The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-16
WORK. UF JUNGKESS
Proceedings In tho senate and House
of Representatives

tilt ifouSt to-tdy WIS pACeeulnS DTleI.
Mr.. Frederick Utep.- Kan.) preferred
a request for unanimous consent for
the swearing in of Clarence +. Allen.
to represent the new state of Utah.
He explained that Mr.. Aliens election
was regular and there was no contest,
but, as the governor and other state
officers did not assume their offices
under the presidents proclamation
until to-day. their signatures to Mr..
Aliens credentials. of course. had not
been made. Mr.. Crisp Den,.. Ga, did
not question the facts as stated. but
thought Mr.. Allen slIuuld nOt be sworn
In until a report had been plade upon
n case by Il committee. The matter
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee. with leave to report at any time.
ON Mr.. Hits motion. a resolution
vas adopted appointing Hon. w. L..
Wilson Oh the board Of regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Washington. Jan. 9.-ThC senate was
treated to n Of Senator Vests char
acteristic speeches. He arraigned the
supreme court for the income tax de-
cision: he laid the responsibility for
the lack of reveDue at their door. when
they exempted the "sordid wealth of
the land" from taxation; he cOntrasted
the records of the present and past adj
miniStrationS: he threw some light up
on heretofore unknown chapters in the
history of the Mckinley law: he de-
nounced the financial dependence Of
this country and of others upon the
mOnied influence; he attacked the pres
ident and the secretary of the treasury
for their proposition to retire the
greenbacks and place the circulation
in the hands of the national banks;
he quoted Secretary Carlisle agains,
himself, and in conclusion declared
that the conflict tween bimetallism
and the gold standard was irresistible.
and that the sooner it was decided, the
better it would be for our public and
private life.
The other feature Of the session to-
day grew out of the introduction by
Mr.. Chandler of a bill for a popular
loan through the issue of postal saw
ings certificates. In the course of Mr..
Chambers remarks, the cable replies
of the Prince of Wales, the Roth
SchildS, and others to the New York
World were alluded to. and Mr.. Lodge
claimed that the editor of the World
had been guilty of violating section
$3.50 of the Revised Statutes in hold
ing communication with officials Of
another government, the purpose Of
which was to interfere with a meas
ure of the United States"
Another brief session of the house
was held. at which the only important
business transacted vas the admission
of the new member from the new
State Of Utah. Mr.. Allen. and the
adoption of resolutions calling upon
the attorney general for information
concerning the enforcement of the
antitrust law, and for recommended
tons of new legislation on the subject
and OH the secretary of the treasury
for statistics concerning the seal fish
cries of the Boring sea.
Washington. Jan. 1O.-The subject OF
the annexation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands was preached in the house by Mr..
Spalding rep. Mich). in the form OF
a resolution. The resolution provided
that the Sandwich Islands be erected
into a state. to be called the State of
Hawaii. with a Republican form of
government, to be adopted by the peo-
pie. through deputies in convention,
with the consent Of the existing gov
eminent. Conditions were imposed
that questions of boundary or cOmpli-
cations with other governments be
transmitted to the president TO be laid
before congress for its final action be.
fore Jan. l, 1898; that all property per
tanning 10 the republic defense be ced-
ed 10 the United States, but the state
retain all other property and the Unit
ed States TO be liable for non Of its
debts. The resolution proposes as an
alternative that Hawaii may be- adj
mittcd as Il state ny treaties between
the twO governments, with One repre-
sentative in congress. and proposes an
appropriation of S1NO.O 900 for making
the treaty. The resolution was read
by unanimous consent and referred to
the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Wolcott Of Colorado, who has
been absent in Europe for some
l1onths. was present in the senate and
took prescribed oath. Mr.. Hale. from
the committee on naval affairs, report
ed back favOrably a bin authorizing
the secretary Of the navy to increase
the rumber of enlisted men in the
navy. and gave notice that he would
call it up at an early date. Mr.. Butler
Pop. y. Co. offered two amendments
to the free coinage substitute for the
house bond bill. The first prohibited
the sale of interest bearing bonds
without the express consent Of con-
gress. and the second made ii manGa-
tory on the secretary Of the treasury
to redeem greenbacks and treasury
notes in silver 81 long as the market
price. of 412 1-2 grains Of silver was
lower than that Of % IL grains OF
gold. At the conclusion of the horn