Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-30
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


| drew large CROWDS TO the galleries., winch
ridors 1t indicated little diminution Of
public interest in Hawaii, now that the
question of discussion. Mr.. Gray and Mr.
! George justified the administration, and
Mr.. Gray dwelt upon the persistency and
! vindictiyeneSS with which the President was
vilified and misrepreSented. Mr. Lodge and
i Mr.. Hawley made the critical speeches of
/ the day, the former urging the extent of
the British aggression in the Pacific, while
/ Mr.. Hawley made pointed comment on
| the consideration given to Queen Liiuo-
kalani's representatives who visited the
| state department after the United States
had formally recognized the Hawaiian re-
public. The debate was still in progress
! Nicaragua canal bill was taken up Mr.
/ Turpie spoke against the measure for three
hours and had not concluded when the Sen
ate adjourned. The pooling bill was favor
! ably reported to the Senate during the day
by Mr. Butler Dem, S. c.. Mr.. Chandler
and gave notice that when the bill was taken
up he would offer an amendment concerning
| the submission of freight and passenger
rates to the interstate commerce commits
| Sion
The treasury emergency was the main
! theme before the Senate the 23d and for
/ the time being the Hawaiian question was
! laid aside. Mr. Jones Dem, Ark and Mr.
! Smith Dem. n. j.. each representing a
most influential element in the majority of
j the Senate, presented plans for meeting
! the currency complication. The PROPOSE
lions differed widely, Mr.. Smiths provid-
investigation by monetary commission
composed of senator's, members of the House
and civilians While Mr.. Jones plan pro-
I videS for q bond issue and conditional res
toratOn of silver. The two senator's urged
their respective measures in speeches which
received close attention from Il well-tilled
Senate and crowded galleries.
Mr.. Turpie concluded his speech against
the Nicaragua canal BILL becoming bitterly
personal at the close against Mr.. Morgan,
author of the bill and against the measure
itself as the consummation of Cheap John,
j Peter Funk legislation.
The debate the Nicaragua canal bill
was nearly CONCLUDED in the Senate on the
! oath and it was understood that vote
would be taken the following day. There
has been no test vote to indicate with GER
tainty what the result will be. There has
been vigorous and bitter opposition to the
bill. and Mr. Triple, who has led the op
position, is not yet ready to concede that
the bill will pass. Another chapter to the
Allen pop, Neb) presenting a resolution
for annexation, and Mr.. George Dem,
Mss making a speech supporting the adj
ministration policy. Another new senator,
MI. Pritchard (Rep. \. CO, was sworn in dur
ing the day. The session closed with the
rapid passage of twenty-one pension bills.
~. I'm niedeing the faith of the United
States to the c0nstr~,-tt of the Ncara 800. 90,
canal passed the Senate on the 18th by the
decisive vote of 81 yeas to 81 nays. 1t was
the termination Of debate which has last
ed since the present session of Congress be-
gan. 1t was, moreover, the first reaiiza~
ton in either branch of Congress of the
canal joining the Atlantic and Pacific,
with the United States government stand
lng b sponsor Tor TIN the h e1ecuton Of The work
: Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, Butler,
Cameron, Chandler, Cullom. Faulkner, Frye,
Hanto 5 Lodge I McMiI i'i ManderS S,
Mitchell (Or), Morgan, Murphy, Platt
Power, Pritchard. Proctor, Pugh. Ransom,
Nays-AIlen, Blackburn Blanchard CAT
fery, Call; Cockrell. Daniel. DAVIS, George,
Gray, Hill, Irby, Jones (Ark.4. Kyle, Mills.
Palmer PETER, Pettigrew, Turpie, Villas,
Wolcott. Total. IL
IT The be- bill. in brief, directs, the issue Of
SI0000,OG0 of Nicaragua canal bonds. Each
of these is to bear the following guaranty:
''The United States of America guarantees
to the lawful holder Of this bond the pay
ment. by the Maritime Canal company Of
Nicaragua of the principal of said bonds
and the interest accruing thereon, and as
An additional $50 600, 600 of bonds is to be
issued without the United States guaranty.
The total $4,000 900 thus issued is to be
used in constructing the interoceanic canal.
The secretary of the treasury is to have
general supervision of the project. board
ct fifteen directors is ., to have mE!mediate
to feetiTe S0,Q00o00 Of ta1ai co1n4Iy
stOeE =. returE 81 guaranteeing the bonds,
and is to hold mortgage lien on ell the
property of the canal c9mpay,
Aside from the final debts and vote on the
Nicaragua bill the main interest of the day
attached to very caustic speech by MI
policy in Hawaii and incidentally scoring
the sugar trust.
President CIevelands policy toward Ha-
wall was sustained in the Senate on the
Goth by a vote of "a TO -. The resolution
was offered by Mr. Vest as an amendment
to previous resolution on the subject by
lines, with the exception of Mr.. Pettigrew
(Rep., S. d., who voted with the Democrats.
By a singular coincidence this one vote car
ried the resolution. as it would have failed
tie had the vote been strict party
lines. The action. today practically dis
poses of the Hawaiian question in the Sen
ate, although it is expected to receive atten-
ton from time to time on the various pend
ing resolutions criticisins the administration
dramatic episode was injected into the
early proceedings of the day by spirited
reply from Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts, and
Mr. Frye of Maine to the criticisms of Mr.
Mills OF Texas the day. before on alleged
mercenary motives inspiring New England
senator's in their support of Haw~ii Mr..
Frye particularly severe in his ar
raignment of Mr.. Mills, but peace was re-
stored later in this, day by mutual eXpana-
bankruptcy bill Should have the right Of
way until disposed of.
:, In the morning hour on the 22d Mr..
SlGfes Dem N OF the nd fom nm on
in the House the bill to establish national
military. park at Gettysburg, Pa. The bill
owned by the Gettysburg Memorial asso-
citation, for the requirement of other lands
of the battlefield and their proper marking,
etc, by commissioners. 1t carried an appro-
priation of 100000.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole and resumed the consideration
which has been under consideration for five
days was finally passed today. 1t carried
Sc, 494, $50 when reported, but as passed the
total was considerably augmented. One
ment for the purchase of the Cherokee out
let, carrying $1,666,O00 Several unimpor-
tant amendments were added.
Mr.; Dingley Ne) called the attention Of
the House on the 23d to what he termed
the utter failure of the Paris tribunal 8
regulations for the protection of the Alaskan
seal herd and to the probability of the COM
plete extinction of the herd unless steps
were Immediately taken to secure co-opera,
ton of Great Britain for the protection of
the seals The remainder of the day was de-
voted to the consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill Rapid progress
] was made. Fifty-fve pages of the 105 in
the bill We're disposed of without amend
ment before adjournment.
The House on the oath devoted all it's
time to the consideration of the sundry civil
! appropriation with such success that at the
hour of adjournment it had completed the
reading of the bill, except for several con
troverted paragraphs, which were temper