Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-17
COMPRESSION AL.

Feb s-The deadlock on Mr. BANDS silver
seigniorage bill was broken after four hour OF
nlibusterng When. by vote OF lW TO 10.
the house carried Mr. Bland motion togo In
the committee OF the whole Tor consideration
of his bill, the Eastern | emOcrats and I ne
great mass OF Republicans ide adetermincd
oppos ton On the final vote lJR Dc,nocr Is
and all the Populists voted with llm whi!e
twenty-five Democrats joined with the Re
pubcans in refusin to vote Mr. Bland then
took the floor and spoke for the bill Till nd
journment
The right OF the secretary to issue United
States bonds II this time WAS again the SUB
ject OF controversy In the senate The reso'
luton OF Senator Stewart came up un 'er the
rules and motion made by senator
Butler TO refer II to tne committee
on judiciary proved the only opposi,
ton The question finally went over and
Senator Berr; called up his bill compelling
the Rock Island road TO stop 1T Oklahoma
town sites instead OF seeking u bu III up their
own towns on sites owned by tlc roid for
speculative purposes. adjacent TO the 10 nj
sites tablished by the int rior department.
No inal vote was reached on the bill The
senate then resumed its old pr lctice OF adj
journin from Thursday until Mondiy
Feb 9--The entire dav in the house was
consumed in debate on the Bland silver sci n
iorare bill, the spe lkers bein Messrs Bland,
C. w. Stone OF Pennsylvania, MckclseIn
Harter and kflg0re.
Feb iO.-Today was set aside by special or
de- for eulo lies upon The life and character Of
the late Representative O,Neill OF rennsyl
vania and the late Senate stanford
death Of Sa0r Mr. a R9s OF a oSo that d eT
was vacated and the house adjourned out OF
respect TO the memory OF the dc I'd OHIO re1re.
sent ltive Upon motion OF Mr. Lo d the time
for paying tribute TO the memory OF the l,tc
Senator Stanford and Represent itiveS o NELL
was postponed until Monday III o'clock
Feb IL The Hawaiian controversy occu
pied the principal time OF the senate, senator
Gray OF Delaware openin: his ar .umtnt IN dc
Tense OF the policy OF President Clever IND
H., speech WAS devoted principally to an at
tempt to prove the completely OF Mini 'ter
Stevens with the re olutionists. the
senator citing the evidence OF members
Of the provisional Government to show
that they were In d lily consultation
with the minister previous to the revoiut on.
and that they expected the protection OF the
American troops in tn IT plan TO overthrow
the queens government Senator Gray did
not conclude his speech An interestn, Incl
cent occurred in the presentation by
Senator Cullom OF petition signed
by 1900 wool growers OF the
West protestinr against the DOL schedule In
the new tariff bill senator Cockrell presented
memorial OF the 81 Louis Merchants eX'
change declarin that the present >ta nation
OF the country Is due 10 the uncert inty oil
con fressional action on the tariff question and
praying that the matter may lie ettleu us
speedily Us possible. The death OF on ress-
m IN Houk OF Ohio was announ ed and the
senate adjourned out Of respect to his memory.
In the house Mr. FLYNN OF Oklahoma asked
unanimous con sent for the passu .e OF reSo-
luton to prevent the approval of new leases
in the Wichita. kiowa, Comanche and Apache
Indian reservations pend ne the result OF the
treaties now being negotiated to open the
surplus lands OF these reservations for settle
ment Mr. Whore ,bjected. On motion Of
Mr. Davis kan. Il bill to extend the time
for building u street railway across the Fort
Riley ililary re ervation eighteen months
was passed After disposing OF some di>tri =
of Columbia business the remainder OF the day
was devoted 10 euo:ies on the late sen tor
II nford Of Cali. ornia
Feb 10 The house spent the day In debate
on tue Bland sci nioraIe BILL tn principal
speeches being those by Mr. Culber on or
lie AS in favor Of the measure and Mr.
Coombs OF New York in opposition john
son OF North Dakota favored the bill rs did
Binkhead and Den ION OF Alabama Bel OF
TIE us opposed II and Warner OF New YORK
favored It. House then adjourned
The Hawaiian resout on was again the sun
il [ OF discussion in the senate senator
Gray res imed h S ar ument in support OF the
IRE idents policy. The full Il nicance OF
the present Hawaiian ii uation came out NJ
the close of The sena or" speech. when. In u
,ololuy with Senator Teller, he admitted
tn Ms = m .mber OF the forci n relations
ON nttec he understood the effort the
pre- ,ident, moral and diplomatic To restore me
minister to Hawaii had no directions To purs ne
further dip ON Itic relations 10 IN 4 end The
house bill TO compe. the kock me RI lroid
to STOP its tr linS NJ Enid md ound Pond
Ok was called up by Senator Berry and dis
cussed for two hours but no result was
relc led and the senate adjourned.
Feb "A The sci IN orage debate was re.
sumed. Mr.. Bland tried TO reach an rec
ment with the opponents OF tn m sure u
set n time for the final vote. hui was nnsu
g sful Stone OF hentLcky, Sweet OF Id no.
Bowers OF California and Rawl n oi Utah
poke for the bill and Walker OF NJ S." nu'
sett, and Brosius Of Pennsylv MIA against II
The entire me OF the mate wa con Sumel
In the discussion OF the house bill com ell. n
the Rock Islani railway comnanv to -, its
IT ms nj the new towns OF Enid and Round
Pond. in the Indian territory >Onction W 5
reached on the bill Palmer. PETER and Alien
favored the hill and Martin oppose It,
To Increase Mexican Pensions.