Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.


vote of - to - The resolution was offered
by Mr. Vest as an amendment 10 previous
resolution on the subject by Mr.. Alien The
vote was on party lines. with the exception of
MIR. ettigrew. Republican, or South Dakota,
WHO voted with the Democrats BY sin sular
coincidence tai5 Cne vote carried the
resolution. as it would have failed on a tie
vote had the vote been on stri:tly party lines
The action practically disposes of the
Hawaiian question in the senate althou n it
Is expected TO receive attention from time to
time on tho various pending resolutions
critci ing the administration.
Ihe house took up the consideration OF the
bill 10 repeal the differential duty OF one tenth
OF one per cent per pound imposed by the
tariH act or sugar imports from bounty pay
log countries MIR Wilson, Chairman OF the
ways anu means committee opened the de-
bate with a Ion ar-ument 1t is expected a
vote will be reached by Thursday.
jan % In the senlte the president 8
special financial MESA was referred to the
financial committee and then the bankruptcy
biz was taken up, but not disposed of at ad-
lournment In the house the a;e was
sent to tie committee on bankin and currency,
and the su ar dinerential repeal further de-
bdted, and was still pending at adjournment
Jan - In the senate Mr. Mauderson pre-.
sented compromi.e financial bill The SEN
ator emphasized the need OF concession and
compromise IN a vi ,orous spec h urging sem
common grounds for getting over the financial
emergency mi ht be secured In replying Mr..
IeIler made the significant declaration that
no such compromise legislation could be ef-
fected at taiS session of con ress. Mr.. Man
derson's plan provided for reserve of $780,
9)@OO in gold and :20)0U,GO) in silver for gold
and silver bonds, the cancellation of treasury
notes and GreenbaclSs when presented for re.
demption, and free COMA c of gold and silver
OF American product. The bankruptcy bill
was further debated, after which the senate
adjourned In the house the sugar direren-
tial repeal bill was passed
jan 30 Tho Sc 'siol OF the senate was un
usually eventful in giving expressio ions to the
Intense feeling which has been aroused by the
financial question. and to the apparent hope
essnesS OF relieving the situation. Mr..
Sherman, OF Ohio spoke for the first
lime since the new phases of
the financial situation we're pre-
sented Mr.. Vest lent a personal interest
20 the debate by declaring the president was
Scekin! to make congre IS accessory to the
Welding of the sin ;le old stan lard on the
people The senator asserted with dramatic
emphasis that he had thus far held his peace,
0ut that there NUT now be separating of
'he ways between him and the president The
senate spent the rest of the day in executive
ession on the japanese treaty, which was
gatifiel
The house euterei upon the consideration of
he bill to fund the debt C the government
rom the Union Pacific AMI kansas Pacific
'allroadS. with per cent fifty year bonds Mr..
Kelley the chairm IN OF the Pacific railroad
committee, consumed most of the remainder
u the day with the Opcain, ar sument In favor
II the measure Mr.. Harris OF Kansas made
he only other speech of the day He was
bitterly opposed TO the bill. claimin: 1t would
allow the 'scoundrels who had plundered
he road and government who had dcbauched
m thair
III often cafn% He preferred to see the gov
,rnment take char of the roal5 rather than
his should happen
Jan. 3L-In Tho senate Mr. Chandler pre-
rented resolution to ou5t Mr.. Martin OF
kansas claiming that the legislature which
9!ected him was not le ally organized The
:esolution was laid Oh the table by vote Of
81 to & Mr. German hunchcd a speech which
proved to be one OF the most effective he has
delivered at the present Sc ssion of con rcsS
lie pointed out the gravity OF the treasury
situation, intimatin that the facts were
bein: held back. and that an investi ,aton
would show tartlin; deficiencies He defend
I'd the senate a ainst charges OF impotency,
and declared that he h I'D perfect faith that
this great body would do its full duty before
congress adjourned He said a financial
remedy would, If nece 5sary, be addel rs a
rider to an appropriation ball Spurred on by
the cner " Mr. Gormln hld suIlenly in
lected into the question the senate at once
proceeded to consider aud pass three impor
tant resolutions calliny on Secretary Carlisle
for information conceruiay every detail
bearing on revenues reserves. deficiencies
etc warm party debate occurred durn1
the day the question of party extraya
9ance Mr.. Chandler, Mr. Platt sInd other
Republican senators asserted the total ap
prOpriations for this con .ress wonld reacl
sI,0Jl0O,0J'. :I,9)0,0j0 in excess of the 1900,
| 0j09O) appropriation by the Fifty-first con
gress
The house devoted six hour, to the debate
on the Pacific railroad fundn bill and al
thou h the speeches on both sides were char
acteriZed by unusual elrneStneSS. there were
no marked or sens Itional Incidents Thost
who participated in the discussion to-day
were Messrs Powers Republican Vermont,
and Lockwood Democrat New York. in favo
! OF the measure, and Messrs. Boatner Demo
crat, Louisiana SGolgrass, Democrat. Ten
nessee. and Cooper, Republican, Wisconsin
in opposition TO it,
Feb. IA scene of tha widest and mos
intense excitement occurred in the house a
he conclusion OF the debate on Mr. Hit!
Hawaiian resolution, CROWN, out of a per
aonll difficulty between Mr. BreckinridSe o
Kentucky and Mr. Heard of Missouri in whicl
cpithets like 'impundcut puppy, coward,
"scoundrel" and 'liar" were banded On
blow struck ut Felrd by Breckinrdge
arms arres ted the two offenders and brought
them TO the lar OF the house, where Mr.
Brcckinridge. in the course of an explanation
practically challenged Mr. Herd and de
manded personal satisfaction. Afterwar,
mutual friends interfered and the two gentle
men apollo lied to the house. shook hands
and agreed to drop the mltter which wa
stricken from the records Mr.. Heard hat
charge of the District OF Columbia approprla
tion bill and cut OF Mr.. Breckinridge VIII
wanted to speak on the Hawaiian question
This led to hot words between them Breck
inrid e called Heard an "impudent puppy,
puppy and this started tae trouble. An hou
WAS devoted to debate on the Pacific roa
BILL q resolution was adopted calling on tn,
preSiient for all spondencc and ;ufoI
nation re :arding the allie ged aid Furnishes
the rebels in Hawaii by representatives ot
the British govern ment, and the remainder O
tho day was consumed by the District OF Col
umb committee
The financial question again came before
the senate and Mr. Teller made an edeetiv
speech TO give the suggestive warning h
would see to it that so far as the present Sc
sion of congress was concerned there shoul
be no hasty or weak legislation on the line
now proposed