Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-07
WORK OF CONGRESS
Proceedings In the senate md House
of Representatives.

OF the nnanciaI question. were heard
in Tic senate to-day. Mr.. Teller ad
dressed himself particularly to the
Ohio senator, ~controyerting the views
held by him aud maintaining that no
honest effort had been made in TIE
present congress to PASS a tariff bill,
The senator referred in passing to the
Mckinley candidacy, saying that the
motto Advance agents Of prosperity"
WAS deluSive, as no prosperity could
come until financial conditions were
reformed. The climax OF Mr.. Ielier's
speech was reached when he an
nounced that he would vote as he
spoke, and that lie would not hesitate
to separate himself from the great
party 10 which he had been allied for
forty years if il declared for the gold
standard.
Mr.. Sherman answered Mr.. Teller,
arguing against a 80 cent silver dollar
and announced that the time had come
for a decisive opinion from the people.
He appealed the case, he said, TO the
tribunal of the American people at the
coming election. The early part of the
day was given 70 speeches by Senators
Villas and Mitchell of Wisconsin. Palm.
cr and Kyle. eulogizing Pere Mar
quette, after which the resolution was
adopted. accepting the statue of Mar
quette. presented by Wisconsin.
The house spent the day in further
discussion of the bankruptcy bill. Mr..
Connolly rep. ILL., spoke in favor OF
the measure and w. A. Stone CRep.,
Pa, Mr.. Newlands ~(Siiverite. New,
and Mr.. Broderick rep. Kan in OPP
position TO il. Mr.. Newlands. in the
course of his remarks. said that if the
Democrats at the Chicago convention
abandoned free trade and declared for
free silver n fusion of the silver ele-
ments would follow, which would be
victorious, while Mr.. Connolly predict
ed in the event of the enactment of q
free coinage law an universal demand
for a bankruptcy law.
Washington, May THE senate
spent another day on the naval appro-
priation bill without comnleting it. Mr..
German further opposed the item of
-four hattleshopS. and expressed the
I opinion that the appropriations already
made would the balance in
the treasury. A determination of the
number of the hattleships has not yet
been reached. Mr.. Chandler has pro-
posed substituting thirty large and
fast torpedo boats for two of the bat
tleships. Mr.. White 0alD spoke of the
need Of coast d~ecenses before further
naval vessels were built, and Mr.. Allen
fNeb1 made a speech of over three
hours a~rraigning the two old parties.
The general debate on the bankrupt
cy bill was continued and concluded in
the house. The bill will now be open
to amendments under the tiye-minute
| lIIIa Tho frinudS nf rba. ct,ra -
very sanguine that IL '~al pass nv n
safe majority. Mr. Bailey Of Texas
gave notice that lie would offer as a
substitute his voluntary bankruptcy
bill. The surprise OF the day was the
announcement of Mr.. Cuiberson OF
Texas. eX-chairmap of the judiciary
committee, who has heretofore fought
every bankruptcy bin containing an
involuntary system. that he would vote
for the pending meaEdIe.
! Washington, May THE debate IN
h senate was of a dramatic and SEN
SatiOnal character. recalling the fam
Gus 1ngalls-NoOrhees contest Of some
years ago. Senator Tillman Of South
Carolina again brought his unique per-
sonality into the debate. his speech be-
ing the first of any length since his
memorable maiden effort attacking pub
lie officials. high and low. While he
spoke the silver fork recently present
ed 10 him in the West was conspicu-
ously displayed in his scarf. The sen
ator used the blunt words character
istic of his utterance. arraiSning the
president and cabinet officers with I'M
sparing criticism and personal invec-
tive. He also addressed himself per-
sonally TO Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Sherman,
n drew from the former sharp re-
joinders, While Mr.. Sherman declined
TO be brought into n controversy with
the South Carolina senator.
Mr.. Hill followed Mr.. Tillman. an
swering the latter point by point. The
New Yorker referred TO the coming
Democratic national convention. de-
claring that there would be no split,
but that the true Democracy would
recognize the rule of the majority and
keep the party intact, despite the
threats Of the South Carolina senator
TO leave the party. Mr.. Hill spoke
freely and frankly of his differences
with the officials of the administration,
and in particular referred TO the griev-
Gus mistake as he regarded il of See
rotary Carlisle in not supporting Sen
~ AN AAt asAAAti was
the nominee of q Democratic caucus.
The senator discussed internal party
affairs, urging harmony and the ter
mination of yenomous assaults by
Democrats on a Democratic president.
He spoke for two hours and was
accorded the closest attention. The
debate attracted a great crowd to the
senate wing of the capitol-the great
est since congress assembled, filing the
senate galleries and overlooking into
the corridors where long lines Of peo-
pie struggled for admission.
The house again devoted a part OF
the day to debate on the bankruptcy
bill. Several amendments were Of
fered. but none We're adopted. A bill
to provide for a delegate in congress
from the Territory of Alaska was de-
feated-44 to 60.
Brookings. s. H.. April 30.-The state
regents are still in session. The trial
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