Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-05
CONGRESS-.
Senate,

3, 1897. With the exception of the contest
ed Delaware case this establishes the polit-
gress until March 4, 1897, as follows: Re-
RGupllcanse, A; Democrats, 80; Pepuiists' T.
Total, 80 Necessary for a majority AZ 40;
structing the secretary of agriculture to
execute the law concerning the distribution
Of seeds, etc. Mr.. HansbrOugh severely
criticised the. secretary of agriculture for
the alleged failure to distribute seeds in
accordance with the law.
Foreign affairs and finance occupied the
attention Of the Senate on the 28th; Mr.
strong application of the Monroe doctrine
and was al times warmly applauded for the
patriotic ring of his sentiments Senator
Turpie. Of Indiana touched on the Turkish
atrocities in a brief but very energetic
speech Mr.. Voorhees, of Indiana, who was
until recently chairman of the finance conf
mittee, spoke in advocacy Of the remoneti-
cation Of silver and sharply arraigned those
responsible for the elimination of silver
from the coinage Mr.. Gray of Delaware
urged the advantage, of gold standard.
of the fluctuations of prices, showing them
to result from invention and natural causes
and not from silver demonetization. Mr..
Clark of Wyoming spoke in favor cf silver
coinage. Another effort was made by Mr..
Jones Of Arkansas, in charge of the silver
Sofh MI NJ P" obec te VRtS RHsa
The presentation of committee reports on
Cuba, and a highly dramatic and sensa-
IIoli'll Speech from MI. IIlmdn, the new
senator from South Carolina. furnished two
stirring events in the Senate on the Goth.
The majority resolution on Cuba asks the
President to urge Spain to grant belligerent
report directs the President 10 take steps
towards securing from Spain the complete
went to the Senate calendar. Such a tor
rent of invective has seldom been heard
In the Senate as that in the speech of Mr..
Tillman. Veteran members of the body
characterized the Snppch of the
most remarkable in the history of the up
per branch of Congress. 1t abounded in
raigning President Cleveland. Secretary
Carlisle and other men in high places.
There was directnesS of statement and
a dramatic manner of delivery which awed
floor and galleries.
very animated debate closed the Senate
session late on the Both over the question
bond bill. 1t had been expected throughout
the day that Mr.. Jones (Ark.). in charge of
the bill, would hold the Senate in session
until a vote was forced. He had given
notice of this purpose and senators were
prepared for it. But at 4:15, when Mr..
Villas secured the. floor for speech. he
yielded for motion to go into executive
session. Mr.. Jones explained that it was
proposed to take recess until the follow
ing day. He felt satisfied. he said. that
vote could be taken in the near future. This
led TO much discussion. Mr.. Chandler was
sarcastic at the abandonment of the plan
for a vote Mr.. Stewart declared that it
made no difference when vote was taken.
or whether any was taken. 1t was all
dress parade and "buncombe." He added
the significant statement that the pending
silver amendment would he germane as an
amendment to the tariff bill. and that when
the latter measure came before the Senate
he would offer Il silver amendment TO test
senators on their choice between tariff and
silver.
On the 31st it was decided that the final
in the Senate on the following day.
agreement TO that effect having been
reached This brings to conclu-
sion debate covering many days. The
agreement came rather unexpectedly at the
close of speech by Senator Villas. He
had talked for. three hours, md was about
der precipitated the question Of a final vote
by stating that he would ask unanimous
consent for recess from 4 until 80
O'Clock While the senator did not mention
move was to expedite n vote by dspoSine
of speeches during the evening.
The long contest over the silver bond bill
In the Senate ended on the LIST, that body
having passed the free-Silver coinage Substi-
tute to the House bond bill by the decisive
vote of AZ to 30, majority of Z for free
silver. This result was reached after three
hours of caustic debate ana sharp parlia-
mentary fencing. The public interest in the
elimination of the protracted struggle was
shown by crowded galleries and a full at
tendance on the floor, seventy-seven sena-
tors being present and the others paired
1t had been expected that final vote
would be taken at o'clock, but a conflict
of opinion arose as to the agreement, re-
sulting in considerable bitterness aud per
sonal feeling. Many amendments were
pending when o'clock arrived, and these
were summarily cut off by a strict CON
struction of the agreement. although the
differences over the agreement itself held
off the vote for an hour beyond the time
set. The vote was: Yeas-Allen, Bacon,
Bate Berry B9nehard Brown c Brtler'
Clark. Cockrell. Daniel, George, Harris,
Trby, Jones (Ark.), Jones (Ney.l; Kyle, Man
tie, Mitchell (Or.). Pasco. PETER, Perkins,
Pettigrew. Pritchard. Pugh Roach, ShoUp,
Squire. Stewart, Teller Tillman, Turpie,
Vest. Voorhees,, Walthall, Warren, White,
Wilson-42. Nays-Allison. Baker, Burrows.
Caffery, Chandler Davis, Elkins, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear. Gibson, German,
Gray, Hale. Hawley,. HILL Hoar, Lindsay,
Lodge Mcbride, Mcmillan. Martin, Mills,
Mitchell Wis.). Morrill,. Murphy. Nelson,
Palmer. Platt Proctor, Sherman, ThurSton,
Villas, Wetmore-3o.
The House On the 9th, after an interest
Ing four-hour debate adopted the resolu-
lions passed by the Senate the week before
calling on the powers signatory to the
treaty of Berlin to enforce the reforms in
Turkey guaranteed to the Christian Arme-
MANS and pledgng the support of Con-
gress to the President in the most vigorous
action he might take for the protection and
security of American citizens in Turkey.
resolutions on the same subject, but it was
deemed advisable. after the Senate reSOlu-
lions reached the House. to substitute them
for those prepared by the committee.
The session of the House was brief on the
2Sth. Contrary to general expectation, the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
discussion whatever None
of the foreign complications were even
mentioned and the bill was passed in less
than an hour The appropriations carried
by the bill are about 100000 in excess Of
those appropriated for the current fiscal
year.
The House adjourned early on the Doth
after Intellectual efforts to pass bills to do
nate condemned cannon and relax present
pension laws.
The House adjourned early on the 3Oth
after passing the Poole widows pension bill,
a bill 70 grant Omaha the use of the aban-
doned Fort Omaha military reservation and
to open forest reservations in Colorado for
location of mining claims.
The. House passed q bill on the 31st
granting the Christian Endeavor society the
use Of some of the government reservations
in Washington during their meeting here
next summer. Mr.. Jenkins Rep., Wis.,
called up the elections committee report on
the contest of Rosenthal (Rep) VS.. Crowley
from the Tenth Texas district He eX-
planned that Mr. Rosenthal had decided not
to avail himself of the courtesy of an hours
speech granted on the 3Oth. Accordingly the
unanimous report in Crowley's favor was
adopted without debate or division. The
House then went into committee of the