The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-02
IN THE SENATE.
The Financial Question Discussed Again
Connecticut Views on the Hawaiian

The Financial Question Discussed Again
Connecticut Views the Hawaiian
Matter.
Washington, February LIN the Senate
today. Mr.. Allen, Populist of Nebraska, !,
presented what he called the sscred entails
of Warren s. Reese. as Senator-elect from
Alabama" The document is signed by ''R i.
E. Kolb, governor. j. G. Fonville. secretary
of state"
At Mr.. Aliens request the document was
allowed to lie on the table, as he proposed
to address the Senate ON the subject next
week. The seat claimed by Mr.. Reese is the
one to which Senator Morgan was reelected
his credentials for which are now on file.
Tho credentials of Senator Chandler for
second term, beginning March 4, were pre-
sented by his colleague, Nj. Gallinger end
placed on file.
Resolutions of the legislature OF Connecti-
cut concerning the relations of the United
States with the Republic of Hawaii" were
presented by Mr.. Platt. Republican of Con
necticut and placed on file. They urge the
Senators an6 representatives from that
state to support all measures looking to the
stability of the Hawaiian government,
deprecate the withdrawal Of fAmericanships
from Honolulu; condemn the.previous ton
of the President, and commend shis recent,
thought tardy action in the despatch of the
warship Philadelphia to those islands"
Mr.. Mcpherson, Democrat of New Jersey,
offered resolution tc dicharge the finance
committee from further considering of Mr..
Sherman's bill to provide for temporary
deficiency of revenue'' and that the bill be
%ba IopS OhiepfjOp w Id a
to the resolution and it went over.
The conference report on the army appro-
priation bill was agreed to.
The House bill to establish a national
military park at Gettysburg was placed on
the calendar, and the consideration of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill was
then resumed. The bill was not long before
the Senate when the finance question again
broke out IN the form of a speech from Mr..
Teller, Republican, of Colorado, who referr-
ing to Mr. Gorman's remarks of yesterday.
commenting rather vigorously upon the as
sertions of the Maryland Senator that there
was treasury deficit of $100,000,000, and
contIasted them with the Presidents mes
sage. saying there was comfortable
balance in the treasury" Mr. Teller said II
the surplus was not there he thought it the
right of the Senate TO De toIu py tNo Treas
urer the truth about the matter. Legisla-
tion could not be had in the expiring hours
of this CongIe ess.
The subject was too great. II He would join
in any fair scheme to protect the credit of
the United States and enable it to pay it's
debts.
The financial debate for the day was
closed by a speech from Mr.. Call, Democrat
of Florida, who deprecated the attacks
made upon the President and the Secretary
of the Treasury. although he declared him.
self a believer in free coinage of silver.
The Presidents veto message on the bill
for the railroad right of way through the
Gila reservation was referred to the COM
mittee on Indian affairs.
The Senate then went into executive
session and later adjourned.