to the committee on harbOrs but
although Mr.. Holman was the foremost of those
who made this contention against the power of
the committee OF which he is chairman, that
committee came out victorious and the item
was decided to be proper one. And further
than that, the item withstood a fusilade of OBJ
Jectlons and came out unscathed.
The senate in executive session had much in
formal talk on the Hawaiian question. In the
open session the Chandler Hawaiian resolution
was referred to the committee on foreign rela-
tons, Senators Hale and Blackburn were ap-
pointed tellers to assist in counting the presi-
dental votes, and Senator Carlisle's resignation
az senator from Kentucky was presented. The
district appropriation bill was taken up, con-
sidered and passed.
The house fixed upon February 9 for the sill
yer bill.
Fight on the anti-options bill began briskly in
the house. When Mr.. Hatch moved to comply
with the request of the senate for conference,
Mr.. Bynum demanded that the senate amend
ments must first be considered in committee of
the whole. This point the speaker took a day
to decide.
Mr.. Fitch, OF New York, moved an amendment
to the federal elections laws. and, in reply to
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, stated that the demo-
cratic party made no secret of its purpose to
repeal the federal election laws: MIR. Fitch's
amendment was agreed to. I12 to ~.
1t provides that hereafter no part of any
money appropriated to pay any fees to the
United States commissioners marshsls or clerks
shall be used for any warrant issued or arrest
made under the laws relating to the election of
members OF congress, unless the prosecution has
been commenced on a sworn complaint setting
forth the facts constituting the oIfense and al
leging them to be within the personal knowl-
edge of the affiant.
MIR. Little. democrat. of New York. a member
of the Raum investigating committee, intro
duced in the house bill to revise the pension
list. The purpose is TO discover all undeserving
pensioners and have their names erased from
the rolls.
Mr.. Cummings. of New York, introduced a
bill TO provide for and facilitate a commercial
and political union between the United States
and Canada.
Mr.. kilgore, of Texas, gave it out fat that he
intended to filibuster against the anti-options
bill to the end of the session.
Senator Perkins secured amendments in the
senate t., the Cherokee strip bill. One provides
that the government hold in the treasury enough
Cherokee money to pay all claims of the Della
wares and the Shawnees that may be awarded by
the court of claims Another ratifies the agree
ment made with the Tonkawas and the Paw
nees, which will add 220,OOO acres to come in
third which gives homestead rights in the new
lands to parties who have from any cause been
forced to leave and surrender claims taken on
other government lands. These amendments
will go with the bill into conference.
The senate passed the bill ratifying the Kick
apoo agreement; and this goes to conference
committee.
Senator Teller took the occasion of presenting
some petitions on the subject of the suspension
OF purchase of silver bullion to get in extended
remarks on the merits of that question. He
with some bitterness on the pub
lished reports as to the determination of Mr..
Cleveland to have the Sherman act repealed.
The friends Of the anti-options bill obtained a
victory in the house. Although the speaker de-
cided against them and ruled that the house
could not at present non-concur in the senate
amendments and thus throw the bill into con-
the house, notwithstanding the determined fight
of the members of the ways and means commit
tee and of the other opponents of the bill. re-
ferred IT to the committee on agriculture. which
is favorable to its passage. And it did SO by a
large majority-nOt quite two-thirds. but APP
prOximatlg it 30 closely that it s still in doubt
If two-thirds vote is required, it could not be
The deficiency appropriation bill was passed.
Tho senate passed the Cherokee strip bill with
amendments and Senator Plat at once moved
that the senate insist on its amendments and
request a conference. The motion carried and
Senators Plat, Pettigrew and Jones, of Arkan-
eas, were appointed on the part of the senate.
The bill as passed is substantially the original
senate bill. The conference will be held speed
lily and the early final passage of the bill is ex-
All efforts to secure remuneration for intrud- |
ers' improvements were rejected and the bill
passed without dissenting vote.
tice of a motion to take up the bill to repeal tho
Sherman silver purchase act, Senator Teller said |
that il such a motion should prevail the senate |
would do other business than the passage of |
appropriation bills during the session. Senator |
Teller asserts that he will talk until March T. il
in order to defeat a repeal.
majority petition to the committee on rules to |
adopt cloture rule on the repeal of the Sher- |
man law. There was a prospect that repeal re- /
publicane would unite with the democrats in /
sufficient numbers to pass the repeal bill.
Senator Hills motion to now consider tho anti
options bill was accompanied by a carefully |
PREPARED Speech, IN WHICH ne UeClFEeO nlInSclI 1
friend of free bi-metallic coinage.
The motion was defeated by nearly a two
thirds majority, the vote being yeas %. nays Il.
Afterwards the quarantine bill was taken ND
md passed, without a division; also a bill for
he payment out of the treasury of local taxes
IN lands held by Indians in severalty. Finally
he automatic coupler bill was taken up and
discussed for a time, when il went over.
1t was suspension day in the house and Mr..
Kilgore. of Texas, early began filibusternG mo-
ions, his superficial object being to prevent the
of the ant-options bill. but deeper
han this was his antagonism to the bankruptcy |
ill.
After q long. but rather uninterestins fight |
1r Kilgore found himself in a hopeless minor.
ty and was obliged to surrender and the jour
,al, against which his skirmish line was drawn,
vas approved.
But he was not disheartened, and when he
ound Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, leading an at
ack against a war claims bill. he seconded every |
move made by that gentleman. 1t was after
o'clock when the various filibustering motions
4 Mr. kilgore were disposed Of and the journal
then Mr.. Bum moved to suspend the
ules and pass a bill apprCpriating So 900 for
he relief of the heirs of Adelicia Choteau. Mr..
Burrows demanded a second, and rs no quorum
oted, on motion Of Mr.. kilsore, a cali of the
louse was ordered. The call showed the pres
nee of quorum. and tellers were again ordered
md again no quorum voted. and again q call Of
he house was ordered. After some other roll
alls the house adjourned without having
cached the anti-options or the bankruptcy bills.