The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-15

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Washington. May 2.-The senate
/ spent another day on the naval appro..
prlatlon bill without completing it. Mr..
German further opposed the item Of
4 four bnttleshops. and expressed the
opinion that the appropriations already
made would consume the balance in
the treasury. A determination Of the
number of the hnttleships has not vet
been reached. Mr.. Chandler has nro.
posed substituting thirty large and
fast torpedo boats for two Of the bat
tlestips. Mr.. White (Cal.) spoke of the
neesl Of coast defenses before further
naval vessels were built, aud Mr.. Allen
lNeb.) made speech Of over three
hours arraigning 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 tive-minute
rule. The friends OF the measure IRE
very sangutnc that 1t will pass by q
safe majority. MIR. Bailey Of Texas
substitute his voluntary bankruptcy
hill. The surprise Of the day was the
announcement of Mr.. Culberson Of
Texas. ex-chairman of the judiciary
committee, who has heretofore fought
every bankruptcy bill containing an
involuntary system, that he would vote
for the pending meas.Te.
Washington, May o.-The debate in
the senate was of dramatic and SEN
satiOnal character, recalling the fam
GUS Ingalls-Voorhees 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 to him in the West was conspicu-
ously displayed in his scarf. The sem
ator used the blunt words character
istic of his utterance, arrnigning 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,
| and drew from the former sharp re-
joindets, while Mr.. Sherman declined
to be brought into controversy with
the South Carolina senator.
| Mr.. Hill followed Mr.. Gilman, 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 griey-
GUS mistake as he regarded it of Sec.
rotary Carlisle in not supporting Sem
ator Blackburn when the latter was
the nominee of a Democratic caucus.
The senator discussed internal party
affairs, urging harmony and the ter
mination Of venomous assaults by
Democrats on q Democratic president.
He spoke for two hours and was
accorded the closest attention. The
debate attracted great crowd to the
senate wing of the capttol-the great
est since congress assembled, filling the
senate galleries and overlooking Into
the corridors where long lines Of peo-
pie. struggled for admission.
The house again devoted part of
the day to debate on the bankruptcy
bill. Several amendments were Of
fered, but none were adopted. A bill
to provide for delegate in congress-
from the Territory of Alaska was de-
feated-44 to CO.
Washington, May 5-The house, nf-
ter five days of debate. passed the
Henderson bill to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy, by vote Of
| l5l to 81. The majority in favor of the
bill was. greater than anticipated, ow-
ing largely to the fact that quite O
| number of members who desired only
| voluntary bankruptcy bill, after be-
ing defeated voted for the measure as
reported. There were but two amend
ments. one unimpOrtant and the other
making the nOn-payment of note for
thirty days an net of bankruptcy. The
bill MS passed is based upon the Torrey
bankruptcy bill which has been urged
before congress for several years. 1t
provides for both voluntary and in
voluntary bankruptcy.
After q weeks debate which has
taken wide range, the senate passed
the naval appropriation bill. The ell
tire day was given up to the subject.
A large part Of the time set apart for
general debate was devoted to political
questions foreign to the immediate
subject. The bill as it passed is sub
stantially as it was reported from the
committee on appropriations except for
the reduction of the battleships from
four to two. An amendment was
adopted providing for the construction
of three of these vessels on the Pa
cific coast. The senate refused to de-
crease the number of new seamen au.
thorized by the house bill.