Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-02
IN THE SENATE.
Reese Of Alabama Wants Seattle Silver
Question Comes Up.

Washington, Feb. LIN the Senate,
Allen presented what he called the ere
dentials of Warren S. Reese, as senator
elect from Alabama" The document Is
signed by r. f. Kolb, Governor, j. c.
Fonville, secretary of state. At Allen
request the document was allowed to lie
on the table, rs he proposed to address, thu
Senate on the subject. next week. (Tn'
seat claimed by Mr.. Reese is the one tt
which Senator Morgan was reelected. his
credentials for which being now on file).
The credentials of Senator Chandler I, !
second term, beginning March 4. was pre-
sented by his colleague, Mr. Gallinger,
and placed on file
The resolutions of the Lcgisla-
ture Of Connecticut, concerning
the relations of the United States
with the republic of Hawaii were pre-
sented BIZ Platt (Rep.) of Connecticut,
and placed on file. They urge the senat, rs
and repre- sentatives from that state to
support all measures looking to the stabil-
ity of the Hawaiian government; deprt
cate the withdrawal Of American shiI S
from Honolulu; condemn the previou
action of the President and commend
"his recent, though tardy, action in the
dispatch of the warship Philadelphia to
those islands,"
Mcpherson offered a resolution to dis
charge the finance committee from further
consideration of Sherman's bill to PRO
vide for the temporary deficiency of the
revenue" and that the bill be placed OF
the calendar. Objection was made to
the resolution and it went over.
The conference report on tic army ap-
preparation bill was agreed to. The
House bill to establish national military
park at Gettysburg was placed on the
calendar The consideration of the Dis
trict 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 Teller,
who, referring to Germans remarks,
yesterday, commented rather vigorously
upon the assertions of the Maryland sena-
tor that there was a treasury deficit of
800, 10000 and contrasted them with
the Presidents message, saying that there
was a comfortable balance in the treas
ury'' Teller said the surplus was not
there, and he thought it the right of the
Senate to be told by the treasury the
truth about the matter
Teller's speech was of some length and
several interpretations by senators on
either side brought out an expansion of
the Colorado senator's views and drew
out as well the explanation from German
that, yesterday, when he used the word
g revenue measure, with the understand
ing that such would be placed in the bill,
he meant to use the word money. Cor
man disclaimed any proposition to place
in the appropriation bill bill to raise
revenue.
Teller said no legislation would go in
the appropriation bill with his support,
that he would not favor as an indepen-
dent measure. Putting in an appropria
ton bill provision for borrowing money
was vicious, and it ought to have been
by the constitution. He
thought there should be some radical
financial legislation at this session.
He had clearly in his mind what that
legislation should be and he knew it would
not meet the approval of the Executive
1t was not in the line of creating a great
national debt. Legislation could not be
had in the expiring hours Of this Congress
The subject was too great. He would
join in any fair scheme to protect the
credit of the United States and enable it |
to pay its debts.
The financial debate for the day was
closed by speech from Call, who depre
Gated the attacks made upon the President |
and the secretary of the treasury, although
he declared himself believer in the free
coinage of silver
The Presidents veto message on the
\; f,r poi ri rbf of
the Gila reservation us referred to the |
committee on Indian affairs. The Sen
ate then went into executive session and |
later adjourned.